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Zoom acquires employee communications platform Workvivo Video-based communications app Zoom has announced it is acquiring Irish employee communications platform Workvivo for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2017, Workvivo provides a feature-rich employee experience platform, combining advanced internal communication and engagement tools, a social intranet, and an employee app, all blended into one central hub, forming the heart of a company's digital ecosystem. Workvivo's offering has seen triple-digit growth in the last three years an...
Zoom acquires employee communications platform Workvivo
Zoom acquires employee communications platform Workvivo
Source: IANS
15/04/2023 5:44:43 PM
Google to run Meet on multiple platforms, including Zoom Google has announced to run Meet on multiple platforms including Zoom, later this year. Zoom Rooms and Google Meet devices will both be able to join Google Meet meetings, either directly from the calendar of a Zoom Room or Google Meet device or by entering a meeting code, the company said in a blogpost. On all ChromeOS-based Meet devices, Zoom interop will be available, and support for more items will come later. On all platforms, Google Meet interop will be enabled in all Zoom Rooms...
Google to run Meet on multiple platforms, including Zoom
Google to run Meet on multiple platforms, including Zoom
Source: IANS
29/10/2022 3:41:35 PM
WeWork India makes its 1st investment in Bengaluru-based Zoapi Flexible workspace provider WeWork India on Thursday made its first investment in the country, in Bengaluru-based conferencing and collaboration platform Zoapi for an undisclosed sum. Cofounded by Prashanth NS and Chaitanya Vasantarao in 2019, Zoapi is a member of the Intel IoT Solution alliance. The enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution provider combines four basic needs of a meeting room -- wireless screen sharing, video conferencing, online calendar, and room scheduler. ...
WeWork India makes its 1st investment in Bengaluru-based Zoapi
WeWork India makes its 1st investment in Bengaluru-based Zoapi
Source: IANS
13/10/2022 12:12:53 PM
Zoom returns after suffering brief outage Popular video-conferencing app Zoom is now back online after it went down for around an hour on Thursday. Zoom's status page revealed there was a "major outage" for around an hour, preventing many people from attending meetings. Zoom eventually addressed the outage at 11.37 a.m. ET, according to The Verge. "We have resolved the issue causing users to be unable to start and join Zoom Meetings," Zoom later said in a status message. Users saw plenty of "an e...
Zoom returns after suffering brief outage
Zoom returns after suffering brief outage
Source: IANS
16/09/2022 4:38:47 PM
Zoom renames chat app, brings several new features Alongside new features to compete with rivals, video-conferencing platform Zoom has announced that it is now renaming Zoom Chat to Zoom Team Chat to enhance teamwork and collaboration. The platform said it has already made significant investments in Zoom Team Chat's capabilities, and it will unveil even more enhancements later this month. "Our comprehensive platform makes it easy for people to connect across places, spaces, and devices, so work is? well, less work. Central to t...
Zoom renames chat app, brings several new features
Zoom renames chat app, brings several new features
Source: IANS
13/09/2022 1:46:57 PM
Zoom brings end-to-end encryption for its cloud phone service Video chat app Zoom has announced that it is bringing end-to-end encryption feature to its cloud phone service Zoom Phone and it will soon be available on Breakout Rooms. The platform said that users will have a new option to upgrade to end-to-end encryption during one-on-one Zoom Phone calls between users on the same Zoom account that occur via the Zoom client. "We are excited to expand our end-to-end encryption feature to both Zoom Phone and Breakout Rooms (coming soon) -- two mo...
Zoom brings end-to-end encryption for its cloud phone service
Zoom brings end-to-end encryption for its cloud phone service
Source: IANS
22/07/2022 4:33:33 PM
Zoom acquires conversational AI platform Solvvy Video chat app Zoom is acquiring Solvvy, a conversational AI and automation platform for customer support, for an undisclosed sum, the company said on Friday. The company, which recently launched Zoom Contact Centre, said the acquisition will help them redefine contact centre category with unified communications. "With the addition of Solvvy's differentiated AI and machine learning technology, we'll be able to accelerate our contact center roadmap to create a concierge-leve...
Zoom acquires conversational AI platform Solvvy
Zoom acquires conversational AI platform Solvvy
Source: IANS
14/05/2022 10:48:00 AM
Meta brings signal language interpreters for Portal video calls Meta (formerly Facebook) has added video relay services (VRS) to its Portal video calling devices, to bring English or Spanish sign language interpreters into video conversations. To bring this new feature social media giant has collaborated with ZP Better Together, a tech firm that makes communication solutions for deaf and hard-of-hearing users. "ZP and Meta are introducing a powerful new experience for people who use American Sign Language. The combination of ZP's apps and v...
