ServiceNow Inc. and Zoom Video Communications Inc. announced today at the annual Zoomtopia event an expanded strategic partnership to integrate their generative artificial intelligence technologies — ServiceNow’s Now Assist and Zoom AI Companion — by the first half of 2025. With this integration, Zoom hopes to enhance enterprise productivity by automating workflows based on meeting discussions.

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Aiming to streamline enterprise productivity, ServiceNow and Zoom expand strategic AI alliance

The cloud industry is currently undergoing a significant sea change. The term “cloud” has been used to describe public cloud services. Over the past few years, buyers’ attitudes toward cloud services have noticed a notable change, with private and hybrid deployments rising. This trend isn’t limited to communications; it has been seen more broadly.

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The communications industry’s largest show, the annual Enterprise Connect being held this week in Orlando, Florida, is a “who’s who” of unified communications and contact center providers as they unveil their latest and greatest innovations.

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In its recently reported fourth-quarter results, Zoom Video Communications Inc. put up strong numbers, beating revenue expectations by $17 million and operating income by $32 million.
Looking ahead to fiscal year 2025, Zoom management projected revenue of about $4.6 billion, representing revenue growth of 1.6%, in line with Wall Street expectations.

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Zoom’s most recent quarter checks all the right boxes

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Collaboration services provider Zoom Video Communications Inc. held its annual user event, Zoomtopia, this week in its home city of San Jose, California.

This has become the event for the company to set its vision for the industry and launch new products. In 2022, Zoom used the conference to boldly launch its Mail and Calendar features within the Zoom client.

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