Amazon's Alexa heads to the workplace
Amazon suggests its smart assistant can be used to order more printer paper among other tasks The Alexa voice assistant has been t:Amazon's remarkable runaway hit this past year. And as competitors such as t:Google and Apple try to catch up in the home, Amazon is pushing into a new market with t:Alexa for Business. Office workers will be able to use the firm's Echo smart speakers to set up meetings with colleagues, book conference rooms and other basic tasks. But the critical question isn't whether the technology works, but whether people will trust it in a business setting. "Without a doubt privacy and security is the number one issue," said Geoff Blaber, analyst at t:CCS Insight. "Arguably that’s more important than the functionality." Video conferencing specialist Polycom now allows chats to be triggered by a voice command Companies will undoubtedly be cautious about putting Alexa into meeting rooms and offices where sensitiv