At its global customer conference, Zoom introduced new features that
will reach the popular video calling software in the near future, including the Zoom Events conference, which will allow huge multi-participant events to be organized over several days, with smart functions such as lobbying, chat, face-to-face meetings, surveys Life, sponsorships and recordings.
Zoom Whiteboard - In order to streamline remote workflows, Zoom offers a whiteboard for collaborative work.
The virtual board will act as a 'digital canvas', enabling smooth, real-time and asynchronous collaboration.
The interaction with the tablet tries to simulate a face-to-face experience and can be accessed from any device.
Another new feature will offer real-time automatic translation during conversations, as well as expanding its existing transcript, with support for multiple languages later this year (details of the languages are expected to be published later).
Another improvement is in the Zoom Rooms Smart Gallery for meetings in spaces of all sizes, by creating personal video broadcasts of participants in the room so that they can be seen clearly and evenly by remote employees.
Zoom has also announced a "Hot Desking" solution, which will be available later this year and will allow employees to pre-book desks and spaces in their offices using an interactive map of the workplace.
In addition to all of these, Zoom Apps will make the integration of Zoom apps available to all users of the platform, including for online seminars and mobile device use.
Zoom Chat Huddle View will provide work teams with a visual sense of connection while working virtually.
Channel members will be able to choose a unique virtual background of their choice, chat, easily see who is on the channel and quickly identify if they are busy or available.
Zoom Widget is a zoom widget designed to provide a one-time schedule, allow users to see who is already in a meeting, and notify the host via Zoom Chat if they are late.
Microsoft, on the other hand, has announced new upgrades to the video calling app - Teams
.
The new capabilities come, following on from the hybrid work trend we’ve been seeing since the Corona epidemic began.
Microsoft continues its strategy to turn Teams into a platform for managing employees' communications in organizations, with new capabilities helping it do so.
Among the upgrades that will come to Teams, improving the "Hot Desk" experience.
The new feature will allow employees to locate available desktops in the office and order them directly from Teams (and also from Outlook).
Employees will be able to connect anywhere using dedicated Teams screens, which can be used as a standalone device or as a secondary screen, when disconnected, all personal information is removed from the device.
Companion Mode, via a smartphone app, conference call participants will have quick access to chat, live comments and a whiteboard.
It will also be possible to share PowerPoint presentations via the smartphone, silence participants and turn off cameras.
A feature that comes to Outlook is RSVP, which will allow people attending meetings to confirm in advance whether they will join physically or online.
The system also allows you to set working hours and availability directly in the user's calendar, so that others can know when and where he works at any time.
All of these capabilities will be available in the coming months.
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