SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
- Cisco announces Vidcast, a way to create and share short video
messages that eliminate the barrier of time zones and help teams
get time back in their day.
- When it's not practical to attend a meeting, Vidcast allows
remote or hybrid work users to collaborate at a much faster
pace.
- Vidcast is the first innovation from the company's new
accelerator program called Webex Leap.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced Vidcast, an asynchronous
video messaging solution, that gives users the freedom to maintain
their own schedule while ensuring effective communication and
collaboration continues across the whole team. Vidcast uses
recorded, instantly sharable videos to reduce distractions and
eliminate the need to align schedules across time zones, making
space for uninterrupted workflow and more thoughtful communication.
A waitlist for beta testing of Vidcast is currently open for
signups.
Cisco announces Vidcast to eliminate the barrier of time zones and
help teams get time back in their day.
With virtual meetings seeing exponential growth over the past 18
months, many are experiencing overloaded schedules and challenges
when trying to connect with teams or customers who are in
back-to-back meetings and located all over the world. With Vidcast
users can effectively and succinctly convey their message – whether
it's providing project updates with colleagues, reviewing and
responding to a proposal or sharing lesson plans with students
– through recorded, instantly sharable video to get the feedback
needed to keep the conversation going and maintain their well-being
throughout the day.
Vidcast offers users:
- An all-in-one video recording and editing tool to share video
messages of the presenter and their screen without requiring a live
meeting
- Real-time feedback to track views and add reactions with emojis
and post comments
- Advanced navigation tools to easily find and jump to relevant
moments with thumbnail navigation, chapters, and jump links
- A knowledge content repository to organize, distribute and
manage access to videos, as well as automatic playback at 1.2x
speed and closed caption options to enable quick review
Vidcast is the first product coming from Webex Leap, the new
accelerator program being launched today that is designed to
surface breakthrough ideas and rapidly bring even more product
innovations to the Webex Suite – the industry's first suite for
hybrid work. Webex Leap builds on Cisco's rich culture and history
of innovation and is focused on helping Webex customers stay ahead
of the curve. Cisco plans to launch several Webex Leap projects
every year, in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine
learning, additional asynchronous innovations, and new forms of
collaboration.
"In today's era of hybrid work, businesses and individuals are
increasingly seeking new ways to problem-solve and communicate
globally. We're thrilled to unveil Vidcast to directly address this
need, eliminating the restrictions of time zones or conflicting
schedules," said Jeetu Patel,
executive vice president and general manager, Cisco Security and
Collaboration. "The best ideas and innovations can come from
anywhere within an organization, and Webex Leap provides an avenue
for our employees to experiment and express their entrepreneurial
spirit."
Vidcast and other innovations from Webex Leap will soon further
bolster Webex Suite, enabling remote and hybrid workers and
students flexible and seamless collaboration experiences. Since
September 2020, Webex by Cisco has
brought more than 800 new features and devices to market. Those
interested in beta testing Vidcast can join the waitlist at
vidcast.io/waitlist. Post-beta testing, Vidcast will be available
in a free tier as well as a premium tier unlocking enhanced
features and capabilities for Webex Suite customers.
To learn more about Vidcast and Webex Leap, visit
www.webex.com/company/webex-leap.html.
Additional Resource
- How Webex innovations are powering more inclusive collaboration
experiences by Cisco's Javed
Khan
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About Webex by Cisco
Webex is a leading provider of
cloud-based collaboration solutions which includes video meetings,
calling, messaging, events, customer experience solutions like
contact center and purpose-built collaboration devices. At Webex,
we start with people and their experiences first. This focus on
delivering inclusive collaboration experiences fuels our
innovation, which leverages AI and Machine Learning, to remove the
barriers of geography, language, personality and familiarity with
technology. Our solutions are underpinned with security and privacy
by design. We work with the world's leading business and
productivity apps – delivered through a single application and
interface. Learn more at webex.com.
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