Zoom is adding email and calendar tools as it competes with Slack and Microsoft Teams
(Picture: Nick Morrison on Unsplash)By now we’re all familiar with the “this meeting could have been an email” meme. It captures that collective groan people let out when they’re invited to an unnecessary video call or real-life office huddle that could have just been relayed over an email or direct message. Well, as it turns out Zoom may be aware of the feeling, too. The video conferencing app has just introduced two new beta features – email and calendar.
You’ll be able to use Zoom Mail to either link up your existing email account with the app on desktop for free, while paying customers can create a dedicated Zoom email that offers end-to-end encryption between Zoom Mail users. This option is limited to Zoom One Business members, with higher-tiered plans also given the option to create a custom domain. Users will get 15GB of email storage on Zoom Pro or Zoom United and 100GB on Zoom One Business or higher.
