# UC Today

> UC Today is a technology news publication covering unified communications and collaboration: UCaaS, workplace technology, productivity and AI, security and compliance, and the future of work — daily news, analysis, signals and research for IT and business leaders.

## Browse

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## Beats

- [UC&C](https://uctoday.com/beat/uc-c): The core market: enterprise communications, collaboration platforms, meetings, messaging, voice, vendor roadmaps, and evolving workplace expectations.
- [Work Management](https://uctoday.com/beat/work-management): How enterprises manage projects, tasks, and work orchestration as technology stacks consolidate.
- [Trust & Risk](https://uctoday.com/beat/trust-risk): Security, compliance, governance, and risk shaping workplace technology decisions as hybrid work and AI adoption increase exposure.
- [Productivity AI](https://uctoday.com/beat/productivity-ai): Automation, AI-enhanced productivity, workflow optimization, and the technologies delivering measurable gains.
- [Service & Connectivity](https://uctoday.com/beat/service-connectivity): The operational layer: service management, resilient connectivity, IT operations, and the infrastructure behind seamless enterprise work.
- [Workspace Tech](https://uctoday.com/beat/workspace-tech): Meeting rooms, cameras, headsets, displays, room booking, sensors, and workspace optimization.
- [Workforce Analytics](https://uctoday.com/beat/workforce-analytics): The data layer: measuring employee experience, workforce performance, costs, and the outcomes of technology investment.
- [Immersive Work](https://uctoday.com/beat/immersive-work): XR, spatial computing, immersive collaboration, training, simulation, and emerging immersive workplace use cases.
- [HCM Platforms](https://uctoday.com/beat/hcm-platforms): Human capital management, talent platforms, workforce planning, and the connection between people strategy and digital transformation.
- [Employee Experience](https://uctoday.com/beat/employee-experience): Engagement, recognition, wellbeing, retention, and culture across hybrid and distributed workforces.

## Topics

- [Agentic AI](https://uctoday.com/topic/agentic-ai)
- [AI & Automation](https://uctoday.com/topic/ai-automation)
- [AI Agent Identity Governance](https://uctoday.com/topic/ai-agent-identity-governance)
- [AI Agents](https://uctoday.com/topic/ai-agents)
- [AI Copilots & Assistants](https://uctoday.com/topic/ai-copilots-assistants)
- [Artificial Intelligence](https://uctoday.com/topic/artificial-intelligence)
- [Augmented Reality](https://uctoday.com/topic/augmented-reality)
- [Automotive](https://uctoday.com/topic/automotive)
- [Call Recording](https://uctoday.com/topic/call-recording)
- [CCaaS](https://uctoday.com/topic/ccaas)
- [Chatbots](https://uctoday.com/topic/chatbots)
- [Communication Compliance](https://uctoday.com/topic/communication-compliance)
- [Construction & Engineering](https://uctoday.com/topic/construction-engineering)
- [Customer Experience](https://uctoday.com/topic/customer-experience)
- [Data Sovereignty](https://uctoday.com/topic/data-sovereignty)
- [Education & Training](https://uctoday.com/topic/education-training)
- [Employee Experience](https://uctoday.com/topic/employee-experience)
- [Energy & Utilities](https://uctoday.com/topic/energy-utilities)
- [Extended Reality](https://uctoday.com/topic/extended-reality)
- [Financial Services & Banking](https://uctoday.com/topic/financial-services-banking)
- [Food & Beverage](https://uctoday.com/topic/food-beverage)
- [Frontline Operations](https://uctoday.com/topic/frontline-operations)
- [Future of Work](https://uctoday.com/topic/future-of-work)
- [Generative AI](https://uctoday.com/topic/generative-ai)
- [Government & Public Sector](https://uctoday.com/topic/government-public-sector)
- [Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://uctoday.com/topic/healthcare-life-sciences)
- [Hospitality & Travel](https://uctoday.com/topic/hospitality-travel)
- [Hybrid Work](https://uctoday.com/topic/hybrid-work)
- [Hybrid Work & Spaces](https://uctoday.com/topic/hybrid-work-spaces)
- [Insurance](https://uctoday.com/topic/insurance)
- [Interoperability](https://uctoday.com/topic/interoperability)
- [Low-Code Automation](https://uctoday.com/topic/low-code-automation)
- [Manufacturing & Industrial](https://uctoday.com/topic/manufacturing-industrial)
- [Media & Entertainment](https://uctoday.com/topic/media-entertainment)
- [Mixed Reality](https://uctoday.com/topic/mixed-reality)
- [Modern Workplace](https://uctoday.com/topic/modern-workplace)
- [Productivity](https://uctoday.com/topic/productivity)
- [Professional Services](https://uctoday.com/topic/professional-services)
- [ROI & Strategy](https://uctoday.com/topic/roi-strategy)
- [Security & Governance](https://uctoday.com/topic/security-governance)
- [Security and Compliance](https://uctoday.com/topic/security-and-compliance)
- [Sustainability & ESG](https://uctoday.com/topic/sustainability-esg)
- [Talent & Employee Experience](https://uctoday.com/topic/talent-employee-experience)
- [Tool Sprawl](https://uctoday.com/topic/tool-sprawl)
- [UCaaS](https://uctoday.com/topic/ucaas)
- [UCaaS & CCaaS Convergence](https://uctoday.com/topic/ucaas-ccaas-convergence)
- [Virtual Agents for IT (AIOps)](https://uctoday.com/topic/virtual-agents-for-it-aiops)
- [Workplace Management](https://uctoday.com/topic/workplace-management)

