Technology Record - Issue 34: Autumn 2024

24 MARKETWATCH Crestron’s Videobar 70 is now certified for Microsoft Teams. The all-in-one collaboration bar is designed to provide a premium audiovisual experience for medium to large meeting rooms, via Teams or any bring-your-own-device service. The videobar includes built-in unified communications computing and intelligent features that capture participants vividly. Four high-quality cameras work together to intelligently crop the best image to provide a clear, well-framed view of the person speaking, even from as far away as 7.5 metres, while the Android operating system makes it an easy plug-and-play deployment. Crestron Videobar receives Teams certification Lumen Technologies to accelerate digital transformation and AI initiatives Lumen Technologies is working with Microsoft to accelerate its digital transformation and drive AI initiatives with the help of Microsoft Azure. By utilising Microsoft Cloud and AI technology, Lumen aims to reduce its overall technology costs, remove legacy systems and silos, and improve its offerings for customers. The firm will also use Microsoft Entra solutions to safeguard access and prevent identity attacks. Human resources (HR) management platform provider Lanteria has released a new analytics module to provide managers with advanced employee insights for better strategic decision-making. Built on Microsoft Power BI, the module gives HR managers access to over 40 comprehensive dashboards, providing a 360-degree view of an organisation, including recruitment, hiring, diversity, performance and termination analysis, as well as attrition prediction, employee risk scores and more. “We’re taking HR data to the next level with Lanteria and Microsoft,” said Andrew Swiler, CEO of Lanteria. “With faster, more extensive access to employee and business data, organisations can make better, data-informed decisions to support business growth and future planning.” Lanteria launches advanced analytics for workforce metrics In the first half of 2024 there were 26 million attempts to access malicious sites masquerading as one of the world’s 25 most popular global online brands, according to Kaspersky – that is an increase of 40 per cent compared to the same period in 2023. PHISHING FACT

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