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.

Microsoft makes Teams platform more suitable for building apps

Microsoft makes Teams platform more suitable for building apps

Hybrid working has taken shape through COVID-19 and Microsoft sees opportunities to play a larger role in this with Microsoft Teams. Employees need to be able to work well together and, with 145 million daily users, Teams already plays a major role in this. With the announcements during Build, that... Read more

date3 years ago
Zoom announces Zoom Events for hybrid and virtual events

Zoom announces Zoom Events for hybrid and virtual events

On Wednesday, Zoom announced a new platform that will be rolled out during the summer. It is built for live events that use both virtual and in-person attendance. Zoom Events, as it is called, expects that the post-pandemic world will find consumers holding on to the convenience and flexibility off... Read more

date3 years ago
Google Workspace turns Docs, Sheets and Slides into a Smart Canvas

Google Workspace turns Docs, Sheets and Slides into a Smart Canvas

During the annual Google I/O conference, Google has given a glimpse into the development of new products. Google Workspace is getting a big update called Smart Canvas, making Google Docs, Sheets and Slides a lot smarter and more advanced. The solutions are less tied to a fixed format with a single ... Read more

date3 years ago
Logitech unveils whiteboard camera Scribe

Logitech unveils whiteboard camera Scribe

Logitech announced a new AI-powered whiteboard camera product for classrooms and hybrid office applications, named Scribe. Scribe is what Logitech came up with to mimic whiteboard sessions for virtual teams. The board is viewable in real-time, with the AI camera making the presenter transparent ... Read more

date3 years ago
Microsoft’s Webinars feature is rolling out in Teams soon

Microsoft’s Webinars feature is rolling out in Teams soon

Microsoft is going to kick off the rollout of the Webinars capability in Teams from May 11. The new webinars feature supports up to 1,000 attendants, with the option to scale up to 10,000 people in the view-only broadcast setting. Microsoft expanded the view-only broadcast mode to 20,000 people ... Read more

date3 years ago
Verizon to sell Yahoo and AOL at massive loss?

Verizon to sell Yahoo and AOL at massive loss?

Verizon is ready to give up Yahoo and AOL, after spending over $9 billion on the former giants that fell out of the public eye years before Verizon paid to acquire them. The Wall Street Journal reported that Verizon is exploring the sale of assets that include AOL and Yahoo, as it looks to exit ... Read more

date3 years ago
Messagebird acquires Sparkpost for 500 million euros

Messagebird acquires Sparkpost for 500 million euros

The Dutch company MessageBird has announced the acquisition of Sparkpost. With this takeover, the company wants to increase its reach in the United States and add email services to its portfolio. Sparkpost is an American company that focuses on sending e-mails. The service helps companies to pla... Read more

date3 years ago
Apple will be hit with an antitrust charge this week

Apple will be hit with an antitrust charge this week

This week, EU antitrust regulators are going to bring charges against Apple. The iPhone maker is being accused of blocking its rivals on its App Store. There was also a complaint filed by the music streaming service Spotify, according to a person familiar with the issue. In a report first writte... Read more

date3 years ago
EPOS announces webcam for conference rooms

EPOS announces webcam for conference rooms

EPOS has unveiled the Expand Vision 3T. It is a webcam intended for use in office spaces, certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android. The Expand Vision 3T is designed for small meeting rooms with up to seven attendees. It features a built-in camera and a set of microphones to enable beamform... Read more

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