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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 […]

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Achieve Employee Buy-In with These Strategies

These change management tips will help organizations of all sizes achieve employee buy-in...as long as managers take them seriously.

August 26, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Achieving employee buy-in is just one part of change management, but it’s by far the most complicated and the part we’ve heard most leaders struggle with. So we thought we’d come up with some change management tips which focus on getting employees to buy-in to new technology — or even just new directions in leadership. […]

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. […]

Red Box Announces Compliance Recording Integration With Microsoft Teams

Voice platform Red Box has announced that its Compliance Recording solution is now generally available for Microsoft Teams.

August 19, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Voice platform Red Box has announced that its Compliance Recording solution is now generally available for Microsoft Teams to support secure, resilient and scalable recording of communications in Teams. The solution is currently being certified as part of Microsoft’s new Compliance Recording ISV partner certification program, the company said in a press release. According to […]

Zoom Expands Zoom for Home to Popular Smart Displays

Zoom is taking its Zoom for Home solutions a step further by expanding to smart displays from Amazon, Facebook and Google.

August 19, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With many workers still doing their job our of their homes, Zoom recently released its Zoom for Home offerings that include dedicated Zoom devices via DTEN. Now, Zoom is taking that a step further by expanding to smart displays like the Amazon Echo Show, Portal from Facebook and the Google Nest Hub Max. Zoom’s play […]

Virtual Assistants Are Quickly Becoming Part of the Workforce

Virtual assistants like Cortana and Alexa are becoming a larger, more integrated part of the conference room and our workplace experience.

August 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Virtual assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, Cortana and others have been a helpful aide in the lives of many consumers. These assistants help users buy goods, schedule activities and turn appliances on and off. Now, these intelligent assistants are becoming our coworkers as Amazon and Microsoft along with hardware partners take steps to bring Alexa […]

Zoom Expands Zoom Phone Services

Zoom is stepping further into the UCaaS space with the expansion of Zoom Phone and a new simplified telephone service plan.

August 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is adding onto its capabilities as a unified communications-as-a-service provider with the expansion of Zoom Phone to 25 additional countries and territories along with a new simplified telephone service plan for organizations with multinational locations. That means Zoom Phone for domestic calling is now available in over 40 countries and territories, the company said […]

StoneLock Pro Releases ‘Faceless’ Biometric Reader

StoneLock Go is a biometric reader that protects user privacy by forgoing photographs and eliminating the need to touch anything.

August 17, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

StoneLock announces the official launch of the StoneLock GO biometric reader. The StoneLock GO is intentionally designed with proprietary, “faceless” recognition technology to protect users by safeguarding their privacy without the use of photographs while eliminating the need to touch, according to the company. While an access card or password can be misplaced, shared, or cloned, the […]

Microsoft Teams Could Be Your Hub of Remote and Hybrid Work

If used correctly, Microsoft Teams should become the communication and collaboration hub of remote and hybrid work for your organization.

August 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Millions of workers were forced out of the office in March, leading to a large migration to cloud-based unified communications and videoconferencing services. One of the most popular applications was Microsoft Teams. The company said in April it grew its daily active users by about 70% to 75 million, but that number today could be […]

New Zoom Features: Filters, Presentations and Noise Suppression

With a three-month blitz on security enhancements behind it, Zoom is now releasing new features to improve the user experience.

August 6, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With a three-month blitz on security enhancements to its platform behind it, Zoom is now releasing new features to improve the experience using the popular videoconferencing service. The features, unveiled earlier this week, include new filters, control over your appearance, new noise suppression capabilities, emojis and presentation features. These can be accessed by upgrading to […]