Zoom is being used by millions to conduct business, go to school, take yoga classes and much more to the point that the service has become a household name. That’s why when it goes down, it’s a very big deal. That’s what happened this morning when users were unable to start and join Zoom meetings […]
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UCF Downtown Campus Collaborative Displays Use Sony BRAVIA
University of Central Florida’s new UCF Downtown 15-acre campus, located in Orlando’s Creative Village, incorporates the latest audio-visual innovations into a sleek but welcoming environment for 21st century learning. Thanks in part to its thoughtful integration of technology with design, UCF was among the top 20 most applied to colleges in 2019, according to Niche.com. […]
Who Got Hacked This Week? August 24 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, August 24, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, August 24, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
New Sielox Access Control, Emergency Response Systems
New Sielox systems allow school admins to communicate via computer & mobile devices to first responders for all security breaches or emergencies.
Over a quarter of a million students have experienced gun violence on campus since Colorado’s tragic Columbine High School massacre in 1999. These attacks have provided an impetus for school districts to mandate increased budgets for campus security and investment in cutting-edge technologies that can heighten proactive defenses and reduce response time for first responders […]
Study: Face Coverings and Masks Hinder Facial Recognition Technology
Facial recognition algorithms developed prior to the coronavirus pandemic struggle mightily to identify masked faces, according to a new study.
Facial recognition algorithms developed prior to the coronavirus pandemic struggle mightily to identify our faces through our masks, according to a preliminary study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Even the best of the 89 commercial facial recognition algorithms tested had error rates between 5% and 50% in matching digitally applied face masks with […]
Lifesize Acquires Kaptivo for Digital Whiteboarding Enhancements
Conferencing provider Lifesize has acquired digital collaboration firm Kaptivo in a bid to expand Lifesize’s platform with more whiteboarding abilities.
Conferencing provider Lifesize has acquired digital collaboration firm Kaptivo in a bid to expand Lifesize’s cloud-based unified communications and collaboration portfolio. Lifesize aims to make use of Kaptivo’s expertise in computer vision, image processing and artificial intelligence for visual collaboration to bring digital whiteboarding to Lifesize’s portfolio. Kaptivo’s whiteboarding solution pairs advanced image processing software […]
Zoom, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, Webex Come to Facebook Portal
Facebook is bringing several videoconferencing platforms to its Portal device to complement the company’s collaboration tool Workplace.
Facebook is bringing several videoconferencing platforms to its Portal device to complement the company’s collaboration tool Workplace. Those videoconferencing providers are Zoom, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting and Webex, the company said in a news release. Those apps will be available on Portal next month. “Whether you’re meeting one-on-one with a colleague or joining up to 1,000 participants,* […]
Why Microsoft and Oracle Might Want to Buy TikTok
Cloud giants Microsoft and Oracle – and now, Twitter – are all reportedly in talks to acquire the popular social media app TikTok before the app is banned in the U.S. All three firms have been reported to express interest in acquiring the platform as President Donald Trump has imposed a deadline of Sept. 15 […]
Is it Up to IT to Provide Remote Workers with Desktop Displays?
As much of the American workforce has now experienced working from home, one of the most missed commodities has been the desktop monitor.
As much of the American workforce has now experienced working from home, one of the most missed commodities has been the desktop monitor.
PyroFarms is Creating a Sustainable Lighting Source with Bioluminescence
Are bioluminescent dinoflagellates - sold by PyroFarms - the future of sustainable lighting? ...Wait, what the heck are those?
Bioluminescence is the science of tiny, light-emitting plankton — and it might be a source of sustainable, zero-energy lighting if harnessed at scale. That’s what PyroFarms hopes for, anyway. A report from Grit Daily recently covered the company. It explored how they harness bioluminescent dinoflagellates, the glowing things, to create small, focused light sources which […]
