HP Presence provides full ecosystem for (hybrid) collaboration
HP introduces Presence, a complete new line of products and services for video conferencing and hybrid collaboration.
Setting up a meeting room today is not done the same way it was done before. You now have to take much more account of external participants. At least, that is the expectation, e...
Box aims to take collaboration in hybrid world to next level
Box has long focused on "modern" ways of working together with its cloud-based platform for collaborating on content. However, that doesn't stop Box from continously improving on the Content Cloud, as Box calls it these days. That's what we're seeing at this year's BoxWorks. Box announced a large n...
Five9 shareholders reject Zoom acquisition offer
National security concerns scuttled the proposed deal.
Zoom and Five9 have mutually terminated the merger agreement executed by the parties in July. Both Five9 and Zoom have issued statements saying that the acquisition deal was terminated by mutual agreement.
Zoom issued a matter of fact st...
Zoom’s deal to buy Five9 comes under scrutiny by U.S.
The U.S. Department of Justice worries about Zoom's ties with China.
A Justice Department-led panel is investigating Zoom's deal to buy Five9, an American customer-service software company. As grounds for the investigation, the DOJ cites potential national-security risks posed by ...
Zoom enables hybrid working and enters new markets
With the opening up of more and more parts of society, hybrid working becomes a reality. Video collaboration platforms play a crucial role in this. Since the beginning of last year, Zoom has taken enormous steps to make their platform as attractive as possible. During Zoomtopia, Zoom's annual event...
Zoom introduces gesture-activated reactions for iPad users
More organizations are returning to the Office and Zoom is poised to keep the atmosphere of the hybrid work environment going. To build on what has already been achieved so far, the communication platform is introducing new updates that cover everything from phone calls to meetings.
One of the h...
Webex gets makeover: to Webex or to Zoom, that’s the question
How do you get a platform like Webex, which fell behind to the competition, back up to date? Cisco may not be there yet, but in the past 12 months it has taken very large steps in the right direction. We discuss the developments of the past year with Jeetu Patel, the SVP at Cisco responsible for (a...
Logitech introduces Zone True Wireless (and Wired) Earbuds
If you're in calls a lot, you know that good tools are important. One of the pieces of equipment you use then is a headset. For the business market there is already quite a large selection from several manufacturers. However, a fully wireless (true wireless) set of earbuds speficially aimed at the ...
Zoom to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit about user privacy
Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the video communications company of violating user privacy and allowing other parties to access Zoom calls.
The lawsuit says that Zoom shared data of millions of its users with big tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Linke...
Zoom enters all-stock deal to acquire Five9 for $14.7 billion
Zoom Video Communications announced late Sunday that it had made a deal to acquire Five9 Inc, a cloud contact centre provider, in an all-stocks transaction worth $14.7 billion.
Five9 was founded in 2001 and provided the enterprise contact centre market with a software-as-a-service platform, whic...
Google Meet introduces 1-hour meeting limit
The move is an attempt to limit the impact of free users on their overall network.
When the COVID-19 pandemic drove everyone online the demand for videoconferencing skyrocketed. It was then that Google seemed to rise to the occasion as a good corporate citizen. Everyone with a Gmail account woul...
Zoom announces iPad app updated with support for Center Stage
When users first tested the 2021 iPad Pro, they did not have trouble using Center Stage, a camera feature that works with all the video calling apps. The feature keeps you in the centre of the frame as you walk or shift your chair around.
When there are more people in the frame, it zooms out to ...