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Why Campuses Should Use Contact Tracing MSPs

Colleges should consider hiring a managed service provider to run their contact tracing program for its reduced cost and personnel burdens.

September 4, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

High among the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control is the use of exposure tracing (contact tracing) to ensure that any outbreaks are swiftly managed and further spread of COVID-19 is prevented. But doing so through an MSP presents many benefits for schools in particular. As we’ve seen over the last few months, public-run […]

Remote Work Can Widen and Diversify Your Tech Talent Pool

Remote work can tear down your geographic boundaries when it comes to hiring, allowing you to look for more diverse candidates.

September 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on budgets at organizations of all sizes. Spending is down across the board, and that is unfortunately leading to layoffs. However, there are some encouraging signs that the economy is rebounding, so tech firms could soon be looking to that large talent pool of tech professionals looking […]

Cisco Previews Webex Classrooms for Hybrid Learning

Cisco announced a preview of Webex Classrooms, a new education offering leveraging Webex Meetings to meet the needs of the hybrid classroom.

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. […]

Remote Work Helps Zoom Quadruple Revenue in Q2

Boosted by the rapid shift to remote work, Zoom posted a massive second quarter with revenues rising by more than 350% year-over-year.

September 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom has posted the results of what was expected to be a gigantic second quarter, and the web conferencing giant didn’t disappoint. The company reported an exponential increase in users. Although it did not detail the exact number, the company said it has 370,200 customers with more than 10 employees, In April, Zoom said it […]

IBM Study: Average Cost of Data Breach $3.86M

According to an IBM study, data breaches cost $3.86 million on average, and compromised employee accounts were the most expensive root cause.

August 31, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that data breaches are a nuisance and an unfortunate part of doing business. And, according to a new IBM study, they are expensive. The 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, sponsored by IBM Security and conducted by the Ponemon Institute, found that data breaches cost companies $3.86 million on average, and […]

Motorola Avigilon, elevated temperature detection

Motorola Avigilon H4 is an Elevated Temperature Detection Solution

Motorola Avigilon consists of an infrared-spectrum thermal camera and features edge-based analytics for a contactless screening method.

August 27, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Motorola announces its H4 Thermal Elevated Temperature Detection (EDT) Solution from Avigilon. The Avigilon H4 Thermal ETD solution is a pre-screening solution that can be used to detect indications of an elevated body temperature in a person. “By screening for indicators of an elevated body temperature at an entry point, we are helping businesses protect their teams’ health […]

Cisco To Acquire AI-based Noise Removal Firm BabbleLabs

Cisco is acquiring noise removal and speech enhancement firm BabbleLabs to add another layer of noise reduction features to Webex meetings.

August 26, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As it hopes to keep pace with Zoom and Microsoft Teams, Cisco is acquiring noise removal and speech enhancement firm BabbleLabs to add another layer of noise reduction features to Webex meetings. Cisco will bring that native noise removal capability to its entire collaboration portfolio, beginning with integrating BabbleLabs for Webex Meetings users on any […]

How Technology Providers Can Help Train End Users

Technology providers like manufacturers & integrators can be a helpful resource for end user training and changing employee behaviors.

August 25, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Your company just spent millions on new conference rooms throughout the campus and in other office locations, and now you want to maximize that investment and push employees to make use of these systems. However, your internal IT team might not be experts in conferencing technology, and end users haven’t been thoroughly trained. That leads […]

Microsoft Releases Transcription Services in Word

Microsoft has announced Transcribe in Word, a new feature that allows users to record and transcribe conversations directly in Word for the web.

August 25, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As a journalist, transcribing audio is my least favorite thing to do. It usually takes more time than the actual interview itself. But, it’s necessary to get it right to avoid misquoting or misinterpreting comments. I’ve made use of some other artificial intelligence-based transcription apps and then moved that text over to Microsoft Word, but […]

Microsoft to Finally End Support for Internet Explorer

By next August, all Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 as Microsoft pushes new Edge browser.

August 24, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

By this time next year, Microsoft will no longer support Internet Explorer, the company announced earlier this month. On Nov. 30 of this year, the Microsoft Teams web app will no longer support Internet Explorer 11, and by Aug. 17, 2021, all remaining Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support the internet browser. […]

Colleges should consider hiring a managed service provider to run their contact tracing program for its reduced cost and personnel burdens.

Remote work can tear down your geographic boundaries when it comes to hiring, allowing you to look for more diverse candidates.

Cisco announced a preview of Webex Classrooms, a new education offering leveraging Webex Meetings to meet the needs of the hybrid classroom.

Boosted by the rapid shift to remote work, Zoom posted a massive second quarter with revenues rising by more than 350% year-over-year.

According to an IBM study, data breaches cost $3.86 million on average, and compromised employee accounts were the most expensive root cause.

Motorola Avigilon consists of an infrared-spectrum thermal camera and features edge-based analytics for a contactless screening method.

Cisco is acquiring noise removal and speech enhancement firm BabbleLabs to add another layer of noise reduction features to Webex meetings.

Technology providers like manufacturers & integrators can be a helpful resource for end user training and changing employee behaviors.

Microsoft has announced Transcribe in Word, a new feature that allows users to record and transcribe conversations directly in Word for the web.

By next August, all Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 as Microsoft pushes new Edge browser.

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