Zoom adopts new measures to bring more users: Renames chat feature and more
2 years, 3 months ago

Zoom adopts new measures to bring more users: Renames chat feature and more

Live Mint  

Zoom Video Communications Inc, a video conferencing platform said on Monday that it has renamed its chat product and added some features, including third party integration, as it looks to compete with rivals including Microsoft's Teams and Slack. The video calling app’s calling feature, now known as Zoom Team Chat, will also include features such as the ability to share in-meeting chat to Team Chat, schedule a meeting from chat or channel. That was about two per cent below the midpoint of the company’s guidance range and missed Wall Street’s consensus forecast for the first time since Zoom went public in 2019. The video conferencing app also marked the first instance of single-digit growth on record for the company that brought videoconferencing to the home-bound masses; Zoom has averaged 176 per cent year-over-year growth over the previous eight quarters.

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Zoom has changed its name – and now it wants to change the way the whole world works
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Zoom has changed its name – and now it wants to change the way the whole world works

The Independent  

“It was as if a photograph had suddenly come to life and begun to talk, smile, nod its head and look this way and that,” the New York Times wrote in 1927, following a demonstration at Bell Telephone Laboratories in which Herbert Hoover appeared on a screen. The early research that Hoover was showing off at Bell Labs eventually gave …

Zoom changes its name amid questions over the future of working from home
4 weeks ago

Zoom changes its name amid questions over the future of working from home

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Zoom is rebranding, dropping the “Video” from its name and instead pitching itself …

Zoom raises annual revenue and profit forecasts, expands share repurchase
4 weeks ago

Zoom raises annual revenue and profit forecasts, expands share repurchase

Live Mint  

-Zoom Video Communications raised its forecast for fiscal 2025 revenue and adjusted profit on Monday, anticipating robust demand for its online video conferencing software as it expands its product portfolio, and clients embrace hybrid working models. Zoom's online meeting services continue to see strong spending from its large enterprise client base as hybrid working models become the norm in many …

WhatsApp video calling gets new features, now you will no longer need Zoom, Google Meet
6 months, 1 week ago

WhatsApp video calling gets new features, now you will no longer need Zoom, Google Meet

India TV News  

WhatsApp has further improved its video calling feature with the addition of new features. Meta-owned platform has added three new features, which include a new screen-sharing feature, a higher participant count, and a speaker spotlight. The latest WhatsApp update also includes a feature called speaker spotlight, which automatically highlights the person talking during a video call and brings them to …

Zoom launches AI-powered open collaboration platform
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Zoom launches AI-powered open collaboration platform

The Hindu  

Zoom, on Tuesday, announced the launch of its AI-powered, open collaboration platform. The company also announced new updates to its existing app which include new AI Companion features for Zoom phone, Team Chat, Events, and Contact Center. The update also brings AI companion features which work across the platform, the company shared in a press release. Ask AI companion will …

Zoom bets on new features in a bid to dominate videoconferencing
1 year, 2 months ago

Zoom bets on new features in a bid to dominate videoconferencing

LA Times  

Zoom said collaborative document editing, similar to Google Docs, will be made available in the app next year. Zoom Video Communications is adding word processing to its suite of tools and experimenting with novel features for meetings as it faces steep competition from Microsoft Corp.’s Teams. Collaborative document editing, similar to Alphabet’s Google Docs, will be made available in Zoom …

Zoom speaks with regulators about Microsoft competition concerns: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Zoom speaks with regulators about Microsoft competition concerns: Report

The Hindu  

Zoom Video Communications has met with regulators from the United States, European Union and other jurisdictions to outline concerns about Microsoft's alleged anti-competitive behaviour, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Zoom had expressed its concerns about the way Microsoft has given preference to its chat and video app Teams through price bundling and product design, the report added. "If you have …

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan suggests U.S. FTC should rethink Microsoft Teams bundle
1 year, 3 months ago

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan suggests U.S. FTC should rethink Microsoft Teams bundle

