Category: video conferencing
Zoom opens ‘London Engagement hub’ to support hybrid working
After hitting the headlines earlier this week for ordering its staff back to the office, Zoom - the tech posterchild of the Covid-19 pandemic - has announced it is opening the London Engagement Hub 'to support hybrid working' (and get staff back into the office). With the demand for hybrid and remote capabilities giving rise…
Why Many People Are Switching to VoIP Calls?
The telecommunications industry is constantly evolving. With the upsurge in affordable internet connections, many people are moving away from landlines and pre-paid voice calls to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). This technology allows businesses and individuals to receive and place calls over the internet using apps like Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp, Google Voice, and more. In…
The Evolution of Video Conferencing: iMind Leading the Way in the UK
What if we will tell you that there is a perfect video conferencing platform? How do you imagine it? Less bugs, better connection speed, high-resolution video, and plenty of tools to help you develop the best business negotiation strategy? You can have it all and much more for free with a video conferencing tool for…
The Benefits of Using iMind.com for Online Meetings in the UK: iMind Reviews
Video conferencing services like iMind are now actively used in corporate communications in the United Kingdom for interaction, when visual contact of several people at a distance is important. The many features of the tool ensures that all meeting participants are involved in the discussion on working issues. Video Conferencing Compared to Face-to-face Meetings 10-15…
Livestreaming ‘milestone moments’ will continue, claims report
As the government declares its intention to remove all remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England tomorrow, new data reveals that Brits significantly increased their use of livestreaming and video calling apps to share important life events – or ‘milestone moments’ – during the countrywide lockdowns, and intend to keep doing so even now that restrictions are…
6 million Brits will continue to livestream Christmas celebrations
Despite Boris Johnson’s claims that Christmas celebrations can go on as normal, new data shows 5.9 million Brits still plan to livestream celebrations with loved ones this year. The representative survey of 2,023 consumers, conducted by mobile network benchmarking company Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) between late November and early December, shines a light on the increased…
Zoom adds auto-generated captions
Zoom has announced the availability of auto-generated captions, which automatically provide speaker subtitles on Zoom video meetings or webinars. The feature, also known as live transcription, is available for all free and paid Zoom Meetings and Zoom Video Webinars accounts. Users can enable the feature via the Zoom web portal. Participants can still privately request that…
Microsoft Teams grew over 90% in 2020 due to pandemic
Microsoft Teams surged in popularity as a direct result of the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020. According to data presented by Tradingplatforms.com, the Daily Active Users (DAU) of Microsoft Teams in April 2021 increased by over 93% compared to a similar period in 2020. Daily Active Users reaches 145M A majority of the world had to…
Zoom doubles sales despite easing of lockdown restrictions
Despite the easing of lockdown restrictions, sales of video conferencing platform Zoom have more than doubled after a "very strong" start to the year. Its profits for the first quarter of 2021 reached more than $227m (£160m), up from about $27m in the first quarter of 2020. But analysts previously said the firm could face…
Zoom: An Overview of the Benefits and Secrets
The coronavirus pandemic has made tangible changes in our lives. A lot of new things have appeared: virtual sports betting, isolation trends in TikTok, a lot of remote vacancies. Thus, most companies have decided to transfer their employees to a remote mode of work. Although the viral situation is gradually returning to normal, working from home…