Breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams is now generally available, allowing meeting organizers to divide meetings into sub-groups to facilitate smaller discussions. According to a Microsoft blog, meeting organizers can create up to 50 breakout rooms and choose to automatically or manually assign participants into rooms. Organizers can start breakout rooms in a regular Teams meeting […]
Crestron, in collaboration with Microsoft, has released a new series of scheduling panels integrated with Microsoft Teams designed to help organizations reimagine the workplace and manage meeting spaces more efficiently. The new Crestron 70 Series Scheduling Panels, built on the company’s recently launched 70 Series products, provide in-office employees the ability to manage and monitor […]
Microsoft has quietly released a new Device-as-a-Service program for Microsoft Teams deployments that offers flexible monthly payments and affordable options. In a blog announcing several new features to Teams, the IT giant briefly described the Device-as-a-Service program, becoming the latest unified communications provider to offer as-a-service options to eliminate the cost barriers associated with deploying […]
Microsoft is introducing new calling features for Teams highlighted by a new calling interface and the ability to transfer calls between mobile and desktop. In a blog post, the company describes several new features designed to support the work-from-anywhere environment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and create powerful and streamlined calling experiences, including an […]
The Microsoft Teams web app no longer supports Internet Explorer 11 as the company pivots to Microsoft Edge and begins to sunset legacy solutions. The company announced in August that Microsoft Teams, its flagship unified communications and collaboration platform that has exploded in popularity largely due to pandemic-induced remote work, would no longer support IE […]
Communications and collaboration conference and trade show Enterprise Connect has announced new formats and dates for its 2021 shows, including a mix of virtual and hybrid events. Enterprise Connect 2021, the main event typically held in the spring before the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held from Sept. 27-29 in Orlando, Fla. as a hybrid in-person […]
Avaya has released a redesign of its Avaya Vantage desktop device for remote workers that includes a high-definition videoconferencing camera, wide-band audio, and four microphones. The device – which allows for collaboration and conferencing without an endpoint device like a laptop – integrates with the company’s Avaya Spaces meeting and collaboration app. The new Avaya […]
Cisco is warning of a high-severity vulnerability in the Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows that could allow a hacker to modify the underlying operating system configuration, the company said in an advisory. The vulnerability, categorized as “high,” could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system. The advisory comes as […]
Microsoft Teams users next month will finally get a feature many have been asking for: the ability to add multiple accounts to the company’s flagship unified communications platform. As first reported by OnMSFT.com and ZDNet, the feature will allow Teams users to add additional accounts, change between accounts and organizations and change their profile pictures, […]
Google Meet has now caught up with other videoconferencing and collaboration platforms with the company’s rollout of custom virtual backgrounds for video calls. Google in a Friday blog post announced the feature, which allows users to either select one of Google’s hand-picked backgrounds or upload their own image. Google’s backgrounds include office spaces, landscapes and […]
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