I am delighted to announce Zoom and Cisco are leading Mio’s $8.7 million Series A financing. This investment, by two of the largest players in the collaboration industry, ushers in a new era for chat interoperability. My co-founder James and I started Mio with a vision for building a unified messaging network. It didn’t make ...
When evaluating Webex competitors, wouldn’t it make life easier if they were all compiled in one place? Well, look no further! Okay, look a little further down the page as we’ve put together 10 genuine Webex competitors. As experts in the collaboration space, we’ve tried and tested hundreds of collaboration apps. In this post, we’ve ...
Zoom virtual backgrounds have taken the world by storm. What we once assumed was a business video conferencing tool is now used for pub quizzes, family catch-ups, and even school lessons. Users love Zoom for its ease of use and helpful features (like screen sharing). But, most of all, people are loving Zoom virtual backgrounds. ...
The workplace messaging environment has changed 100 times over since we launched the first version of Mio (then Message.io). What looked like an emerging industry set to be dominated by Slack, Atlassian Stride, and Skype for Business now looks completely different. In 2019, we created the Workplace Messaging Report, interviewing 200+ IT admins to get ...
Before you migrate from Microsoft Teams to Zoom Team Chat, it’s important to work out whether that’s what you actually need. Sure, your team is using Zoom for video calls already but connecting the chat experience is all too important to rush into changing. Any migration needs a considerable amount of planning, time, and resources. ...
When my co-founder James and I started Mio five years ago, our vision was to build a unified network for workplace communications. We fundamentally believe you should be able to communicate in real-time with all your colleagues and external contacts, regardless of which messaging app they use. In a major step forward towards this vision, Mio is ...
When COVID-19 brought the world to a halt in March 2020, Eric Yuan knew millions of people would rely on Zoom. Since then, Zoom has been one of the largest beneficiaries of the remote work boom of 2020 and 2021. With mind-boggling growth stats, like 300 million daily meeting participants and 3.5 trillion annual meeting ...
Zoomtopia is Zoom’s annual user and partner conference. In 2022, the event is both in-person in San Jose (though sold out) and online using Zoom’s own Events platform. Make sure your sign up for Zoomtopia to check out the sessions and build your own agenda. Zoomtopia runs from 8th – 9th November 2022 and includes ...