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Zoom rolls out improved encryption to all users anyway

Zoom rolls out improved encryption to all users anyway

Zoom will offer stronger encryption to non-paying users after all. Initially, the intention was to make end-to-end encryption available only for paying users. Due to the worldwide shift in remote working caused by the coronavirus, the Zoom video communication app became one of the services that ... 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
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
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
Box introduces new features for remote workers

Box introduces new features for remote workers

Box adds new features for people working from home. The "All-New Box experience" makes it easier for users to organise their files, annotate documents in preview mode and collaborate with colleagues through Zoom. The new update introduces Collections, a feature that makes it easier for user... 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
Oracle acquires Zoom as cloud customer, defeats no one

Oracle acquires Zoom as cloud customer, defeats no one

Oracle announced today that it has acquired Zoom as a new major customer. The Oracle Cloud is now being used by Zoom as their infrastructure provider, which should ensure that people can have a smooth video conference 24 hours a day. This article has been updated. Zoom contacted Techzine to info... Read more

date4 years ago
Facebook takes on Zoom with new Messenger Rooms

Facebook takes on Zoom with new Messenger Rooms

Facebook announced its new video conferencing tool called Messenger Rooms. With the move to videoconferencing, the company hopes to attract more users to Facebook at a time when people are using other tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams a lot. Messenger Rooms supports video calls up to 50 par... Read more

date4 years ago
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