WebEx to Be Decommissioned at End of Year
The WebEx contract will end on Dec. 31, 2022, and it will not be renewed. This decision was made due to declining WebEx usage and increasing popularity of Microsoft Teams and Zoom, which provide equivalent features. Decommissioning this service also presents a cost-savings opportunity for the university while consolidating technology support to two primary services.
What campus users can do before the end of the year:
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Learn more about online meetings and conferencing tools.
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IT Services recommends Microsoft Teams for VoIP calling and most online meetings.
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Zoom is also available for video conferencing.
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Save any WebEx recordings that you would like to keep to a secure cloud storage space such as OneDrive.
IT Services does not recommend conducting university business on unsupported services. However, if you are invited to a WebEx session from a colleague outside the university, you can join using your UARK email address.
If you have questions or need assistance, contact the IT Help Desk.
Contacts
Rachel Gerner, content strategist
University Information Technology Services
479-387-3824,
rgerner@uark.edu