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College IT: Did You Know about These Fire Regulation Changes?

New fire regulations in some areas require low frequency sounders due to these devices being more effective at waking “at-risk” individuals.

September 23, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Our sister site Campus Safety reports that the 2010 edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, there are requirements in both Chapter 18, Notification Appliances and 29, Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Signaling Systems, that sleeping areas have low frequency sounders. This requirement was added to NFPA 72 based on research that was conducted […]

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power management solutions mobile workforce

What Power Management Solutions Can Do for Your Mobile Workforce

Don't dismiss power management solutions as an unecessary addition to a project or an unneeded expense: they can save schools & orgs time & money.

September 23, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Power management solutions can help mobile workforces during peak work from home hours, which is pretty impactful right now as many people are still working from home and schools have transitioned towards remote learning. But how critical are they for your own company or institution? Let’s start with corporate: if you’re a Technology or IT […]

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Salesforce to Roll Out Virtual Selling Enhancements for Pandemic Era Sales

Salesforce Meetings and other virtual selling tools will be released in the coming months to help sales reps succeed in COVID-19 era.

September 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Salesforce is rolling out several new features in Sales Cloud as part of its virtual selling suite to help sales teams do their job through video meetings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlining the new features is Salesforce Meetings, a new meeting management system that helps sales representatives during all phases of a virtual meetings. The […]

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Microsoft Surface Hub 2S

Microsoft Beings Pre-Orders for 85-inch Surface Hub 2S

Microsoft is expanding its Surface Hub line with a new 85-inch Surface Hub 2S that the company says is designed for improved collaboration and hybrid work.

September 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is expanding its Surface Hub product line with the new 85-inch Surface Hub 2S that the company says is designed for improved collaboration and hybrid work. In a blog announcing the start of preorders for the $21,999.99 collaboration display, the company detailed several ways hybrid work teams are using the smaller 55-inch Surface Hub […]

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ASSA ABLOY Provides a New Interactive Egress Calculator

Interactive egress calculator from ASSA ABLOY determines occupant level, minimum opening clearance needed for exit, and access to doorways.

September 22, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

ASSA ABLOY unveils their interactive egress calculator, a tool that helps select the proper code compliant doors and hardware for various openings based on individual states’ adopted version of International Building Codes. Originally developed as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for customers, ASSA ABLOY says a more interactive tool to make the process of finding code compliant hardware […]

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Facial Recognition Ban Schools

Over 1,000 Parents Sign Letter Calling for Facial Recognition Ban in Schools

School facial recognition ban letter is part of an effort by Fight for the Future, the digital rights group behind BanFacialRecognition.com.

September 21, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Parents have raised an alarm against what they call “invasive” surveillance tech used in schools and, in some cases, for remote learning. They’ve called for lawmakers and school admins to ban facial recognition in schools. In less than a week, an open letter from parents opposing the use of facial recognition in schools has already been signed […]

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Lea County Communication Authority Chooses a Planar TVF Call Center Video Wall

Call center video wall solution centers around a 5-foot-high Planar TVF Series LED wall which lets dispatchers better monitor coverage areas.

September 21, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The Lea County Communication Authority (LCCA) in Hobbs, New Mexico operates the Lea County 911 Call Center, which covers the cities of Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, Jal and Tatum. The Tech Decision Call Center dispatchers have the capability to deploy emergency and non-emergency agencies to all parts of Lea County. As a control room, the Call […]

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Ransomware

Report: Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Hospital, Leads to Patient Death

When a ransomware attack shut down a German hospital, a woman died after she was diverted to another facility 20 miles away.

September 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Much of the world is still in flux and reeling from the health and economic effects of COVID-19, and cybercriminals are unfortunately taking note and attacking when we’re most vulnerable. Hackers and other bad actors are targeting remote workers, education institutions and healthcare at a time when each are critically important to our continuity. And, […]

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Look to Laser, Not Lamp Projectors, to Cut the Costs of Meetings

Laser projectors pose many benefits towards driving more engaged, creative presentations and eliminating the steep hidden costs of lamp replacement.

September 17, 2020 Bob Wudeck Leave a Comment

This year marks the 60th anniversary of laser technology. According to the Science and Entertainment Exchange, Theodore Maiman was the first scientist to create the first laser light beam using a ruby and some theories from Einstein. Today, laser technology isn’t the work of science fiction. It brings to bear many constructive uses, including as […]

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