With Demand Surging, Video Companies Look to WFH
Companies are looking to add customers amid surging virtual conferencing demand, we found this week. The new target audience is work from home, which now has its own hashtag and abbreviation: WFH. Video monitor maker ViewSonic announced availability of myViewBoard…
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Clips. The ecosystem is available to educators who can access more than 2 million licensed educational videos, said the company. Key Digital wants to “build a sense of normalcy" within mandatory teleconferencing. It’s pitching its professional USB camera. It works with software including Zoom, Skype, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral and Google Hangouts. Nearly a fifth of U.S. households used video and conference call platforms over the past week, up 7 points from March 27-29, said a CTA survey. Seventy percent used a streaming or download service, up from 66%. Household use of online education courses rose 4 points to 13% as more kids practiced distance learning. Other activities include virtual birthday parties, happy hours and game nights, said CTA Research Director Lesley Rohrbaugh. As the use of video conferencing software skyrockets, hackers have followed. Zoom’s privacy and security are under scrutiny. (See reports including in this and in the previous two issues.)