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Short Tutorial/FAQ – What is Extended Reality?

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QUESTION: What is Extended Reality and how is it being used?

ANSWER: Extended Reality (XR) is an umbrella term encapsulating Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR), and everything in between. XR offers an experience for the senses, where the line between reality and the simulated world becomes blurred as you dive into another world visually, acoustically, and through tactile sensations.

XR is revolutionizing everyday consumer experiences and transforming manufacturing and other industry segments. Here are a few examples:

Retail: XR lets you try out a product before you buy it. For example, IKEA is giving customers the opportunity to place furniture and accessories in their homes using their smartphones.

Training: XR can provide hyper-realistic training tools to help soldiers, medical personnel, pilots/astronauts, chemists, and others to find solutions to problems or learn how to react to dangerous circumstances.

Remote Work: Employees can connect to their home office or to professionals around the world in a way that makes both sides feel like they are in the same room.

Entertainment and Gaming: Consumers can virtually experience live music and sporting events from the comfort of their VR headsets. Gamers can intimately feel what their selected scenes would resemble in the flesh, whether crossing into another era, place, or exploring fantastic futuristic worlds.

Health Care: Medical imaging technologies like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT scans now make extensive use of XR. It gives staff full 3D representations of human bodies rather than traditional 2D imaging.

CUSTOMER ALERT

CUSTOMER ALERT

Stay Alert – Watch Out for Online Ticket Scams
Watch Out For Online Ticket Scams
Scammers are taking advantage of the fact that many concerts and sporting events are replacing paper tickets with digital tickets — which are bought online, downloaded into a phone app, and then presented at the arena gate for scanning. Instead of having to print counterfeit tickets and peddle them on a street corner, scammers can now stay home and post ads for tickets on online marketplaces.

Enthusiastic fans, desperate to get tickets, are losing hundreds or thousands of dollars. Many don’t realize they’ve been scammed until they show up at the venue and can’t get in. Some learn they bought counterfeit tickets. Others have legitimate tickets that the scammer sold to multiple people; in that scenario, the first person who has their ticket scanned at the gate gets in, but the others don’t.

How do scammers get away with it? It’s relatively easy to forge barcodes, QR codes, and logos of legitimate ticket companies using consumer-grade graphic design software. Scammers can also create counterfeit websites that look like the real thing, with a URL that’s only slightly different.

Here’s how to reduce your odds of being scammed:
  • For ticket purchases, avoid Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and Instagram. The safest way to buy tickets is from the venue, either in person or through its official website.

  • Don’t try to buy tickets from an individual unless it’s someone you actually know.

  • For a sold-out event, an online reseller (such as StubHub, Vivid Seats, or SeatGeek) may be your only option. Live Nation and Ticketmaster also resell tickets. If you’re not familiar with the resale company, check it out at BBB.org.

  • Steer clear of any reseller that won’t accept credit cards and especially those that want payment via gift card, wire transfer, or a peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app. Criminals prefer these payment methods because they’re instant, untraceable, and irreversible.
Do your homework and be careful out there. You don’t want to lose a ticket to theft!

SRT Voted Best Internet for 2023

SRT Voted Best Internet for 2023

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Once Again, Minot Daily News Readers Have Spoken.
 
We are always honored to win in the Minot Daily News “Best of the Best” Readers’ Choice Awards, and this year is no exception. 2023 marks a 19-year streak of Minot Daily News readers voting SRT as Best Internet Provider!
 
Here’s how it works. The “Best of the Best” contest allows readers to nominate various types of businesses within the region. After the nomination period, there is a voting round. Readers may vote online once per day for their favorite business within the specific categories. Once voting has closed and the votes have been counted, one winner and two finalists are announced for each category.
 
SRT is grateful to Minot Daily readers for their votes of confidence. We value every opportunity to serve our customers and look forward to connecting in 2024. Thank you all!

Video Surveillance and Security Safeguards Crops and Livestock

Video Surveillance and Security Safeguards Crops and Livestock

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Be there for them when they need you, no matter where you are. Video surveillance and security can safeguard crops and livestock.

Farm and ranch responsibilities go beyond business, especially for the vast majority in North Dakota that are family-owned. Whether you are growing crops or raising livestock, you are invested in caring for the life on your land. That includes keeping fields, animals, and family safe in addition to running daily operations.

A video security and surveillance system will help you do both.

First, you can make sure everyone and everything is okay. North Dakota farms and ranches average nearly 1500 acres, and can’t you be everywhere at once. This is when video security and surveillance can be your eyes around-the-clock to see that livestock is secure, water systems are working, and buildings are heated. For example, temperature and water sensors let you monitor systems remotely to detect and fix problems early, such as a broken furnace. The sensor sends an alert via phone or other smart device so you can act fast and arrange for repairs, from across your property or across the country.

Second, you can discourage criminal activity on your property. Farm or ranch theft can be costly, measured in loss of both assets and production. Crime happens when nobody is watching, and the remote, isolated nature of farm and ranch land can provide opportunity for theft or vandalism. Installing a security system equipped with video cameras lets trespassers know they are being watched and protects fuel tanks, machinery, outbuildings, and even livestock. These systems also offer remotely accessible tools such as door and window sensors, glass break detectors, smart light controls, and door auto-locks. Any disturbance triggers a live security response with 24/7 support.

Every farm and ranch, just like every family, is unique, which is why SRT’s security and surveillance specialists design customized systems for each.

Just as you depend on your farm or ranch for your livelihood, the crops and animals you raise depend on you to grow and thrive. You can be there for them 24/7 with a video security and surveillance system.

SRT Offers Local and National Scholarship Opportunities

SRT Offers Local and National Scholarship Opportunities

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Minot, ND – The 2024 SRT College Scholarship Program applications are now available. Five local scholarships totaling $8,500 will be awarded to students this year. National scholarships are also available through SRT’s partnership with the Foundation for Rural Service.

The SRT College Scholarship program awards four $1,500 scholarships. The program evaluates community involvement, school activities, an essay response, and grade point average.

The SRT Technical Scholarship will award $2,500 to one student. This scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors or undergraduate students studying telecommunications or other computer-technology-related fields.

SRT is also proud to partner as a member of the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) to participate in a national scholarship program that can provide local students with scholarships. Students submitting an FRS application are eligible for multiple national scholarship opportunities.

Applications are available online at srt.com/srtcares. FRS Scholarship applications are due February 16 and SRT Scholarship applications are due March 1. Scholarship recipients will be announced in April and an awards luncheon will be held for the winners.

SRT Communications, headquartered in Minot, North Dakota, is the state’s largest telecommunications cooperative. Established in 1951, SRT employs nearly 190 people and serves roughly 8,000 square miles across north central North Dakota. SRT earned the distinction as a Certified Gig-Capable Provider in 2017. Services include high-speed internet, phone, and security/surveillance systems for home and business.

 

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