Prior to starting Zoom, Yuan spent 14 years leading various engineering teams – first at WebEx, then at Cisco after its acquisition of WebEx in 2007. Zoom was founded in 2011 by Eric Yuan (CEO), a former executive at the video and web conferencing company Cisco WebEx.

The company counts worldwide renowned businesses as customers, including the likes Uber, Rakuten, TransferWise, and many more.Īpart from visiting its website or downloading its desktop or browser clients, Zoom can also be accessed on Android and iOS phones and tablets. Zooms applications and hardware products are available across the globe.

An app marketplace, where existing customers can install third-party applications such as HubSpot, Slack, or Trello to enhance the functionality of the product experience.

Zoom Video Webinars, a conferencing tool that allows businesses to easily conduct large online events with audio, video, and screen sharing.

Zoom Phone, a cloud phone system that comes with features such as intelligent call routing, automated attendants, voicemails, dialing personas, call recording, and many more.

Other products the company has developed are: To make integration with the hardware easier, Zoom even offers its own set of hardware that they developed in collaboration with other manufacturers (including the Poly X Series or DTEN ON). The product is specifically aimed at larger-scale organizations, which need to hold meetings across different offices. Rooms and Workspaces, on the other hand, allows businesses to utilize hardware such as a computer, tablet, camera, microphone, and more to hold virtual meetings. The Chat works as an extension to the Meeting product where users can interact through a chat with each other, share files, or create groups. Zoom Meetings can be attended and held via a web browser, or desktop and mobile applications. The worldwide adoption of Zoom is powered by its two core products: Zoom Meetings and Chat as well as Zoom Rooms and Workspaces. Screen sharing allows meeting participants to better coordinate within meetings and distribute information. Users can hold one-on-one meetings or conduct video conferences with up to 500 participants. Communication can occur via text, audio, video, or a combination of the three. Zoom is a cloud-based SaaS application that allows private individuals as well as businesses to virtually interact with each other.

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