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Stewart Butterfield announces he’s stepping down as Slack’s CEO
Less than a week after co-CEO Bret Taylor said he would be departing Salesforce, Slack’s founder has also announced his decision to leave the company.
Maersk's TradeLens demise likely a death knell for blockchain consortiums
After four years, Maersk is shuttering its blockchain experiment aimed at creating an efficient and inexpensive method for tracking global shipments. While blockchain consortiums may struggle, enhanced blockchain-as-a-service...
Spot virtual workplace creators on the future of work
“We believe that the right technologies already exist today and simply haven’t been leveraged correctly in a work context,” say Gordon Hempton and Wes Hather, co-founders of the Spot virtual workplace platform.
Asana to lay off 9% of its workforce to improve operating costs
The company’s restructuring plan comes amid widespread layoffs by technology companies including Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Oracle and Zendesk.
Zoom focuses on email and contact center integrations at Zoomtopia 2022
After becoming the darling of the videoconferencing world during the pandemic, Zoom is now continuing to set its sights on adding new innovations to its wider collaborative offerings.
Can today’s videoconferencing tech evolve into tomorrow’s metaverse?
The shift to video brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work needs may have abated, but it's not going away. The question now is how it might morph into something new.
As videoconferencing needs change, it's time to plan for what comes next
With companies looking to include remote and hybrid workers in the daily office routine, videoconferencing will play a crucial role in keeping everyone connected. Some thoughts on how to get it right.
Apple’s DeskView and Continuity Camera come to Webex
‘This industry-first innovation enables frontline workers to collaborate more effectively by leveraging the high-quality video capture capabilities of Apple devices,’ says Cisco.
Microsoft Ignite in the rear-view mirror: What we learned
If you wanted to attend Ignite this year, you could go in person or keep tabs on things via the web. Either way, there was a lot to sort through.
The Microsoft-Cisco Teams collaboration could create an interoperability revolution
If everyone's going to work together, our tools have to work together, too. That's why the news from Microsoft and Cisco at this week's Ignite event matters.
Microsoft Teams cheat sheet: How to get started
Microsoft’s answer to Slack and Zoom, Teams provides group messaging, voice and video calls, and useful integrations with other Microsoft 365 apps. Here’s how to get set up in Teams and find your way around.
Atlassian takes aim at app sprawl with collaboration-suite subscription service
The work management vendor wants to help customers maintain autonomy and alignment by connecting teams and tools in an economically efficient way.
GoTo adds co-browsing functionality to its contact center offering
The new feature allows agents and customers to collaboratively "browse" a website, web application or mobile app together in real time.
UK's Ofcom to probe cloud services, messenger apps, and smart devices
The UK regulator plans an investigation into the cloud, messenger and smart device markets that could put Apple, Amazon, Meta, Google, Zoom and others in the agency's cross hairs.
Six in 10 workers want to ditch the 40-hour work week, survey finds
Most workers want their productivity measured by results — not by how many hours they spend working, according to a multi-national survey by business software and services provider Adaptavist.
How to share Safari Tab Groups on iPhone
Apple has added something special to the rich medley of available tools for project and research collaboration.
Slack launches new Slack Canvas tool at Dreamforce 2022
The messaging platform launches new “persistent layer,” allowing users to capture and store information directly inside Slack channels and individual workspaces
Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition highlights web-based collaboration trends
The cash and stock deal will see Figma become part of the broader Adobe ecosystem, adding collaborative software development to the design company’s list of capabilities.