The Hindu  

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan on Tuesday suggested that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission should perhaps scan the way Microsoft offers its products with the office video communication platform Teams included, due to antitrust concerns. Yuan’s comments came during the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference, when he was asked about Microsoft’s decision to separate Teams from the rest of its …

Work dynamics are changing with focus on flexibility, productivity: Zoom official
1 year, 3 months ago

Work dynamics are changing with focus on flexibility, productivity: Zoom official

Deccan Chronicle  

It was the ubiquitous app on most mobiles phones and personal computers during the Covid period. They will also evolve as employees are seeking newer options for data presentation, storage, transmission and archiving,” says Sameer Raje, general manager and head, India and SAARC, Zoom, who showcased the Zoom capabilities in Hyderabad. What Zoom has: Zoom IQ: A smart companion for …

Zoom wants workers back in office part-time
1 year, 4 months ago

Zoom wants workers back in office part-time

The Hindu  

The company whose name became synonymous with remote work is joining the growing return-to-office trend. Zoom, the video conferencing pioneer, is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week, a company spokesperson confirmed in an email. The statement said the company has decided that "a structured hybrid approach – meaning …

At This Point, Zoom Could Use Another Pandemic
1 year, 4 months ago

At This Point, Zoom Could Use Another Pandemic

Slate  

For a while, Zoom was the most important company in America. Take a look at some recent headlines: • Over the weekend, full-stack developer Alex Ivanovs noted on his Stack Diary platform that Zoom had updated its terms of service, with language assuming automatic user consent for the company’s utilization of “Customer Content” and “Service Generated Data” for “machine learning, …

Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time
1 year, 4 months ago

Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The company whose name became synonymous with remote work is joining the growing return-to-office trend. Zoom, the video conferencing pioneer, is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week, a company spokesperson confirmed in an email. The statement said the company has decided that “a structured hybrid …

Zoom calls employees back to office, users express surprise on X
1 year, 4 months ago

Zoom calls employees back to office, users express surprise on X

India TV News  

Video conferencing platform Zoom has made a significant decision to end its work-from-home policy and has requested all employees to return to the office for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began. According to Insider, Zoom is adopting a hybrid model, mandating employees who live within 50 miles of any Zoom office to work in person at least two …

Zoom to shed about 1,300 jobs as pandemic-fuelled demand slows
1 year, 10 months ago

Zoom to shed about 1,300 jobs as pandemic-fuelled demand slows

The Hindu  

Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it would cut about 1,300 jobs, as demand for the company’s video conferencing services slows with the waning of the pandemic, and take a related charge of up to $68 million. While announcing the layoffs, which will hit nearly 15% of its workforce, Chief Executive Officer Eric Yuan said he would take a …

Video conferencing platform Zoom cuts staff by 15 per cent
1 year, 10 months ago

Video conferencing platform Zoom cuts staff by 15 per cent

New Indian Express  

SAN FRANCISCO: The company behind the Zoom video conferencing platform -- which became a household name during the pandemic -- announced Tuesday it is laying off about 15 per cent of its staff. Zoom Video Communications chief executive Eric Yuan is also taking a 98 per cent cut in salary this year and forgoing his executive bonus, he said in …

Zoom introduces new feature for edge over Microsoft Teams, Cisco WebEx: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Zoom introduces new feature for edge over Microsoft Teams, Cisco WebEx: Report

Hindustan Times  

Video conferencing platform Zoom said it is renaming and bringing new features to its Chat product, making it a more collaborative software in a bid to compete with rivals like Microsoft Teams and Cisco WebEx. The upgraded software brings together messaging, file sharing, third-party integrations, video, voice, and whiteboard in one place to make team working more convenient, Zoom said …

