Google has announced the first Android-based devices that can run its Google Meet platform which will be provided by Poly and Logitech. The launch of the Meet for Android-based appliances will enable customers to buy a device from Poly or Logitech that can run Meet, or another videoconferencing platform, based…
Collaboration and videoconferencing
Microsoft Teams chat overtakes email at commercial users
The average commercial user of Microsoft Teams spends more time using Teams chat than they do using email. That's according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who was speaking on a first-quarter earnings conference call yesterday. Users interact with Teams 1,500 times per month on average. And the number of people…
Key Digital Africa installs conferencing system at Isuzu HQ
Key Digital Africa has installed an AV conferencing system at the HQ of Isuzu East Africa, in Nairobi, Kenya. The aim of the project was to facilitate virtual meetings around the campus, accommodating on-site employees in two boardrooms, production line members and staff working remotely. The system employs a combination…
Sony says asynchronous work stymied by lack of technology
Sony has launched a collaboration video series, together with a white paper, to explore the concept of asynchronous working and its impact on the future of work in Europe. The six-part video series is hosted by entrepreneur and former star of the Dragons’ Den TV show, Piers Linney, who examines…
Zoom pilots collaboration via drone video feed inputs
Zoom is looking for new use cases involving drone video feeds that will turn what is videoconferencing software into a complete collaboration platform. Pilot projects involving geographical mapping and searching for missing people are underway in India, while the application is already in use in policing in the US. Speaking…
How to make a Microsoft Teams Rooms project a success
Microsoft Teams Rooms offers organisations the ability to meet new demand for hybrid working arrangements and spreads the benefits of videoconferencing much more widely than was possible before. But the development of the platform, the strong demand for hybrid working arrangements it can support, and the certified technology ecosystem around…
Cordless brings fully wireless conferencing to Pernod Ricard
Cordless Consultants has acted as an advisor and project manager for the IT and AV systems at a new London headquarters for Pernod Ricard. The world's second-largest producer of wines and spirits was seeking a workplace with the wow factor that would provide a highly collaborative and inspiring place to…
Google to test 3D videoconferencing in customer offices
Google is to begin testing Project Starline, its holographic videoconferencing system, in the offices of select customers for the first time. The system has previously been trialled in the search engine giant's own offices. Starline prototypes are being installed at Salesforce, WeWork, T-Mobile and Hackensack Meridian Health offices as part…
Cisco devices to offer native Microsoft Teams as a default
Cisco and Microsoft have announced a new partnership at Microsoft’s annual Ignite conference. In the first half of 2023, Cisco and Microsoft will offer the ability to run Microsoft Teams natively on Cisco Room and Desk devices Certified for Microsoft Teams. There will also be an option to choose Teams…
Teams to be integrated with Meta Quest VR headsets
Microsoft is to make a Microsoft Teams experience available on Meta Quest headsets (perhaps better known under a previous name as Oculus Quest). The integration is just one of several ways the company will partner with Facebook owner Meta in the metaverse announced at a Meta Connect conference today. The…