BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued) vs. Webex App

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
The BlueJeans Meetings platform supported video, audio and web conferencing with the collaboration tools, as a cloud service that connects desktops, mobile devices and room systems in one video meeting. It was acquired in 2020 by Verizon and discontinued in the sunsetting of the BlueJeans product line by Verizon, in 2023.
$0
per month
Webex App
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
The Webex App brings together Webex Calling, Meetings, and Messaging into a single application, fostering collaboration and unlocking more productive ways to work.
$0
user/month
Pricing
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)Webex App
Editions & Modules
BlueJeans Basic
$0
per user
Bluejeans Standard
$9.99
per host/per month
Bluejeans Pro
$13.99
perhost/per month
Bluejeans Enterprise
$16.66
per host/per month
Basic Plan
$0.00
user/month
Meet Plan
$13.50
user/month
Meet + Call Plan
$25.00
user/month
Enterprise Plan
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
Bluejeans is low-weight, no-flab application with easy and quick deployment. Zoom and Webex, although much better in UI are not cost competitive and do not work well on low end computers which forma significant portion of our deployment platforms. Bluejeans meets all the …
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
More meeting control with BlueJeans.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
While using different tools with the Microsoft team, the main difficulty faced by the team is that the tool is part of the office package and managed by the IT team, and it becomes very difficult while we need to connect with agencies or the external stakeholders and this is …
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
BlueJeans has the best meeting experience for team meetings -- good audio and video quality and good scheduling features.
It is also well suited for trainings given the unique video upload feature and good handling of breakout rooms.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
Because BlueJeans is not device dependent. We can use existing legacy VCon devices with BlueJeans.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
BlueJeans offers the highest quality video conference experience, but it doesn't appear to offer integration with phone conferencing, or at least I haven't been able to easily figure out how to integrate phone conferencing.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
From the three that I listed, my personal favorite for me to use is Zoom, but supporting other users I prefer BlueJeans because it is the easiest to maintain from an IT standpoint. If a user is unable to connect from the meeting link, the meeting ID and passcode are embedded in …
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
BlueJeans is easier to use. It is used by key clients, deploys easier, and is lower bandwidth.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
I selected BlueJeans prior to evaluating the other services. My company has added Zoom and WebEx Teams to its portfolio. Right now, the other two are outperforming BlueJeans in performance, ease of use, and cost.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
Far better for simplicity and reliability. Further, hardware compatibility is an issue with other services.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
This outperforms WebEx in every element, easy of use and stability of BlueJeans is far superior
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
Well, when we searched the program to use, of course we wanted a good relation between price and service. BlueJeans offer a good price and gives us the minimum requirements that we were searching for.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
Of the above mentioned, BlueJeans is by far the best in my opinion.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
Much more affordable for the small business owner. Same quality.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
BlueJeans is just as good, if not better in my opinion. For the price you pay to enter into this level of quality, you save loads compared to the competition. While the mantra of you get what you pay for might apply in a lot of situations, this isn' the case with BlueJeans. How …
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
We found that Cisco WebEx webinars sometimes had technical problems, especially with audio quality. It was also difficult to share a recording with those who had attended a webinar. We find BlueJeans does not have these glitches and works well for our needs. We selected …
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
We needed a platform to help us connect with our remote offices by H.323 connection, and the other solutions only offered video connections by webcams, but our infrastructure is based on polycom. We needed to integrate with a solution to include offices where we don't have an …
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
BlueJeans is the same product/productivity for a better price.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
BlueJeans is the easier to use and everyone can access in a timely manner.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
BlueJeans is easier to use, and has consistently better call quality.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
The recording functionality for us was key to why we selected BlueJeans, as we spend a significant amount of time training and running webinars, and we then use the multimedia afterward to repurpose and develop additional marketing collateral.
