According to documents on Microsoft’s website, the company is introducing a new feature called Coordinated Meetings that allows users to sync one or more Teams Rooms devices and a Surface Hub. When users join a meeting on one device, other devices in the room will also join the same meeting. Cameras, speakers and microphones can […]
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The Importance of Developing a Training Program for New Technology
IT managers always want the highest possible user adoption for new technology. That won’t happen without the proper training in place.
When an IT manager implements a new technology project, there are a few fantasies of user adoption that runs through his or her head. Sometimes we’re doing it on behalf of upper management. We never wanted to adopt this technology in the first place, and we believe that none of the end user employees in […]
Weapons Detection Technology Keeps South Pittsburg High School Safer
Weapons detection technology is designed to help identify threats before they become violent; integrates with an org’s existing security cameras.
The security of South Pittsburg High School was a personal matter for its principal Tim Bible. He was a senior in 1985 when another student entered the campus and shot a teacher. It’s something he thinks about nearly every time he walks in the building. School resource officer (SRO) Brandon Price agrees, since he has […]
Transforming a Living Room Into the Democratic National Convention Control Room
Remote work is now the norm for a large chunk of U.S. workers, but how does that translate into event production? Ask the folks who produced the Democratic National Convention last week. Like countless other professionals that job was done remotely or in a makeshift workstation at home. Now, from a single location, try to […]
Cisco To Acquire AI-based Noise Removal Firm BabbleLabs
Cisco is acquiring noise removal and speech enhancement firm BabbleLabs to add another layer of noise reduction features to Webex meetings.
As it hopes to keep pace with Zoom and Microsoft Teams, Cisco is acquiring noise removal and speech enhancement firm BabbleLabs to add another layer of noise reduction features to Webex meetings. Cisco will bring that native noise removal capability to its entire collaboration portfolio, beginning with integrating BabbleLabs for Webex Meetings users on any […]
Achieve Employee Buy-In with These Strategies
These change management tips will help organizations of all sizes achieve employee buy-in...as long as managers take them seriously.
Achieving employee buy-in is just one part of change management, but it’s by far the most complicated and the part we’ve heard most leaders struggle with. So we thought we’d come up with some change management tips which focus on getting employees to buy-in to new technology — or even just new directions in leadership. […]
How Technology Providers Can Help Train End Users
Technology providers like manufacturers & integrators can be a helpful resource for end user training and changing employee behaviors.
Your company just spent millions on new conference rooms throughout the campus and in other office locations, and now you want to maximize that investment and push employees to make use of these systems. However, your internal IT team might not be experts in conferencing technology, and end users haven’t been thoroughly trained. That leads […]
A Single IDIS Camera Keeps Watch Over a Volcano
IDIS 8MP 31x IR p/t/z camera captures footage from 9 miles away, allowing for viewing by emergency agencies, scientists, & residents.
Security cameras have been used for more than what you’d expect them to be. The latest unique application comes courtesy of the Volcan de Fuego project in Guatemala, which has deployed an IDIS camera to keep an eye on what is said to be one of the world’s most active and dangerous volcanoes. Continual live […]
Avocor Releases Microsoft Teams-certified Collaboration Display
Avocor announces the AVW-6555 Windows collaboration display, the first certified for Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Azure IoT.
Microsoft Teams is helping enterprise employees around the world stay connected and productive throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and we’ve seen hardware manufacturers buy into Microsoft’s certification program and release devices certified for the company’s flagship unified communications and collaboration app. That now includes collaboration display firm Avocor with the release of the AVW-6555 Windows collaboration […]
Microsoft Releases Transcription Services in Word
Microsoft has announced Transcribe in Word, a new feature that allows users to record and transcribe conversations directly in Word for the web.
As a journalist, transcribing audio is my least favorite thing to do. It usually takes more time than the actual interview itself. But, it’s necessary to get it right to avoid misquoting or misinterpreting comments. I’ve made use of some other artificial intelligence-based transcription apps and then moved that text over to Microsoft Word, but […]
