Month: May 2020

UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft Launch ProtectWell Protocol and App for COVID-19 Return-to-Workplace Planning

Rich Tehrani

UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft Corp. have joined forces to launch ProtectWell, a return-to-workplace protocol that enables employers to bring employees back to work in a safer environment. ProtectWell helps employees determine they are safe to go to work, co-workers know their colleagues have been screened, and employers feel confident that their workplace is ready to do business. […]

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Honeywell Launches Solutions to Help Improve Building Health and Reassure Occupants

Rich Tehrani

For some time now we have reported on the issues regarding buildings being spreaders of Covid-19: Better Ventilation and Room Monitoring is Needed to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 Top 24 Covid-19 Changes Companies Should Make to Increase Safety and Reduce Liability CDC: Covid-19 Spreads Via Air Conditioning How to Reopen Your Business Responsibly Airflow is […]

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AI Will Be Key to Workplace Safety as Business Re-open in Wake of Lockdowns

Erik Linask

After two months of lockdown orders – more, in some locations – businesses across industries are slowly starting to be allowed to re-open, provided they follow strict safety protocols.  That means continuing to enforce distancing measures, ensuring appropriate PPE is being worn, temperature screening, and more.  While it may be an inconvenience, following these return-to-work […]

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Onecom Successfully Migrates 300 Agents to Vonage Contact Center During COVID-19 Pandemic

Erik Linask

Over the past 2-3 months, countless businesses have struggled to maintain operational continuity as they have been forced to rapidly move to teleworking strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.  For some, it’s been a relatively easy transition – especially for those who already had implemented cloud strategies to support mobile and remote workers.  While transitioning entire […]

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Pandemic Response – Setting up Temporary Gigabit Wireless Access Networks

Erik Linask

By, David Sumi, VP of Marketing, Siklu Implementing a wireless network to establish or expand broadband communications services in emergency situations (health, weather, natural disaster related or other) can be a tricky endeavor.  Requirements include replacing the capacity lost in damaged networks and establishing new broadband connections to locations such as field hospitals in parks […]

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Coronavirus is Making the Case for Connected Health

Erik Linask

The U.S. healthcare system was already full of inefficiency, compounded by a growing shortage of medical professionals.  Yet, regulatory obstacles continued to prevent the widespread adoption of connected health solutions that could increase accesses to healthcare services and allow healthcare providers to function more efficiently.  No doubt, telehealth use is increasing, but slowly.  That is, […]

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Pandemic Tech Alliance Announced

Erik Linask

SHELTON, CT – May 27, 2020 In response to COVID-19, potentially the most significant crisis of the modern era, TMC has launched the Pandemic Tech Alliance. The Pandemic Tech Alliance represents companies who make solutions involved in testing, contact tracing, social distancing, health care, vaccines, treatments, smart cities, intelligent buildings, communications and more. The Pandemic […]

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Blue Ocean Robotics Virus-Killing UVD Robots Division Wins Award

Rich Tehrani

Blue Ocean Robotics announced that it has been selected by Frost & Sullivan for its Best Practice “2020 European Professional Service Robots Product Leadership” Award. The recognition was earned primarily based on the company’s work with subsidiary UVD Robots, which combines autonomous robot technology with ultraviolet light to disinfect against viruses like COVID-19. A subsidiary […]

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New App from Business Contingency Group to Help Business Manage COVID-19 Workplace Risk

Rich Tehrani

Business Contingency Group (BCG) announces the launch of its new app to help manage the risk at the workplace. The web-based app is called SafetyCount Pandemic and requires only a browser and access to the internet. Employees, visitors, patients, and contractors answer a few critical screening questions before traveling to the worksite or clinic, and […]

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New Contact Tracking Feature from Wireless Leader EnGenius

Rich Tehrani

EnGenius Technologies Inc. is a global multinational wireless networking company announced contact tracking within their Client Timeline feature in the EnGenius Cloud platform. The new feature will provide the ability to identify surrounding client devices to assist in scenarios such as COVID-19 over Wi-Fi. In other recent news, the company has developed a scalable Wi-Fi solution […]

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Virtual Gap Year Helps Students Manage the Stress of Coronavirus College

Erik Linask

Businesses and workers aren’t the only ones who have suffered during the coronavirus pandemic.  Students, too, have seen their routines and educational experiences completely disrupted.  Most elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities, quickly out in place some form of distance learning as they closed their buildings and campuses.  Some have done […]

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