Amazon Chime
Amazon Chime is a secure, real-time, unified communications service that transforms meetings by making them more efficient and easier to conduct. The service delivers high-quality audio and video through an application that is easy to use and stays in sync across all of your devices. With Amazon Chime, meetings start on time, and a visual roster makes them easy to manage.
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22.02.25. Amazon shuts down its videoconferencing service Chime
Amazon has decided to discontinue its alternative to Zoom and Google Meet - Chime. Launched in 2017 with a focus on business usage, Chime had little adoption outside of Amazon. This factor largely contributed to its shutdown, a spokesperson told the outlet. Existing customers will still be able to schedule and host meetings, add and manage users and take advantage of features in the Amazon Chime administration console, a company blog post explains. The Amazon Chime SDK, however, will not be impacted. Customers are advised to delete their data before the shutdown and make the move to another web meetings service. Amazon recommends other solutions like AWS Wickr, Zoom or Salesforce’s Slack.
2021. Amazon acquired secure enterprise messaging app Wickr
Amazon Web Services, has acquired Wickr, a startup developing a secure messaging app for businesses. It is said to be the only messenger that meets the NSA's security criteria. It supports video calling, video conferencing, file transfer, and integration with corporate systems. Installation on a private server on a local network or use as a SaaS service are possible. Amazon has had its own messenger, Chime, for several years, but it failed to gain much popularity in competition with Slack and Microsoft Teams. Amazon is likely now focusing on increased security.
2017. Amazon launched Skype for Business alternative
Amazon launched Chime, a video-conferencing service that will compete with Skype for Business and WebEx. Chime is provided by Amazon Web Services, the cloud-computing and storage division that makes up a big chunk of Amazon's business. The online meeting tool lets users switch between Mac, Windows, iOS and Android devices to use video-conferencing, screen-sharing, file-sharing and a chat feature. Chime costs $2.50 per month per user for a plan with screen sharing and use of a corporate directory, and $15 per month per user for a full plan that offers video meetings for up to 100 people — the version most businesses will need. A basic plan that allows video calls for two people and chat features is free. Since Chime is provided by the security-focused Amazon Web Services, the video-conferencing tool encrypts all communications and doesn't store chat history.
