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Google Begins Rolling Out Virtual Backgrounds in Meet

Google Meet users will soon be able to select from virtual background templates or upload their own image to replace their background during video calls.

November 2, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google Meet has now caught up with other videoconferencing and collaboration platforms with the company’s rollout of custom virtual backgrounds for video calls. Google in a Friday blog post announced the feature, which allows users to either select one of Google’s hand-picked backgrounds or upload their own image. Google’s backgrounds include office spaces, landscapes and […]

Vice Media’s Complete IT Overhaul Relies on Freshservice

Vice Media's "IT" operations relied on unreliable tribal knowledge. Now, with Freshservice, their 1-hour first response SLA is consistently hit.

November 2, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Vice Media Group LLC is an American digital media and broadcasting company with media properties and firms in over 30 countries. As their global news sites expanded, so did the number of pain points. To eliminate IT silos, Vice Media has aligned 80% of the organization and plans to go all-in on one IT support […]

Otter.ai, Zoom Team Up For Live Video Call Captions

Speech recognition and transcription service Otter.ai has launched a new live video captioning services for videoconferencing calls and webinars on Zoom.

October 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Speech recognition and transcription provider Otter.ai has launched a new live video captioning services for videoconferencing calls and webinars on Zoom. The integration with the two popular platforms builds upon an existing relationship between the two that enables Zoom participants to open a secure, live, interactive transcript directly from a video call or after a […]

A scientific grant was recently rewarded to fund the research efforts surrounding an environmentally friendly concrete material.

October 29, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

A National Science foundation grant will allow civil engineering researchers to work on an environmentally-friendly, hardier concrete material. Assistant professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas Warda Ashraf received almost half a million dollars in grant money to develop it. According to a recent Mirage News report, Ashraf says modern cement is made […]

Microsoft Says Teams has 115 Million Daily Active Users

Microsoft says there are now more than 115 million daily active users on Microsoft Teams, representing a 50% bump from what the company reported in April.

October 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says there are now more than 115 million daily active users on its flagship unified communications and collaboration platform Microsoft Teams, representing a 50% bump from what the company reported in April. That surge is largely due to the rise of remote and hybrid work and distance learning, both of which require a collaboration […]

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Choosing the Right Business Analytics Tools for Your Business or Org

Choosing the right business analytics tool is a complicated matter, so we've laid out this roadmap for success no matter your company's needs.

October 28, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

There are numerous aspects of your business or organization which could be tracked, analyzed, and extrapolated on to provide valuable insights for the future. But if you’re reading this article, you likely already know that business intelligence and analytics platforms can do that. Now, your real question: how do you choose the right platform to […]

Samsung Announces New 85-Inch Interactive Display

Samsung has announced a new 85-inch interactive 4K UHD display designed for hybrid and remote classrooms and conferencing uses.

October 27, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Samsung has announced a new 85-inch interactive display designed for hybrid and remote classrooms and conferencing uses. The 4K UHD display, the WM85R, joins Samsung’s family of interactive displays for both a business and education setting, joining the company’s 55-iunch and 65-inch products. The device features easy-to-use controls, on-screen visual clarity, security protocols and expanded […]

Duquesne University’s Impressive Audio System

Duquesne’s COVID-19 Master Plan involved a need for a quality unversity audio system in the classrooms. Nureva stepped in to help.

October 26, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Founded in 1878, Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation’s top Catholic universities for its award-winning faculty and tradition of academic excellence. Duquesne, a campus of nearly 9,500 graduate and undergraduate students, has been nationally recognized for its academic programs, community service and commitment to sustainability. The Tech Decision The university recently outfitted more than […]

QSC Adds Q-SYS Processing Capabilities to Reimagined NV-32-H

QSC's new NV-32-H core capable network video endpoint for its Q-SYS Ecosystem allows users to transform the device into a fully capable Q-SYS processor.

October 23, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

AV hardware manufacturer QSC has announced the release of the multipurpose NV-32-H core capable network video endpoint for its Q-SYS Ecosystem that allows users to transform the device into a fully capable Q-SYS processor with local HDMI switching capabilities. The device has been reimagined and developed as a multi-purpose, all-encompassing endpoint that gives meeting room […]

Intelligent Noise Suppression Coming to Microsoft Teams Calls

Microsoft is planning to add real-time AI-based noise suppression that can automatically remove unwanted noise during video meetings on Microsoft Teams.

October 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is planning to add real-time AI-based noise suppression that can automatically remove unwanted noise during video meetings on Microsoft Teams. According to Microsoft’s 365 roadmap, the feature will automatically remove unwelcome background noise during meetings by analyzing a person’s audio feed and using specially trained deep neural networks to filter out unwanted noise like […]