Amazon announced Amazon Chime, its enterprise video conferencing platform set, to compete with Skype and Cisco

Briefing

Amazon announced Amazon Chime, its enterprise video conferencing platform set, to compete with Skype and Cisco

February 24, 2017

Briefing

  • Unified Communications Platform – Introduced new unified communications platform called Amazon Chime which includes video, voice, chat and screen sharing in single platform to make meetings easier and more efficient
  • Easy-To-Use – Calls participants with just one click and does not need multi-digit PIN numbers, with those running late able to notify through “running late” button
  • High Quality Audio – Has noise canceling to deliver high quality calls, able to mute participants with noisy lines
  • Participant Tracking – Makes it easy to keep track of who is present, just joined, dropped from call, and running late with visual roster of participants
  • Synchronized Across Devices – Synchronizes calls across devices so users can switch in between meetings
  • Competitors – Include Skype for business and Google Hangouts, plus virtual meeting management platforms GoToMeeting and Cisco WebEx

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Amazon.com Inc.

Source

Original Publication Date

February 14, 2017

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