Tag: Video conferencing
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…
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 introduces Immersive View feature
Zoom has unveiled its new Immersive View feature, which will allow hosts to arrange video participants and webinar panellists into a single virtual background. Announced at Zoomtopia 2020, Immersive View allows hosts to arrange video participants and webinar panellists into a single virtual background, bringing people together into one scene to connect and collaborate in a…
Zoom revenue skyrockets 370% in a year
Zoom's revenues skyrocketed last year as global demand for online meeting solutions soared amid COVID-19 lockdowns. Although the popular video conferencing platform generated impressive revenue through its fiscal year 2021, the year's final quarter set a new record. According to data presented by BuyShares.com, Zoom hit a record high quarterly revenue of $882.5 million in Q4…
Could holograms be used for keeping in touch during next pandemic?
Brits could be using HOLOGRAMS to keep in touch before the end of this decade, according to experts. After a year of communicating via video calls, which saw Zoom and Facetime soar in popularity, tech forecasters are now predicting that holograms will be the next form of virtual communication within just nine years. It comes…
Half of workforce exhausted from video calls, claims study
While working remotely has become commonplace during the pandemic, so has fatigue from video calls, a new study conducted from Virtira Consulting shows. Virtira’s study reveals that 49% of employees experience a high degree of exhaustion from being required or pressured to be on camera during online meetings. The Webcam Survey: Exhausted or Engaged? provides insights from…