## Brands

- [8x8](https://uctoday.com/coverage/8x8): 145 stories
- [Accenture](https://uctoday.com/coverage/accenture): 8 stories
- [Adobe](https://uctoday.com/coverage/adobe): 10 stories
- [Amazon](https://uctoday.com/coverage/amazon): 109 stories
- [Apple](https://uctoday.com/coverage/apple): 82 stories
- [Asana](https://uctoday.com/coverage/asana): 34 stories
- [Atlassian](https://uctoday.com/coverage/atlassian): 13 stories
- [Avaya](https://uctoday.com/coverage/avaya): 230 stories
- [Bandwidth](https://uctoday.com/coverage/bandwidth): 32 stories
- [Barco](https://uctoday.com/coverage/barco): 29 stories
- [Cisco](https://uctoday.com/coverage/cisco): 495 stories
- [Content Guru](https://uctoday.com/coverage/content-guru): 16 stories
- [Crestron](https://uctoday.com/coverage/crestron): 84 stories
- [Dell](https://uctoday.com/coverage/dell): 5 stories
- [Deloitte](https://uctoday.com/coverage/deloitte): 12 stories
- [Extron](https://uctoday.com/coverage/extron): 6 stories
- [Five9](https://uctoday.com/coverage/five9): 35 stories
- [Genesys](https://uctoday.com/coverage/genesys): 11 stories
- [Google](https://uctoday.com/coverage/google): 389 stories
- [HP](https://uctoday.com/coverage/hp): 49 stories
- [IBM](https://uctoday.com/coverage/ibm): 13 stories
- [Lenovo](https://uctoday.com/coverage/lenovo): 47 stories
- [Logitech](https://uctoday.com/coverage/logitech): 111 stories
- [Meta](https://uctoday.com/coverage/meta): 151 stories
- [Microsoft](https://uctoday.com/coverage/microsoft): 2041 stories
- [Monday.com](https://uctoday.com/coverage/monday-com): 41 stories
- [Neat](https://uctoday.com/coverage/neat): 61 stories
- [NiCE](https://uctoday.com/coverage/nice): 37 stories
- [NVIDIA](https://uctoday.com/coverage/nvidia): 20 stories
- [Oracle](https://uctoday.com/coverage/oracle): 19 stories
- [Panasonic](https://uctoday.com/coverage/panasonic): 5 stories
- [PWC](https://uctoday.com/coverage/pwc): 12 stories
- [Qualtrics](https://uctoday.com/coverage/qualtrics): 5 stories
- [RingCentral](https://uctoday.com/coverage/ringcentral): 304 stories
- [Salesforce](https://uctoday.com/coverage/salesforce): 99 stories
- [Samsung](https://uctoday.com/coverage/samsung): 27 stories
- [SAP](https://uctoday.com/coverage/sap): 27 stories
- [Sennheiser](https://uctoday.com/coverage/sennheiser): 25 stories
- [ServiceNow](https://uctoday.com/coverage/servicenow): 30 stories
- [Shure](https://uctoday.com/coverage/shure): 65 stories
- [Sony](https://uctoday.com/coverage/sony): 7 stories
- [Twilio](https://uctoday.com/coverage/twilio): 20 stories
- [Verint](https://uctoday.com/coverage/verint): 5 stories
- [Verizon](https://uctoday.com/coverage/verizon): 25 stories
- [VMware](https://uctoday.com/coverage/vmware): 5 stories
- [Vonage](https://uctoday.com/coverage/vonage): 97 stories
- [Workday](https://uctoday.com/coverage/workday): 45 stories
- [Zoom](https://uctoday.com/coverage/zoom): 710 stories

