Hybrid Work
'This is Our Most Consequential Set of Releases Ever' - Webex GM Jeetu Patel
UC Today's Tom Wright hosts Jeetu Patel from Cisco , live from WebexOne. In this session, we discuss the following: Webex's AI and contact centre releases…
Tom Wright · 27 Oct 2023
Javed Khan on AI, Hybrid Work and Apple Integrations
Cisco Webex adds generative AI, NVIDIA-powered Room Kit and Apple TV 4K support, showing what hybrid work buyers gain.
Tom Wright · 27 Oct 2023
Optimizing Collaboration with Smart Meetings and Endpoint Management
Hybrid work needs more than cameras: Published on UC Today, Tata Communications’ GlobalRapide combines smart meetings, UCaaS and endpoint management.
Rebekah Carter · 26 Oct 2023
Cisco and NVIDIA Partner on AI-Powered Room Kit
Cisco and NVIDIA have expanded their partnership with the launch of an artificial intelligence-powered room kit.
Tom Wright · 25 Oct 2023
A Year On: Microsoft and Cisco Reflect on Collaboration Partnership
Microsoft and Cisco review a year of Webex interoperability as customers push collaboration integration. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 25 Oct 2023
Webex Outlines AI Strategy to Revolutionise Communication and Collaboration
Cisco Webex has outlined its new AI strategy to transform communication and collaboration.
Kieran Devlin · 25 Oct 2023
Avaya’s Week at GITEX – Top Takeaways
Just four months on from their last big event Avaya welcomed customers and partners from around the globe to GITEX, one of the biggest technology…
David Dungay · 25 Oct 2023
Webex Coming to Apple TV and Apple Watch
Cisco brings Webex to Apple TV 4K and Apple Watch, giving hybrid workers simpler meetings with tvOS 17, Continuity Camera and AirPods. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 25 Oct 2023
Cisco, Bang & Olufsen Partner on Webex-Optimized Earbuds
Cisco and Bang & Olufsen have partnered to produce wireless earbuds designed for secure hybrid working.
Kieran Devlin · 24 Oct 2023
Office-Exclusive Work Now Surpasses Hybrid, Says Study
Hays says office-only work now beats hybrid as employers weigh hot-desking, return-to-office policies and retention.
Kieran Devlin · 24 Oct 2023
How AI is Rescuing Compliance with ASC Recording Insights
AI is cutting compliance risk for financial firms using Microsoft Teams, Dynamics 365 and Azure AI. Published on UC Today, ASC Recording Insights helps meet Dod
Zen Bahar · 24 Oct 2023
Amazon Workers Defying Return-to-Office Mandate Reportedly Risk Sacking
Amazon's return-to-office mandate has escalated, with managers allegedly now having approval to terminate employees who resist working on-site three days…
Kieran Devlin · 23 Oct 2023
The Hottest Trends in Hybrid Workforce Analysis
Why hybrid work analysis matters: Gallup’s 59% preference, AI, predictive analytics, wellbeing and DEIB insights help buyers improve scheduling and retention. P
Rebekah Carter · 20 Oct 2023
What Are Office Neighborhoods? Exploring Workplace Neighborhoods
Office neighbourhoods could shape the future workplace, blending hybrid work, ABW and agile working with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and flexible office design. Publi
Rebekah Carter · 20 Oct 2023
Zoom Events and Swoogo Partner on Innovating Hybrid Events
Zoom and Swoogo’s native integration aims to simplify hybrid events, syncing registration and event data across Zoom Events and Swoogo.
Kieran Devlin · 19 Oct 2023
Operator Connect and Conversation Intelligence: What’s in it For Service Providers?
Operator Connect plus Dubber conversation intelligence in Microsoft Teams helps service providers cut churn, boost ROI and compliance.
Rebekah Carter · 19 Oct 2023
Gartner DaaS Magic Quadrant 2023: The Top DaaS Vendors
Gartner’s 2023 DaaS Magic Quadrant shows why hybrid work buyers should weigh Microsoft, Citrix, VMware and AWS for cloud VDI and DaaS.
Rebekah Carter · 18 Oct 2023
Enhancing Collaboration: Bridging the Gaps in Microsoft Teams
The world of business communications has changed drastically in recent years. As hybrid and remote work continue to change the landscape, and new methods…
Rebekah Carter · 18 Oct 2023
How to Enable the New Version of Microsoft Teams
Employees and business leaders have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new version of Microsoft Teams since it was announced at Enterprise…
Rebekah Carter · 18 Oct 2023
UC Round Table: Hybrid Analytics
Hybrid work now needs analytics to prove value: UC Round Table with Bose Professional, Tollring and VOSS on KPIs, Microsoft Teams and hybrid tech.
