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NYT Publishes Inside Account of Massive Twitter Hack

Last week's massive Bitcoin scheme on Twitter was apparently the work of four young individuals and not a nation state, according to the New York Times.

July 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Remember a few days ago when some of the most prominent public figures took to Twitter to ask for Bitcoin in exchange for doubling your money? If you haven’t heard yet, that was fake. No, Joe Biden, Barrack Obama, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Warren Buffett or even Elon Musk didn’t ask for the digital currency. […]

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Google Meet Duo

Google Steps Up Meet Security, Prohibits Anonymous Users from Joining meetings

Google Meet, popular among educators, is rolling out a feature that will prevent users without a Google account from joining meetings.

July 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

This spring, when the world was just getting familiar with videoconferencing platforms, security quickly became a big issue. Unauthorized users were gaining access to video calls and disrupting meetings, conferences, and classes. With children involved, security for the educational use of videoconferencing became very important. Many school districts banned the use of Zoom because of […]

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Enterprise Connect

Enterprise Connect Honors Six Women in Tech with Spotlight Award

UCC trade show and conference Enterprise Connect announced this week the six recipients of the inaugural Women in Communications Spotlight Award.

July 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Enterprise Connect, the enterprise communications and collaboration conference and trade show, announced this week the six recipients of the inaugural Women in Communications Spotlight Award. The award, which honors women in enterprise IT leadership positions, will be formally recognized during Enterprise Connect Digital Conference & Expo 2020 in August. “Enterprise Connect is committed to fostering […]

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Upcoming School Year will Start 100% Online in Some Large Districts

Continuing online learning trend, Nashville students will receive two hours of real-time instruction, but rest of day will be at their own pace.

July 16, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Some major U.S. school districts have announced they’ll start the upcoming school year completely online. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), which have approximately 720,000 students combined, made the announcement Monday that they won’t be bringing students back to classrooms when school starts next month, reports ABC […]

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Zoom for Home

Zoom’s Hardware Plan Grows with Zoom for Home

Zoom is doubling down on its hardware strategy and selling directly to end users with Zoom for Home, a $600 all-in-one videoconferencing device.

July 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

For the majority of workers, working from home essentially means carving out a space in your house to use a laptop and maybe some accessories like monitors, keyboards and the like. Without the ability to use the conference or huddle room’s advanced videoconferencing technology, we’ve taken to getting by with the built-in camera and microphone’s […]

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Logitech Alexa for Business

Logitech Introduces Integration with Alexa for Business for Zoom Rooms

Logitech announced Tuesday that its solutions for Zoom Rooms will integrate with Alexa for Business to allow for contactless collaboration.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Meeting room device manufacturer Logitech announced Tuesday that its solutions for Zoom Rooms will integrate with Alexa for Business to allow for contactless collaboration. This new offering aims to help enterprise customers prepare for hybrid work environments in which not all employees will return to the office amid the coronavirus pandemic. The integration will incorporate […]

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Telesurgery

Research: 5G Could Usher in Telesurgery and Remote Surgical Procedures

New research from Italian healthcare providers shows how telemedicine could allow doctors to perform surgery on a patient from miles away.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Once 5G technology and networks are widespread, the IoT is truly expected to become mainstream as we usher in a new era of the connected world. The technology should benefit virtually every industry, including telecommunications, travel, manufacturing and pro AV. And, according to new research, 5G could open new doors in healthcare to allow doctors […]

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Webex Virtual background

Webex Unveils Virtual Background, Blur

Webex hopes to catch up with Zoom, Teams with a virtual background and blur feature to help limit distractions and maintain privacy during video meetings.

July 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Most videoconferencing providers like Zoom and Microsoft Teams already allow users to choose a virtual background to keep focus on themselves and now their messy home offices. However, one of the earliest videoconferencing applications, Webex, hasn’t offered that feature until now. Last week, Cisco announced Webex users can choose a preset virtual background or blur […]

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Hiperwall HidraLink video wall software

HidraLink’s Video Wall Software Helps Prevent Spread of COVID-19, Company Says

Hiperwall HidraLink video wall software supports up to four 4K displays and is geared toward screening high-traffic areas and distancing guidelines.

July 8, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Hiperwall says their new video wall software HidraLink helps businesses combat the spread of COVID-19. Targeting small businesses, the solution is said to offer less intrusive temperature screening and can be used to publicly display a thermal imaging camera feed on wall-mounted displays. HidraLink is also an ideal platform for small businesses that want to install multi-display […]

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