Launched in December 2019, the Chime SDK enables customers to effectively white-label voice and video meetings technology, embedding it natively into their applications.įor Slack, this is an ideal solution to an increasingly difficult problem. The news starts a new chapter in the hugely competitive market for online meetings and is a big shot in the arm for Chime, which despite having launched over three years ago, has yet to gain significant profile against the big players.Ībove all, it’s a timely reminder that AWS is stepping up to the mark in workplace applications during the Covid-19 crisis, an area of its portfolio that has taken a back seat to its infrastructure business until now. Part of a broader multiyear strategic agreement between the two companies, the announcement also sees AWS agreeing to use Slack for its internal teams and promises deeper integrations between their portfolios. The move will make Chime functionality available for free for all Slack customers who want to use it - both free and paying customers. Last week, Slack announced that it has signed a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to embed the Amazon Chime voice and video meetings capability into its channel-based messaging application, using the Amazon Chime software development kit (SDK). Has Amazon Chime found its golden ticket to video collaboration success?

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