The Future of Slack Looks a Lot Like Zoom
2 years, 6 months ago

The Future of Slack Looks a Lot Like Zoom

Wired  

In the Before Times, we used to huddle in real life. Last June, the popular workplace chat app Slack introduced Huddles, an audio-only feature designed to replicate the real-life thing. Nearly 44 percent of Slack’s paying enterprise customers use Huddles on a weekly basis, which equates to a combined 243 million minutes per week. At its annual conference on the …

Zoom acquires Liminal’s software assets to enhance virtual events offerings
2 years, 11 months ago

Zoom acquires Liminal’s software assets to enhance virtual events offerings

The Hindu  

Zoom on Monday said it has acquired “certain assets” from Liminal, a startup offering event production solutions, to enhance its virtual events offerings. The software solutions including ZoomOSC and ZoomISO, which are built on Zoom’s software development kit, will help the platform bridge the gap between traditional and emerging event control apps and hardware to help theatres, broadcast studios, and …

Now you can take Zoom calls from Amazon TVs
3 years ago

Now you can take Zoom calls from Amazon TVs

India TV News  

Tech giant Amazon, which launched its own branded Fire TV television sets last month, is now allowing users to take Zoom calls from its platform. The company said that all what users need is a Fire TV Omni Series of any size to use the video conferencing app. Fire TV customers in the US and Canada can now use Zoom …

Today's Cache | Zuckerberg's top lieutenant passes the baton
3 years, 2 months ago

Today's Cache | Zuckerberg's top lieutenant passes the baton

The Hindu  

Mark Zuckerberg’s company is looking to start a new chapter Videoconferencing app Zoom became a household name during the pandemic. As the world of video chatting apps changed, not only did Zoom’s app installs rise and plateau, the company’s share price surged and ebbed. The review by the interagency committee means the deal could get delayed, and that Zoom could …

Today's Cache | Zoom’s $14.7 bln deal
3 years, 2 months ago

Today's Cache | Zoom’s $14.7 bln deal

The Hindu  

A multi-billion-dollar deal is under review over China ties Videoconferencing app Zoom became a household name during the pandemic. As the world of video chatting apps changed, not only did Zoom’s app installs rise and plateau, the company’s share price surged and ebbed. The review by the interagency committee means the deal could get delayed, and that Zoom could get …

Zoom plans to support live transcription in 30 languages
3 years, 3 months ago

Zoom plans to support live transcription in 30 languages

The Hindu  

Zoom shared several new enhancements that it plans to bring to its platform at the Zoomtopia 2021 conference on Monday, including expanded translation, transcription and Whiteboard experience. Earlier this year, the video communications firm had announced that it is working towards making automatic closed captioning available to all users later this year. Zoom is now working on extending its automatic …

Zoom launches 'Focus Mode' feature; here's how you can enable it
3 years, 4 months ago

Zoom launches 'Focus Mode' feature; here's how you can enable it

India Today  

Zoom Video conferencing app is one of the most popular video conferencing apps among people. Recently, Zoom launched a new feature that allows the host of the meeting to see other people’s videos and shared screens. As soon as you enable this feature, the host can access all participants’ videos, but others present in the meeting won’t get distracted by …

Zoom to pay $85 million in settlements for false encryption claims, sharing user data with Facebook and Google
3 years, 4 months ago

Zoom to pay $85 million in settlements for false encryption claims, sharing user data with Facebook and Google

India Today  

Video teleconferencing service Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million as a settlement to a lawsuit that blamed the company for sharing its user data with the likes of Facebook, Google and LinkedIn. The new settlement follows Zoom’s earlier settlement with Federal Trade Commission wherein the company agreed to the security improvements. Zoom has also been blamed for sharing user …

Zoom reaches $85 million settlement over user privacy, ‘Zoombombing’
3 years, 4 months ago

Zoom reaches $85 million settlement over user privacy, ‘Zoombombing’

The Hindu  

Zoom Video Communications Inc agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated users' privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and letting hackers disrupt Zoom meetings in a practice called Zoombombing. Zoom agreed to security measures including alerting users when meeting hosts or other participants use third-party …

