Subj : Google Chat is no longer going to fight Microsoft Teams and Slack
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Aug 31 2023 10:45:03

Google Chat is no longer going to fight Microsoft Teams and Slack

Date:
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 09:41:29 +0000

Description:
Colleagues can soon talk to one another on different platforms, all in one 
place on Google Chat.

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Google has announced game-changing interoperability between its own Chat app 
and rival services like Slack and Teams in a move thats set to bring a 
much-welcome simplification to the way workers communicate. 

Many larger organizations typically use more than one messaging service, not 
to mention others used for external communications with customers and 
clients, which Google says is a major cause for conversation silos. 

The company has now teamed up with collaborative interoperability solutions 
provider Mio, a company that works with Google Chat , Microsoft Teams, Slack, 
Webex , and Zoom Chat on tackling interoperability. Google Chat set to get 
major interop overhaul 

In an announcement , the company confirmed that the feature is currently 
available for beta testing and is hoped to reach general availability in 
early 2024. 

Eligible accounts include Google Workspace Business Starter/Standard/Plus, 
Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials/Essentials Plus/Standard/Plus, 
Frontline Starter/Standard, and Nonprofits customers. Read more 

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Companies looking to benefit from the beta version are being advised to speak 
to their account rep or to speak directly with Mio . 

The up-and-coming interoperability may even play into the hands of not just 
customers - who are likely to be much happier with their communications 
setups - but also providers, who may be less likely to battle it out amongst 
themselves to win exclusive patronage. 

This isnt the first time that Google has made a big step toward working with 
other competitors - at the start of this year, it confirmed that Meet video 
conferencing users would be able to join Zoom calls and vice versa. 

Then, at the start of the summer, it announced that its own Calendar would be 
compatible with Outlooks counterpart . Check out our roundup of the best live 
chat software



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/software-services/google-chat-is-no-longer-going
-to-fight-microsoft-teams-and-slack


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