Research by Ricoh Europe has revealed a disconnect between employer and staff perceptions of the workplace experience. The research – which was conducted by Opinium and polled 6,000 workers and 1,500 decision makers in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands – found that 72% of decision makers…
Collaboration and videoconferencing
Mercedes-Benz E Class cars to offer Webex Meetings
New Mercedes-Benz E Class vehicle are to be equipped with Webex Meetings and Calling, and will use Webex AI noise cancellation to filter out road and passenger noise. The announcement was made at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today. Users of E Class vehicles will also reportedly have access to…
Growth in video conferencing platforms set to slow
The growth in the use of video conferencing platforms is set to slow, and there is still life in the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) model, according to a report from Futuresource Consulting. Growth in the unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) market went into overdrive in 2021, in terms of users and revenue.…
Bosch’s Dicentis system facilitates G7 and Nato meetings
Officials at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Germany and Nato foreign ministers' meeting in Romania at the end of last year relied on Dicentis from Bosch to provide clear communications in multiple languages. Dicentis offers a fully IP-based architecture, and is built on open standards to provide flexibility and high-quality…
Shadow IT can offer clues to engagement of hybrid workers
Shadow IT has plagued organisations for years – long before hybrid working became firmly established. With the shift to working from home, the use of personal devices and applications that fail to adhere to corporate standards has exploded, even for those companies that have accelerated the deployment of unified communications…
Native room systems vs UC agnosticism: the pros and cons
Many global enterprises or client-focussed businesses must cater to a wide range of UC platforms. IT departments desire standardisation, whilst users demand a seamless and consistent experience, regardless of whether they are joining from their laptop at their desk or from a video conferencing system. Enter UC agnosticism: a concept…
UK and US uni actors rehearse together with telepresence
Coventry University’s Immersive Telepresence in Theatre project is to stage a performance in Miami. The project uses video conferencing software to enable actors and performing-arts lecturers across the globe to work together as though they were in the same rehearsal space. Over recent weeks, acting students from Coventry University have…
Microsoft puts the GPT from ChatGPT into Teams Premium
Microsoft has announced that Teams Premium is now generally available, with AI features drawing on Large Language Models powered by OpenAI's GPT-3.5 GPT is the technology behind ChatGPT which has become the world's fastest-growing consumer web application, reaching 100 million monthly users just two months after launch. Teams Premium costs…
The dos and dont’s when it comes to hybrid working
Poly has teamed up with Debrett’s to publish a guide for global etiquette in the hybrid workplace. The comprehensive guide offers advice for the hybrid work era at a time when etiquette in the office – whether at home or at work – has never been more important. It offers insight…
Logitech unveils Project Ghost video chat booth at ISE
Logitech is showing a prototype video chat booth, dubbed Project Ghost, during ISE. The video chat booth has been built, using videoconferencing technology that Logitech already sells, packed into a booth designed by furniture company Steelcase. According to The Verge website, Project Ghost uses the same equipment you would find…