Verizon is shutting down the BlueJeans videoconferencing app it acquired in May 2020. On 8 August, members of Verizon’s BlueJeans service were sent an email explaining that the app is being “sunset”, according to a report on 9to5Google. The email read: "We want to share that we have made the…
Zoom is calling remote workers back to the office, prompting a wave of media commentary due to the company's role in supporting remote work during the Covid pandemic. Zoom employees who live within 50 miles of one of its locations will now be required to work in the office at…
Mersive Technologies Solstice collaboration platform has been rolled out globally to more than 500 WeWork coworking locations. The platform offers frictionless collaboration to WeWork members, with nearly instantaneous screen sharing. Solstice also enables WeWork to integrate its booking systems with Mersive’s Dynamic Digital Signage. “The main thing that attracted us…
Recent research has revealed that just a third of people in the UK work at the office four or more days a week – making the UK the working from home (WFH) capital of the world. Despite the benefits of WFH, there are some downsides – loneliness, distraction, frustration at…
More than 70% of the Fortune 500 list of America's biggest companies now use Microsoft Teams Rooms, as revenue growth on the platform more than doubled year on year again this quarter. The figure was revealed by Microsoft vice president Nicole Herskowitz as the company published its Q4 financial results. Teams…
Webex by Cisco is the first videoconferencing solution to be certified for use by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The CJEU has been relying on Webex to host hybrid meetings and hearings, and after months of analysis, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) confirmed that the…
Samsung Electronics has joined forces with Warner Bros Pictures to bring movie trailers to Neo QLED 8K screens in more than 65,000 retail outlets around the world. The screens, which are powered by a Neural Quantum Processor 8K and Quantum Matrix technology, will showcase films such as Barbie, Blue Beetle,…
The rise of hybrid working has resulted in new challenges in terms of inclusivity and the understanding of meeting room technology, according to Jabra’s 2023 edition of its Hybrid Ways of Working Global Report. The survey of 1,845 knowledge workers in the US, UK, France, Germany, Poland and Japan has…
Boom Collaboration is helping a Florida-based suicide support group rebuild lives across the US. The Suicide Survivor Group has helped hundreds of people in their darkest days over the past 10 years. The volunteer-led organisation meets twice a month, with up to 20 people in person and 10 to 15…
Webex by Cisco – comprising Webex Meetings, Webex Messaging and Webex Calling – is the first collaboration and conferencing solution to achieve Level 3 adherence with the European Union's Cloud Code of Conduct (EU Cloud CoC). The EU Cloud CoC is a assurance framework for cloud service providers to demonstrate…
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