Virtual meeting stories

FMI: Virtual event platforms market to reach $17b in 5 years
Mon, 27th Mar 2023
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events
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virtual meeting
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market
Future Market Insights (FMI) has released new research showing the virtual event platforms market is expected to grow to USD$17.05 billion by the end of 2028.

Operationalising your hybrid work strategy
Tue, 18th Oct 2022
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cloud services
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digital transformation
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fleet management
Two years since the pandemic, a key learning is this: Hybrid work cannot simply be a buzzword that is thrown around and only practised when convenient.

Research finds Kiwis prefer real backdrops in video calls
Thu, 14th Jul 2022
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wfh
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virtual meeting
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nz
New research from Natural Paint Co. has found that 74% of Kiwis prefer seeing a natural background behind people during video meetings.

RingCentral powers hybrid workforces of the future with latest updates
Fri, 1st Oct 2021
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wfh
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ringcentral
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virtual meeting
“As organisations embrace new hybrid work styles, RingCentral is focused on combating real world organisational and end user challenges by delivering capabilities that enable them to run and grow their business."

Dubber acquires Notiv, adding AI-enabled transcription capabilities
Mon, 20th Sep 2021
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biometrics
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virtual meeting
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voice recognition
“With Notiv, Dubber will now have the ability to automatically take notes and create action items on every call.”

New and improved admin portal for LogMeIn's GoToConnect
Fri, 6th Aug 2021
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virtual meeting
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logmein
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goto
LogMeIn has announced a new administrative portal for its unified communications and collaboration (UCC) product, GoToConnect.

Slack announces new features: Huddles, Recordings, and Slack Atlas
Fri, 2nd Jul 2021
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wfh
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remote working
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virtual meeting
Slack announces a new range of features, focusing on a ‘Digital First’ approach to working with Huddles, Video, Voice and Screen recordings, and Slack Atlas.

Large disparity between decision-makers and employees around return to office
Fri, 2nd Jul 2021
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wfh
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remote working
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virtual meeting
Research reveals a significant disparity between the views of decision-makers and employees about returning to the office.

Kaspersky finds 1 in 5 employees pretend their devices are updating to avoid work calls
Fri, 28th May 2021
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uc
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software update
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kaspersky
Kaspersky finds that 21% of employees surveyed say they have pretended their devices were installing updates to avoid attending a call or meeting.

Logitech: new all-in-one video bar conferencing solutions
Mon, 18th Jan 2021
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uc
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microsoft teams
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video conferencing
The Rally Bar is purpose-built for mid-sized rooms, the Rally Bar Mini for small rooms, and the RoomMate computing appliance.

DTEN's Zoom Rooms range brings 4K-quality meetings to every business
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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uc
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virtual meeting
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video conferencing
Many organisations will understand the difficulty of sourcing products during COVID-19, largely due to shipping issues and global stock shortages.

Avaya revamps Vantage all-in-one meeting solution
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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uc
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collaboration
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avaya
Includes a built-in conferencing camera, wide band audio and four microphones, enabling collaboration without requiring the use of a laptop.

Dell’s new pro monitors and meeting system
Mon, 12th Oct 2020
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uc
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microsoft teams
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monitors
The new range of monitors, meeting system and magnetic sound bar aims to provide solutions for hybrid workers.

HTC’s Vive Sync VR meeting app enters open beta
Mon, 11th May 2020
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vr
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htc
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virtual meeting
Forget Zoom, Vive Sync is the future of online meetings, says HTC.

Interview: How Google Meet tackles security in the remote working age
Mon, 4th May 2020
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uc
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google
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video conferencing
I spoke to Google Cloud’s Asia Pacific and China (APAC) head of security for networking and collaboration specialists, Mark Johnston.

8x8 announces new video conferencing tool with emphasis on security
Thu, 16th Apr 2020
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uc
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contact centre
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wfh
"Video MeetingsPro, powered by Jitsi open source technology, is designed from the ground up with security and privacy in mind so organisations can use them to conduct confidential business meetings."

Vocus to resell Zoom products in ANZ as demand for remote tools soars
Fri, 20th Mar 2020
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wfh
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microsoft teams
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virtual meeting
Demand for remote team collaboration tools is surging on an unprecedented scale, and businesses like Zoom are struggling to keep up with demand.

Streamline and simplify your video meetings with Zoom DTEN D7
Wed, 12th Feb 2020
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video
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uc
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virtual meeting
It's time to say goodbye to your video meeting woes with Zoom Rooms.

Zoom named Leader in Meeting Solutions Magic Quadrant
Tue, 17th Sep 2019
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uc
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video conferencing
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gartner
This marks the fourth consecutive year that the company has been placed into the Leader Quadrant.

Yamaha’s new speakerphone for open offices
Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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uc
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digital music
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bluetooth
The YVC-330 portable USB and Bluetooth speakerphone features SoundCap technology to make collaboration and meetings possible in open plan offices.

Zoom’s new Rooms and Meetings features
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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uc
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microsoft teams
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video conferencing
Zoom has released information about the upcoming releases for its Rooms and Meeting offerings for 2019.

Polycom launches new cloud services for enterprises and service providers
Fri, 25th May 2018
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cloud services
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uc
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wfh
“It makes sense to better leverage the cloud and improve the way our customers manage, measure and interact with voice, video and content sharing.”

Ricoh AU to resell Logitech solutions in move to aid expansion
Thu, 31st Aug 2017
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printing
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ricoh
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logitech
Ricoh will resell Logitech's range of audio visual equipment as part of its own portfolio of collaborative meeting room solutions.

The key to an efficient virtual meeting experience
Wed, 31st Aug 2016
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it automation
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logitech
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virtual meeting
“No dialling, no remote controls, no hassles. You just join."