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Jetbuilt Releases Streamlined RFP Process with New Tool

The software will allow end users to create, manage and share requests for proposal throughout processes.

October 14, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Jetbuilt, a provider of web-based Mac and PC AV proposal and estimation software, is streamlining and enhancing the request for proposals and project sharing process with its newest online tool. The Jetbuilt RFP Project Sharing tool eliminates the need for antiquated spreadsheets while providing increased ease of collaboration with clients and vendors. Compatible with both […]

7 Benefits of Working with a Professional Integrator

The professional AV integrator brings real value to a dynamic digital signage project through his or her experience and ability to ask the right questions.

October 13, 2016 Mike White, CTS Leave a Comment

It is absolutely true that today an end user can buy digital signage direct from many manufacturers and distributors, but based on the sheer number of dynamic digital signage projects failures, that carries a very significant risk.  Professional AV integrators can greatly reduce the risk of failure, identify the challenges before you experience them and […]

6 Tips for Schools and Colleges to Ensure GHS Compliance

Flexible, lower cost options enable printing durable, appropriately-sized GHS labels on demand for smaller, down-packed chemical container labels.

October 13, 2016 Colwin Chan Leave a Comment

K-12 school and college facility managers in charge of safety, purchasing, administration or operations would be wise to ensure that their labels on containers ranging from barrels to spray bottles for chemical formulations such as cleaners, sanitizers, paints, solvents, and sealants are “Globally Harmonized System” (GHS) compliant. While not all schools and colleges are covered […]

Videoconferencing Lends Help to Dental Practices Thanks to Operation Smile

The beautiful story of Operation Smile is something to smile about.

October 12, 2016 Andy Cuneo Leave a Comment

At the beginning of each day, I look for a motivational story for that little extra boost. Sometimes it’s a news story, a popular video or a personal anecdote from a friend of a family member. And each day as I reflect back on that story, I look forward to applying it to my work […]

Pearson Survey Reveals Professors See Benefits in Digital Course Materials

Top factors in shift to digital materials include affordability and quality of materials.

October 11, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Today, Pearson announced key findings of its “Digital appetite vs. what’s on the table: Student attitudes toward digital course materials in 2016” survey of learners, educators and administrators. The survey revealed that educators see benefits for their students who have shifted to digital course materials and see this shift to digital as important to solving […]

Six Practical Steps For Validating Volunteer Identification

Budget constraints and other institutional pressures mean many schools increasingly rely on their volunteers to perform essential functions inside and outside the classroom. Incomplete vetting of these volunteers, however, may expose schools to unintended risk.

October 11, 2016 Katie Zwetzig Leave a Comment

While laws and policies regarding criminal background checks for school volunteers differ for every state and school district, screening is fast becoming a prerequisite to volunteering at schools throughout the country. Some schools screen each and every volunteer who walks through their doors. Others still screen just a portion of their volunteers – usually those […]

Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) for Higher Education Institutions

October 10, 2016 Sean Matthews Leave a Comment

Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is an international standard XML format that allows emergency messages to be distributed across multiple warning systems simultaneously, developed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). In the United States, CAP is being used as the base technology for the comprehensive Integrated Public Alert and Warning System […]

The Digital Workplace: Current Trends Shaping Enterprise Communications

Never before have enterprise software and technology solutions played such an important role on the employee communications and human resources front.

October 10, 2016 Maria Porco Leave a Comment

Enterprise communications is undergoing a fundamental shift. These solutions are connecting employees, keeping them engaged, supporting social collaboration, enabling a wider variety of workspaces as well as devices, and ultimately, keeping employees productive and talent retained. Looking beyond 2016, there are several trends to take notice of that are creating a new way to work […]

Extending the Life of Your ERP for Smarter Operations

Many school districts across the U.S. are facing increasing enrollment due to rising and shifting populations while much of their budgets and resources remain the same.

October 10, 2016 Andrew Daniel Leave a Comment

While there are major advancements in nearly every type of technology for the K-12 market, school administrators and IT departments have to make selective choices about which technologies will have the most impact in a school or across an entire district. Often that means that learning and other classroom technologies will take budget precedence over […]

Legrand Releases LEED Product Guide to Help Reach Certification

Architects, designers and building owners can download the guide to learn what Legrand products will help them reach LEED certification goals.

October 7, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Legrand North America, the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, recently released its LEED with Legrand Product Guide. The informative 16-page guide provides architects, specifying engineers, designers and building owners with an overview of Legrand products that contribute toward LEED certification. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a rating system devised […]