The next few months will be a time of planning, innovation, and growth for a lot of companies.
The Unified Communication and Collaboration environment is in the middle of a rapid evolution, driven by various unexpected events in 2020. Now, vendors, partners, and end-users are preparing for 2021, while simultaneously recovering from the confusion of this year.
This week, as ever, we’ve been keeping up with the most exciting new stories and reports to come from the UC&C and CX environment.
If you haven’t had chance to read up on everything we’ve posted in the last 7 days, here are the most important stories to be aware of:
Preparing for Zoomtopia 2020
Zoom is one of the companies generating the most attention this year, thanks to it’s innovative approach to video conferencing as the heart of the collaborative experiences. The innovative organisation has released some impressive figures relating to revenue and growth lately. Now, Zoom is gearing up for it’s annual consumer event: Zoomtopia.
Like most of the UC events from this year, Zoomtopia will be a fully virtual experience, featuring speeches from Eric Yuan, CEO, and plenty of exciting extras too. Happy the Humpback Whale will be making appearance and Zoom innovators will offer insights into “Epic Environments”- this year’s Zoomtopia theme. Here’s everything you need to know about the event.
Microsoft Teams Updates for September 2020
Microsoft Teams is one of the market leaders in collaboration technology for a reason. The solution combines forward-thinking solutions like video conferencing and virtual backgrounds, with reliable methods of instant communication. In September, Microsoft Teams introduced a selection of new updates, including new support for standard SIP phones in 2020, and low-cost basic IP phones.
Our host, Rob Scott, spoke to MVP for Microsoft, Tom Arbuthnot, about a selection of the latest innovations coming from Microsoft, and what they mean to the companies that rely on this service every day. Check out the full video and all of the details here.
StarLeaf Announces New Partnership with Poly
Pioneering video conferencing and meeting solutions provider, StarLeaf, recently announced an enhanced partnership with Poly. The latest StarLeaf meeting services are now available through the latest video conferencing tools from Poly, so that teams can get the most out of their meeting environments.




