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• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  GoToMeeting client adds business messaging to chase rivals

  LogMeIn has added instant messaging and automated transcription to the GoToMeeting client. The new features bring the platform more in line with rivals Zoom and Cisco Webex.

• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  Alexa for Hospitality brings AI voice assistant to hotel rooms

  Alexa for Hospitality will let hotels equip guest rooms with an AI voice assistant familiar to consumers. But Amazon will have to assuage concerns about privacy.

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Avaya adds real-time speech analytics to contact centers

  Avaya updated its workforce optimization suite to include real-time speech analytics and automated agent evaluations, playing catch-up with vendors such as Cisco, Genesys and Five9.

• June 15, 2018 15 Jun'18

  Microsoft Teams e-discovery enabled for hybrid clouds

  Microsoft is giving businesses with on-premises Exchange servers a new tool for Microsoft Teams e-discovery, as the vendor seeks to help large enterprises transition to the cloud.

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Google Hangouts Meet adds interoperability with competitors

  Interoperability with Skype for Business and video conferencing systems from Cisco and Polycom should help Google Hangouts Meet gain more traction among enterprise buyers.

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  Polycom, Crestron expand Zoom room video conferencing partnerships

  At InfoComm 2018, Polycom deepens its partnership with Zoom, Crestron debuts a whiteboard camera, and ViewSonic introduces interactive flat-panel displays.

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  Microsoft Teams mobile app matures, but interoperability lags

  Microsoft has been quickly building out the capabilities of the Microsoft Teams mobile app, but businesses could find it clunky to use in conjunction with Skype for Business.

• June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18

  Avaya Equinox gets online UC and team collaboration for SMBs

  Avaya has refreshed Avaya Equinox with online team collaboration and has integrated the software into IP Office. The changes are part of Avaya's strategy to attract more SMBs.

• June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18

  Logitech video conferencing kit targets large meeting rooms

  A new Logitech video conferencing kit offers advanced features at a relatively affordable price. Logitech also previewed automatic framing software that's planned for later in the year.

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  Lifesize looks to make outfitting huddle rooms cheaper

  Lifesize has released a cloud-based device for wireless screen sharing. The vendor also previewed a video conferencing kit designed for outfitting huddle rooms for video conferencing.

• May 24, 2018 24 May'18

  Polycom cloud service simplifies device management

  A new Polycom cloud service will help businesses manage and monitor Polycom desk and conference room phones. The vendor plans to expand the service to cover video endpoints later this year.

• May 22, 2018 22 May'18

  Slack app integrations are made a two-way street

  Slack has designed a shortcut to convert Slack messages into content within business tools like Zendesk and Jira. The company said more than 90% of paid teams are using Slack app integrations.

• May 18, 2018 18 May'18

  Five9, 8x8 and Dialpad accelerate push for contact center AI

  Cloud contact center vendors are getting more aggressive about artificial intelligence. Five9, 8x8 and Dialpad made headlines this week with new contact center AI initiatives.

• May 18, 2018 18 May'18

  RingCentral, SD-WAN vendors team up to deliver UCaaS

  SD-WAN services can improve the flow of cloud-based communications across the network. Now, one UCaaS vendor is looking to capitalize on the software-defined technology.

• May 17, 2018 17 May'18

  Zendesk bundles customer support services as cloud contact center

  Zendesk has combined its products into an omnichannel cloud contact center offering. The CRM vendor also released a new tool for sending automatic alerts to customers.