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Logitech Alexa for Business

Logitech Introduces Integration with Alexa for Business for Zoom Rooms

Logitech announced Tuesday that its solutions for Zoom Rooms will integrate with Alexa for Business to allow for contactless collaboration.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Meeting room device manufacturer Logitech announced Tuesday that its solutions for Zoom Rooms will integrate with Alexa for Business to allow for contactless collaboration. This new offering aims to help enterprise customers prepare for hybrid work environments in which not all employees will return to the office amid the coronavirus pandemic. The integration will incorporate […]

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Could Be the ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Videoconferencing Wars

The world was introduced to a litany of videoconferencing solutions earlier this year, but some UCC experts say Microsoft Teams will come out on top.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Over the last few months, the world got a crash course in videoconferencing and collaboration technology. With remote work now part of our culture, platforms like Zoom, BlueJeans, Lifesize, Webex, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams have become a must have for most organizations that typically reported to an office setting. However, Microsoft Teams, which is […]

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Webex Virtual background

Webex Unveils Virtual Background, Blur

Webex hopes to catch up with Zoom, Teams with a virtual background and blur feature to help limit distractions and maintain privacy during video meetings.

July 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Most videoconferencing providers like Zoom and Microsoft Teams already allow users to choose a virtual background to keep focus on themselves and now their messy home offices. However, one of the earliest videoconferencing applications, Webex, hasn’t offered that feature until now. Last week, Cisco announced Webex users can choose a preset virtual background or blur […]

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education management platform, Terra Dotta

Case Western University International Education Management Platform

Case Western Reserve team sought an automated approach to manage the student abroad application & enrollment process -- & found it with Terra Dotta.

July 13, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

With a total of about 5,400 undergraduate and 6,500 graduate and professional students during the 2019-2020 academic year, Case Western Reserve University sends approximately 400 students abroad each year and has 2,200 international students enrolled, as well as 500 registered for Optional Practical Training (OPT). The Tech Decision The university’s homegrown study abroad program was […]

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AWS Training

AWS Announces General Availability of AWS IoT SiteWise

Amazon Web Services has officially launched AWS IoT SiteWise, a managed service platform for industrial customers that collects data from the plant floor to generate real-time metrics to aid in decision making.

July 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Amazon Web Services has officially launched AWS IoT SiteWise, a managed service platform for industrial customers that collects data from the plant floor to generate real-time metrics to aid in decision making. The service is geared toward industrial companies like manufacturers, energy utilities and food processes who want to use their equipment data to make […]

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human perimeter system direct supply

Direct Supply’s At-Risk Human Perimeter System Makes Facility ‘Wander-Proof’

Solution from Direct Supply features video surveillance, intercoms and an at-risk human perimeter system at senior care facility.

July 10, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

In addition to typical security areas such as video surveillance and access controls, unique life-safety solutions must also be employed at senior living facilities. Serving the long-term care industry exclusively, Milwaukee-based Direct Supply is well-versed in those needs, and recently provided an at-risk human perimeter system solution. Selected by Lifespace Communities when it wanted to […]

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Zoom Zero-Day

Cyberseucirty Firm Discloses Zero-Day Vulnerability in Zoom

Zoom is working on a patch for a zero-day vulnerability disclosed by a security firm just days after the conclusion of a 90-day non-security feature freeze.

July 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is reportedly working on a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that was disclosed Thursday by a cybersecurity firm. The vulnerability, detected by ACROS Security, affects users running Zoom Client for Windows on older versions of Windows, specifically Windows 7 and older. Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 in January, but there are still many […]

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Microsoft Teams New Features

Microsoft Teams’ New Features Address Meeting Fatigue, Productivity

New Microsoft Teams features utilize artificial intelligence, video filters, live reactions. Plus, they're designe to reduce WFH fatigue, company says.

July 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is again improving the experience on its flagship chat and communications platform Teams with new features that utilize artificial intelligence, video filters, live reactions and more. Jared Spataro, corporate vice president for Microsoft 365, detailed the new releases in a Wednesday blog post. “These features offer three key benefits for people at work and […]

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