Microsoft reports it has more than 270M monthly active users on Teams
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the company now has more than 270 million monthly active Teams users as of 2022 Q2. That number has risen from 250 million monthly active users in July 2021.
During the Q2 2022 earnings call, Officials also reported that it now has more than 1.4 billion monthl... Read more
Kinly Rooms: single subscription for conferencing software and hardware
Kinly introduces Kinly Rooms, a subscription service for (online) meeting rooms. Kinly provides the equipment needed for a meeting room for a monthly fee.
Kinly Rooms allows organizations to acquire all the equipment and software needed for videoconferencing through a single license. Kinly deliv... Read more
Microsoft confirms ‘mute notifications’ will arrive in February
Microsoft announced an upcoming update for the Microsoft 365 suite of tools. The update will allow users to mute notifications. Microsoft sent a message to customers on the Microsoft 365 message centre saying that they would be able to turn off notifications during meetings and events by February.
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Recordings from Microsoft Teams automatically deleted after 60 days
Recordings of Microsoft Teams conversations will now be automatically deleted after 60 days. Microsoft added the functionality in the December update.
With the arrival of the December update, recordings in OneDrive or SharePoint are automatically deleted after a period of 60 days. The setting is... Read more
Miro raised $400 Million in Series C funding
Miro's online whiteboarding and visual collaboration tool has acquired $400 million in a Series C funding round with a $17.5 billion valuation. It is utilized by top firms, including the likes of Dell, Cisco, and Deloitte.
Miro has raised around $1.7 billion in valuation in a Series C funding ro... Read more
Zoom acquires Liminal, invests in online events
Zoom acquires online event startup Liminal Entertainment Technologies. Thereby, the provider of online meeting and video services strengthens its portfolio in the field of online event hosting.
Through the acquisition of Liminal, Zoom aims to incorporate more technology for hosting online events... Read more
Microsoft Teams Rooms gets updated across the board
Microsoft is introducing various Microsoft Teams Rooms updates in January 2022. Usability stands to benefit.
The improvements primarily touch on Meet Now, which entails a quick way to host and join conferences. Meet Now will be brought in line with the Meet functionality currently available in t... Read more
Microsoft rolls out end-to-end encryption for Teams video calls
Microsoft updates its Teams collaboration platform with new end-to-end encryption features. Full encryption currently applies only to one-to-one Teams video calls. Group conversations cannot use the security functionality for the time being.
The end-to-end encryption is not set by default for ev... Read more
Webex has a new feature that tells you who you talk to the most at work
If you have ever wondered how much time you spend in meetings, talking to coworkers, or on the phone, you can now know just how much you do that. Webex started allowing people to use People Insights in March, showing all the information for users.
The company announced a new feature on Monday fo... Read more
Microsoft Teams will allow users to pin their video
Microsoft Teams users can currently pin video feeds of other participants to increase the size of the video they choose on their own screen or keep it always visible even when others are speaking.
The company plans to roll out a new feature update that will expand the ability for users to pin th... Read more