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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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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 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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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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Creating a Hybrid Office

Business leaders have been thinking differently about how to continue working in a world where just about everything has changed, including the office.

September 21, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Chances are you won’t recognize your office when you go back there for the next time—and not just because you probably haven’t been there much, if at all, in the last six months. Because of the spread of the coronavirus across the U.S. and around the world, business leaders have been thinking differently about how […]

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IDIS to Launch New Back-to-Workplace Tech

IDIS back-to-workplace tech solutions includes a plug-and-play appliance that supports safe strategies across industry sectors.

September 18, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

IDIS will soon launch new back-to-workplace tech solutions. The company says the tech will transform control room and security operations with greater situational awareness, faster investigations and an enhanced user experience, as well as support a safe return-to-workplace (RTW) set of strategies that, when combined, continue to deliver on the company’s promise of a low […]

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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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Some School Districts Are Using Their Grant Money To Update Mental Health Training

The pandemic has shifted the focus for many school districts when it comes to how grant money will be used towards school district mental health training.

September 16, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

School districts are continuing to use grant money for differing applications during the pandemic, including technology for remote learning and training for behavioral health specialists. This focus on school district mental health training is proving to provide a multitude of benefits. The Waynesboro Area School District (WASD) in Pennsylvania has received federal grant money to update technology […]

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