Cisco Webex Innovation Breaks Through Language Barriers with Real-Time Translation for More Inclusive Meeting Experiences
Cisco announced the preview launch of a new real-time translation feature for Webex, allowing translations from English to over 100 languages. This innovation aims to enhance collaboration in a global workforce, eliminating language barriers. Existing support expanded from 10+ languages to a wide range including Arabic, French, and Spanish. The feature also offers businesses significant cost savings, replacing third-party translation services, which average $172 per meeting. The full rollout is expected in May 2021.
- Launch of real-time translation feature for over 100 languages enhances Webex's appeal.
- Integration of translation capabilities can lead to significant cost savings for businesses.
- Feature available only in preview mode initially; full availability not until May 2021.
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
- Starting this month: Webex customers can preview real-time translations from English into 100+ languages
- Webex AI-powered, real-time translation drives more inclusive collaboration through virtual meeting experiences that are 10x better than in person interactions
- Webex innovation paving the way for real-time translation beyond English
Eliminating language barriers is a key step to enabling a truly global, hybrid workforce. To help, today Cisco announced the availability (in preview beginning this month) of its real-time translation feature while also dramatically expanding the language library from 10+ to more than 100 languages, ranging from Armenian to Zulu. As part of the all new Webex, organizations can provide employees with inclusive and seamless collaboration experiences, which is essential to supporting the needs of a workforce that is more globally dispersed than ever before.
Users can create their own personalized Webex meeting experience by quickly and easily self-selecting the language of their choice from the most commonly used languages, such as Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish, as well as more localized languages such as Danish, Hindi, Malay, Turkish and Vietnamese. The personalized language experience provides a path through one of the major hurdles in global business – the language barrier. Now users can engage more fully in meetings, translating from English to 100+ other languages, enabling teams to communicate more effectively with each other, and opening new opportunities for businesses to build a more inclusive, global workforce.
For businesses, there's a talent and cost benefit. The feature enables businesses to focus on finding the best talent regardless of wherever they call home or their native language. And a recent report from Metrigy on intelligent virtual assistants found that nearly
"The inclusive features of Webex help create a level playing field for users regardless of factors like language or geography. Enabling global Real-Time Translations is another step toward powering an Inclusive Future, and an important component of driving better communication and collaboration across teams." said Jeetu Patel, SVP and GM Security and Applications, Cisco. "AI technologies play an integral role in delivering the seamless collaboration, smart hybrid work and intelligent customer experiences that Cisco is known to deliver."
Webex has a rich history of helping employees innovate and remain productive wherever they are. Since the pandemic, Webex has not only continued to help businesses thrive, it has also been an integral platform for governments to continue to lead remotely, doctors to meet with patients safely, and educators to teach students at a distance. It's clear that the future of work will involve a combination of remote and on-site interactions, known as hybrid-work. Cisco has a clear vision of how technology can help customers realize that future today and create a more inclusive world for all, by enabling a Webex experience that is 10x better than in-person while at the same time making in-person interactions 10x better as well.
Availability
The expanded Real-Time Translation feature will be available in Webex as a preview starting this month and will be orderable and generally available in May.
Not all dialects included in translation.
Additional Resources:
- Blog: We're Raising the Bar on Inclusive, Effective Collaboration with Webex Solutions for Every User by Cisco's Javed Kahn
- Video: Youtube Real Time Translation Demo
- Blog: What's New in Webex: March 2021 by Cisco
- Metrigy Report: Quantifying the Benefit of Intelligent Virtual Assistants to Improve Meeting Experiences AI-powered virtual assistants reduce costs and improve productivity
- Blog: Realizing the Value of Intelligent Virtual Meeting Assistants by Metrigy
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