At Cisco Live this week, Cisco announced a slew of updates to its Webex product. As one might expect, some features improved usability, which helps Cisco towards its vision of making virtual meetings 10-times better. Additionally, several new features were aimed at improving employee well-being and combating video fatigue. Cisco also augmented its 10-times vision with the addition of making in-person interactions 10-times better.
This last point is an interesting one, as we’ve held the in-person meeting as the gold standard for interactions. In the early days of telepresence, we would describe those sessions as “almost as good as in person.