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Slack Unveils Redesign, New Simplicity Features

Slack is releasing a series of new features and tools as part of a redesign making its signature communication app easier to use.

March 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Unified Communication and Collaboration company Slack is releasing a series of new features and tools as part of a redesign of its signature communication app. The phased rollout of the redesigned app begins Wednesday and will continue for the next several weeks along with a complementary mobile version, the company announced. Read Next: IBM Chooses […]

COVID-19 Cyber Attacks Increase as Cybercriminals Capitalize on Coronavirus Fears

March 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybercriminals sure are an opportunistic bunch, aren’t they? With everyone hunkered down, working from home or just killing the time browsing the web, cyber attacks are exploiting the situation and using email phishing schemes. These emails are typically marketing COVID-19 information and ask you to open an attachment to see the latest news and statistics. […]

Microsoft Teams Service Interrupted as Europe Logs On For Remote Work

Microsoft Teams users forced to work from home or remote due to the novel coronavirus haven't had the best start to their week.

March 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Really, really, really great timing, Microsoft. Microsoft Teams, the organization’s instant chat, communications and collaboration app was down across Europe Monday morning for over two hours. That spelled disaster as Monday also marked the beginning of major shutdowns across the globe due to COVID-19. The company’s Twitter account dedicated to providing stats updates of Microsoft […]

Microsoft: Windows 10 reaches 1 billion users

Microsoft credits continuous upgrades, security patches and customer satisfaction for Windows 10 reaching 1 billion active monthly users.

March 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Windows 10, Microsoft’s premier operating system, is now used on 1 billion monthly active devices, the company announced Monday. In a blog post, corporate vice president of modern life, search and devices Yusuf Medhi wrote that continuous fixes and new capabilities to the company’s latest operating system is leading to improved customer satisfaction. “We are […]

Yamaha Unified Communications Deploys Conferencing Solutions at Barstool Sports NYC Headquarters

Barstool Sports' new office in New York City is equipped with a litany of conferencing solutions thanks to Yamaha Unified Communications.

March 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Barstool Sports, born and bred in the U.S. sports empire of Massachusetts, has partnered with another new England-based company to help with their audiovisual solutions at their New York City headquarters. Sudbury, Mass-based Yamaha Unified Communications last week announced a partnership with the sports and lifestyle media conglomerate that includes the deployment of the AV […]

3 Products Your Employees Might Need to Work From Home More Efficiently

These three products are great for people who find themselves working from home a little more in surrounding the spread of COVID-19.

March 13, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Building off of my colleague Zach’s latest blog about videoconferencing etiquette, I’d like to offer up some suggestions for products employees who are working from home a bit more in the wake of COVID-19 might use to improve their experience. The following few suggestions are taken from a recent New York Magazine article which asked people who […]

Audinate Wins Emmy Award for Audio-over-IP Innovation

Audinate’s Emmy award is a result of ‘its contributions in enabling the production industry’s transition of analog audio and video onto the network.’

March 12, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Audinate has won a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for “its contributions in enabling the production industry’s transition of analog audio and video onto the network,” according to a company announcement this week. [related] “Used in thousands of products from hundreds of manufacturers, Audinate’s Dante is the de facto standard for modern AV connectivity,” the […]

Enterprise Connect Becomes Latest Tech Event to be Impacted By Coronavirus

The enterprise technology event featuring keynotes from Big Tech companies is being postponed until August and relocated to San Francisco.

March 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Enterprise Connect Orlando, scheduled for the end of the month, has been postponed until August due to concerns about the novel coronavirus which is impacting travel and leading to the cancellation of other tech events and conferences. The show — which features new enterprise technology from tech companies of all sizes — is rescheduled for […]

Amazon Begins Selling Cashier-less Store Tech to Other Brick and Mortar Retailers

Amazon unveils its Just Walk Out business, taking its Amazon Go cashier-less store technology and selling it to other retailers.

March 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Online retail giant Amazon is beginning to sell its cashier-less store technology to other retailers, the company announced Monday. In a new website unveiled Monday, Amazon said it is now offering its Just Walk Out technology used in the Amazon Go brick and mortar stores to other retail stores. “Born from years of experience at […]

How to Adjust to the Coronavirus Impacts and Working From Home

Transitioning to remote work and working from home can be a challenging adjustment, but there are some simple things you can do to make that change easier.

March 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

By now, you know the novel coronavirus is slamming the economy and keeping organizations around the world from doing business as usual. More than 109,500 cases have been confirmed globally, and more than 3,800 have died. In the U.S., those figures are 423 and 19, respectively, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. […]