## People

- [Amit Barave](https://uctoday.com/people/amit-barave): 22 stories
- [Amit Zavery](https://uctoday.com/people/amit-zavery): 6 stories
- [Andrew Bosworth](https://uctoday.com/people/andrew-bosworth): 7 stories
- [Andy Jassy](https://uctoday.com/people/andy-jassy): 25 stories
- [Bill Dunnion](https://uctoday.com/people/bill-dunnion): 6 stories
- [Bill McDermott](https://uctoday.com/people/bill-mcdermott): 5 stories
- [Brad Hintze](https://uctoday.com/people/brad-hintze): 28 stories
- [Brad Smith](https://uctoday.com/people/brad-smith): 17 stories
- [Carson Hostetter](https://uctoday.com/people/carson-hostetter): 13 stories
- [Christopher Carey](https://uctoday.com/people/christopher-carey): 25 stories
- [Chuck Robbins](https://uctoday.com/people/chuck-robbins): 70 stories
- [Devin Redmond](https://uctoday.com/people/devin-redmond): 29 stories
- [Dhwani Soni](https://uctoday.com/people/dhwani-soni): 8 stories
- [Dima Gutzeit](https://uctoday.com/people/dima-gutzeit): 11 stories
- [Eric Yuan](https://uctoday.com/people/eric-yuan): 134 stories
- [Espen Løberg](https://uctoday.com/people/espen-loberg): 13 stories
- [Javed Khan](https://uctoday.com/people/javed-khan): 46 stories
- [Jensen Huang](https://uctoday.com/people/jensen-huang): 10 stories
- [Joe Andrulis](https://uctoday.com/people/joe-andrulis): 7 stories
- [Joel Mulpeter](https://uctoday.com/people/joel-mulpeter): 7 stories
- [John Ternus](https://uctoday.com/people/john-ternus): 5 stories
- [Luiz Domingos](https://uctoday.com/people/luiz-domingos): 15 stories
- [Marc Benioff](https://uctoday.com/people/marc-benioff): 41 stories
- [Mark Duff](https://uctoday.com/people/mark-duff): 6 stories
- [Mark Zuckerberg](https://uctoday.com/people/mark-zuckerberg): 54 stories
- [Martin Taylor](https://uctoday.com/people/martin-taylor): 13 stories
- [Mike Cannon-Brookes](https://uctoday.com/people/mike-cannon-brookes): 6 stories
- [Mustafa Suleyman](https://uctoday.com/people/mustafa-suleyman): 20 stories
- [Russell Dicker](https://uctoday.com/people/russell-dicker): 5 stories
- [Russell Tilsed](https://uctoday.com/people/russell-tilsed): 5 stories
- [Sam Liang](https://uctoday.com/people/sam-liang): 17 stories
- [Samuel Wilson](https://uctoday.com/people/samuel-wilson): 39 stories
- [Satya Nadella](https://uctoday.com/people/satya-nadella): 188 stories
- [Simon Peters](https://uctoday.com/people/simon-peters): 6 stories
- [Snorre Kjesbu](https://uctoday.com/people/snorre-kjesbu): 28 stories
- [Vivek Kar](https://uctoday.com/people/vivek-kar): 23 stories
- [Vlad Shmunis](https://uctoday.com/people/vlad-shmunis): 82 stories
- [William Rubio](https://uctoday.com/people/william-rubio): 88 stories