Zoom reaches $85 mn settlement of lawsuit over user privacy, ’Zoombombing’
3 years, 4 months ago

Zoom reaches $85 mn settlement of lawsuit over user privacy, ’Zoombombing’

Live Mint  

Zoom Video Communications Inc agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated users' privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and letting hackers disrupt Zoom meetings in a practice called Zoombombing. Zoom agreed to security measures including alerting users when meeting hosts or other participants use third-party …

Zoom’s boom continues, earns $227 million in the most recent quarter
3 years, 6 months ago

Zoom’s boom continues, earns $227 million in the most recent quarter

Firstpost  

Zoom’s earnings fueled a 3 percent gain in Zoom’s recently slumping stock to $338 after the numbers came out. “Zoom is here to help each customer calibrate their future working model in their own way,” Yuan told analysts during a Tuesday meeting hosted on the company’s service. In a show of confidence, Zoom management projected revenue above analysts’ estimates for …

Zoom’s boom continues in 1Q, raising post-pandemic hopes
3 years, 6 months ago

Zoom’s boom continues in 1Q, raising post-pandemic hopes

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Zoom is still booming, raising prospects that the video-conferencing service will be able to sustain its momentum, even as the easing pandemic lessens the need for virtual meetings. “Zoom is here to help each customer calibrate their future working model in their own way,” Yuan told analysts during a Tuesday meeting hosted on the company’s service. …

Microsoft Teams wants to finally replace Zoom for your video calls with friends and family
3 years, 7 months ago

Microsoft Teams wants to finally replace Zoom for your video calls with friends and family

India Today  

Microsoft has amped up its famous communication platform for businesses to now include features for connecting with friends and families too. The features for connecting with friends and family were first introduced on Microsoft Teams back in June last year. Other than the video calls, Microsoft Teams will also allow users to conduct group chats with their loved ones. For …

Four reasons why Zoom is so exhausting and what you can do about it
3 years, 9 months ago

Four reasons why Zoom is so exhausting and what you can do about it

LA Times  

During the pandemic, the phrase “Zoom fatigue” became part of our vocabulary. “On Zoom, you’re getting eye contact 100% of the time, regardless of whether you’re speaking,” Bailenson said in an interview. Even though the gaze in that study was “socially fake” in the same way that people aren’t really staring directly at you over Zoom, it felt “perceptively real,” …

Microsoft Teams update: The best alternatives to Zoom for video calling
3 years, 11 months ago

Microsoft Teams update: The best alternatives to Zoom for video calling

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Microsoft has also shifted its focus to its Teams conferencing app in recent …

Google Meet and Duo Hosted Over One Trillion Minutes of Video Calls in 2020
3 years, 11 months ago

Google Meet and Duo Hosted Over One Trillion Minutes of Video Calls in 2020

News 18  

Google?s video conferencing platforms Duo and Meet hosted over one trillion minutes of video calls globally this year. Similarly, Google Duo received features such as doodle on video calls alongside several AR filters. Some of the notable features that Duo received this year are 32-user support for Android users, desktop calling, and a new video codec technology for better audio …

Zoom to Temporarily Remove Its 40-Minute Time Limit on Video Calls for Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year
4 years ago

Zoom to Temporarily Remove Its 40-Minute Time Limit on Video Calls for Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year

News 18  

Video conferencing platform Zoom has announced that it will forego its 40-minute time limit on the final days of Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Years. The development essentially means that regular Zoom users across the world, including those in India, can connect with friends and family members over a video call on these days without any time cap. In a blog …

Zoom won big again. Why aren’t investors impressed?
4 years ago

Zoom won big again. Why aren’t investors impressed?

