{"id":151049,"date":"2025-11-24T23:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T23:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/151049\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T23:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T23:07:09","slug":"zoom-communications-lifts-annual-outlook-on-accelerated-demand-for-ai-tools-in-hybrid-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/151049\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom Communications lifts annual outlook on accelerated demand for AI tools in hybrid work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">(Reuters) -Zoom Communications raised its annual revenue and profit forecast on Monday, benefiting from hybrid work trends and the \u200bintegration of <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/ai\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:artificial intelligence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">artificial intelligence<\/a> into its products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Shares of the company were up \u200c3.7% in extended trading.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Zoom has intensified its push to embed AI functionalities across its \u200cproducts and broaden its service offerings to capitalize on the demand for hybrid work solutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">New products, such as Phone, Contact Center and Virtual Agent, are driving the majority of Zoom&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">&#8220;We&#8217;re also seeing strong momentum with Custom \u2060AI Companion and our AI-\u200cfirst Customer Experience suite, which helped make this one of our best CX quarters, with broad AI adoption across major \u200ddeals,&#8221; CEO Eric Yuan said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Demand for AI agents, which are programs that can act autonomously to perform specific tasks, has been growing as companies \u200bembrace the new technology to automate workflows and improve efficiency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Zoom had witnessed rapid \u200cgrowth in users and subscribers as organizations turned to online video-conferencing platforms during the pandemic-led lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">It has also partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/NVDA\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nvidia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nvidia<\/a> to include the chipmaker&#8217;s Nemotron open technologies to support AI Companion 3.0 across industries such as finance, healthcare and government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The company now expects fiscal 2026 revenue between $4.85 \u2060billion and $4.86 billion, compared with \u200bits earlier projection of $4.83 billion and \u200b$4.84 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">It forecast annual adjusted profit per share between $5.95 and $5.97, compared to a prior view of $5.\u200d81 and $5.84.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Revenue \u2060for the third quarter, ended October 31, was $1.23 billion, ahead of estimates of $1.21 billion, according to data \u2060compiled by LSEG.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Zoom earned $1.52 per share on an adjusted basis during the quarter, compared \u200cwith estimates of $1.44 apiece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">(Reporting by Juby Babu in \u200cMexico City; 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