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Zoom releases auto-generated captions
Zoom has announced the availability of auto-generated captions, which automatically provide speaker subtitles on Zoom video meetings or webinars. The feature, also known as live transcription, is available for all free and paid Zoom Meetings and Zoom Video Webinars accounts. Users can enable the feature via the Zoom web portal. Participants can still privately request that the meeting host …
Read More »Sony Introduces the Xperia PRO-I Smartphone
Sony’s new Xperia smartphone, the Xperia PRO-I combines a 1.0-type sensor, 24mm ZEISS Tessar Optics, advanced image processing and AF (autofocus), 4K 120p video recording and much more, delivering professional imaging quality from an ultra-slim 8.9mm form factor. Nobuki Asahina, Head of Mobile, Sony Europe said: “This phone combines the …
Read More »Puzzel teams up with EvaluAgent to optimise Agent and Customer Experiences
Puzzel is integrating EvaluAgent technology into its Cloud based Customer Service Platform., designed to directly address some of the biggest workforce engagement and optimisation challenges contact centres face as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Puzzel is delighted to partner with EvaluAgent to support one another’s ambitious growth plans and joint value propositions. Alongside …
Read More »Jigsaw24 appoints Sarah Wren as Head of HR
Jigsaw24 has appointed Sarah Wren, the former Senior HR Business Partner and Project Lead at Hillarys, as its Head of HR. As Head of HR for Jigsaw24, Sarah will be responsible for leading the HR team and pushing forward its people agenda for the company. Sarah will look to give …
Read More »Onfido nearly doubles revenue and acquires EYN
Onfido has reported a 93% increase year-to-date (YTD) in global revenue and 100% growth in annually recurring revenue (ARR). The company also acquired biometric specialist, EYN whose acoustic liveness technology will be incorporated into Onfido’s Real Identity Platform with its employees joining Onfido’s research and biometrics teams. Onfido also made two …
Read More »Black Box and Avaya Team Up on UCaaS Solutions
Black Box and Avaya are partnering to offer Black Box clients communications and cloud-based collaboration solutions built on Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral. This makes Black Box an Avaya Cloud Office-certified partner in Europe and a strategic partner for Avaya OneCloud UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) and OneCloud CCaaS …
Read More »Kingston Digital releases KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Kingston Digital Europe Co LLP has released its KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD for desktop and laptop PCs using the latest Gen 4×4 NVMe controller and 3D TLC NAND. You can expect speeds up to 7,0000/7,000MB/s read/write of fast performance and full capacities up to 4096GB for optimal storage. Users …
Read More »Why Gaming Presents a Safe Space for Advertisers
Ben Fenster, Co-Founder & CPO, Anzu discusses gaming as a mainstream culture, and how gaming and advertising worlds became so intertwine One of the reasons we started Anzu was because we believed the gaming industry offered something unique to advertisers. A brand-safe space governed by digital stores that review each …
Read More »Retailers miss out on £15bn per year due to poor advice instore reports Gekko
Brands across some of the top retail categories potentially missed out on close to £15bn in instore revenue in the past year, due to poor in person advice. The finding comes from new research commissioned by, Gekko. The study of 2,000 consumers, conducted by OnePoll, looked at what influences shoppers …
Read More »Kramer’s AR Teaching Studio integrates Sony Electronics’ AI technology
A technology collaboration between Kramer Electronics Ltd. and Sony Electronics has resulted in an Augmented Reality (AR) Teaching Studio Solution designed for virtual or hybrid learning. Combining Kramer’s control solutions and other various audio, video, and management products with Sony’s Edge presentation, visualisation and analytics suite (REA-C1000), Edge blends AR …
Read More »PCR Awards 2021: Highly Commended companies
Last month we celebrated the very best of the IT and tech channel at the PCR Awards 2021 at The Grand Connaught Rooms, London. Here’s who was recognised on the night as a Highly Commended company: Network Group – Dealer Services of the Year Gekko –Marketing and PR Agency of …
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