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$4 bn in hours: Zoom CEO's wealth soars as revenue jumps 355% in Q2

Shares of his virtual-meeting company surged as much as 26 per cent to $410 in late US trading as it reported a jump in quarterly revenue and suggested the explosive growth will continue.

BS Reads: The maturing of the video call

Video conferencing has brought about a cultural shift in how we conduct business. The platforms' sophisticated features have removed most glitches, but people still yearn for human contact

Zoom says most service restored after US users hit by partial outage

Zoom's stock has risen more than eight-fold since its initial public offering last year and four-fold so far in 2020, but it fell as much as 5.4% in early Monday

Techgentsia: A village-based video conferencing start-up's Zoom challenge

Techgentsia is determined to expand its presence to both Indian and international markets

Google is planning to replace Duo video calling app with Meet: Report

Google recently announced that Meet's peak daily usage grew by 30 times with three billion minutes of video meetings and almost three million new users

Microsoft Teams allows 20,000 participants in video meeting call: Know more

The Teams will get SIP phone calling features in the first of 2021 with support from Cisco, Yealink, Polycom, and others

Lauk: Now, a 'purely made in India' video conferencing app for Indians

A video conferencing and web streaming platform and solution, Lauk claims to have been made purely in India for Indians

In a bid to integrate, Facebook unveils Messenger Rooms on WhatsApp for web

People can now access Messenger Rooms which allow group video calls of up to 50 people with no time limit via WhatsApp on the desktop

Now, you can join Cisco Webex meetings using your Microsoft Teams app

Microsoft has released a new update that finally allows users to join Cisco Webex meetings from the Rooms feature in its popular video conferencing app Teams, allowing guests to directly join

Teams app saw 5 billion meet minutes in a single day: Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella said more than 150 million students and teachers rely on tools like Teams, Stream, OneNote as well as Flipgrid to prioritise student engagement and learning outcomes

Zoom to establish technology centre in Bengaluru to expand presence

The decision was taken following the Zoom's increased level of adoption by users across India

Limit video meets to 30 minutes to avoid brain fatigue: Microsoft

According to Microsoft, due to high levels of sustained concentration, the brain fatigue begins to set in 30-40 minutes into a video meeting.

Microsoft Teams gets together mode, dynamic view, other features: Know more

Microsoft Teams is set to bring new functionalities, and offer benefits like reduced meeting fatigue, inclusive and engaging meetings, and streamlined work process to save time

Planning significant investment, more hiring in India in next 5 years: Zoom

Popular video conferencing app Zoom is planning to make a significant investment in India over the next five years and ramp up hiring

As action takes backseat, GoPro Hero8 Black takes up double duty of webcam

GoPro Webcam desktop utility is currently available for macOS users and the support for Windows operating system is in development

Zoom Video Communications launches new hardware as a service

Zoom launched new hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) offering to help its enterprise customers scale video conference rooms and phones with budget-friendly hardware options and simple technology upgrades

Jaipur-based firm develops app to support video call with 2,000 people

The CEO said there is no limit as to how many people can attend a meeting in a session as it will depend on the bandwidth and hosting facility available with the user

Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC to hear cases over video from July 6

The decision has, however, been strongly opposed by the Oudh Bar Association

Reliance launches JioMeet to take on Zoom, can support up to 100 members

Other highlights include easy sign up with either mobile number or email ID, meeting in HD audio and video quality

Covid-19: 89% senior Indian citizens relied on video calling during crisis

A report released by Ericsson Consumer Labs suggests 89 per cent Indians aged 60 and above agree that reliable video calling helped them stay in touch with persons close to them during Covid-19 crisis