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
Overall BlueJeans ease of use and management, as well as its straightforward pricing model, put it in front of the competition. Some of the competition add too many features and make management complex. Usage is also confusing for end users, especially if participants are …
Chose BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
BlueJeans is my favorite tool for business meetings. Other tools continue to improve but they are still held back by feature decisions that they can't get away from. Blackboard is feature rich but very hard to use. Webex has been know stop working when the number of …
Webex App
Chose Webex App
Cisco Jabber prevails over the Skype for Business option, particularly in those organizations where Cisco infrastructure exists, such as the Communications Manager suite, voice gateways and brand devices that use services for the PSTN, since integrations and interoperability …
Chose Webex App
I like Cisco Jabber better for chatting and making/receiving calls using our landline phone number as if we are in the office. I also like how Jabber lets you control your status automatically or manually, Teams does not. I think Teams is better for meetings though. We …
Chose Webex App
Unfortunately, Microsoft Teams seems to be the preferred solution for most organisations due to it being included in the MS Office 365 subscription. However, I believe Webex App is a much more supplier product and offers a better end-user experience. The interface is clean, …
Chose Webex App
Webex App has a lot of features as part of the Cisco collaboration stack - integration with call manager, presence, and IP phone, among other elements. It is the most powerful tool when you talk about experience and user innovation. Cisco has always characterized its portfolio …
Chose Webex App
The only comparative product seems to be Zoom, but as far as security, Webex seems to edge it out there which is why we went with it.
Chose Webex App
Being Cisco leader on the market, and offering a range of very solid and effective collaboration solutions from the TANDBERG world, Cisco Webex App is the ideal software extension for those who have already adopted Cisco communication systems such as Cisco Call Manager. Its …
Chose Webex App
Easy third party integration, very high stability, low lattency and almost no jitter. Enterprise features with a very complete integration and implementation channels. Support and Sales representatives located in our region (LATAM/MEXICO). Work Flow and automation with its very …
Chose Webex App
Each one has a different feature than the other, MS Teams has complete integration with your office files and storage, and good video call quality. Zoom is purely a conferencing platform, integrates well with AirPlay. BlueJeans and Google Meet are somehow for small businesses. …
Top Pros
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Features
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Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
8.4
561 Ratings
4% above category average
Webex App
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.9559 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video8.4537 Ratings00 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements8.1483 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support8.3456 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
8.3
530 Ratings
4% above category average
Webex App
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing8.4530 Ratings00 Ratings
Whiteboards8.1253 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
8.2
558 Ratings
1% below category average
Webex App
-
Ratings
Calendar integration8.2503 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.1509 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with social media8.0176 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.2472 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows8.5347 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
8.4
414 Ratings
1% below category average
Webex App
-
Ratings
Live chat8.7396 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience polling8.3177 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A8.2226 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
8.3
413 Ratings
1% below category average
Webex App
-
Ratings
User authentication8.0283 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.4386 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.5253 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
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Ratings
Webex App
8.0
543 Ratings
2% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.6303 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.3136 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.2418 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.9200 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings8.8509 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.0427 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.2222 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
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Ratings
Webex App
8.5
587 Ratings
6% above category average
Chat00 Ratings8.9577 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.6568 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.7521 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings8.4277 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.1255 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.2151 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7175 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.6382 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)
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Ratings
Webex App
8.1
501 Ratings
0% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings7.6291 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.7430 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings8.2431 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings7.7405 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.6313 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.2318 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.4168 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings8.7285 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Google Meet
Google Meet
Score 8.3 out of 10
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
BlueJeans Meetings (discontinued)Webex App
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(568 ratings)
8.4
(649 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
4.7
(23 ratings)
8.6
(26 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(203 ratings)
8.9
(392 ratings)
Availability
9.6
(8 ratings)
7.7
(9 ratings)
Performance
5.5
(8 ratings)
8.2
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
5.3
(17 ratings)
8.0
(395 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(3 ratings)
8.6
(6 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.0
(16 ratings)
8.8
(11 ratings)
Configurability
6.1
(6 ratings)
7.8
(10 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.5
(6 ratings)
7.9
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
4.3
(7 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.1
(5 ratings)
8.3
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.1
(5 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
  • Collaboration with team members, clients and partners who spread out across the globe is made simple by Bluejeans meeting. As an Application developer it is easier for me to collaborate with people from various cultures and time zones so this is very important.
  • For code review , it plays an excellent role, it enables real time screen sharing and code discussion among my team, this facilitate quicker and more effective bug detection and correction.
  • Pair programming is a great use for it. It make possible for two programmers to collaborate on same code even when they are not physically near to each other.
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Cisco
The biggest use case I have for Webex is the public and private Spaces feature. It is so handy to have a single place where I can collaborate with team members on a single project. We can chat about new ideas and share files just on that specific project. That way I am not having to search email, or a Sharepoint site or a network drives for files. And I don't have to search through a separate chat log for ideas for this project. Add to that that I can use the Webex app on my PC, Mac, iphone and Android tablet and that makes it the killer app.
