Tag: video conferencing

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BlueJeans improves encryption in its video conferencing app

BlueJeans improves encryption in its video conferencing app

The BlueJeans video conferencing platform will tackle security in the upcoming update. Stronger encryption and the addition of a waiting area should provide users with a more secure experience. In a time when almost everyone has to work from home due to the coronacrisis, many businesses are swit... Read more

date4 years ago
‘IT companies adjust priorities because of coronavirus’

‘IT companies adjust priorities because of coronavirus’

IT companies have changed their priorities as a result of the coronavirus, according to a recent study by Telstra. The study shows that companies are speeding up IT initiatives, embracing video conferencing more often and increasing network capacity to meet the demand for remote working. Near... Read more

date4 years ago
5G ready to storm the world, shows survey

5G ready to storm the world, shows survey

Even before coronavirus forced people to use video conferencing to stay in touch with each other, businesses expected improved video capabilities to be one of the biggest benefits of 5G.  A report published by Nokia showed that 90% of users rated uninterrupted and high-quality video streams as ... Read more

date4 years ago
Free version of Microsoft Teams allows users to setup video calls

Free version of Microsoft Teams allows users to setup video calls

Microsoft Teams users without a paid subscription can now setup a video call themselves. Previously, it was only possible to participate in a video call if a paid user initiated the call. Microsoft Teams is one of the services that saw a significant increase in the number of users after the coro... Read more

date4 years ago
Slack and AWS announce partnership to take on Microsoft Teams

Slack and AWS announce partnership to take on Microsoft Teams

Slack and AWS established a multi-year partnership to take on Microsoft Teams. The agreement includes cloud services and product integrations. A significant part of the partnership is that AWS will be the standard cloud provider for Slack from now on. The company will use cloud services for stor... Read more

date4 years ago
Zoom plans on introducing better encryption for paid users

Zoom plans on introducing better encryption for paid users

Zoom plans on introducing better encryption for paying customers and important organisations. There are no plans to introduce such encryption for free customers. According to Zoom, the decision to offer stronger encryption is a matter of security and technological and business factors. The compa... Read more

date4 years ago
Verizon completes acquisition of BlueJeans for 500 million dollars

Verizon completes acquisition of BlueJeans for 500 million dollars

Verizon announces that it has officially acquired BlueJeans. The acquisition of 500 million dollars (457 million euros) has not taken long as Verizon only announced the acquisition last month. The acquisition of BlueJeans comes at an excellent time for Verizon. The company wants to tap into the ... Read more

date4 years ago
Facebook rolls out 50-person video chat for Messenger Rooms

Facebook rolls out 50-person video chat for Messenger Rooms

Facebook rolls out Messenger Rooms, making it possible for up to 50 people to participate in a video call at the same time. The functionality will initially be available in the United States, Mexico and Canada, but in the next few days, the rest of the world will also be able to set up a convers... Read more

date4 years ago
Zoom acquires start-up Keybase to make meetings safer

Zoom acquires start-up Keybase to make meetings safer

Zoom has announced that the company has taken over the start-up KeyBase. Keybase specialises in end-to-end chat encryption. Zoom wants to integrate the service into its video platform. The American start-up has developed a messaging platform that offers end-to-end encryption for chat s... Read more

date4 years ago
Zoom lied about number of daily users

Zoom lied about number of daily users

Zoom’s claim that the videoconferencing app has 300 million daily users has been a mistake, according to the creators of the app. The actual number would be considerably lower, but Zoom counted each participant in a video call as an individual user. At the end of April, Zoom announce... Read more

date4 years ago
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