Stamford University Bangladesh

Class Work
Course Title

Entrepreneurship

Course Code

MGMT 446

Submitted To
Shabnam Mostari Alam
Assistant Professor

Submission Date
13-04-2021

Submitted By

Group 2
Naimur Rahman Navan (BBA 066 18963), Mainul Islam Sazib (BBA 06618979), Afia Anjum
Lira (BBA 066 18977), Masuda Sultana Farin (BBA 06618985),

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Zoom and AT&T Offer Full Suite of Enterprise
Communications Services
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. and the world’s largest telecommunications company,
AT&T, have teamed up to provide Zoom’s modern video communications services to AT&T
Business customers.

The Zoom and AT&T relationship is two-fold. AT&T resells Zoom as an integrated component
of the AT&T Global Audio Conferencing Platform. This provides customers a modern cloud
video conferencing and collaboration service from Zoom with a world-class audio experience
from AT&T. AT&T has also integrated Zoom into its AT&T Collaborate Platform in order to
provide its customers with enterprise-grade video communications.

“Both Zoom and AT&T have a relentless focus on innovation and keeping our customers happy,
so our business philosophy and strategy have been well aligned from the start,” said Eric S.
Yuan, founder, and CEO of Zoom. “We are proud that AT&T will bring Zoom’s video to their
customers as a seamless component of their suite of business services.”

The joint offering was unveiled at Zoom’s annual user conference, Zoomtopia, in October 2018.

Threats of Zoom
If used correctly, a SWOT analysis can provide volumes of information about the circumstances
that an organization or venture finds itself in. One of the handy benefits of using a SWOT
analysis (as opposed to other business analysis tools) is its inherent simplicity — all there is to
do is list the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, and you’ll find yourself with
plenty of worthy insight.

Until recently, you had probably never heard of the video conferencing software Zoom.

But now, as we remain in lockdown and are forced to communicate with colleagues and friends
remotely, it’s one of the world’s most talked-about technologies – whether that’s because of its
easy-to-use and free set-up or because of accusations that it steals your data and infects you with
malware.

There has been little room for middle ground when it comes to Zoom. You’re either one of
the 200 million people who use it daily, or one of the sceptics, like the MOD, which has banned
the software.

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What are people’s concerns about Zoom?
There are plenty of justifiable reasons to be wary of Zoom. For example, security researchers
have found several major vulnerabilities – one of which can be used to steal Windows
passwords, and another two that can be used to take over a Zoom user’s Mac and tap into the
webcam and microphone.
There were also reports that Apple was forced to step in to secure millions of devices after it
learned that Zoom installed a secret web server on users’ Macs, and that Zoom has an “attendee
tracking” feature that lets a host see whether participants clicked away from the app during a
call.
And then there’s the threat of “zoom bombing”, where uninvited guests enter meetings to harass
participants and snoop into people’s homes.

Zoom has taken accountability for many of its security and privacy failings, which is always a
positive step.

Likewise, it has implemented several controls to improve its security posture, such as password-
protecting meetings by default and adding a waiting room feature, which allows the host to select
who can enter a meeting.

But perhaps the most important thing it did was to advise users on things they can do to stay safe.
Many vulnerabilities are directly related to people’s failure to perform basic actions (like
password-protecting their account) or by doing things that actively jeopardises their security.
Remember when the UK government was criticised for holding a cabinet meeting on Zoom? The
problem was that Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted a picture of the meeting that included
the room ID.
Luckily, the meeting had already concluded, but had that not been the case, anyone with that
information could have ‘zoombombed’ the meeting.

Coronavirus: your biggest challenge yet

If you’re one of the many organisations that’s using Zoom for team meetings during the
lockdown, you’ll be well aware of the cyber security uncertainties that have come with the
coronavirus pandemic.

Why buy Zoom?

Zoom earns your "purchase" by removing the time limit and adding some great features. It's
awesome for webinars. It also allows you to use a green screen to record product demos, or even
use it for conference calls and webinars.

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Why use the Zoom Free Version?
1. At a free level it supports conference calls, video calls, screen sharing ability to make
recordings of video and screen shares and more.
2. It's a fully use full product even as a free tool but it just has a time limit per call. That time
limit was 40 minutes when we started using it. But you could just start up another meeting right
away.

3. Even the free version supports the zoom app on your phone so you can take a video call from
your car.

4. The free version will become an integral part of your business and the paid version has so
many awesome things that you will want to give zoom your money for them. Gladly pay
them. There hasn't been a product I've enjoyed paying for more than zoom. They don't gate
value in the product. They earn the purchase by taking a viable free product and just making it
all the more awesome!

Competitors
Looking for Zoom alternatives and competitors to get in touch with your remote team quickly?
These tools might help

List of some Zoom Alternatives and Competitors:

1. Skype Meet Now

Skype, owned by Microsoft, is a hugely popular chat and video conferencing app and has been
around for over 18 long years. Since Zoom took the crown of the go-to video conferencing app,
Microsoft recently introduced a light-weight Zoom alternative called “Skype Meet Now”. With
Meet Now, you can host a meeting with your teammates without signing up for a service or
downloading the software. Simply create a meeting room, share the link with participants, and
join the call.

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 2. Google Meet

Google Meet is a newer, cleaner, and faster version of Google’s Hangout app for texting and
video calling. Designed especially for business meetings and conferences, Meet takes the
headaches out of joining a video call at work. Simply set up a meeting room and share your room
link with your co-workers and before you know it, you’re in a meeting!

Available only as a paid service to educators, Meet was made free to all users worldwide this
past May, as a move to provide stiff competition to Zoom. Meet supports up to 100 meeting
participants with 16 participants visible at a time. Meet is integrated with G Suite, meaning that
users can join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email/Gmail invite. A great feature of
Meet is its ability to create a dial-in phone number for each meeting, so guests can join a meeting
even when they are offline with no data/Wi-Fi.

3. Whereby

If you are looking for a rather simple Zoom competitor and alternative to quickly jump into
meeting with someone, Whereby might just be the tool for you. Simply open your browser,
create your own meeting room, share the link on Slack, Skype, or email and you’re good to go.
The only limitation with Whereby is that only up to 4 people can join in the call for free! If you
want more people to join the meeting, you’re going to have to buy the PRO plan.

Whereby doesn’t require your guests to sign up as they can simply click their invite link and join
the call, making the whole experience frictionless. You can also make the meeting room private
so guests have to “knock” or ask for permission before joining in on the call. Whereby also
supports chat, screen sharing, recording, and floating emojis for the quick feedback!

Conclusion
Over the past four weeks, our society has changed completely. We have moved from happy
hours to social distancing, from long business meetings in stuffy conference rooms to digital
discussions that look like the Brady Bunch introduction with virtual backgrounds. As a result,
many products and services have been slammed front and center into the public eye, from
Instacart and Amazon Fresh to Zoom Video Conferencing. It is this last product that I want to
spend a few minutes discussing here as a result of countless questions from friends and family
around security and privacy.

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