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We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States. For a summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding tag for the most recent Canadian and EU zones release.

We have successfully pushed an update to all Video Conference instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release was primarily focused on internal scalability improvements, performance of key functionality, as well as fixes and product improvements.

1. Entry Passwords for Video Conference Sessions
   Video conference owners can now require attendees to enter a password before joining an active video conference to add an extra layer of security to the session. Click here to learn more about enabling password protection for your next video conference session.
    
   
2. Enable or Disable Recording When Scheduling a Video Conference Session
   Meeting Owners now have additional controls to specify if their upcoming video conference session will be recorded as soon as an attendee joins. Previously, recording was enabled for all video conference events. Click here to learn more enabling or disabling recording when scheduling your session.
    
   
3. Improved Stability for Users With Inconsistent Networks
   With new improved stability improvements for all video conference events, users with unreliable networks who disconnect unexpectedly can now automatically reconnect to an active video conference with minimal disruption.

We have released a new Software Capture for PC version (version v10.11.1.0) to all instances located in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release is specifically targeted at achieving full localization support of the PC Capture application. From here, we will continue to add new language packs.

1. Full Localization of the PC Capture Application to French
   The Software Capture for PC application is now fully localizable and we are introducing support for French in this edition. Future updates will include localization support for additional languages.

We have successfully pushed an update to all Panorama instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union.

1. New User Engagement Report

   A new User Engagement report provides real-time visual summaries of how users are engaging with Panorama. Reports include Panorama console and “widget” usage, number of times a recommended accessibility suggestion was implemented, and how often alternative formats are used.

   

2. PowerPoint Analysis Now Includes Reading Order Checks

   The PowerPoint Accessibility Analysis Engine (AAE) has been improved to perform Reading Order checks to ensure that objects displayed are in a logical reading order. This is a critical element to use within screen-readers.

   

3. New User Feedback Reporting Tool

   One of the ways we learn how our automated accessibility checks are doing is through feedback from users. Now users can provide feedback on Panorama, and more specifically how well a particular accessibility conversion performed, directly within the Panorama Console.

   

4. In addition to the above improvements, a number of fixes for specific scenarios were also improved including:
   • Improved detection of items with missing Alternative Text on PowerPoints
   • Resolved issue within the Blackboard Course Homepage where the Accessibility Gauge could fail to load.
   • Resolved issue where tagged PDFs were incorrectly listed as regular PDFs
   • Ability to replace files directly within the LTI-based application’s Accessibility Report.

We have released a new Software Capture for Apple version (version v5.1.0.0) to all instances located in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release is specifically targeted at achieving full localization support of the Apple Capture application. From here, we will continue to add new language packs.

1. Full Localization of the Apple Capture Application to French
   The Software Capture for Apple application is now fully localizable and we are introducing support for French in this edition. Future updates will include localization support for additional languages.

We have successfully published Version 1.0 of the YuJa Video Conference for Android application to the Google Play Store. This application provides the ability to attend video conferences on Android phones and tablet devices. We are planning a similar mobile application for iOS platforms in Q2 of 2021. Click here to learn more about the new Android application.

1. Audio, Video, Screen Sharing, and Chat Capabilities

   Attend a video conference session with the ability to participate over video, audio, screen, and chat.

   

2. New Meeting Code Capability to Quickly Join a Meeting

   The web-based Video Conference application within the Meeting Info screen now provides a 7-digit Meeting Code which can be used to join a video conference within the Android application.

   

3. Screen View Supports Both Portrait and Landscape Views
   

   The Screen view is compatible with both portrait and landscape views.

   

4. Users Tab Provides Current Attendee List

   The User tab provides a listing of attendees and their current sources available. In future releases, additional participant management capabilities will be integrated into this view.

   

5. Real-Time Chat Capabilities
   

   Participate in a real-time chat session while inside a video conference session.

   

We have successfully pushed an update to all Video Conference instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This release was primarily focused on 25+ internal scalability improvements, performance of key functionality, as well as fixes and product improvements.

1. Dynamic Recording Pause and Resume

   Ability to Pause and Resume recordings dynamically during a given video conference event. Previously, it was an all-or-nothing recording capability, however now these operations can be performed as needed, as a way to skip the recording of specific sections of the video conference.

   

2. Unified Video Conference Entry Screen

   A single entry screen to enter your name, select webcam, and test mic sources makes getting into a meeting easier and faster.

   

3. Infrastructure Improvements

   Improved load detection on the server-side as a precursor to more dynamic server assignment of video conference sessions.

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States. For a summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding tag for the most recent Canadian and EU zones release.

We have successfully pushed an update to all Panorama instances residing in the United States, Canada and the European Union.

1. Updated Institution Reporting User Interface

   The Institution-level report has been updated to provider clearer scorecards, trends indicators, and summaries. Over the upcoming releases, each report and screen will experience a similar update.

   

2. Improved Accessibility Checker for Issues That Span Paragraphs
   Improved the accessibility reporting for Microsoft Word documents with improved support for issues that span across the full paragraph.
   
3. Other Improvements
   • Accessible formats button now always fetches the latest, most up-to-date alternative formats instead of the latest versions available during the initial page load. Replacing a document now refreshes the page, to display the updated document.
   • Accessibility reports no longer show preview documents without the associated red lines (when applicable).
   • Improved compatibility of Microsoft Word contrast checking.
   • Improved the method of calculating accessibility scores for newly uploaded documents, including fixing the tendency for large and problematic documents to have an unusually high score.

We have released a new Software Capture for Apple version (version v5.0.0) to all instances located in the United States, Canada and the European Union. This releases contains over 75+ features and improvements. The highlights are summarized below.

1. Support for Up to 6 Simultaneous Audio, Screen or Video Sources
   Ability to record from multiple sources simultaneously, including up to two video sources, two audio sources and two screen sources in a single recording.



2. Improved Recording Toolbar with Audio-Level Bars
   Matching the PC-based Software Capture, the Apple Capture now has a new Recording Toolbar which also provides integrated audio-level bars.



3. Integrated Stream Upload Progress Indicators with Estimated Time and Bandwidth Speed
   After a recording, an Upload Status bar will appear providing accurate upload status information as your recording streams upload to the cloud-hosted Video Platform. Additionally, the estimated completion time and current connection speed are also added.



4. Installer Provides Error Message When Attempting to Install on Non-Compatible macOS
   We moved the minimum OS version message to the installer rather than the application file itself.
5. Dozens of Newly Audit Logged Events Including Full State Tracking of In-Progress Recording Uploads
   Administrators and our Support Staff can now view the upload progress of videos, along with dozens of newly logged audit events.



6. Proctoring Sessions Now Show Upload Progress Just Like Regular Recordings
   Just like regular recordings, proctored sessions now show the upload progress, as well as an extra reminder to not turn off your computer.



7. Streamlined Organization Search and Login Workflow
   The sign-in process has been streamlined with improved Organization search, a facility to auto-detect and pre-configure the user’s organization, and pre-selection of the Single Sign On login method.



8. Ability to Preset the Default Profile
   Users can now establish what the Default Profile for a given Software Capture installation should be.