Kieran Devlin · 17 Oct 2023
4 Ways to Perfect Hybrid Work with OWL CEO, Frank Weishaupt
Why hybrid work still needs tuning: Owl Labs CEO Frank Weishaupt on collaboration, equity and the AI Meeting Owl smart video conferencing camera. Published on U
Zen Bahar · 16 Oct 2023
Airtame’s Partnership with Jabra ‘Eliminates’ Hybrid Meeting Challenges
Why it matters: Airtame’s Jabra partnership broadens hybrid meetings with Teams, Zoom, PanaCast, Speak and Microsoft IntelliFrame. Published on UC Today.
James Stephen · 16 Oct 2023
New Era Technology Supports the Changing Shape of Offices as Return-to-Work Strategies Gather Momentum
As return to work strategies start to drive workers back to the office for greater percentages of their time, traditional office spaces need to rethink…
George Malim · 16 Oct 2023
Big UC News from Microsoft, G12 Communications, and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Microsoft Teams gains faster GA app, Viva AI skills and Amplify, while Momentum buys G12 Communications and ALE expands Rainbow Hub. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 13 Oct 2023
How to Solve a Problem Like Meeting Switching
Watch on YouTube UC Today's David Dungay speaks to Dan Root, Head of Global Strategic Alliances at Barco , at UC Expo 2023 in London.
David Dungay · 13 Oct 2023
Average Employee Loses One Day a Week to Drafting Emails, Study Finds
Slack research shows UK workers lose 8 hours 42 minutes a week to email; AI and automation could cut inbox drag and boost productivity.
Kieran Devlin · 13 Oct 2023
Leveraging Digital Workplace Tools to Empower Hybrid Work
Digital workplace tools can improve hybrid work workflows, but only if deployment hurdles are solved. UC Today speaks with RSA Insurance at UC Expo 2023.
Rory Greener · 12 Oct 2023
Two Thirds of CEOs Want to End Hybrid Work Within Three Years
Why it matters: KPMG says 64% of CEOs want a full return to office within three years, with incentives tied to attendance, while Gallagher finds UK firms still
Kieran Devlin · 12 Oct 2023
Elevate Meetings in Every Setting: Discover the Enhanced Yealink MeetingBoard
Yealink MeetingBoard adds AI video, audio and cloud whiteboard control, helping Microsoft and Zoom buyers simplify any meeting room. Published on UC Today.
Zen Bahar · 11 Oct 2023
Momentum Acquires G12 Communications to Boost UC Offerings
Momentum acquires G12 Communications to expand Microsoft Teams voice, Operator Connect and UC services. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 11 Oct 2023
Airtame Partners with EPOS to Provide 'Flawless' Hybrid Meetings
Why workplace buyers should care: Airtame and EPOS have paired hybrid conferencing with Teams, Zoom and EXPAND Vision to improve meetings. Published on UC Today
James Stephen · 10 Oct 2023
How is Hybrid Working Impacting Business Security?
Hybrid working raises UC and collaboration security risks, so buyers need MFA, encryption and secure VPNs to protect data and meet Ofcom and payment card rules.
Kieran Devlin · 9 Oct 2023
Big UC News from Zoom, Mitel, Neat and Intrado
Zoom Docs, AI Companion and Crestron certifications boost hybrid work at Zoomtopia 2023; Mitel, Neat and Intrado add leadership changes. UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 6 Oct 2023
5 Reasons to Invest in Hybrid Workforce Analytics
Hybrid workforce analytics allow businesses to optimize and improve employee engagement, productivity, and efficiency.
Rebekah Carter · 6 Oct 2023
Why RingCentral Mandates 30 Office Days a Quarter
Why RingCentral’s 30 office days a quarter could improve flexibility and collaboration, with badge tracking and MBO bonuses for hybrid work.
Tom Wright · 5 Oct 2023
What Should be Your Hybrid Meeting Room Priorities?
Hybrid meeting rooms are changing at BP Energy, with Microsoft Teams native rooms, better audio, acoustics and camera framing. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 5 Oct 2023
Navigating Employee Engagement in a Modern Workplace
Tata Communications explains how employee experience has evolved and how JAMVEE and GlobalRapide support modern workplace collaboration.
David Dungay · 4 Oct 2023
Crestron Reveals New Zoom Certifications
Why it matters: Crestron has expanded Zoom Rooms and Zoom Phone options with Videobar 70, intelligent video cameras and a new Scheduling Panel. Published on UC
James Stephen · 4 Oct 2023
Zoom Launches AI-Powered Zoom Docs to Boost Collaboration
Zoom Docs uses AI to cut app-switching and speed collaboration. Published on UC Today, it adds Zoom AI Companion, Meetings, Team Chat and third-party apps.
Kieran Devlin · 3 Oct 2023
Neat Appoints Former Zoom Exec as CEO
Neat’s CEO switch matters for hybrid work buyers: former Zoom CMO Janine Pelosi will deepen ties with Microsoft and Zoom across Neat hardware and app hub. Publi
Tom Wright · 3 Oct 2023
Conferencing & Collaboration: How the ‘all-in-one’ Video Bar System is Simplifying and Enhancing the Meeting Room Experience
How’s your meeting room experience? Laptops, microphones, speakers, cables? Sometimes there’s no room on the table for notebooks, right?
