Although Microsoft Teams is the most widely used tool for connecting teams, it is not the only one (and the European Council is not going to make it easy). Zoom, Slack and many others offer similar proposals with somewhat different advantages that may appeal to different types of professionals. Google joined this boat some time ago with its Google Chat application, one of the best applications in its workspace, which has tried to offer constant updates and rely on artificial intelligence to differentiate itself from the rest. Now it is testing a new system that could put the company one step ahead of its competition.
As Google has made known through the official Google Workspace blog, the company has launched the beta of a new feature that will allow you to send messages to Microsoft Teams or Slack without ever leaving Google Chat itself.
This function will be charged for
However, this news is not the only one, and the remaining ones are a bit worse: in order to unlock this feature, users will have to subscribe to Mio’s interoperability service, which means an additional cost and a little added hassle. Google tries to justify this decision based on the use of several of these multi-professional tools, collaborating with the company to be able to offer a nice solution, although the price may not be particularly contained.
Mio offers on its official website information on how this collaboration will work: in essence, Google Chat users will be able to send messages through Google Chat and these will be automatically sent to their Teams, Slack, Webex and Zoom accounts, ensuring secure communication, data exchange without vulnerabilities, the ability to share emojis and GIF images, for example, between all the platforms with which Mio can interact.
Despite being a functionality intended to be paid, it is currently possible to sign up for the beta of this service on Mio’s website. In addition to being one of the first to try it out, the beta will also allow you to discuss the price of this service, which Google and Mio plan to open to the general public sometime in early 2024.
