As we go to press, Microsoft and Zoom announced an integration, which will allow Zoom Rooms to join Microsoft Teams meetings and vice versa, all without the purchase Available in early 2020, Zoom Rooms will be able to join Microsoft Teams meetings and Microsoft Teams Rooms will be able to join Zoom meetings, all without the purchase of additional licenses or third-party services. Both companies are promising a one-click interoperability. This modern web app-based approach supplements Zoom’s existing standards-based interoperability solution, Conference Room Connector, which enables any traditional SIP or H.323 endpoint to join a Zoom meeting and also provides the back-end technology that allows Zoom Rooms to make outbound SIP and H.323 video calls to third-party endpoints and services. Zoom also integrates with Teams and other Office 365 solutions, with apps for Outlook, OneDrive, and Skype for Business Server, as well as Azure Active Directory. The partnership will help eliminate the frustration companies often face when trying to interact with another company that’s using a different platform or service and the need to spend money on other programs.
