| Company type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Founded | Santa Clara, California, U.S. (2011)[1] |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California , U.S.[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Eric S. Yuan (CEO, Board member) Patrick Soon-Shiong (Investor) |
| Products | Zoom Cloud Meetings Zoom Cloud Room Connector (CRC) ZoomPresence Zoom Meeting Connector |
Number of employees | Less than 100. |
| Website | Zoom.Us |
Zoom Video Communications (known simply as “Zoom”) is a company dealing in cloud-based video communication specializing in markets of professionals, business, educational, and healthcare institutions. Offering both cloud meeting and webinar software, Zoom is most known for Zoom Cloud Meetings, also referred to as "Zoom" by users, which combines video conferencing, online meetings, and mobile collaboration into one platform.[2]
History
editZoom was founded in 2011 by engineers from the development teams of Cisco and its collaboration business unit, WebEx. Zoom Cloud Meetings, was developed with the intention of becoming a customer-centric communications solution available on any of the current platforms, including Windows,Mac OS, iOS, Android, and H.323 and SIP room systems.[2]
The official launch of Zoom was in February 2013 and, as of May 2013, it had reached 1 million users.[3] In June 2014, Zoom's user base has grown to 10 million.[4]
Products
edit- Zoom Cloud Meetings — A collaborative cloud-based video conferencing platform.[5]
- Zoom Cloud Room Connector (CRC) - Allows users to connect their H.323/SIP room systems to the cloud to communicate with desktop, tablet and mobile devices running Zoom software[6]
- Zoom Meeting Connector — An extension of cloud infrastructure that allows for video, voice, and content sharing to go on the customer’s private cloud.[7]
Video Conferencing on Zoom
editInitially, Zoom featured the ability to host conferences with up to 15 participants.[8] On January 25, 2013, however, the formula changed to allows up to 25 participants for all meetings. Version 2.5 of the software further extended the offering allowing up to 100 participants in one conference.[9]
The Zoom software relies on client-side encryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard 128-bit (AES 128) algorithm for presentation content.[10]
Notable Clients
editSince Zoom Cloud Meetings’ release, Zoom's software has been widely adopted, finding use in large corporations, small businesses, educational institutions, health clinics, and online communities. Some notable clients include:
- Florida State University[11]
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas[citation needed]
- The Columbia University School of Business[12]
- RingCentral[13]
- Proofpoint[14]
- Telenav[citation needed]
- Nova Southeastern University[citation needed]
- Kansas State University[11]
- University of Northern Iowa[15]
- The Penn State College of Nursing[citation needed]
- The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation[16]
- Ottawa University[11]
Partnerships & “Works With Zoom” Program
editZoom has a variety of notable partnerships:
- The Works With Zoom program identifies hardware and software tools, such as speakerphones and cameras, for compatibility with Zoom’s Cloud Meetings solution to provide a complete meeting experience. Among these partners are Logitech for Business, Vaddio, InFocus, and AVer.[17]
- Zoom also has agreements with several notable single sign-on (SSO) providers whereby the SSO providers integrate Zoom, allowing users to reach the Zoom app through the SSO platform. Notable SSO partners include: Centrify, Okta, Ping Identity, and OneLogin.
- InterviewStream[18] - Integration of Zoom Cloud Meetings into their platform, allowing users to host HD video interviews with up to 25 participants.
- RingCentral Meetings — is a multi-point HD video conferencing and screen sharing technology built for smartphones, tablets and computers powered by Zoom through a licensing agreement.[13]
Awards and Recognition
editZoom has received a variety of awards and recognition since it’s founding, including:
References
edit- ^ a b "LinkedIn — Zoom Video Communications, Inc".
- ^ a b "Telepresence Options — Zoom's Full Featured UME Videoconferencing Platform Exceeds Expectations".
- ^ "TMCnet — Zoom Video Communications Reaches 1 Million Participants".
- ^ "Dell — How We Zoomed to 10 Million Participants".
- ^ "PRWeb — Zoom Pioneers Cloud Meetings with Version 2.5 to Enable Advanced Real-Time Collaboration".
- ^ "Zoom Feature — Room Connector".
- ^ "Zoom Feature — Meeting Connector".
- ^ "Wall Street Journal — A Chance To Call 15 Friends To Video Chat In High Def".
- ^ "A Primer on Zoom 2.5 Features".
- ^ "Enterprise Networking Planet - Zoom Aims to Disrupt Video Conferencing Market".
- ^ a b c "Business Wire - Zoom Video Communications Offers the #1 Cloud Video Conferencing Experience for Businesses with Version 2.0".
- ^ "Case Study: Columbia Business School Brings Zoom to the Ivy League".
- ^ a b "Business Wire - RingCentral Expands to Enterprise; Launches Industry-First Mobile-Centric Integrated Cloud Communications Platform". Cite error: The named reference "ringcentral" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Bloomberg Businessweek - Company Overview of Zoom Video Communications, Inc".
- ^ "University of Northern Iowa - Zoom Video Conferencing - Video Conferencing With Up to 100 people".
- ^ "PR Newswire - Zoom Reaches Over 1 Million Participants, Delivering The First Unified Meeting Experience".
- ^ "Telepresence Options — Zoom Video Communications Partners With Industry-Leading Technology Providers".
- ^ "InterviewStream Expands Video Interviewing Capabilities With Zoom Video Integration".
- ^ "Gartner — Cool Vendors in Unified Communications, 2014".
- ^ "Dell — Founders Club 50 - Center for Entrepreneurs".
- ^ "Small Biz Trends - "Zoom" a Winner in 2013 Small Business Influencer Awards".
- ^ "AlwaysOn Network — Announcing the 2014 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies".
- ^ "AlwaysOn Network — The 2014 OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies".
- ^ "University Business — Readers' Choice Top products".