Live Mint  

Zoom Video Communications Inc. has had a monster year in almost every way. The video-conferencing upstart got a huge boost in the spring amid Covid-induced lockdowns, and it’s still a must-have for many as the resurgent pandemic reinforces stay-at-home habits and remote-work trends. Zoom late Monday reported fiscal third-quarter financial results that beat the Wall Street consensus, including a more …

Zoom to Lift 40-Minute Free Meeting Limit on Thanksgiving Day
4 years, 1 month ago

Zoom to Lift 40-Minute Free Meeting Limit on Thanksgiving Day

The Quint  

Video conferencing app Zoom has announced to lift its 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day, to help friends and family spend more time together virtually on the US holiday. Many of Zoom's competitors have similar restrictions for the free and basic plans, including Google Meet with a 60-minute limit and Cisco Webex 50-minute limit. Zoom Video Communications …

Zoom Healthcare Customers Now Getting New Features Like Zoom Chat, Phone and More
4 years, 1 month ago

Zoom Healthcare Customers Now Getting New Features Like Zoom Chat, Phone and More

News 18  

Zoom, the video conferencing company has announced a bunch of new features for its healthcare customers to improve telehealth services amid the COVID 19 pandemic. The company is now adding features like Zoom Chat, Zoom record sessions to the cloud, and Zoom Phone for HD voice calling solution via the internet for healthcare customers. All the new features for organisations …

Zoom Is Temporarily Removing Its 40 Minute Limit on Video Calls for Thanksgiving Day
4 years, 1 month ago

Zoom Is Temporarily Removing Its 40 Minute Limit on Video Calls for Thanksgiving Day

News 18  

Video conferencing giant Zoom has said that it will forego its forty-minute limit on free video calls temporarily on the occasion of thanksgiving. The removal of the 40-minute limit on video calls will come in effect from midnight on Thanksgiving Day, which is on November 26 till 6AM ET on November 27. Zoom announced the temporary removal of the 40-minute …

Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed U.S. settlement with FTC
4 years, 1 month ago

Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed U.S. settlement with FTC

The Hindu  

Zoom Video Communications Inc must implement a new information security program as part of its proposed settlement with U.S. regulators over user privacy issues, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. It said Zoom's misleading claims about giving users a secure channel of communication while offering a lower level of protection gave them a false sense of security. “Zoom's security …

Zoom shares drop after Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine announcement
4 years, 1 month ago

Zoom shares drop after Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine announcement

India Today  

Zoom, the video conferencing app with nearly 300 million daily users, witnessed a drop in share prices in the wake of Pfizer's announcement about its coronavirus vaccine candidate. After Pfizer's announcement on Monday, Zoom shares fell by 15 per cent in pre-market trading, according to a report by The Independent. The publication also reported that Zoom shares gained 635 per …

Zoom announces new features for companies with hybrid working models
4 years, 2 months ago

Zoom announces new features for companies with hybrid working models

The Hindu  

Zoom has announced new features for organisations that plan to re-enter offices, and enable hybrid workforces. “Around the world we are in different stages of addressing COVID-19, with many still working from home while others are reopening or using a hybrid model,” Zoom said in a blog post. “No matter where they are in the process, all businesses want to …

Video Meetings Lined Up? Zoom Wants To Be Everywhere & This Is How Zoom Will Be On Smart Displays
4 years, 4 months ago

Video Meetings Lined Up? Zoom Wants To Be Everywhere & This Is How Zoom Will Be On Smart Displays

News 18  

Over the last few months, Zoom has done what not many brands have been able to do before it. Up next, smart displays, which means it’s coming for Amazon Echo, Google Nest Hub and Facebook Portal displays. This is the latest expansion of the company’s Zoom for Home program which will see support for Zoom video calls and Zoom meetings …

Zoom unveils $600 video conferencing device for home workers
4 years, 5 months ago

Zoom unveils $600 video conferencing device for home workers

Daily Mail  

Zoom has announced a dedicated video-conferencing device aimed specifically at home workers and retailing for a whopping $600. The new Zoom for Home device has a multi-touch display, three wide-angle cameras for HD video calls, integrated speakers and an eight-microphone array for clearer audio As a second screen, home users are given a whole extra display for video calls, meaning …

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