My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 133: Virtual Assistants In the Conference Room
Beau Wilder, VP and GM of video collaboration at Poly, joins the podcast to discuss bringing virtual assistants to meeting room solutions.
June 28, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment
Beau Wilder, VP and GM of video collaboration at Poly, joins the podcast to discuss bringing virtual assistants to meeting room solutions.
December 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment
Breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams is now generally available, allowing meeting organizers to divide meetings into sub-groups to facilitate smaller discussions. According to a Microsoft blog, meeting organizers can create up to 50 breakout rooms and choose to automatically or manually assign participants into rooms. Organizers can start breakout rooms in a regular Teams meeting […]
December 8, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment
Crestron, in collaboration with Microsoft, has released a new series of scheduling panels integrated with Microsoft Teams designed to help organizations reimagine the workplace and manage meeting spaces more efficiently. The new Crestron 70 Series Scheduling Panels, built on the company’s recently launched 70 Series products, provide in-office employees the ability to manage and monitor […]
November 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment
Google is beginning roll out breakout rooms to more Google Meet users along with new features to improve the breakout rooms experience. The company on Thursday announced that breakout rooms would be coming to users of Google Workspace, Essentials, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus and G Suite Business and Enterprise […]
October 26, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment
ManagedMethods, a Google G Suite and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance platform for K-12 schools, has launched its new Google Classroom monitoring and reporting features. The announcement of the newest features comes after the May announcement of the company’s Google Meet monitoring and reporting capabilities. Using ManagedMethods, IT administrators can monitor which Google Meet sessions students […]
October 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment
LG Business Solutions is releasing a new tool for integrators that allows them to configure the company’s healthcare TVs as a video calling system for patients. The tool, LG Pro:Centric Connect, provides back office functionality that enables web RTC systems to connect to patients’ in-room TVs to remote family and friends. In a statement, Gianni […]
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 […]
September 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment
Epson has released eight new projectors designed for K-12 classrooms and small-to-medium-sized conference rooms that offer better audio, connectivity and widescreen options that can aid in both in-person and remote learning. The new projects are the PowerLite E20, X49, 118, 119W, 982W, 992F and 1288. They range from budget friendly, network-ready classroom projectors to wireless, […]
September 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment
As students across the U.S. begin to return to the classroom – both physically and virtually – Cisco is releasing new offerings to help educators connect with students. On Tuesday, Cisco announced a preview of Webex Classrooms, a new education offering leveraging Webex meetings for educational purposes to meet the needs of the hybrid classroom. […]
August 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment
Facebook is bringing several videoconferencing platforms to its Portal device to complement the company’s collaboration tool Workplace. Those videoconferencing providers are Zoom, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting and Webex, the company said in a news release. Those apps will be available on Portal next month. “Whether you’re meeting one-on-one with a colleague or joining up to 1,000 participants,* […]
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