Category: Collaboration

Collaboration is key to be successful in business. If you want to grow your business the whole team has to find a way to work together. In the past you got stuck in meeting room after meeting room. Nowadays there a many digital tools to help you collaborate.

There are different ways you can let people work together. The most common thing is to digitalize the meeting room. There are many videoconferencing systems which let you setup a virtual meeting, with audio or with audio and video. Most well known is probably Cisco WebEx, but new players like Zoom are also very popular.

Unified Communications

The next step after videoconferencing is unified communications. You can collaborate on more different ways than audio and video. For example by sending text messages to each other. Tools like Microsoft Teams, Cisco Teams, Slack, Yammer are all good examples of tools that can help people work better together.

Platforms

Besides unified communications there are a lot of platforms that come close to offering a way to collaborate. Task managers for multiple users like Asana, or tools in which coworkers can work together in realtime on the same document or presentation. There are many tools that can increase productivity and collaboration, you just have to find the right one for your business.

Slack AI makes employees smarter and more productive

Slack AI makes employees smarter and more productive

The long-awaited AI update for Slack became available today. Slack AI should make it easier for employees to access information, making them smarter and better prepared going into their meetings. In addition, employees save a lot of time and are more productive. Slack AI is the addition that ma... Read more

date1 month ago
Organizations are holding 3D meetings with Microsoft Teams

Organizations are holding 3D meetings with Microsoft Teams

Microsoft has released Mesh for Microsoft Teams. This makes it possible to hold meetings with avatars in 3D and VR. Takeda, Accenture, BP and Mercy Ships are already using it. Like other tech companies, Microsoft has realized that meeting culture has changed since Covid-19. More and more meeting... Read more

date2 months ago
What can we expect from Microsoft Teams in 2024?

What can we expect from Microsoft Teams in 2024?

A series of innovations will make Microsoft Teams faster, simpler and a more unified experience. Microsoft is trying to make Teams more visually consistent and predictable. For example, each user will now have an identically-sized tile, irrespective of their webcam being turned on or not. Each p... Read more

date2 months ago
KPN invests in Slovakian CloudTalk

KPN invests in Slovakian CloudTalk

CloudTalk has raised 26 million euros from investment companies for further growth and innovation. KPN Ventures, among others, has invested in the call center software provider. Slovakia-based Cloudtalk has raised investment rounds totalling 26 million euros. Other investors include henQ, Point ... Read more

date2 months ago
Microsoft Teams finally available for Android Auto

Microsoft Teams finally available for Android Auto

Microsoft has finally adapted Microsoft Teams for the Android Auto version used in cars. Users can soon participate in Teams meetings or make calls through this application while on the road. Starting in February this year, Teams users can make meetings and calls through the Google Android Auto ... Read more

date2 months ago
Microsoft Teams gets Intelligent Recap feature

Microsoft Teams gets Intelligent Recap feature

Microsoft is adding some new features to Teams. Among them, Intelligent Recap becomes available to Copilot users, optimizing meeting summaries and providing an improved way to share contact information. First, the Intelligent Recap feature is being introduced this month for Desktop and Mac users... Read more

date3 months ago
Microsoft Teams now has more than 320 million end users

Microsoft Teams now has more than 320 million end users

The "new" Teams is very popular, Microsoft states in a recent blog post. The videoconferencing application now has more than 320 million users worldwide. According to Microsoft, tens of millions of end users began using Teams this year. Also, more than 2,000 different apps can now be downloaded ... Read more

date3 months ago
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