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How to Solve the Disconnect Between IT Department, Remote Workers

Remote work is causing a divide between employees and the IT department, but software and collective tech decision-making can help.

November 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If your team is working remotely, there’s a good chance that has led to a disconnect between the IT department and your end users. No longer under the watchful eyes of IT, end users aren’t reporting IT issues or asking the IT department for help, and they’re using applications that might not be approved for […]

Zoom Adds Participant Reporting Features To Eliminate Disruptions

Zoom's new security features are designed to let meeting hosts and co-hosts remove and report disruptive meeting participants.

November 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom has released two new security features designed to let meeting admins remove and report disruptive meeting participants. The new tools allow hosts and co-hosts to get a better handle on their meetings and eliminate distractions caused by disruptive people and report them to Zoom, according to a company blog announcing the new features. The […]

District Tap Sports Bar 4K Video Distribution

This sports bar's 4K video distribution solution relies on Mediatune to allow dozens of TVs to be managed by a single person with lightning speed.

November 16, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

When the owners of the District Tap sports bar in Indianapolis decided to open a second location in the city’s downtown area, they identified one crucial technology upgrade that would enhance the guest experience and greatly simplify daily operations for staff: 4K IP video distribution. The Tech Decision According to Matt Reeve of Millennium Sounds, […]

Salesforce Release Revenue Cloud To Speed Up Buying Process

Revenue Cloud is a new solution from Salesforce designed to give organizations the agility to make the buying process faster and easer.

November 12, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Salesforce on Thursday launched Revenue Cloud, a new solution designed to give organizations the agility to make the buying process faster and easer while accelerating new revenue streams and improving efficiency. According to Salesforce, Revenue Cloud brings together CPQ and billing, partner relationship management and business-to-business commerce capabilities to help organizations take control of their […]

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This Personal Aerial Vehicle is the Closest Thing to a Flying Car We’ve Seen Yet

This personal aerial vehicle promises takeoff in 2023, but of all the impressive tech that goes into it, there's one aspect which really impresses us.

November 12, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

This isn’t a flying car – it’s a “personal aerial vehicle,” and it’ll cost you about $50,000. Manufacturer Muskthrust says their ONE prototype will be ready for purchase en masse in 2023. They’re far from the first company to design a personal flying vehicle, but they fall back on 3D printing and AI in their […]

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Co-Managed IT Services: What IT Directors Need to Know

Co-managed IT services, or Co-MITs, are increasingly discussed in IT & MSP circles, but what are they, and why should you consider them?

November 11, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

We’ve recently heard many vendors tossing out the acronym “Co-MITs,” or co-managed IT services. It’s important to fully grasp the meaning of any new buzzword, especially this one, since co-managed service models don’t necessarily have a set definition. More than any traditional managed service model, Co-MITs are a very flexible arrangement designed to provide a […]

Study: Tiny Visual Cues Can Give Hackers Your Password On Video Calls

A hacking method uncovered by researchers relies on tiny visual cues and an algorithm to guess a user's password over a video call.

November 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Remote work has brought with it a host of cybersecurity challenges, exacerbated by the surge in use of popular videoconferencing platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and others. Those companies have been active in enhancing the security controls for those applications, but one new hacking method uncovered by researchers from the University of Texas […]

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AI’s Confusion Over a Bald Head Demonstrates One Area Where Artificial Intelligence Needs Improvement

A bald head just tricked an AI camera operator into thinking it was a soccer ball. This proves just how "brittle" AI can be.

November 10, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

AI, though more powerful than ever before, is clearly still a “brittle beast.” Check out this soccer player’s bald head as an example. A Scottish soccer team, hoping to cut down on the amount of staff needed to live stream games, used an automatic AI camera tracking system to ensure their audience could watch as […]

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How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the Enterprise During a Pandemic

With the pandemic forcing organizations to think differently, technology like artificial intelligence is making huge inroads in the enterprise market.

November 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies around the world to work remotely and change nearly everything about their work habits, and technology companies everywhere stepped up and met that challenge by accelerating what were already emerging technologies. Things like unified communications and collaboration, videoconferencing and cloud computing have skyrocketed since the start of the year, but […]

Zoom Settles With FTC Over Security Issues

Zoom is required to establish a comprehensive security program as part of a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

November 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the company’s “deceptive and unfair” security practices that led to scrutiny over the popular videoconferencing platform earlier this year, Zoom is required to establish a comprehensive security program. Zoom – which has already released new security features and hired key cybersecurity personnel after a 90-day […]