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UPshow SHIFT Marketing Cloud Helps Boost Back-of-House Employee Engagement

April 12, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

UPshow, the on-premise performance marketing cloud powering over 30,000 screens, introduced UPshow SHIFT. UPshow SHIFT is an employee engagement platform that helps businesses strengthen financial performance by improving employee engagement, retention, training results and operational excellence. UPshow SHIFT seamlessly collects data from restaurant Point of Sales platforms (POS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), customer loyalty programs […]

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Why Healthcare Needs Better Data Security

April 12, 2022 Brian Foy Leave a Comment

As the healthcare industry accelerates into an increasingly digitized world, cyber breaches exposing confidential patient data are becoming more commonplace. In fact, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights’ breach portal, a staggering 44,993,618 healthcare records were exposed or stolen in 2021. The implications of these security breaches are […]

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Konftel Cam20 Now Certified for Zoom Rooms

April 11, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Sweden-based Konftel announced that its Cam20 videoconferencing camera is now certified to work with Zoom Rooms. The plug-and-play device features 4K Ultra HD performance and a 123-degree field of view. Konftel product manager Torbjörn Karlsson confirms that the company tested the camera fully as a Zoom Rooms USB-connected device. “The Konftel Cam20 is the second […]

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IDC: Cloud Infrastructure Spending Shows Strong Growth

April 5, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 13.5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21) to $21.1 billion according to the Needham, Mass-based International Data Corporation (IDC). As supply chain constraints have depleted vendor inventories over the past several quarters, IDC reports year-over-year growth in […]

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Managing Mobile Devices in the Hybrid Workplace in 2022

April 5, 2022 Amy Carr Leave a Comment

Managing devices in the workplace has certainly evolved over the years for IT professionals. Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, work environments were fairly simple — most people got up every day and headed to an office to work. But since 2020, things have changed significantly. Without a doubt, the hybrid work model is popular among […]

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Google: Government Employees Echo Concerns About Cyberattacks on Legacy Systems

April 5, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Government workers are echoing concerns about cyberattacks and the government’s reliance on Microsoft and legacy productivity software, according to a new survey conducted by Public Opinion Strategies commissioned by Google Cloud. The survey polled 2,600 Americans workers, including 600 workers from the Washington, D.C. metro area, and 338 workers employed by federal, state or local […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Achieves Stunning Visuals for Avison Young Building

April 4, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Sharp NEC Display Solutions (Sharp/NEC), prominent in the projector and display market, helped Avison Young deliver stunning visuals to their visitors, tenants and employees at its commerce building in downtown San Diego. The installation rivaled the natural splendor of San Diego, with its panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Coronado Island. […]

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FCC: Avoid Kaspersky Software

April 1, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, maker of a popular antivirus software, to its list of communications equipment and service providers deemed threats to U.S. national security. Kaspersky is the first Russian company to be added to the FCC listing, which is currently dominated by China-based firms, including video surveillance giants Hikvision and Dahua. With […]

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Metaverse and Crypto Jobs Are on the Rise

March 31, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

In the new world of work, job ads are increasingly featuring some of tech’s new favorite buzzwords – the ‘metaverse’, ‘crypto’, ‘cybersecurity’ – and are seeking experts in the field. The number of ‘metaverse’ vacancies has more than quadrupled in four months, increasing +379% from October, according to research from the Indianapolis-based job search engine […]

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