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…
Collaboration and videoconferencing
What do you really need to make hybrid work productive?
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…
Microsoft Teams Rooms chosen by 70% of Fortune 500
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 is ‘first to be certified’ for use by EU Court of Justice
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 and Warner Bros expand 8K film trailer partnership
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,…
‘Millennials feel most ostracised in hybrid work meetings’
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…
Video conferencing is a life-saver for suicide support group
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 is first platform to achieve EU Cloud CoC compliance
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…
‘Customer trust a top priority for 70% of AV professionals’
Nearly three quarters of AV professionals (70%) regard improving customer trust as their top priority when selecting new collaboration and communication technology, according to research by Kinly. The Trusted Connections 2023 study – which surveyed 150 AV professionals working across the UK’s banking, finance, healthcare, energy and public sectors –…
Qualcomm aids fight against AV hardware commoditisation
A new Video Collaboration Platform released by semiconductor and telecoms company Qualcomm will give hardware vendors an advantage in developing room systems with rich AI-based features. That's according to an analysis by Futurum Group analyst Sean Spradling. Spradling says that meeting experience platforms have increasingly incorporated features traditionally seen in…