One of the leading Cisco engineers, Eric Yuan, is listed among the main developers of the service. The first videoconferences were made back in 2013, but the popularity of Zoom came a little later. For most companies, it was Zoom that became an assistant during the epidemic of 2020 – some business users and educational institutions launched their activities through video conferencing with the help of this service. The secret of success lies in ease of use, flexible administration system and security. The client program can be installed on all common mobile and desktop platforms, there are even special add-ons for Skype for Business, Microsoft Outlook and IBM Lotus Notes email clients.
In a number of scenarios, the purchase of a license key is not required. However, if you will be creating long-term conferences for more than two users, take a look at the current list of licensed subscription offers. A link to it is available in the program interface.
A powerful solution for organizing video conferences, allows you to demonstrate a video sequence for thousands of users at the same time and combine a signal from almost 50 sources in one communication session. The program contains a file manager, can record broadcasts, allows you to flexibly manage the list of connected participants. Zoom has a built-in address book, there are tools for stylizing the background background during the transmission of images from the webcam.
Broadcast for thousands of participants at the same time
Integrated File Manager
Notification management, allowing the chat function for certain users
Saving video conferences in the cloud or on a local disk
Clients for Windows, macOS, mobile applications for Android/iOS, plugins for email clients
Registration via a profile from popular social networks
Our department broadcasts lectures for part-time students via Zoom. This program allows you to keep in touch with the audience and engage students in dialogue at the right time.
First I downloaded Zoom for my computer, then I evaluated the new version of the Zoom Cloud Meetings phone app. It's very convenient to always be in touch!
I use Zoom to record short clips because of the background change function. Then I can post videos on social networks and no one will know what a mess my room is :)
We use Zoom inside the corporate network directly from the Lotus Notes email client. This ensures data retention and flexibility in administrative matters.