Simon Wright · 3 Oct 2023
NHS Trust Partners with Cinos to Modernise Its UC Services
Isle of Wight NHS Trust is modernising UC with Cinos, Cisco and Microsoft Teams, cutting telephony costs and boosting hybrid working.
Kieran Devlin · 3 Oct 2023
Videoconferencing: How Software Smarts Can Sharpen Performance and Enhance User Experience
Cameras, loudspeakers, integrated rooms: videoconferencing hardware is now an essential component of every business communications stack.
Simon Wright · 29 Sept 2023
Big UC News from Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Anthropic and Google
Why it matters: Microsoft Mesh adds immersive Teams meetings, while Teams SIP changes, Meta’s office lease exit, Amazon-Anthropic AI and Ericsson-Google Cloud a
Kieran Devlin · 29 Sept 2023
Videoconferencing: Top Trends for 2024
Mobility, functionality, simplicity – surely three of the most essential components of an enterprise videoconferencing stack.
Simon Wright · 29 Sept 2023
Meta Spends Millions to Scrap London Office
Why it matters: Meta paid £149m to drop a London office as hybrid work reshapes space needs. Published on UC Today, with British Land, Zoom and HSBC.
Kieran Devlin · 27 Sept 2023
From Whiteboards to File Sharing: Securing your Modern Workplace
Hybrid work has widened compliance risk. Published on UC Today, learn how Zoom, RingCentral, Microsoft Teams, Asana, Dropbox, Box and Mural stay secure.
Rebekah Carter · 27 Sept 2023
Is Microsoft Teams Down? How to Find Teams Outage Data
Is Microsoft Teams down (again)? If you’re one of the 300 million people who rely on Microsoft’s UCaaS service to communicate with colleagues, serve…
Rebekah Carter · 26 Sept 2023
Where Do Zoom Recordings Go? Finding Zoom Recordings
Where do Zoom recordings go? It might sound like an odd question, but it’s one you’ll need to answer if you’re recording your meetings regularly.
Rebekah Carter · 26 Sept 2023
Avocor Launches Ultrawide 21:9 Touch Display for Microsoft Teams Rooms
Avocor’s ultrawide 21:9 touch display for Microsoft Teams Rooms supports hybrid work and back-to-office needs. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 25 Sept 2023
Big UC News from Microsoft, Google, Apple and Slack
Microsoft Teams antitrust pressure, AI library, Gemini, Apple TV FaceTime and Slack AI show how collaboration is changing.
Kieran Devlin · 22 Sept 2023
ASC Introduces Compliance Recording for Teams Phone Mobile
ASC brings compliant Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile recording to hybrid work, helping firms meet GDPR, MiFID II, HIPAA and PCI DSS. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 22 Sept 2023
Crestron Launches Desk Scheduling Solutions for Return to Office
Crestron Desk Q and Desk Touch add hot desking for hybrid work, helping office buyers manage desk booking, LEDs and QR access.
Kieran Devlin · 21 Sept 2023
Most Employees Have Unhealthy Relationships With Work, Study Finds
HP Work Relationship Index finds two-thirds of UK knowledge workers have an unhealthy relationship with work, shaping tools, hybrid working and retention. Publi
Kieran Devlin · 20 Sept 2023
Revolutionising the Future of Work by Bridging Enterprise and Innovation
Why hybrid work needs better tools and culture: UC Today’s Kieran Devlin and Silicon Foundry’s John Zamora discuss enterprise innovation and flexible workspaces
Kieran Devlin · 19 Sept 2023
Most UK Businesses Actively Shrinking Office Space Post-Pandemic
A new study has found that the majority of UK businesses are reducing their office space post-pandemic with the rise of hybrid working.
Kieran Devlin · 19 Sept 2023
Exploring Zoom's Compelling New Privacy and Security Features
Zoom’s new privacy and security features matter for hybrid work buyers. UC Today with Robert Graham covers cybersecurity, EMEA strategy and secure service.
Kieran Devlin · 19 Sept 2023
13 Powerful Slack Features for Team Productivity
Why Slack matters for workplace productivity: Slack AI, Lists, Workflow Builder, Huddles, Canvas and Slack Connect help teams automate, collaborate and manage w
Rebekah Carter · 15 Sept 2023
The Sound of Silence: Enhancing Hybrid Work Environments with Noise Cancelling Technologies
In the rapidly evolving landscape of hybrid work and digital collaboration, noise cancellation technologies have emerged as a significant pillar.
Linoy Doron · 14 Sept 2023
3 Ways Enterprises can Enhance their MS Teams Platform with One Integrated Solution
Enterprises can boost Microsoft Teams with Dubber conversational intelligence, call recording, analytics and compliance.
Rebekah Carter · 13 Sept 2023