Meta brings signal language interpreters for Portal video calls
Meta brings signal language interpreters for Portal video calls
Source: IANS
17/12/2021 12:04:39 PM
Zoom invests in 13 more apps as part of $100 mn Apps Fund Video meet app Zoom on Monday said it has funded 13 new apps as part of its $100 million Apps Funds, taking the total number of selected platforms to 25. The Zoom Apps Fund is a $100 million global venture to stimulate growth of Zoom apps, integrations and hardware. Portfolio companies receive an initial investment of $250,000 to $2.5 million to build solutions that will become core to how Zoom customers meet, communicate, and collaborate. "The Zoom developer ecosystem continues...
Zoom invests in 13 more apps as part of $100 mn Apps Fund
Zoom invests in 13 more apps as part of $100 mn Apps Fund
Source: IANS
13/12/2021 3:34:45 PM
Zoom to start showing ads to some free users  Video conferencing app Zoom has rolled out a pilot advertising programme to start showing ads to free users. For this initial programme, ads will be rolled out only on the browser page users see once they end their meeting. Only free Basic users in certain countries will see these ads if they join meetings that are hosted by other free Basic users. "We have carefully and thoughtfully considered how to implement this advertising pilot programme and we have done so with the ...
Zoom to start showing ads to some free users
Zoom to start showing ads to some free users
Source: IANS
3/11/2021 12:29:14 PM
Zoom agrees to pay $85 mn over data concerns, zoombombings  Video chat and collaboration app Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in the US that accused the platform of sharing users' data with third-party digital platforms without their consent and failing to stop zoombombings. While Zoom gained popularity as remote learning became a requirement due to the Covid-19 pandemic, several zoombombing episodes where meetings on the popular video meet platform were hacked into and spammed with pornographic content ...
Zoom agrees to pay $85 mn over data concerns, zoombombings
Zoom agrees to pay $85 mn over data concerns, zoombombings
Source: IANS
2/08/2021 3:41:59 PM
Zoom ropes in Ricky Kapur as Head of APAC Video conferencing app Zoom on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Ricky Kapur as the Head of APAC, effective from June 21. Reporting directly to Zoom's Head of International Abe Smith, Kapur will define and lead the company's go-to-market strategy for key APAC markets -- Australia and New Zealand, India, ASEAN, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan -- exclusive of Japan. "We are thrilled to have Ricky Kapur lead our go-to-market strategy for all of APAC, a region wh...
Zoom ropes in Ricky Kapur as Head of APAC
Zoom ropes in Ricky Kapur as Head of APAC
Source: IANS
29/06/2021 3:47:11 PM
Zoom forecasts upbeat revenue, expects boost from hybrid work Zoom Video Communications Inc on Tuesday forecast current-quarter revenue above estimates, as increased adoption of hybrid work models by companies is expected to drive steady demand for its video conferencing tools. Zoom became a household name and investor favorite in the past year, as businesses and schools switched to its services for virtual classes, office meetings and socializing. But with rapid vaccination efforts and life slowly returning to normal, analysts are skeptical of th...
Zoom forecasts upbeat revenue, expects boost from hybrid work
Zoom forecasts upbeat revenue, expects boost from hybrid work
Source: Reuters
2/06/2021 12:58:51 PM
Zoom announces new features for latest iPad Pro  Video conferencing platform Zoom on Thursday announced that it has unveiled two new features on Apple's latest iPad Pro models -- support for Apple's Center Stage and expanded Gallery View. The new features will help users better participate in calls, potentially stave off video fatigue, and better connect over Zoom, the company said in a statement. Center Stage, new to Apple's 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models, uses the ultrawide front camera and Machine Learning ...
Zoom announces new features for latest iPad Pro
Zoom announces new features for latest iPad Pro
Source: IANS
27/05/2021 3:38:32 PM
Zoom gains access to private iPad camera API: Report  Apple has given video-conferencing platform Zoom access to a private iPad camera API, which makes the app being able to use the camera during iPad Split View multitasking. According to app developer Jeremy Provost, it gives an advantage to the Zoom users to use the Split View multitasking to access Twitter, a notes app, etc, reports 9To5Mac reported. "We asked Zoom and to our surprise, they gave us the answer and in the process revealed an apparently private process, availabl...
Zoom gains access to private iPad camera API: Report
Zoom gains access to private iPad camera API: Report
Source: IANS
9/05/2021 2:12:57 PM
Zoom revenue up 369%, set for strong growth Riding on work-from-home scenario in the pandemic, video collaboration and chat platform Zoom has reported a staggering 369 per cent rise in its quarterly revenue at $882.5 million. Net Income for the fourth quarter was $260.4 million, or $0.87 per share, the company announced on Monday. It now has nearly 467,100 customers with more than 10 employees, up approximately 470 per cent from the same quarter last fiscal year and 1,644 customers are contributing more than $100,000 in trailing ...
Zoom revenue up 369%, set for strong growth
Zoom revenue up 369%, set for strong growth
Source: IANS
2/03/2021 11:03:38 AM