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 […]
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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 […]
Making Your Hands Free Room Fully Automated with AV
With AI and turnkey solutions reducing cost and enhancing end-user experience, fully automated hands free rooms in most meeting spaces are now within reach.
Imagine an automated meeting room, whether it be a conference room, lecture hall, or council chambers. Someone walks in. The displays turn on automatically, the lights dim or brighten to the right level, previously configured for the type of meeting you are having. Cameras focus on whoever is speaking, switching seamlessly from presenter to audience […]
X.Labs Fever Screening Device
Feevr is an AI fever screening solution that detects elevated body temperatures and is being used by businesses during the pandemic.
Gunshot detection solutions company Shooter Detection Systems has announced its partnership with X.Labs to release Feevr, a fever screening device. SDS will be the premier distributor of X.Labs’ latest innovation called Feevr, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based, non-contact thermal imaging technology that is said to detect individuals in a crowd with an elevated temperature, a practice that is […]
CompTIA COVID-19 Survey Finds Tech Firms Anticipate August Return to Normal Business Levels
A majority of IT and tech firms are eyeing a return to some kind of normalcy by August, according to a new survey from IT trade association CompTIA.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many IT and tech companies into tough times, but the majority are eyeing a return to some kind of normalcy by August, according to a new survey from IT trade association CompTIA. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted industries and organizations of all shapes and sizes, and none have been completely […]
