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How a Chief Workspace Officer can boost productivity

Guest Author — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:34:39 +0000

If companies wish to reap the benefits of embedding cutting-edge technology in the physical workspace, they need a dedicated leader and team to do so, writes Ricoh Europe's Nathan Thomas.

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Zoom upgrades AI Companion to improve user experience

AV Magazine — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:13:51 +0000

The generative AI assistant makes Zoom Meetings more inclusive, as well as helping call-centre agents improve interactions with customers.

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Microsoft extends Copilot to small and medium enterprises

Guy Campos — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:50:59 +0000

Microsoft has removed a 300-seat minimum, offering access which includes Copilot for Teams for $30 per user per month, and has also announced plans for domain-specific Copilot GPTs.

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Research debunks ‘myth’ that remote work stifles innovation

AV Magazine — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:01:01 +0000

Empirical evidence has revealed that remote working, when supported by the right technology and infrastructure, can foster creativity and is a viable alternative to in-person collaboration.

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How SPOD can help deliver AV projects faster at lower cost

Guest Author — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 13:51:58 +0000

Today’s global AV projects require earlier and deeper project team collaboration. The Strategic Point of Distribution model offers just that, writes Wesco's Phil Langley.

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Samsung and KSCAPE team up to declutter meeting room

AV Magazine — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:03:30 +0000

A KSCAPE RAIL, which eliminates cable chaos by integrating lighting and audio into one product, offers a new take on meeting rooms at the Samsung Display Experience Centre in Frankfurt.

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Buying Advice: A meeting space of minds

Paul Bray — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:46:36 +0000

A meeting of bodies, or a meeting of minds? Modern meeting rooms must increasingly support both. Paul Bray finds out how the latest developments in meeting technology can ensure that hybrid meetings achieve what they set out do to, and that nobody ends up feeling like the poor relation.

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User View: Distance learning about freedom

AV Magazine — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:40:05 +0000

The National Video Conferencing in Education Group (NVCEG) is a collection of primary and secondary schools across England all working together to enrich our curriculum using video conferencing. It uses Zoom to connect to schools and experts around the globe, finds AV Magazine.

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Inside Tech: Cutting the umbilical cable

Paul Bray — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:23:16 +0000

Flexible, tidy and quick to install, wireless technology has a lot to offer the AV industry and its customers. Paul Bray tunes into the latest technologies, explores their pros and cons, and finds out how to endear them to end users.

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Vodafone Studios, Germany: Stretching reality

Paul Bray — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:07:23 +0000

Vodafone Germany’s new extended reality studio would make many professional broadcasters green with envy. A pioneering combination of LED and green screen means it can be all things to all people – which is just as well, since everyone who uses it seems to have different ambitions. Paul Bray looks behind the scenes.

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