Zoom Adds Features Like Document Editing in Bid to Compete With Microsoft
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Collaborative document editing, similar to Alphabet Inc.’s Google Docs, will be made available in Zoom next year.
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Zoom Video Communications Inc. is adding word processing to its suite of tools and experimenting with novel features for meetings as it faces steep competition from Microsoft Corp.’s Teams.
Collaborative document editing, similar to Alphabet Inc.’s Google Docs, will be made available in Zoom next year, the company announced Tuesday ahead of its annual conference. What sets the tool apart is the ability to include information and artificial intelligence-generated summaries from Zoom meetings, Chief Product Officer Smita Hashim said in an interview.