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Pros
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  • Bluejeans' ability to record meetings would be beneficial for future references like If I ever needed to revisit a discussion or training sessions, I could access the recorded content, eliminating the need to take extensive notes during meeting.
  • Calendar program and messaging services are just a couple of the productivity and collaboration tools that Bluejeans frequently integrates with, scheduling of meeting and team members communication would become more efficient as a result.
  • Typically, bluejeans provides mobile app, making it usable on tables and smartphone, this enables me to take part in a meeting even if I am not near a computer system.
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Cisco
  • High-quality, high-impact communications in our workflow.
  • It's great for sharing large documents, it doesn't slow down our communications.
  • The dark mode is excellent, it has a good image and seamless integration features.
  • We can record meetings, which is perfect for backing up any information that may be overlooked.
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Cons
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  • Video quality is different between their desktop app version and web browser version
  • I prefer using Bluejeans web browser version but it lack many features which are there in their Desktop App version, which is really disappointing.
  • Not a big issue but if they decrease their pricing, it will be great
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  • The PIN message function is getting deleted after some time. I would prefer it to retain all PIN messages.
  • Option to add multiple quiet hours. This will allow me to set quiet hours for the whole weekend and not just the time range similar to weekdays.
  • Paste cells on messages. When I paste, for example, a 3x3 cell from a spreadsheet, the columns and rows are removed.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I have used many other competing platforms platforms; however, despite the fact that BlueJeans lacks certain features others offer, familiarity, ease of use, and several things BlueJeans does better than others mean that I will stick to BlueJeans. Further, whenever I have faced a problem, I have found BlueJeans support excellent overall; no lengthy wait to understand and resolve an issue. Good product, great support, BOTH TESTED OVER TIME; I do not have an incentive to move to another platform.
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Cisco
I don’t have access to video features.) In an age when our smartphones
do everything but call our friends, family, or clients, it’s refreshing
to have a desktop app that can make calls in the smartphone’s place. It
seems appropriate in a time when we’re all worried about the robots
rising and taking over the world. Why not transfer the functionality of a
telephone to the same computer where we program those world-dominating
robots? It’s practical. Cisco Jabber takes the classic idea of making
calls with a phone and puts it in the same place where we spend most of
our worktime. This frees up desk space, as well as keeps the smartphone
available for what it was invented to do: take Instagram photos. Not to
mention, because it has its own number, it makes it easier to contact
clients without having to give them your personal phone number. Need to
make a call, but you don’t want to share your home phone? Cisco Jabber
makes that easy. And best of all, because you call through your
computer, all you need is a microphone to speak and speakers to listen,
and you never have to pick up the phone at all. If you hate having
sweaty ears, then Cisco Jabber is your app of choice. Note: Because I
have access to phone features only, and Cisco Jabber has more available
that I can’t use, I can see where it may also be a pro for business
owners that Cisco apparently allows custom features availability for
users, depending on roles.
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Usability
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I don't have much experience of joining a meeting from an attendee of someone else's. As for joining a meeting I've created, it's very easy. For recurring meetings, I find the meeting in my list, and if it's near the time to start, there will be a "Join" button, and I just push that. After that, it gives me the options for joining -- video, audio, phone, screen share only. It remembers my previous choices, so mostly I just can click by that. As for attendees joining, there do seem to be connection problems from time to time and people have to log off and come back on, but we had that trouble with GoToMeeting also. Being able to mute attendees is much better in BlueJeans. When we had GoToMeeting, I constantly had problems with people joining by phone incorrectly, such that they didn't even show up in the meeting list and thus I couldn't mute them when needed.
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Cisco
Webex is quite usable, and it is, in fact very easy to use as well. You don't need a lot of documentation to learn how to use the app as it's mostly self-explanatory. The user interface is easy on the eyes, and people can see buttons without issues. Overall, WebEx's front-end design is great and I don't have much issue with it.
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Reliability and Availability
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I have to give this a 10 rating as we have never had issues with availability. Now "quality" is a different subject
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Cisco
I would say every time I open it, it is there, there are times that our users have to sign out and back in to get it to work or even do a full exit as the app will disconnect from the controlling the desk phone, but some easy steps to sign-out or fully exit the app gets the user back up and running quickly.
