Cisco Webex gets a makeover. Webex Teams and Webex Meetings
Cisco Webex gets a makeover. Webex Teams and Webex Meetings
Cisco Webex currently handles more than 6 billion minutes in meetings each month. Cisco has announced the convergence of the Cisco Spark and Cisco Webex platforms. The result is a new meeting application “Webex Meetings” and a new team collaboration application called “Webex Teams” (formerly Cisco Spark).
Webex completely renovated
Webex Teams and Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Application oriented to meetings, video is the main focus:
The new Webex Meetings solution focuses on video, encouraging users to use the camera. Seeing and being seen is fundamental to good teamwork. Users will not only see the presentation, but all colleagues. Clear shots, regardless of whether the connection is made from a laptop, video device or cell phone.
Being Cloud-based, all 100 million Webex users will receive the upgrade in the coming months.
Cisco Spark is now Webex Teams.
Team collaboration oriented application, “helping teams to collaborate both during and after meetings”:
The new release enables Cisco Webex users to take the next step toward team collaboration. The new version of Cisco Spark announced is called Webex Teams. Now, when companies want to evolve towards team collaboration, they only have to add the Teams extension to start benefiting from always-on team collaboration.
The new version offers full technology functionality across applications. Users will be able to enjoy Webex Meetings functionality in Webex Teams, and a common experience across all formats. Webex Teams provides a much more comprehensive suite of tools, including whiteboarding, constant messaging, easy guest access, content sharing and integrated tools, helping teams collaborate both during and after meetings.
New“Webex Share” deviceturns any space with a TV into a Webex room:
New device that turns any space with a TV into a Webex room. Webex Share allows teams to share content on the screen of the room. In a very simple and economical way. Simply plug the adapter, which fits in the palm of your hand, into the back of the TV. Link it to the system and start sharing the document on the screen. When finished, the work can be saved in the Webex Teams space. In addition, with Webex Share teams will be able to easily book rooms, know which rooms have already been booked, and more. Webex Share will be available for Webex Meetings and Teams by the end of 2018.
Think of all the places in your offices where a group of people naturally gather to exchange ideas or focus on a particular project. There is usually a TV or monitor nearby. How can you make those meetings about priority issues for your business much more effective? With Cisco Webex Share, a device that connects to any TV or monitor to instantly turn it into a wireless presentation screen when used with a Cisco Webex application.
IT organizations love Webex Share because it integrates with enterprise calendars and offers single-pane-of-glass administration and analytics. This allows people to reserve spaces for their workgroup in advance and see upcoming events on the screen so they know when a space will be used next. Analytics provide room and system usage details, helping resource planners optimize future investments.
