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Collaboration Technology ROI

Three Returns You Should Expect with Collaboration Technology Investment

Collaboration technology ROI includes saving your org money, giving producitivty a shot in the arm, & meeting the needs of a changing world.

June 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Collaboration technology like unified communication systems, productivity platforms, screen sharing, videoconferencing, instant messaging, online whiteboards, file sharing and a litany of other solutions are now a must-have in business. Their ROI isn’t that difficult to determine. This technology is designed to make your organization function seamlessly and effectively regardless of if your workforce is working […]

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Facebook Messenger Rooms

Facebook Rolls Out Videoconferencing Service Messenger Rooms

Facebook has started rolling out Messenger Rooms, its consumer-based answer to Zoom, Google Meet, WebEx, GoToMeeting and Microsoft Teams.

May 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Facebook has started rolling out Messenger Rooms, its consumer-based answer to Zoom, Meet, WebEx, GoToMeeting and Teams. The free service lets users create a room to host joinable video calls with up to 50 people and no time limit, which rivals some competitors and their free versions of videoconferencing and unified communications platforms. Read Next: […]

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work from home technology needs, home office products, remote work products

How IT Can Ensure Collaboration for Remote Work

TechDecisions spoke with Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO of Freshworks, to learn more about the role of IT departments in fostering collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

May 13, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

TechDecisions spoke with Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO of Freshworks, to learn more about the role of IT departments in fostering collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Increasing Teams Group Text Chat Limit to 250

Microsoft Teams will soon be rolling out a new feature that expands the number of people that can join a text chat to 250.

May 5, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ever since COVID-19 forced millions of workers to work remotely or out of their homes, collaboration and communication platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx, Google meet, BlueJeans, Slack, GoToMeeting and others have rolled out new features in what has become a competitive market for those providers. Many of the updates and new features have been […]

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NSA Collaboration Security

NSA Releases Security Criteria for Meeting Platforms

The U.S. National Security Agency has published a security assessment of 13 popular communication and collaboration platforms.

May 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Large parts of the U.S. are essentially running on virtual meeting platforms like Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans and others thanks to the coronavirus forcing organizations to quickly shift to remote work. As with any new technology, organizations must take steps to ensure that it is secure and safe from malicious actors and cybercriminals. That’s […]

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Zoom Zero-Day

Yes, Your Videoconferencing Solution is Secure, Mozilla says

Most popular videoconferencing platforms being used by organizations during the COVID-19 quarantine are secure, reports Mozilla.

April 29, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to research on the security features of videoconferencing and video chat solutions, the vast majority of popular platforms are secure. This research on videoconferencing security comes from Mozilla, producers of popular internet browser Firefox, which found that 12 of 15 products tested meet Mozilla’s Minimum Security Standards. Those that are up to snuff include […]

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Zoom Google Meet

Report: A Google Executive’s Son Apparently Prefers Zoom

Zoom has become so popular that even a Google executive's son prefers the platform over Google Meet. However, there are plenty of other platforms available.

April 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In the age of remote work and interconnectivity across the world, videoconferencing solutions are becoming essential to organizations. Platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, GoToMeeting, BlueJeans and others were already becoming increasingly popular before workers were forced to work from their homes due to COVID-19. However, Zoom has become a general term for video chatting […]

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Microsoft Teams .GIF

Microsoft Patches .GIF Vulnerability in Teams

Microsoft says it has resolved a security problem in Microsoft Teams in which an attacker could have taken over user accounts through a .GIF file.

April 27, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says it has resolved a security problem in Microsoft Teams in which an attacker could have taken over user accounts through a .GIF file. Researchers from cybersecurity software firm CyberArk found that attackers could have used a malicious .GIF file to scrape a user’s data and ultimately take over an organization’s entire roster of […]

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