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Performance
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This has been a continual issue with our organization. We are a IP/H323 infrastructure so we integrate BlueJeans via the IP/H323 connections to the cloud. We still have inconsistent results with calls. Some work without issue and some calls are horribly choppy and at times freeze. If I have one complaint or reason to seek out a different competitor its this
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Cisco
Software loads and runs well. I like the ability to run the full app version, or, just run through a browser using a lightweight webex experience. In a pinch, this ability has saved my bacon when I had to connect in an emergency on a borrowed phone or computer
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Support Rating
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In all these years, there has been ONE instance when a problem I pointed out (with screenshots, no less) was DENIED. That apart, though there have been a few instances where there has been a delay in resolution (more to do with offering new features), I have NEVER felt frustrated about help not being on hand when I needed it most.
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The support team is quick in reverting to the issues faced, and it has multiple language support, which would be very helpful for some instances. Their expertise in resolving queries is instantaneous. Most of the common lags/issues in the application are identified and fixed with regular updates.
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In-Person Training
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Cisco
I am very satisfied with my experience with Webex App in online training. The creation of the event is very easy with the possibility of scheduling it in advance. The management of participants, organizers, and animators is complete. The invitations are automated and by simply using emails we can create all the schedules of the training session
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Online Training
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It is straight forward and easy to understand
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Cisco
Very easy to create. All operations are done without any problems with our business growth. All people like the experience including me as an instructor. The tools that WebEx App offers us are very complete for working in a virtual classroom, whether it is sharing the screen, the different display modes, the whiteboard, or even the scoring tools on the screen, it allows me to do my job as an instructor as if I was face to face with the participants.
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Implementation Rating
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For me its a simple video conferencing call tool, and implementation is simply setup user account give quick tutorial during the newhire orientation faze and then the user is good to go. There is not much you need to do to get this operational. sure if you want more security there are a couple extra steps but overall simply
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Cisco
There was quite a bit of back and forth with TAC and Cisco Reps to get it fully up and running but we did get there. Some of which had to do with documentation was not fully understandable. But with Cisco TAC we were able to get fully up and running.
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Alternatives Considered
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Select Blujeans Meetings because it allows me to better convey my ideas and at the same time build trust through real-time videoconferences. As well as sharing documents and presentations via screen sharing, I love the option to record play and then share the recording to colleagues who couldn't attend is what's needed.
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A lot of drops from calls/meetings frustrated me and my customers in some cases, but with Webex App, I see very less (or even null) drops, even when I am streaming HD content through my camera, even when I connected with the support team for other products for an explanation, they blame it on ISP even though my ISP gives around 200 Mbps speed, Webex App is miraculously never "affected" by ISP speed.
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Scalability
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I believe BlueJeans is easy to scale, but we have a different business model that requires a more central scheduling need. Most vendors operate on an enterprise wide environment with a one to one licensing. We have a centralized group of video administrators and schedulers that do the majority of the scheduling for multiple departments. Because we are a centralized scheduling group we need shared access to on schedule not multiple users delegating access to one another. I.E. if I have 5 schedulers, under the current licensing they would each have individual accounts and delegating those accounts to one another. So when receiving a support call they have to search 5 individual schedules to make changes to meetings. This I think is a valid need even for smaller businesses that just have a few schedulers for the rest of the groups. It would be easier if it scaled within the individual accounts
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Once everything is in place on the back end getting Webex on a user's PC is now very easy and with single sign-on, users are able to sign in without having to remember another password. Just make sure you have all the user settings in CUCM, CUC set right, and that they have the needed licenses in Webex Control Hub.
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Return on Investment
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  • All-Hands meetings were improved to feel less like a prerecorded video show and more like an actual conversation using BlueJeans.
  • Client meetings remained smooth in the transition to working-from-home with easy video calling and scheduling.
  • These were the main points that helped my department, as I am unfamiliar with how BlueJeans was implemented in external sales uses, but I imagine it was equally helpful for meetings when in-person was not available.
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Cisco
  • Cisco Jabber helped us develop a Business Continuity Plan in case of emergencies.
  • It allowed our employees to answer their office-phones remotely.
  • It saved us a 10.000$ investment every 4 years on the desk phones for only the Turkey office, possibly much higher figures on the global scale of Hilti.
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