Microsoft steps up Teams: Finally, the next generation of remote conferencing
Disclosure: The companies mentioned are clients of the author. This week, I attended Microsoft Ignite, and one of the sessions that caught my attention involved...
Tag : Videoconferencing
Why Crestron has a place in a Zoom and Teams world
[ Related: Review: 5 top videoconferencing services put to the test ] Disclosure: Microsoft and Lenovo are clients of the author This week I got...
Zoom’s outage causes chaos, especially for educators, teachers
A year ago, an outage like the one Zoom experienced Monday would have largely gone unnoticed. The now-popular video conferencing platform had yet to become...
Post-COVID surveys (and evolving tech needs) suggest a coming change in PC/tablet design
I’ve had a chance to review an as-yet unpublished post-COVID-19 survey that suggests there’s been a significant change in how we use our devices. Streaming...
Facebook Portal adds Zoom, Cisco video app access
Facebook plans to extend the range of options for video meetings using its Portal displays with the ability to download apps from video conferencing vendors...
The maddeningly familiar march of Google’s Gmail-Meet marriage
If you use Gmail from your Android phone, brace yourself: You’re in for an obnoxious surprise. There’s a chance you’ve already gotten it, in fact...
Q&A: CBT Architects CIO sees a ‘hybrid’ remote-work plan as harder than WFH
Editor’s note: This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Adopting remote work company-wide was a tall order during the early days of...
Microsoft Teams’ new ‘Together mode’ aims to make video calls more engaging
Microsoft Teams on Wednesday unveiled a slew of new updates to its video conferencing software, including a “Together mode” that puts participants in a virtual...
VC money flows to collaboration start-ups as remote work booms
Investment in collaboration and productivity software start-ups, which was already on the upswing before this year’s pandemic, is set to grow as businesses seek new...
BlueJeans touts new security, collaboration features
Video-conferencing platform BlueJeans Network is bolstering its software with in-meeting features to help improve the work-from-home experience of its users and better position itself against...