The new Automatic Systems pedestrian gates and vehicle entrance access control solutions now feature temperature monitoring. These newly developed monitoring solutions, developed for the Automatic Systems pedestrian products, are said to detect if an individual seeking access is wearing a face mask and also verifies their body temperature while in motion. Equipped with a COVID-19 […]
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Zoom Publishes Draft of Encryption Design
Zoom has published a draft of its end-to-end encryption design as the company hopes to win back the trust of public and private organizations.
Zoom is inching closer to offering end-to-end encryption after publishing a draft cryptographic design for the security feature that is coming to fruition as part of the company’s three-month plan to bolster its security and privacy stature. The draft comes shortly after Zoom acquired Keybase, a secure messaging service company that is supposed to help […]
Sir Francis Drake Hotel Sound System
This hotel sound system required complicated designs, since it can divide into four separate spaces. Here's how it was done.
The luxurious Sir Francis Drake hotel in San Francisco has anchored the city’s famed Union Square since 1928. And since the landmark hotel’s opening day, Lizzie’s Starlight (originally dubbed the Starlight Room) has drawn hotel patrons and locals alike to the roof of the 21-story hotel for entertainment, food, drinks, and spectacular views. The Tech […]
Facebook Steps Further Into Enterprise Communication, Collaboration Space
Facebook is announcing new features to Workplace, its unified communications and collaboration platform in a move to compete with Slack, Zoom, Teams, etc.
Just weeks after announcing the consumer-based video communication platform Messenger Rooms, Facebook is announcing new features to Workplace, its unified communications and collaboration platform for businesses. Those features are highlighted by the introduction of video chat, putting the platform on par with other competitors in the space like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack, GoToMeeting and many […]
Microsoft Warns of ‘Massive’ Excel, COVID-19 Phishing Campaign
Microsoft is warning users of a massive phishing campaign using malicious Excel files and fake COVID-19 news that can give a hacker access to machines.
Microsoft is warning users of a massive phishing campaign using malicious Excel files and fake COVID-19 news designed to install software that can allow hackers to take over end user computers. In a series of Tweets earlier this week, Microsoft Security Intelligence tweeted that the company is tracking a “massive campaign” that installs the legitimate […]
Week in Review: Automated AV, COVID-19 IT Impact, etc.
This week, May 18-22, 2020: fully automating rooms, how COVID-19 is impacting IT departments, surveys on working from home, and more.
This week, May 18-22, 2020: fully automating rooms, how COVID-19 is impacting IT departments, surveys on working from home, and more.
Fuze 6 Platform Aims to Secure Business Continuity with Secure, Scalable Comms
The Fuze 6 employee communications platform touts scalability, security, and the ability to keep critical comm's moving for business continuity.
Fuze, a cloud-based communications provider, announces the Fuze 6 platform, delivering user, administrator, and contact center experiences on desktop, web, or mobile. “As business leaders navigate an expanded distributed workforce, secure and resilient communication and collaboration tools are critical to maintain business continuity,” said Jed Brown, senior vice president of product and design at Fuze. […]
Almost All Workers are Distracted by Audio Pain Points, Study Finds
Survey finds most common audio pain points, including being disturbed by loud colleagues, and overall office noise level.
New research from global market research firm IPSOS and audio brand EPOS finds 95% of audio end-users and decision makers experience pain points relating to sound that affect their concentration or efficiency at work. Common complaints include being disturbed by loud colleagues (50%), overall noise levels in working environments (48%) and interruptions from colleagues (46%). […]
Microsoft Announces New Teams Features During Build Conference
As Teams usage skyrockets due to COVID-19, Microsoft is releasing new features for collaboration, digital events, and remote working improvements.
During Microsoft’s annual Build conference – held digitally this year due to the coronavirus pandemic – the company unveiled several new features to Teams, its flagship unified communication and collaboration platform and one of its fastest growing products. The platform, which now has more than 75 million daily active users, is getting a slew of […]
Facial Recognition Has a COVID-19 Problem
Cameras designed to identify us by our facial features will be hampered by masks, scarves, bandannas and other face coverings people wear to stop COVID-19.
Facial recognition, as controversial as it can be, was trending up before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world. However, there were many cases in which the technology proved troublesome, causing some areas on the U.S. and other parts of the world to ban the technology for government use. Thanks to COVID-19, facial recognition technology developers […]
