Cisco has announced several improvements to your Webex business video conferencing platform, which also imply an expansion of the collaboration that it has had for several years with Apple. Specifically, Cisco has expanded tool compatibility with he Apple Watch and the AppleTV.
Compatibility with Apple TV makes the Apple device a potentially entry-level system to set up in a conference room. So that its users do not have complications when using it as a hybrid video conferencing system, Cisco has developed a specific Webex app for the Apple TV 4K, which is available for download in the specific App Store for Apple TV.
Webex for Apple TV supports Apple’s recently released Continuity Camera technology, which, when in use, allows users to join meetings with the camera and microphone on their iPhone or iPad while viewing other participants in the meeting you join on your television.
Apple also now has a Webex app designed for the Apple Watch that, when installed, allows you to review upcoming meetings you are going to participate in from the watch screen, and even join them, although only in audio mode, through the watch and with the support of a pair of AirPods headphones. It’s a fairly discreet way to join a meeting from a public space without having to take your iPhone out of storage.
These are two more devices to add to Apple’s equipment that are compatible with Cisco Webex, therefore, thanks to a collaboration that began in 2015. Then, both companies announced that they were going to optimize Cisco networks for devices with iOS (and with its apps), which led to Webex being compatible with iPhone and iPad after a short period of time.
Cisco’s commitment to compatibility with Apple devices and systems did not stop there. In the following years, Cisco launched Webex for iPad. Additionally, it enabled AirPlay and CarPlay support on its own collaboration devices.
Webex for iPad is precisely another application that will now have new functions. It already supports multiple windows at the same time. Also with Stage Manager, which makes the Apple tablet a more useful tool for professionals who have to work on mobility.
He Cisco Vice President Jeetu Patelwhich in addition he is Responsible for security and collaboration of the companyhighlighted that in the company, they are «fully committed to empowering people to work on their own terms. This means creating intuitive apps that serve the unique needs of hybrid workers, ensuring they can be productive wherever their work takes them.«. Additionally, he has noted that Cisco is “dedicated to offering effortless collaboration for our customers with Apple products«.
In addition to these new features, Cisco has taken advantage of its WebexOne event to show other advances in its videoconferencing tool. Among these new features is the integration of generative AI. As a result, it can be used with questions in natural language, meeting summaries generated by Artificial Intelligence, and sound and video quality in meetings driven by AI.
Apart from this, Cisco has announced the availability of a new AI-assisted audio and video codec, whose function is to improve the quality of meetings in case of network packet loss.
