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Videoconferencing is quickly becoming a communication standard for many businesses because of its easy, collaborative use. Companies are putting their trust in video calls, even for sensitive business discussions.
But are your devices protected from uninvited guests?
Security vulnerabilities of video conferencing recently inspired a discussion on LinkedIn (PDF), [...]
Public reaction to Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to ban telecommuting can largely be summed up by the title of Slate magazine writer Farhad Manjoo’s article: “Marissa Mayer Has Made a Terrible Mistake.”
Business analysts pointed to research documenting the benefits of working remotely. Parents waxed [...]
A recent Microsoft report says that remote working has gone from being a trendy perquisite, to being a “business imperative”. SmallBizTrends’ Rieva Lesonsky commented on the report this month. Whilst respondents did cite several pet peeves in regards to telecommuting, including the inability to speak face-to-face, lack of a quick response, and a [...]
Microsoft may not have the same cool and trendy television commercials as Apple, but with their renewed focus on services and the cloud, they have effectively broadened their market and addressed a critical need. Microsoft SharePoint in particular, has gone through several iterations, and the latest version, SharePoint 2010, has finally achieved the market [...]
Modern collaborative technologies allow companies to cast a much wider net, and work with other people and companies across great geographic distances. One oft-touted advantage of this business model is thafrt it allows for the occasional work-at-home-in-your-bathrobe session, but that benefit seems to be little more than a myth, especially with modern videoconferencing technology. It [...]