Google Unveils Gemini Business and Enterprise AIs for Workspace
Google has unveiled Gemini Business and Enterprise subscription plans for Google Workspace users.
Gemini Business and Enterprise grant customers access to Google’s most advanced AI models, namely Gemini Ultra, which is the most capable of Gemini’s three iterations. Gemini will be natively embedded into the Workspace experience. Gemini for Workspace also introduces a new standalone feature enabling users to engage in secure chats with Gemini, fortified with enterprise-level data protection measures.
Gemini Business is an affordable entry point for organisations seeking to leverage Gemini’s advanced capabilities within Workspace, regardless of their size. Priced at $20 per user per month with an annual commitment, this plan includes features such as “Help me write” in Docs and Gmail, Enhanced Smart Fill in Sheets, and image generation in Slides, empowering them to streamline their workflows effectively.
A partial rebranding of Duet AI for Google Workspace, Gemini Enterprise, priced at $30 per user per month with an annual commitment, delivers all the functionalities of Gemini Business with expanded usage allowances. Moreover, it incorporates advanced features for AI-driven meetings, enabling Gemini to translate closed captions across over 100 language pairs and, soon, facilitate meeting note-taking.
RingCentral Boasts of Five-Figure UCaaS Seat Wins
RingCentral boasted of several high-profile UCaaS wins this week as it reported its quarterly earnings.
The vendor indicated a sales increase of nine percent year on year for the quarter ending 31 December 2023, above the midpoint of its guidance.
On an earnings call with investors, returning CEO Vlad Shmunis underlined the growth RingCentral has seen in the enterprise space, which is outpacing the wider business. Figures released ahead of the call showed that annualised recurring revenue (ARR) among enterprise customers topped $1bn for the first time.
Shmunis added colour to these figures by revealing UCaaS contract wins, albeit without naming the customers.
One is the Fortune 100 insurance provider that purchased 20,000 UCaaS seats to connect its distributed broker network made up of thousands of field offices. Another one is a global 500 retailer that purchased 18,000 UCaaS seats to power communications across its more than 2,000 stores."
Shmunis also referred to a 15,000-seat deal won with Ikea in conjunction with Vodafone, with which RingCentral partners in Europe.
Microsoft’s Power Automate Update Could Turbocharge Copilot
Microsoft is introducing a Power Automate plugin in Copilot in Windows that could upgrade the Copilot experience with significant new automation capabilities.