## Recent stories

- [Why Network Redundancy Does Not Always Prevent Outages](https://uctoday.com/why-network-redundancy-does-not-always-prevent-outages): 2026-09-17 — Built-in redundancy can still leave users offline when failover stalls. UC Today explains WEI's monitoring, documentation and SD-WAN approach.
- [Is Enterprise AI Productivity Becoming Operational?](https://uctoday.com/round-up-is-enterprise-ai-productivity-becoming-operational): 2026-09-17 — Enterprise AI is shifting into governed workflows, so buyers need trusted data, controls and accountability. UC Today looks at Oracle, KPMG and Airtable.
- [The Future Is Female (and Technical): Next-Gen Leaders](https://uctoday.com/the-future-is-female-and-technical-next-gen-leaders-in-telecoms): 2026-09-17 — The Women in Telecoms podcast explores representation, AI careers and the next generation of female telecoms leaders.
- [Building a Secure Roadmap for Deploying and Scaling AI](https://uctoday.com/building-a-secure-roadmap-for-contact-center-ai-from-deployment-to-scale-new-era-cs-0221): 2026-09-17 — Secure contact center AI before rollout and as it scales. New Era Technology explains guardrails, APIs, testing, monitoring and EU AI Act readiness in UC Today.
- [Google Gemini Live Expands Voice AI Across Workspace](https://uctoday.com/google-gemini-live-expands-voice-ai-across-workspace): 2026-09-17 — Google Gemini Live adds voice tools to Gmail, Docs, and Keep, helping users search inboxes, draft content, and organize notes conversationally.
- [HCM Round Up: AI Investment, Workplace Data and Pay Rules](https://uctoday.com/hcm-round-up-ai-investment-workplace-data-and-pay-rules): 2026-09-16 — AI is moving from spend to workforce strategy, with Salesforce backing HiBob, Accenture on skills, California emotion-recognition rules and a UK Next pay ruling
- [One Size Doesn't Fit All: The Case for Role-Based Headsets](https://uctoday.com/one-size-doesnt-fit-all-the-case-for-role-based-headsets-jabra-cs-0207): 2026-09-16 — One headset for every worker is costing organisations productivity and AI accuracy. UC Today looks at Jabra role-based headsets for desk, open-office and hybrid
- [Globalli Launches Workday Global Payroll Integration](https://uctoday.com/globallis-workday-global-payroll-integration-connects-workforce-data): 2026-09-16 — Globalli’s Workday global payroll integration connects workforce data and payroll results, giving multinational employers oversight across 125+ countries.
- [Dreamforce 2026 Keynote: AIforce & The End of the Interface?](https://uctoday.com/dreamforce-2026-keynote-aiforce-the-end-of-the-salesforce-interface): 2026-09-15 — Salesforce unveils AIforce at Dreamforce 2026, pushing CRM data into Slack, Claude, and Gemini Enterprise. Here's what it means for buyers.
- [What Apple's iPhone Duo Means for the Meeting Room](https://uctoday.com/what-apples-iphone-duo-means-for-the-meeting-room): 2026-09-15 — Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo hints at where meeting room hardware is heading, with split-screen collaboration that matter to Zoom buyers, UC Today reports
- [Why Cloud Voice Migration Is About More Than Choosing a Platform](https://uctoday.com/why-cloud-voice-migration-is-about-more-than-choosing-a-platform-tatacommunications-cs-0242): 2026-09-15 — Cloud voice migration is more than platform choice. UC Today examines Tata Communications, PBX, number porting, compliance, resilience, fraud protection and man
- [What Apple’s Big Launch Means for Immersive Workplace Tech](https://uctoday.com/what-apples-latest-launch-means-for-immersive-workplace-tech): 2026-09-15 — Apple’s latest launch stayed consumer-first, but AirPods, iPhone Duo and Apple Watch hint at AI, privacy and immersive computing. UC Today explains why.
- [Global Relay AI Surveillance: An Alternative to Channel Bans](https://uctoday.com/global-relay-ai-surveillance-an-alternative-to-channel-bans): 2026-09-15 — Firms are banning more channels, but Global Relay says AI surveillance can read whole conversations first. UC Today weighs the evidence.
- [Round Up: Voice AI, Smart Glasses and Office Noise](https://uctoday.com/round-up-voice-ai-smart-glasses-and-office-noise): 2026-09-14 — Workplace technology trends are shifting as Google adds voice AI, HTC prioritises privacy and companies tackle office noise and focus.
- [Microsoft Teams & Copilot: What's New in September 2026](https://uctoday.com/microsoft-teams-copilot-whats-new-in-september-2026): 2026-09-14 — Teams AI is moving from prompt-led to proactive. UC Today covers Facilitator web search, third-party agents in the Teams admin centre, and device updates.
- [The HR Mistakes That Can Derail International Expansion](https://uctoday.com/the-hr-mistakes-that-can-derail-international-expansion): 2026-09-14 — Why HR infrastructure can slow market entry. UC Today explores Ontop, employment models, payroll, compliance and culture for global expansion.
- [Cyber Round Up: AI Safety, Agent Risks and Model Security](https://uctoday.com/roundup-ai-safety-agent-risks-and-the-battle-for-model-control): 2026-09-12 — This week’s developments show that controlling powerful systems is becoming as important as building them
- [Round Up: Workplace XR’s Push Beyond the Pilot Stage](https://uctoday.com/round-up-workplace-xrs-push-beyond-the-pilot): 2026-09-11 — Workplace XR is shifting from pilots to paid use, but buyers still need proof of value. UC Today covers Snap, HTC, NVIDIA and ENGAGE XR.
- [UC&C This Week: Cisco, Zoom, Google and Microsoft Updates](https://uctoday.com/weekly-roundup-ai-platform-bets-calendar-interop-and-teams-agents): 2026-09-10 — AI platform shifts, cross-platform calendar joins and new Teams controls matter to mixed estates. Cisco, Zoom, Google, Microsoft and Webex update UC buyers.
- [Dreamforce 2026: 5 Productivity & Automation Topics to Watch](https://uctoday.com/dreamforce-2026-5-productivity-automation-developments-to-watch): 2026-09-10 — Salesforce brings record Agentforce growth to Dreamforce 2026. Here's what productivity leaders should actually watch for.

