Cisco brings together Spark and Webex platforms to improve meetings and collaboration

Cisco Webex real-time meeting solution now converges with its Spark platform to facilitate meetings, teamwork and collaboration.

The result of the convergence of the Spark and Webex platforms of Cisco is a new meeting app (Webex Meetings) and another team collaboration called Webex Teams (before Cisco Spark).

The company's video devices are also added to this new convergent platform, as well as a new hardware one that turns any space equipped with a television into a Webex meeting room.

The new Webex Meetings solution prioritizes video, encouraging users to use the camera, since “seeing and being seen is essential for good teamwork,” they point out at Cisco.. Users will not only see the presentation, but to all the companions; in clear planes and regardless of whether the connection is made from the laptop, a video device or mobile phone”.

Another of its advantages is that, being cloud-based, the one hundred million Webex users in the world, according to company data, they won't have to do anything, since they will receive the update in the coming months.

Convergence with Spark enables Webex users to take the next step toward team collaboration easily and securely. The new version of this tool, now called Webex Teams integrates all technological functionality through applications, with a common experience in all formats.

Specifically, Webex Teams provides a much more complete suite of tools, including digital whiteboard, constant messaging, easy guest access, Content sharing and integrated tools, helping teams collaborate both during and after meetings.

The Webex name also extends to Cisco Spark Board devices, which from now on will be Webex Board. Besides, new Webex Share device allows teams to share content on the room screen in a cost-effective and easy way: Simply plug the adapter into the back of the TV, with the system and start sharing the document in the same. At the end, Work can be saved to the Webex Teams space.

Besides, With Webex Share, teams can also reserve rooms with ease, know which ones have already been reserved, etc. and will be available for Webex Meetings and Teams by the end of the year. Added to this is its compatibility with Google tools., Microsoft and other companies.

Cisco reinforces its commitment to include AI in every meeting, every call, every conversation and every user interaction. Based on technology from the acquisition of MindMeld, Webex Assistant will begin to be integrated over the next two months on all Cisco cloud-connected Webex Room Kit devices and Room Series devices..