Lightware has joined the GPA Global Partner Program. Teaming up with GPA will expand Lightware’s global efficiency and scale, allowing the company to deploy to, deliver and support customers in more than 50 countries. The partnership will allow GPA teams to leverage Lightware's engineering and solutions expertise to address evolving…
Systems integrator Runtech has teamed up with The Bluum Group to fit out the expanded HQ of one of the UK’s fastest-growing events businesses. The project involved upgrading the AV systems for Nineteen Group's sales floor, six meeting rooms, town hall, boardroom and multimedia room when the company moved into…
Jabra has unveiled a behavioural research study that found that professional video technology makes a real difference in meetings. The research, carried out in partnership with the London Schools of Economics, found that call clarity increased 27% and input quality was perceived to improve by 47% with professional technology. This…
Zoom AI Companion, which is being used by more than 125,000 accounts less than two months after its launch, has generated more than a million meeting summaries. Users of Zoom Video Communications' generative AI assistant can now utilise its in-meeting questions capability in seven new languages. A further 32 will…
Tech workers at the New York Times have held a half-day strike to protest against a return to the office mandate, that could see managers check badge swipe data to identify unauthorised working from home. The tech workers went on strike on Monday, in protest at a required three days…
Microsoft Teams Rooms has enjoyed nine consecutive quarters of triple-digit revenue growth, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Speaking in a first-quarter earnings conference call, he added that more than 10,000 paid customers now use Teams Premium. Teams itself now has more than 320 million monthly active users, and a…
Microsoft's Front Row layout for Teams Rooms has fascinated many, ever since the announcement of its rollout at the beginning of last year. The layout brings a gallery of remote meeting participants right down to eye level at the bottom of the screen. Above them, in the upper part of…
Zoom has kicked off its Zoomtopia annual event, unveiling new platform innovations underpinned by powerful AI capabilities to help streamline the workday through effective communication and collaboration tools. Zoom’s new breakthrough product, Zoom Docs, is designed to be a next-gen way of collaborating, built from the ground up with AI…
A new report has found that almost three-quarters of successful organisations at a higher hybrid maturity level have invested in professional audio equipment. The research, which was carried out by global market research firm IDC and commissioned by Shure, shows that businesses are overlooking key opportunities to improve the employee…
Microsoft's VR platform Microsoft Mesh is to enter public preview in October, including a new Teams experience as well as access via the desktop. The platform is already in use by early adopters at organisations such as Accenture, DXC Technology, PwC, Takeda, Telefonica and the World Economic Forum. Microsoft claims…
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