Google rolls out Box integration, improved videoconferencing

Google is ramping up its efforts to lure workplaces into using its Chrome browser and Chromebook laptops with a handful of updates.

The tech giant said at its first Chrome Live event on Wednesday that it wants to let companies more closely integrate office-focused services into the Chromebook as part of its Chrome for Work program. Chromebook users will now be able to access files saved on the cloud storage service Box just as they would any other stored file.

The company is also upgrading videoconferencing package, Chromebox for Meetings, to allow for bigger groups of people. The system will include a pan-tilt camera and hardware from Dell, Acer and Hewlett Packard. Read more...