It’s that time of the week again where we round up the latest happenings n the UC&C space.
This week saw Avaya post triumphant Q2 earnings that led CEO Jim Chirico to declare it now a “cloud-first company”, Cisco has followed up the completion of its Slido acquisition with another deal and we update you with the latest additions to Microsoft Teams.
What’s New in Teams?
Last month, Microsoft announced Teams had hit a record of 145 million daily active users. It also rolled out a number of new features for the UC platform, including its very own Instagram account!
April’s updates introduced the ability to reassign participants to new breakout rooms, as well as invite-only meetings that will remove non-invited attendees to the waiting lobby and improvements to the polling system.
Chat and collaboration saw product feedback rolled out, as well as native Windows 10 notifications and an enhanced GIF library. Teams Rooms users on Windows and Android can also expect an improved experience.
Avaya Makes Cloud Stance Clear
The comms and collaboration vendor reported an eight percent rise in its revenues to $738m for its second quarter.
CEO Jim Chirico took the opportunity to celebrate its transition to a cloud-focused company, as well as hailing its shift to a subscription-based revenue model.
He stated:
“Our business continues to outperform our expectations, which is a testament to the strength of our brand, digital capabilities, roadmap and our ability to address the diversity and breadth of requirements that come with servicing global, large scale, complex enterprise customers. If you put this in context, Avaya is now a cloud-first company.”
Cisco Acquires Socio Labs
Following hot on the heels of the completion of its Slido deal, Cisco has acquired hybrid event platform Socio Labs to expand Webex’s event capabilities.
The networking giant said the addition will bolster its credentials around live streaming, sponsorship, participant networking and analytics.
