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LogMeIn GotoRoom

LogMeIn Announces New GoToRoom Hardware Options

LogMeIn is partnering with Poly, Dolby, Logitech and Extron on new hardware-as-a-service offerings on a monthly payment model.

July 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT managers and end users now have several  more options for out-of-the-box conference room hardware as LogMeIn unveiled seven new hardware bundles for its GoToRoom platform. The all-in-one videoconferencing offerings feature hardware from Dolby, Logitech, Poly and Extron, ranging in size and scale from home offices to large meeting spaces. The new partnership with Extron […]

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Google Meet Duo

Google Updates G Suite in Bid to Compete with Teams, Slack

Google is rolling out deeper integrations between its separate G Sutie tools alongside more features for videoconferencing app Google Meet.

July 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google is hoping to boost its G Sutie platform to rival Microsoft and Slack as the unified communications and collaboration software leaders with a redesign of Gmail for G Suite and deeper integrations between the included tools. The company hopes to bring all of its G Suite tools together and address the demand for remote […]

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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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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Could Be the ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Videoconferencing Wars

The world was introduced to a litany of videoconferencing solutions earlier this year, but some UCC experts say Microsoft Teams will come out on top.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Over the last few months, the world got a crash course in videoconferencing and collaboration technology. With remote work now part of our culture, platforms like Zoom, BlueJeans, Lifesize, Webex, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams have become a must have for most organizations that typically reported to an office setting. However, Microsoft Teams, which is […]

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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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Videoconferencing fatigue

Microsoft: Yes, Videoconferencing Fatigue is Very Real

The science is in: we feel more stressed and overworked when we collaborate remotely when compared to in-person collaboration.

July 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Remember when the world was discovering Microsoft Teams, Zoom, GoToMeeting and other videoconferencing services in March during the beginning of the coronavirus quarantine? For many of us, it was our first time using these apps. We used it to connect to coworkers, clients, family and friends in an attempt to replace the lost in-person connections. […]

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Week in Review: the Cloud, Security, Teams, etc.

This week, July 6-10, 2020: temperature scanning platforms, contactless technology, evaluating employees, sound masking, and more.

July 10, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Welcome to My TechDecisions Week in Review, where we round up the most important stories you might have missed this week, July 6-10, 2020. Read on to find out what’s happening this week:   Features Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Cloud Migration Approach Understanding the product that will overhaul your cloud migration […]

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Microsoft Teams New Features

Microsoft Teams’ New Features Address Meeting Fatigue, Productivity

New Microsoft Teams features utilize artificial intelligence, video filters, live reactions. Plus, they're designe to reduce WFH fatigue, company says.

July 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is again improving the experience on its flagship chat and communications platform Teams with new features that utilize artificial intelligence, video filters, live reactions and more. Jared Spataro, corporate vice president for Microsoft 365, detailed the new releases in a Wednesday blog post. “These features offer three key benefits for people at work and […]

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