## Upcoming events

- [Dreamforce 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/dreamforce-2026): 2026-09-15 — Moscone Center — San Francisco, California
- [HubSpot INBOUND 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/hubspot-inbound-2026): 2026-09-16 — Boston — Boston, Massachusetts
- [HR Summit](https://uctoday.com/events/hr-summit-stansted-2026): 2026-09-17 — Radisson Blu Hotel, Stansted — Stansted, UK
- [eCommerce Expo 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/ecommerce-expo-2026): 2026-09-23 — ExCeL London — London
- [SAP Connect 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/sap-connect-2026): 2026-10-05 — Las Vegas — Las Vegas, Nevada + online
- [WebexOne 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/webexone-2026): 2026-10-05 — Fairmont Austin — Austin, Texas
- [Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/gartner-hr-symposium-2026): 2026-10-06 — ExCeL London — London
- [Workday Rising 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/workday-rising-2026): 2026-10-12 — The Venetian Resort & Caesars Forum — Las Vegas, Nevada
- [UCX London 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/ucx-london-2026): 2026-10-14 — ExCeL London — London
- [Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/gartner-it-symposium-2026): 2026-10-19 — Orlando — Orlando, Florida
- [Zoomtopia 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/zoomtopia-2026): 2026-10-20 — Virtual — Online
- [HR Tech 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/hr-tech-2026): 2026-10-20 — Mandalay Bay Convention Center — Las Vegas, Nevada
- [UNLEASH World 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/unleash-world-2026): 2026-10-20 — Paris — Paris, France
- [ServiceNow World Forum London](https://uctoday.com/events/servicenow-world-forum-london-2026): 2026-10-20 — ExCeL London — London
- [Oracle AI World 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/oracle-ai-world-2026): 2026-10-25 — Las Vegas — Las Vegas, Nevada
- [Cyber Security Expo London 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/cyber-security-expo-london-2026): 2026-10-27 — QEII Centre — London
- [Microsoft Ignite 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/ignite-2026): 2026-11-17 — Moscone Center, and streamed — San Francisco + online
- [Reinventing HR & IC Conference](https://uctoday.com/events/reinventing-hr-ic-2026): 2026-11-17 — The Bentley Hotel — London
- [FutuHRistIC Festival 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/futuhristic-2026): 2026-11-17 — GD Building — London
- [AWS re:Invent 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/aws-reinvent-2026): 2026-11-30 — Las Vegas Convention Center — Las Vegas, Nevada
- [GITEX Global 2026](https://uctoday.com/events/gitex-2026): 2026-12-07 — Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai — Dubai
- [ISE 2027](https://uctoday.com/events/ise-2027): 2027-02-02 — Fira de Barcelona, Gran Vía — Barcelona
- [Enterprise Connect 2027](https://uctoday.com/events/ec-2027): 2027-03-22 — Gaylord Palms, Orlando — Orlando

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