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8x8 Video Meetings Sees Rise in Users and Capabilities
Much like video killed the radio star, for the time being, COVID-19 wreaking havoc on businesses around the globe. From mandatory quarantines and cancelled trade shows, to travel bans and beyond, the bottom line for companies is being impacted by the pandemic. Fear not, for video is here to assist.
8x8 announced today that it has expanded global capabilities for the free, standalone version of 8x8 Video Meetings. The cloud communications aims to allow “organizations to be ready, resilient and productive.”
Specifically speaking, the enhancements to 8x8 Video Meetings include: unlimited usage, ML-based noise detection, international dial-in numbers in more than 55 countries, real-time meeting closed captioning and transcription, browser-based interface, permanent personal URL to a private virtual meeting space, Google and Outlook calendar plugins, support for live streaming and cloud storage for meetings recordings.
“8x8’s mission is to deliver cloud solutions that allow companies to be ready, resilient and responsive. This ensures business continuity and allows people to work safely and productively from anywhere around the globe,” said Vik Verma, Chief Executive Officer at 8x8, Inc. “8x8 Video Meetings simply works for the mobile and remote workforce, providing no limits or restrictions so people can meet freely and collaborate effortlessly, whether in the office or remote from home. We are doing our part to keep businesses and communities connected locally and globally.”
Since the start of February, 8x8 notes a substantial spike in demand for the 8x8 Video Meetings solutions, siting users from over 125 countries, an almost 3x jump in new registered users and over 3x growth in new users.
At the heart of much of 8x8 Video Meetings’ success is Jitsi.org, an open-source video conferencing project that touts more than a million downloads.
What video conferencing solution does your business use?
Edited by Maurice Nagle