Meta Closes Workplace, Endorses Zoom’s Workvivo As Alternative
Meta is shuttering its enterprise communications business, Workplace, while recommending customers migrate to Workvivo By Zoom.
As first reported by TechCrunch, Meta is closing an iteration of Facebook that had been designed to facilitate communication and collaboration between business teams and external networks.
Meta intends to maintain the platform operationally until September 2025. Workplace will then be read-only until May 2026 before being entirely shuttered.
Meta’s Workplace Help Centre posted an update:
We’ve made the difficult decision to close Workplace from Meta, which will be going away in 2026. We understand that this decision will be disruptive to the businesses, organizations and partners that rely on Workplace every day. Our priority is to make the transition as smooth as we can.”
Workplace users can download their data, including profile information, posts, and chat messages, until May 31, 2026, using the “Download your data” button in settings, provided their Workplace admin has enabled this feature.
Avaya and RingCentral Launch Hybrid Solution, Expand Partnership
Avaya and RingCentral have announced that they will be providing Avaya customers with a range of new tools and solutions, including a new hybrid offering.
Announced at Avaya Engage – the company’s flagship event – the hybrid solution will combine RingCentral’s AI-powered cloud business communications capabilities with Avaya’s Aura platform.
"Our expanded partnership with RingCentral enhances communications and collaboration experiences for our global customers," said Alan Masarek, Avaya CEO. "This integration further demonstrates our commitment to innovation without disruption. We are empowering our customers to operate where and how they want – on-prem, private cloud, or public cloud – without missing a beat."
The solution promises users of both Avaya Aura and Avaya Cloud Office (ACO) the ability to “seamlessly” collaborate with each other. It also allows Avaya enterprise customers to use either Aura or ACO for call control functionality.
The companies also outlined the ability to combine existing Avaya solutions with RingCentral’s video calling, messaging, and RingSense AI features as an example of the “additional value” that the hybrid solution brings.
EU Set to Issue Antitrust Charges Against Microsoft Despite Teams and Office Uncoupling, Microsoft Also Announces ‘Places’ App For Seamless Flexible Working
The European Commission will soon announce new antitrust charges against Microsoft, according to Financial Times sources.
