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Extron Releases MediaPort for Professional Conferencing Applications

The Extron MediaPort 300 is a new 4K HDMI to USB bridge designed to integrate pro AV systems with software codec conferencing applications.

December 12, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Audiovisual manufacturer Extron is releasing the MediaPort 300, a new 4K HDMI to USB bridge designed to integrate pro AV systems with software codec conferencing applications. The Anaheim, Calif.-based firm says the MediaPort 300, an extension of Extron’s MediaPort line, supports popular conferencing platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams while bringing 4K capabilities to […]

What UC&C Experts are Saying About Hybrid Meetings in 2023

Meeting equity and flexible office models will be key to successful hybrid meetings, unified communications experts say.

November 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Despite nearly three years of distributed work forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations have still not yet equipped their offices and end users with the tools and technology necessary to carry out hybrid meetings. With 2023 around the corner, IT budgets should reflect those necessary conference room upgrades and end user tools, unified communications […]

End Users are Underequipped for Remote Videoconferencing

Effective distributed work and distraction-free videoconferencing requires better audio and video peripherals, Logitech research finds.

November 23, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Remembering back to spring 2020 when COVID-19 first began impacting commerce, business leaders predicted a few short weeks of remote work to help stop the spread of the virus. As we know, those few weeks turned into multiple years. Because of that shortsightedness, organizations largely sent employees home with the bare minimum: their laptop and […]

ClearOne Launches UNITE 160 4K PTZ Camera

ClearOne's UNITE 160 4K PTZ camera offers smart face tracking abilities with AI and auto framing for large spaces including boardrooms.

November 16, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

ClearOne, the Salt Lake City, Utah-based provider of communications, conferencing and collaboration solutions, announced the introduction of the UNITE 160 4K camera. The camera offers organizations 4K UHD performance with 12x optical zoom capabilities, remote-controlled mechanical pan and tilt as well as AI-powered smart face tracking and auto framing. It is designed to capture all participants […]

Email Compromise Attacks Wreaking Havoc, Report Finds

Email is now the top threat vector for cyberattacks, and 20% of advanced email attacks are breaking through defenses, Tessian report finds.

November 10, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Enterprise email is now the top threat vector for cyberattacks, and 20% of advanced email attacks are breaking through cyber defenses, according to a new report from email security company Tessian. The report sheds new light on how email has remained the “lifeblood” of any organization’s communication tools despite the proliferation of messaging and videoconferencing […]

Cisco Creates Interconnected Hub for Hybrid Work in New Chicago Office

Once a post office building, Cisco's Chicago office is now a model workspace for UC&C and for the hybrid workforce with smarter spaces and safer environments.

October 24, 2022 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Cisco’s new office, located in Chicago’s oldest post office building—once an interconnected hub for all the city’s mail—is a 130,000-square-foot location equipped as a platform for innovation integrating new products, development and testing. Bringing together four different local offices under one roof, Cisco’s Chicago office has become the model for what a hybrid office experience […]

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This Week in IT: Google Innovations, Dell Edge Platform, Surface Devices, Security Spending

Google and Microsoft product announcements, a new Dell edge platform and data on security spending highlight this week's IT news.

October 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology stories each week. Google Cloud Next ’22 announcements Google announced […]

Report: IT Leaders Want to Consolidate UC&C Tools

IT leaders are now seeking more integrated collaboration solutions to remove complexity, according to new research from Masergy.

October 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

After nearly three years of deploying more and more collaboration solutions to help employees work remotely, IT leaders are now seeking more integrated collaboration solutions to remove complexity, according to new research from secure cloud networking company Masergy. The Comcast Business-owned firm’s study found that IT leaders are working to standardize and consolidate their corporate […]

How to Effectively Collaborate in a Hybrid Work Environment

Collaboration benefits business and employees; here's what you can do to foster better workplace collaboration among your team.

October 6, 2022 Peter Gandolfo Leave a Comment

While day-to-day life is much closer to what it was pre-pandemic, there’s been a seismic shift in how American knowledge workers do their jobs. Fifty-eight percent of Americans work from home at least once a week. It’s even more pronounced among tech workers, where 85% are fully remote or hybrid. In-person collaboration is no longer […]

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Tips for Upgrading Your Home Office to a Home Studio

How to ‘studio-ify’ your home office in a approachable, manageable and affordable way.

September 30, 2022 David Maldow Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: MyTechDecisions’ sister-site Commercial Integrator has teamed up with the IMCCA, the New York-based non-profit industry association for unified communication and workplace collaboration, to produce a quarterly supplement, titled Collaboration Today and Tomorrow, that focuses on all things collaboration from multiple perspectives. In today’s WFH-prevalent world, most of us have Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex and several […]