The world has been bombarded with videoconferencing companies for over a year, and one question remains: which platform is the most popular? Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, GoToMeeting, Lifesize, BlueJeans, and of course Zoom, have blitzed the market with new features, integrations and hardware to pandemic-proof and future-proof organizations everywhere. However, one of those is […]
The videoconferencing industry quickly became competitive in 2020, with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and others bursting onto the scene and threatening to take market share away from companies like Cisco and its unified communications platform Webex, which has long been a mainstay in the enterprise meeting room. Now, it seems that Cisco is trying to regain […]
Cisco is warning of a high-severity vulnerability in the Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows that could allow a hacker to modify the underlying operating system configuration, the company said in an advisory. The vulnerability, categorized as “high,” could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system. The advisory comes as […]
Cisco is introducing new features and devices for Webex that aim to improve the videoconferencing experience, help remote workers stay connected and employees return to the office safely. The new features come as a new global survey finds the overwhelming majority of workers are uncomfortable about returning to the office, a future dependency on remote […]
As students across the U.S. begin to return to the classroom – both physically and virtually – Cisco is releasing new offerings to help educators connect with students. On Tuesday, Cisco announced a preview of Webex Classrooms, a new education offering leveraging Webex meetings for educational purposes to meet the needs of the hybrid classroom. […]
As it hopes to keep pace with Zoom and Microsoft Teams, Cisco is acquiring noise removal and speech enhancement firm BabbleLabs to add another layer of noise reduction features to Webex meetings. Cisco will bring that native noise removal capability to its entire collaboration portfolio, beginning with integrating BabbleLabs for Webex Meetings users on any […]
Facebook is bringing several videoconferencing platforms to its Portal device to complement the company’s collaboration tool Workplace. Those videoconferencing providers are Zoom, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting and Webex, the company said in a news release. Those apps will be available on Portal next month. “Whether you’re meeting one-on-one with a colleague or joining up to 1,000 participants,* […]
Over the last few months, the world got a crash course in videoconferencing and collaboration technology. With remote work now part of our culture, platforms like Zoom, BlueJeans, Lifesize, Webex, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams have become a must have for most organizations that typically reported to an office setting. However, Microsoft Teams, which is […]
Most videoconferencing providers like Zoom and Microsoft Teams already allow users to choose a virtual background to keep focus on themselves and now their messy home offices. However, one of the earliest videoconferencing applications, Webex, hasn’t offered that feature until now. Last week, Cisco announced Webex users can choose a preset virtual background or blur […]
Large parts of the U.S. are essentially running on virtual meeting platforms like Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans and others thanks to the coronavirus forcing organizations to quickly shift to remote work. As with any new technology, organizations must take steps to ensure that it is secure and safe from malicious actors and cybercriminals. That’s […]
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