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hotel automation, Control4 control system

‘Jewel of Waikiki’ Hotel Automation Relies on Control4 System

With a Control4 hotel automation system, guests can use iPads to dial-in audio systems, climate controls, lighting, & motorized window shades.

October 19, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

When the owners of Espacio the Jewel Waikiki in Oahu, Hawaii, decided to transform their 73-room hotel building into nine full-floor ultra-luxury suites with private elevators, they knew their target market of celebrities and other high-end clientele would expect an “above and beyond” experience from the moment they arrive. The Tech Decision The usual top-shelf […]

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Microsoft Azure Defender for IoT

Microsoft Releases Azure Defender for IoT in Public Preview

Azure Defender for IoT is designed to help protect and monitor industrial and critical infrastructure that depend on those devices.

October 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Azure Defender for IoT, Microsoft’s cybersecurity solution for IoT and OT devices, has entered public preview to help protect industrial and critical infrastructure that depend on those devices. The new solution incorporates agentless, IOT/OT-aware behavioral analytics from Microsoft’s recent acquisition of CyberX. It addresses these risks by discovering unmanaged assets, identifying vulnerabilities and continuously monitoring […]

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Zoom Rooms User Interface

Virtual Events, Apps, SDKs Coming to Zoom

Zoomtopia included announcements of new products and features like virtual events, Zoom apps, SDKs, UC enhancements and more.

October 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In addition to its phased approach to rolling out an end-to-end encryption offering to better secure calls, Zoom announced several new products and features during its fourth annual Zoomtopia. The event, held virtually this year, comes as the platform is experiencing a gargantuan increase in users due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work. That […]

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tiny smart home, iOhouse Space

This Tiny Smart Home is Both High-Tech and Off-Grid

iOhouse Space is a portable tiny smart home that is said to take 90 minutes to set up with gear from Sony, Hikvision and Assa Abloy.

October 16, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Can high-tech lifestyles go off-the-grid? Yes, according to iOhouse, which is debuting its new 645-square-foot “Space” portable home. Billed as the “perfect fusion of technology and design,” the $413,000 home is completely self-contained. Solar panels and a generator provide the power for electricity, heat and WiFi. It also has its own water and waste management […]

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Zoom Rooms User Interface

Zoom Begins Rollout of End-To-End Encryption

Zoom is beginning a phased rollout of and end-to-end encryption offering to better secure the platform after security issues.

October 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom next week will begin rolling out its end-to-end encryption offering as a technical preview for 30 days as the company seeks feedback form its users, the company announced during its two-day virtual Zoomtopia event.  The enhanced encryption for both free and paid users comes after Zoom in May announced plans to build an end-to-end […]

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Poly Sync

Poly Announces Poly Sync Family of Speakerphones

Poly is leaning into the rising remote and hybrid work culture as it releases Poly Sync, a new line of smart, USB and Bluetooth speakerphones at this year’s Zoomtopia.

October 15, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Poly is leaning into the rising remote and hybrid work culture as it releases Poly Sync, a new line of smart, USB and Bluetooth speakerphones at this year’s Zoomtopia. The speakers – three separate products of varying sizes and capabilities – are designed for use in both the home office and conference room and are […]

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Duquesne University Classroom Audio

New Classroom Audio Enables Hybrid Learning at Duquesne University

To meet the needs of its hybrid learners, Duquesne University has outfitted more than 40 classrooms with Nureva HDL300 audio conferencing systems.

October 15, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Duquesne University recently outfitted more than 40 classrooms with Nureva HDL300 audio conferencing systems and an additional 32 systems have been ordered. SMARTSolution Technologies, an authorized Nureva dealer, supported the university in its search for an audio conferencing system to help students learn in a hybrid environment, where some students are in the classroom and others are participating in […]

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audio technology in education

Solving for an Unknown Variable: The Future of Audio Technology in Education

While the “right now” looks at videoconferencing tools, the next big discussion in our education environments is going to be on professional audio.

October 15, 2020 Dudley McLaughlin Leave a Comment

Technology managers in the education market are keenly aware that their jobs today look far different than in years past. They’re living the day-to-day reality of needing to find solutions for an ever-changing model of digital and hybrid-learning that – for many districts – is still being worked out. It is not uncommon that districts, […]

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printer encoder, HID Global FARGO INK1000

HID Global Introduces FARGO INK1000 Printer, Encoder

New HID Global printer encoder is the first to offer inkjet technology to the global desktop card printer market, says company.

October 14, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Identity solutions provider HID Global introduces the HID FARGO INK1000 printer encoder, a thermal inkjet solution that brings secure, personalized credential issuance to entry- and mid-level markets. HID’s latest printer release is also billed as the first to offer inkjet technology to the global desktop card printer market, enabling cost-effective, high-quality credentials and eliminating the […]

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