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Microsoft Digital Defense Report

Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report Details Increasing Cyber Threats

Microsoft's Digital Defense Report details advanced cyber threats facing the world and sophistication with which hackers and cybercriminals are operating.

September 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new annual report from Microsoft details the advanced threats and sophistication with which hackers and cybercriminals are attempting to infiltrate our networks and IT systems. The Digital Defense Report, released Tuesday, covers cybersecurity trends from the past year and “makes it clear that threat actors have rapidly increased in sophistication over the past year, […]

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IT Budget Pricing

How IT Pros Can Determine Pricing

Determining how much the company will pay for a product or services involves leadership, research, route market reevaluation and security.

September 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

When it comes time to set your IT budget and get it approved by your organization’s leadership, there are several things to keep in mind as you navigate the sea of service providers, vendors, manufacturers, and dealers to determine how much your organization will pay for critical products and services. This involves conversation with leadership […]

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Microsoft Ignite

Microsoft Announces New Features, Products at Ignite

Unified communicaiton, cloud services and security tools highlight announcements made at Microsoft's annual Ignite conference.

September 23, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s annual Ignite conference from Tuesday to Thursday, has already been eventful for the myriad of new products and features the company has unveiled. Many of the new tools are designed to help companies meet the challenge of doing business in the COVID-19 era and hybrid work. Here’s a look at some innovations in Office […]

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YubiKey 5C NFC

Yubico Releases YubiKey 5C NFC Security Key

Yubico has launched the YubiKey 5C NFCwhat, the first mutli-protocol security key designed with both near-field communication and USB-C connections.

September 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Authentication security key maker Yubico has launched what it says is the world’s first mutli-protocol security key with smart card support designed with both near-field communication and USB-C connections. The key is called the YubiKey 5C NFC and is available to purchase for $55. The company cited a dramatic increase in the rate of cyber […]

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Crestron 4-Series

Crestron Releases 4-Series Control Systems

Crestron its 4-Series control systems are the company's fastest, most powerful and secure systems company has ever built.

August 31, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The number of devices and building systems on networks continues to increase, as does the need to intelligently and efficiently control various technologies. Crestron says it has the ideal solution with its just-released line of 4-Series control systems, which the company calls “the fastest, most powerful and secure the company has ever built” in today’s […]

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Campus Security

How to Get the Most Out of Your Security Systems Integrator

Four campus protection professionals describe how they work with electronic security contractors and how they handle challenges that arise.

August 28, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Engaging your customers and taking action to solve their pain points and various challenges is an essential step to customer success. With the intention of better serving end users, you need to know as much as possible about them. Including what they most need from you. In that spirit, SSI delivers the second annual Commercial Security End-User […]

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new technology training program, user adoption

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.

August 27, 2020 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Avocor Microsoft Teams Collaboration Display

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.

August 25, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

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 […]

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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?

August 20, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

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 […]

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