Collaboration platform news stories

Artificial Intelligence
NVIDIA unveils Omniverse Cloud platform and OVX system
NVIDIA has announced Omniverse Cloud, a cloud services platform, and OVX, a computing system designed to power large-scale digital twins.

Digital Transformation
Aussie businesses lack the right tech to support employees, study finds
"Organisations which adopt solutions with less software that does more to enable a unified, efficient and most importantly, pleasant working experience will be the ones who get to define the future of work.”

Google
Synnex NZ snaps up Google Workspace distie deal for schools and businesses
New Zealand businesses and now have access to the Google Workspace platform with the help of local distributor.

Business communications
Employees say Slack should stay after the pandemic
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, collaboration platforms such as Slack have become the primary communication tool for the majority of organizations

Remote Working
Staff sharing sensitive company data through IM & collaboration tools - Veritas
Client information, HR issues and business contracts, plans, and COVID test results are commonly exposed.

Remote Working
Almost half of remote workers report decrease in productivity
"The many changes imposed by the pandemic are acting as another challenge to the 9-to-5 workday model, which was already under threat before the pandemic."

Collaboration
Huawei launches video conferencing solution in APAC
Huawei APAC president of cloud and AI, Daniel Zhou, says that the company continues to invest in core audio and video capabilities for collaboration.

Collaboration
Zoho releases collaboration platform to meet 'changing nature of work'
"The nature of work has undeniably changed, and Workplace has grown to meet that change," comments Zoho chief strategy officer Vijay Sundaram.

Collaboration
Kiwi company creates cross-company collaboration app
FutureWork Studio has developed Hive, an app which creates an internal talent marketplace within an organisation.

VoIP / SIP
The case for cloud-based business phone systems
With the pandemic overhauling the means of business communication and collaboration, the time has come to consider Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems.

Microsoft Teams
Genesys announces native integration with Microsoft Teams
“By integrating our platform with Teams, employees can draw upon expertise from anywhere in the organisation so they can provide experiences tailored for every customer.”

Collaboration
Eight positive technology trends to come out of COVID-19
The involuntary adoption of these technologies will have a long-lasting impact well beyond COVID-19, says SYSPRO Asia-Pacific chief executive officer Rob Stummer.

Remote Working
Video: How to plan for a post-pandemic workforce
Jabra A/NZ managing director and thought-leader David Piggott shares his perspective on what we have to gain as we navigate into the unknown.

Microsoft
Video: The channel partners’ guide to AV installation for Teams
Cloud collaboration is here to stay. Microsoft partner development manager details how to provide the right AV solution for every Teams customer.

Remote Working
Aussies keen to go remote, but businesses may not be prepared
A recent survey has shown that most Australian workers are finding remote work a boon, but businesses need to stay on top of tech to make it work.

Unified Communications
Research: Communication tech key to business success
A new report by Slack and Cass Business School shows how communication is vital to business success, and the right tech can make all the difference.

Cloud platforms
Citrix named in top nine work coordination platforms
Named in Constellation Research’s 2020 ShortList of solutions designed to optimise the way work gets done.

Unified Communications
LogMeIn announces marketplace and new integrations
New integrations for the GoTo portfolio include Salesforce Lightning, Theta Lake, Clio, Zoho and Prezi.

Collaboration
Social software & collaboration ripe for innovation, says Gartner
“The future of social software and collaboration will leverage new capabilities like social analytics, virtual personal assistants (VPAs) and smart machines,” says Gartner's Craig Roth.

Endpoint Protection
CrowdStrike opens endpoint protection platform to third-party apps
The CrowdStrike Store leverages the cloud for both scale and telemetry, enabling applications to deliver faster, smarter, and more effective solutions.

LogMeIn
A/NZ organisations are resetting their approach to collaboration technology
More than half of A/NZ employees consider work something they can do regardless of time or location.

Ransomware
BlackBerry integrates ransomware recovery into collaboration platform
Most ransomware recovery solutions enforce a companywide rollback, meaning even users whose systems were not impacted may lose data.