The new Zoom Mail and Calendar products connect crucial work communications and tools in the Zoom app. 

It is with great pleasure that we announce at Zoomtopia today the next step in the evolution of our platform, a beta release of two new tools for enhancing productivity: Zoom Mail client and Zoom Mail and Calendar server.

With the addition of these products, the Zoom Meetings, Phone, Whiteboard, and Team Chat services will provide users with even more ways to communicate and collaborate with one another. In addition, Zoom allows teams to move seamlessly from emails to video meetings, convert chat messages into phone calls, collaborate on projects, and also share their whiteboards even without having to leave the app, all without ever leaving the Zoom interface.

In the Zoom Mail and Calendar Clients (beta), Zoom users – whether they are free or paid – will be able to access their existing third-party email accounts from within the Zoom desktop app directly from their existing email accounts. The Harvard Business Review recently published an interesting study in which it revealed that employees spend nearly four hours each week reorienting themselves after switching between apps as a result of switching between platforms. In order to reduce this “toggle tax,” Zoom enables users to have access to their email while simultaneously using other modalities, so that they can concentrate on their work rather than switching between them. Employees are now able to start and join meetings from the Zoom sidebar right from their existing calendar by using Zoom Calendar, which can easily be accessed from the Zoom window.

There was also a new Zoom Mail Service (beta) as well as a new Zoom Calendar Service (beta), as well as the ZoomMail and ZoomCalendar Clients. Zoom One Pro and Zoom Standard Pro customers in the US and Canada will also have the ability to set up a Zoom-hosted email account for no additional charge, through the new Zoom Mail Service, as part of their Zoom One Pro or Zoom Standard Pro plans. If you choose a Zoom One Business plan or higher, you will even be able to create your own domain if you are on a Zoom One Business or higher plan.

As a solution aimed at small and medium businesses with limited IT resources, Zoom Mail Service is specifically designed for these businesses who require enhanced privacy when it comes to their business communications. Examples of such businesses include law firms, engineering firms and any other business that needs to share private information among members of its team. End-to-end encryption (E2EE) (E2EE) is offered by Zoom Mail Service for emails sent directly between active Zoom Mail Service users as well as expiring emails that have access-restricted links for external recipients that are sent directly between active Zoom Mail Service users.

Zoom Mail and Calendar features

As part of the beta launch of Zoom Mail and Calendar, the following features will be available:

Zoom Mail Client: Using the Zoom app, you can use popular email services to send messages, and the app will bring all communications into Zoom via Meetings, Phone, Whiteboard, and Team Chat as well.

• Using Zoom as a communications tool, you can connect your existing email service with Zoom

• If you would like to continue collaborating on an email message, you can copy it into the team chat or channel

• Launched on desktop devices at the time of launch

Zoom Calendar Client: The Zoom calendar client is an integrated calendar experience integrated with the Zoom app, allowing users to schedule meetings, phone calls, and team chats directly from popular calendar services.

• You can connect the Zoom app with your existing calendar service provided by a third party

• From the sidebar of the Zoom Calendar, you can quickly see who has joined meetings based on their names

• From your calendar, you can schedule a Zoom meeting or a Zoom phone call

Through the Zoom Mail Client and Zoom Calendar Client, Zoom users are able to access their existing third-party email accounts in the Zoom program today via their existing third-party email accounts.

Zoom Mail Service: An email service hosted by Zoom that ensures that your privacy is protected.

• The Zoom app seamlessly integrates with the Zoom platform

• In addition, Zoom Mail Service users will automatically receive end-to-end encrypted email for messages that are sent directly between them

• Zoom Pro and Zoom United offer 15 GB of email storage, while Zoom One Business and above offer 100 GB of storage.

Zoom Calendar Service: Using Zoom, teams can create and follow up on meetings, schedule them and keep track of them through a hosted calendar.

• The Zoom app seamlessly integrates with the Zoom platform

• Invitees can choose between available times for their appointments by using the appointment booking feature

• Providing an easy way to schedule meetings, access recordings, and share notes and attachments from one calendar

Those who have a Zoom One Business license or higher will soon be able to take advantage of the Zoom Mail Service and Zoom Calendar Service and be able to host their own domain with Zoom.

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