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mental health quarantine, employee wellness and productivity

These Personal Habits of Quarantined Employees will Keep Them Happy & Healthy

Employee wellness and productivity will be determined partially by their habits and mental health during quarantine. Here's how they can handle it.

April 15, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Maintaining positive communication and mental health during quarantine is harder than ever considering COVID-19 has scattered the workforce from their usual congregation points. Now more than ever, managers have to pay attention to employee wellness and productivity — and technology plays a huge role in those areas. Mental health in quarantine “Social distancing” is a […]

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams to Increase On-Screen Video Participants

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to see up to nine meeting participants on the screen at once during a video call, up from four.

April 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to see up to nine faces on the screen at once during a video call. On its UserVoice Site, a Microsoft Teams engineer said the company will start rolling out its first update to view nine meeting participants simultaneously by the end of April. The company is also […]

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Videoconferencing security, Wickr

Videoconferencing Security, Transparency Issues a Long Time Coming

It was just a matter of time before security and transparency issues with videoconferencing platforms came to light, says Wickr CEO.

April 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The world is now becoming familiar with videoconferencing and collaboration platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx, Slack and others thanks to COVID-19 and government-imposed restrictions on pubic gatherings. While the world learns how to set up a videoconferencing call and how to screen share, the world is also learning about the inherent security vulnerabilities with […]

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How to Manage Remote Workers During a Pandemic

Managers haven’t seen their teams in weeks, but they can stay connected and keep employees engaged and productive using existing technology.

April 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Managing employees can already be challenging, Now, factor in remote work, and this becomes even more challenging. COVID-19 has closed offices around the world and forced many of us to work from our homes, meaning your employees are unsupervised and are left on their own to get their work done. Managers and team leaders haven’t […]

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My TechDecisions Podcast, zero trust

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 79: Wickr and Encrypted Communication Platforms

Joel Wallenstrom, CEO of encrypted messaging platform Wickr, talks about the platforms' end-to-end encryption, videoconferencing capabilities and how Wickr is a viable alternative to other more popular platforms. 

April 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Joel Wallenstrom, CEO of encrypted messaging platform Wickr, talks about the platforms’ end-to-end encryption, videoconferencing capabilities and how Wickr is a viable alternative to other more popular platforms. 

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March Networks IP cameras, perimeter breaches

March Networks New 6MP AI Cameras Recognize Zone Breaches and More

March Networks says new ME6 Series IP cameras are most intelligent cameras, with ability to distinguish between people & vehicles & spot perimeter breaches.

April 10, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

March Networks, a provider of video security and video-based business intelligence solutions, introduce its ME6 Series IP cameras, a new 6MP camera line powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Incorporating system-on-chip (SoC) technology from California-based company Ambarella, the ME6 Series is said to use deep neural network processing power to accurately distinguish between people and vehicles. […]

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Social Distancing

How to Stay Socially Connected While Practicing Physical Distancing During COVID-19

When you must go out, guidelines dictate that you keep at least 6 feet from you & others. But how do you stay socially connected while social distancing?

April 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Government agencies all over the world are urging us to practice social distancing, which is essentially staying home and not seeing anyone outside of the house. When you must go out, guidelines dictate that you keep at least six feet from you and other people to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that […]

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Cybersecurity Skills Gap

U.S., UK Agencies Warn of Increased Cyber Attacks During COVID-19

A new joint advisory from U.K. & U.S. cybersecurity officials warns that cyber criminals are targeting individuals and organizations at an increasing rate.

April 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new joint advisory from U.K. and U.S. cybersecurity officials warns that cyber criminals are targeting individuals and organizations with a range of hacking tools like ransomware and malware. With the U.S. and much of Europe under government-imposed lockdowns due to COVID-19, many employees are working from home to help prevent the spread of the […]

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