Video conferencing stories
8x8 moves its video meetings hosting from AWS to Oracle Cloud for a 25% performance boost per node and 80% savings on network costs.
Google Meet is now free for all, Google announces. With over 2 billion daily usage minutes, anyone can join meetings via meet.google.com or Gmail.
I spoke to Google Cloud's Asia Pacific and China (APAC) head of security for networking and collaboration specialists, Mark Johnston.
A recent Asana survey reveals 98% of Australians now use collaboration tools, with 64% increasing their reliance on these technologies amid COVID-19 lockdowns.
Google Cloud is making its video conferencing platform Google Meet available for free for everyone, with availability rolling out over the coming weeks.
Jamf has introduced a new telehealth system to help healthcare workers and those on the front lines interact with patients without putting themselves at risk.
Users can answer, mute and disconnect calls directly from their Jabra headsets with no further actions required in 8x8 applications.
8x8 has unveiled Video MeetingsPro, a security-focused video conferencing tool powered by Jitsi and hosted on Oracle Cloud, amidst rising remote work demands.
Google Meet sees explosive growth, adding over two million new users daily as global reliance on remote communication surges amid the pandemic.
8x8 Video Meetings platform sees monthly active users reach nearly 4.5 million worldwide, as video conferencing adoption accelerates.
Tencent Cloud enhances its unified communications lineup with VooV Meeting, offering free 300-participant HD video conferencing globally during COVID-19.
As COVID-19 forces global remote work, Zoom downloads skyrocket by 1,270% from late February to late March 2020, totalling over 17 million.
The KoiMeeter smart video conferencing solution features wireless presentation, real-time transcription and translation, and on-premise storage.
Check Point Research found hackers could eavesdrop on Zoom meetings by generating and verifying Zoom meeting IDs.
The Jabra PanaCast was selected for being the only enterprise-grade camera with the advanced functionality needed to complete the Rooms experience.
TrueConf enters Gartner's 2019 Magic Quadrant as a Niche Player, highlighting its robust video conferencing offering but noting gaps in innovation.
Zoom has been named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Meeting Solutions, marking its fourth consecutive appearance in this top tier.
Sennheiser's ceiling microphone the TeamConnect Ceiling 2 is now part of the official Microsoft Teams Rooms offer.
The conferencing solutions provider will allow partners to white label its enterprise-grade video and audio solutions.
Candidates still prefer face-to-face job interviews, finding them less awkward than video interviews, according to a BBC report.
