Google announces Google Tables for automated work tracking. Work tracking proves to be a hot topic last week as Microsoft announces Workplace Analytics for its Microsoft Teams at its Ignite Event as well.
Microsoft Ignite 2020: Teams Gets a Slew of Enhancements
Yesterday at day one of Microsoft Ignite, the company announced a slew of enhancements to Microsoft Teams. Analyzing the highlights.
Poly Q1 Delivers Strong Margins Powered by Work From Home Strategy
Poly, a leader in peripherals for collaboration delivered strong margins amidst the pandemic built upon its strong work from home strategy.
Zoom Slides into the “Enterprise Renovation of the Home” Trend With Dedicated Teleconferencing Appliance
Given how much more utility a new laptop (on which Zoom will work just fine) will provide that worker, the question becomes obvious: why would any IT department spend $599 apiece for these standalone devices when similarly-priced laptops will run Zoom just as well?
Allscripts and Microsoft Extend Cloud-based Health IT Partnership
Allscripts and Microsoft Corp. announces a five-year extension to their strategic alliance to enable the expanded development and delivery of cloud-based health IT solutions.
Microsoft Teams Enhancements Spotlighted at Build
This week at Microsoft Build, the company spotlighted a number of important and aesthetically pleasing upgrades to the Teams platform.
Zoom, Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Pexip, Houseparty, and Facebook: With Summer Fast Approaching, the Video Conferencing War Begins to Heat up
: Microsoft, Zoom, Cisco, and Google are all seeing increased usage as video conferencing and collaboration has become the way business and work get done. As the video conferencing ecosystem grows and transforms over the course of the next year, and hot new entrants like Pexip begin to come to IT decision-makers with more flexibility than they are accustomed to, we could be looking at a far more even competitive field this time next year.
The New Normal: Why Verizon Just Acquired BlueJeans
Verizon announced the purchase of BlueJeans Networks, a video conferencing provider enabling the company’s plans to support a new normal for work and life.
What to do About Zoombombing as Hackers and Security Issues Plague Zoom
Zoombombing is but one of the security concerns that Zoom is dealing with right now, as a lawsuit is filed in California citing a violation of the CCPA and the NY Attorney General is asking some tough questions about the company’s security practices. Zoom shares have skyrocketed since the beginning of the year and I am thrilled by their success. The path forward, however, relies on security. If the company is going to retain a customer base, especially that oh-so-valuable paid customer base that is what really allows companies to deliver shareholder value, then a proactive security first mindset is going to have to be the mantra they embrace and lead with. We’ll all be watching, and hoping they get this right.
Microsoft Shares Its Plans to Bring Teams to the Consumer
Microsoft is moving forward with the release of a new Teams application designed for consumer and personal usage as part of Consumer 365.