“Generation Z is most productive in the office.
The vast majority of generation Z and millennials say they prefer to work in an office garden, despite the accompanying distractions. This figure is 55 per cent and 56 per cent, respectively, in a Future Workplace study commissioned by UC and collaboration specialist Poly.
According to Poly, the ne... Read more
IGEL OS 11 now supports a range of Poly-headsets
IGEL, developer of software-defined endpoint optimization and control solutions for enterprises, has announced that it will support a range of Poly headsets. We are talking about both inertia and wired variants.
Poly headsets are therefore supported by the IGEL OS 11 operating system, says Yahoo. Su... Read more
Facebook Workplace gets makeover to boost activity
Facebook has given its corporate version of the social medium, Facebook Workplace, a new look and various new features. The update should improve access to functions such as groups, chats and notifications. Also, more of the platform's algorithm is introduced to make suggestions about groups and peo... Read more
Slack announces new features for Zoom meetings
Slack and Zoom have renewed their collaboration. Slack also announces several new possibilities that will come to its communication platform. Zoom is a video conferencing and online meeting platform. The two platforms were integrated in 2015.
Since the collaboration started in 2015, Slack users can... Read more
‘Mitel and Avaya are talking about taking over $2 billion.’
Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Avaya Holdings would be in talks with competitor Mitel Networks to merge. This would amount to USD 2 billion (EUR 1.8 billion). That's what insiders say about the Wall Street Journal.
According to those insiders, Mitel offers between 20 and 22 dollars per s... Read more
Slack bridges the gap between email and chat
The business communication platform Slack has built a bridge between its service and email. Users within an organisation, who do not yet use Slack, can now be e-mailed directly from the platform.
In addition, the search function within Slack has been simplified and the integration with Outlook and ... Read more
Slack solves visual problems with new update for Windows 10
The business chat app Slack has released an update for Windows 10 devices. The update mainly solves visual problems, as well as a number of more technical errors. That's what MSPoweruser reports.
In the update several problems have been addressed. For example, there was the problem earlier that when... Read more
Sennheiser enhances workplace experience with new headset and speakerphone
UC and headset supplier Sennheiser wants to facilitate employees for the use of Unified Communications (UC) in their workplace even better. Within its top segment, the manufacturer of headsets and related UC products has now launched a new speakerphone and headset.
With the products now launched, UC... Read more
Oracle and CoreDial work together on IP reliability
Oracle Communications has announced its collaboration with CoreDial. The two companies will together provide more reliable and higher quality IP services. That's what UC Today reports.
Oracle Communications is known for its ability to provide state-of-the-art integrated communication and cloud solut... Read more
Cisco makes WebEx smarter and takes on Slack and Microsoft Teams
Cisco focuses on smart software in an attempt to compete with rivals such as Slack and Microsoft Teams. The company wants to upgrade WebEx, a collaboration tool for businesses, by combining facial recognition technology with automatically generated personal profiles.
The purpose of the extension is ... Read more