Category: Business Productivity

2020 has been a challenging time for any organization that needs to physically bring people together, and especially schools. A common approach to help teachers and school children come together safely, is to ask parents to provide information every day before dropping their kids off at school. This post highlights the key decisions and steps […]

The Amazon Chime SDKs for iOS and Android allow application developers to integrate real time audio, video and screen share functionality into their iOS and Android applications. The screen sharing functionality uses the same content sharing concept introduced in the Amazon Chime SDK for JavaScript (except that audio sharing is not supported). With screen sharing, […]

Amazon Honeycode gives you the power to build custom apps without programming. Honeycode apps are built in four steps: Organize your data in Tables. Build apps using the drag-and-drop App Builder. Use Automations to replace manual steps in your process. Share your apps with your team. Honeycode lets you get started quickly by using an app […]

The current pandemic, and its social-distancing recommendations, created a new situation for customers who now need to work or study more from home. Virtual meetings and classes became a part of daily life and brought a set of challenges with it. There can be technical challenges connecting to a meeting or unreliable video and audio. […]

Customers are always looking for easy ways to join work meetings virtually with high-quality video and audio. There can be technical challenges connecting to a meeting or unreliable video and audio. There are also inherent problems such as simultaneously using a computer as a screen for the meeting and a device to draft notes. The […]

Overview We have heard from Amazon Chime SDK customers since our launch in 2019 that they needed messaging features in their applications. Telehealth customers wanted to enable real-time and asynchronous communication between care providers and patients. Live event hosts wanted participants to discuss content in real-time over messaging while they watched a video stream. Services […]

Alexa is probably already in your home, and now you can bring Alexa to your office too. Alexa for Business enables organizations and employees to use Alexa to get more work done. With Alexa for Business, employees can use Alexa as their intelligent assistant to be more productive in meeting rooms, at their desks, and […]

Overview Many people believe that programming experience is a necessary skill for building apps. However, according to Gartner, “by 2024, low-code application development will be responsible for more than 65% of application development activity”, which means that the future of app building will be simple interfaces that help people from both technical and non-technical backgrounds […]

The Amazon Chime SDK provides real-time communications components that developers can use to quickly add audio, video, and screen sharing capabilities to their own web or mobile applications. In this blog post, we introduce the open-source Amazon Chime SDK Smart Video Sending Demo. The Demo showcases how to dynamically display up to 16 video tiles […]

Businesses are investing in video-enabled experiences. They’ve been clear they want to embed more video-enabled functionality in the customer support products and services that they already offer to their customers. Businesses are prioritizing video for the processes used to connect their customers to support agents, or route other inbound inquiries. They have a variety of use […]