Solaborate ''/ˈsōˈlabəˌrāte/'' is a communication and collaboration platform for professionals and consumers. It allows them to do video calls, share documents, screencast and screen share, remotely monitor their home or office. Solaborate is a combination of the words "social" and "collaboration". Solaborate has both software and hardware in the form of the HELLO Messenger and HELLO Communication Device.

History

Labinot Bytyqi at Disrupt TechCrunch SF 2013

Solaborate's

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Labinot Bytyqi, founded the

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in 2012. Solaborate is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida. *In April 2013, Solaborate launched its private beta, and announced it has raised $1 million from

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s. *In October 2013, at TechEd Las Vegas, Solaborate officially launched its public beta.

HELLO

*In July 2016, Solaborate launched a Kickstarter campaign for HELLO 1. HELLO is a voice controlled device that can be used for video conferencing, wireless screensharing, live broadcasting, and security surveillance. The device runs on Android and is engineered with an array of four smart microphones, a 4K video sensor and quad-core processor. It also features a built-in accelerometer and tilting lens. *In January 2018, Solaborate announced HELLO 2 at CES 2018. *In March 2022, Solaborate quietly sunset the API for the HELLO 1.

Awards

People's Choice Award at SAP Palo Alto In 2013, Solaborate has been awarded the people's choice award at SAP's Palo Alto, during the 10th startup forum. Best in Show Award at WebRTC Conference and Expo In 2013, Solaborate has received the "Best in Show" award at the WebRTC Conference and Expo hosted by TMC in Atlanta, Ga

Technology

Solaborate is built on Microsoft Windows Azure Cloud Computing, using

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s and

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protocols for real time communication. Solaborate runs on the

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platform, to provide users with real-time information on their network.

Features

Features include: *profiles for professionals, companies, products, and services *messaging, chat, and video *screen sharing *creating blogs *real-time analytics *file sharing and document organization In October 2013, Solaborate released a

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for Android. In September 2014, Solaborate launched Solaborate app for Windows 8.1. The app integrates most of the same features and capabilities as the web and it is supported in x86, x64 and ARMS processors.INTRODUCING SOLABORATE APP FOR WINDOWS 8.1
05 September, 2014, ICK-Innovation Centre Kosovo In October 2018, Solaborate launched their second generation of HELLO.

Discontinuation

Around March 2022, the services for the "HELLO" 1 (original generation) were discontinued in favor of Solaborate's new service, "HelloCare". With this change, you could no longer use a HELLO 1 or 2 due to the API being restricted to Solaborate employees.

References

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