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hotel automation, Control4 control system

‘Jewel of Waikiki’ Hotel Automation Relies on Control4 System

With a Control4 hotel automation system, guests can use iPads to dial-in audio systems, climate controls, lighting, & motorized window shades.

October 19, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

When the owners of Espacio the Jewel Waikiki in Oahu, Hawaii, decided to transform their 73-room hotel building into nine full-floor ultra-luxury suites with private elevators, they knew their target market of celebrities and other high-end clientele would expect an “above and beyond” experience from the moment they arrive. The Tech Decision The usual top-shelf […]

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tiny smart home, iOhouse Space

This Tiny Smart Home is Both High-Tech and Off-Grid

iOhouse Space is a portable tiny smart home that is said to take 90 minutes to set up with gear from Sony, Hikvision and Assa Abloy.

October 16, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Can high-tech lifestyles go off-the-grid? Yes, according to iOhouse, which is debuting its new 645-square-foot “Space” portable home. Billed as the “perfect fusion of technology and design,” the $413,000 home is completely self-contained. Solar panels and a generator provide the power for electricity, heat and WiFi. It also has its own water and waste management […]

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Zoom Rooms User Interface

Zoom Begins Rollout of End-To-End Encryption

Zoom is beginning a phased rollout of and end-to-end encryption offering to better secure the platform after security issues.

October 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom next week will begin rolling out its end-to-end encryption offering as a technical preview for 30 days as the company seeks feedback form its users, the company announced during its two-day virtual Zoomtopia event.  The enhanced encryption for both free and paid users comes after Zoom in May announced plans to build an end-to-end […]

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data breach settlement

CHS/Community Health Systems to Pay $5M in Data Breach Settlement

The data breach settlement regards a 2014 incident that affected approximately 6.1 million patients in 28 states, report says.

October 15, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Twenty-eight states have won a multi-million-dollar data breach settlement against CHS/Community Health Systems Inc. over a 2014 data breach that affected about 6.1 million patients. Last week it was announced that CHS/CHSI will pay nearly $5 million to Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, […]

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call center technology

Call Center Technology Conundrum: The Future is Flexibility

As ops continue to accelerate, intelligent call center technology must be leveraged to deliver continued cost savings & keep up with increasing demands.

October 8, 2020 Matt McConnell Leave a Comment

COVID-19 has served as the inflection point for call center technology innovation. Centers pivoted to remote work models to alleviate safety concerns, while ensuring continuity in a time of chaos. As operations continue to accelerate, intelligent technology must be leveraged to deliver continued cost savings and productivity gains to keep up with increasing demands and […]

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Slack Canvas

Slack CEO: Stories, Instant Audio Coming To Slack By End Of 2020

With videoconferencing fatigue setting in, Slack is eyeing ways to help teams connect and collaborate without having to hop on a long video call.

October 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Slack is reportedly adding new features to its platform that will introduce social media-like stories and push-to-talk audio by the end of the calendar year. In an interview with The Verge, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield detailed some of the new features the platform wants to bring to its users to help them better acclimate to […]

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Amazon One Palm Recognition

Amazon to Make Its Amazon One Palm Recognition Technology Available to Third Parties

Amazon is expanding the use of its Amazon One palm recognition system at its stores and is planning to make it available to third parties.

October 6, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Imagine walking into a store and instead of pulling out your wallet or credit card, you use your palm to pay for items. Maybe you’re headed to the stadium to watch your favorite but realize you left your tickets at home and you’re unable to pull them up on your phone. Or, you left your […]

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Slack Canvas

Slack is Experiencing Connection, Performance Issues

Slack is investigating the cause of the issue after the platform said its connection and performance were affected Monday.

October 5, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Slack is reporting unexplained issues with connecting and degraded performance today. According to Slack’s states page, users began experiencing slowness with desktop, browser and mobile versions starting around 10 a.m. EDT. “The issue is sending messages and troubles with API calls,” the company said. “Our team is looking into it and we will follow up […]

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Salesforce Work.com for Vaccines

Salesforce Launches Work.com for Vaccines

Work.com for Vaccines is a new tool designed to help governments and healthcare organizations manage vaccine programs safety and efficiently.

October 2, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Salesforce has announced Work.com for Vaccines, a new tool to help governments and healthcare organizations manage vaccine programs safety and efficiently. The new technology, announced earlier this week, will give customers an end-to-end process by which they can design, build and manage vaccine programs at scale. It’s built on Work.com, Salesforce’s COVID-19 response solution that […]

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