New York and other big cities have gone from being places where everyone wants to live to the exact opposite, seemingly overnight. All the benefits of city life which brought millions together are now detrimental. Small apartments and elevators, tightly packed mass transit, crowds on the streets, etc., have been part of the reason there […]
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Actionable COVID-19 data is scarce because the virus is still novel. At the same time data is abundant, as it emerges quickly from many different sources with no trusted filter. Research institutions, think-tanks, and NGOs the world over have rushed to add their analyses and models to the data being reported by countries. The result, […]
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With coronavirus cases skyrocketing across the country, there continue to be questions around testing capacity and what it will really take to understand the impact of the COVID-19 virus. Even though the U.S. has finally reached the 500,000 daily testing point, that’s still well below the rate many experts say is needed for effective and […]
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If you know anyone working in the finance sector, you’re well aware of the periodic stress they come under during key filing periods or other financial deadlines. It’s not that the rest of us don’t have stressful jobs – deadlines can cause anxiety for just about anyone. As it has for most people, though, the […]
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Despite warnings from the CDC and other health organizations and government officials, the U.S has recently seen a massive spike in COVID-19 cases after states began moving into their re-opening phases. The message is clear – people simply aren’t capable of taking appropriate measures to curb the spread of the virus, which has infected more […]
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Over the past few months, it’s become evident that businesses are going to be dealing with new protocols to maintain safe workplaces as they resume operations. There are new cleaning procedures that will need to be implemented, along with employee screening, headcount monitoring, and distancing measures that will all have to be implemented. There are […]
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If the past few months have taught us anything, it’s that businesses need technology to be flexible and be able to adjust and adapt to any circumstances. The good news is the technology has been around for years to enable remote workforces, from knowledge workers to contact center agents. As we’ve seen businesses adapt to […]
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With all the contact tracing and employee screening apps getting so much attention as businesses re-open, what about workplaces? Shouldn’t they, too, be tested? If your workers are all symptom-free, that doesn’t mean your office can’t become contaminated, and we know how quickly this virus can spread. If a doorknob, countertop, or other surface is […]
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As we watch confirmed COVID-19 cases surge across the country, even as businesses have started re-opening, the case for technology to support safe workplaces becomes stronger by the day. Employers can hardly afford to lose large portions of their workers to illness, and employees need to feel safe as they return to their jobs. HT […]
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Mobile on-demand app vendor Zappix has launched a mobile-based visual solution to help GRM Document Management adapt their workforce management to COVID-19. The new Zappix “Back To Work” Solution delivers proactive daily symptom assessments pushed to employees via dynamic SMS or email links to keep employees, visitors, and customers in multiple GRM locations across the […]
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To support COVID-19 demands and deliver an entirely new digital approach for emergency patient engagement, Awrel, a dental software solutions company, unveiled its new Emergency Dental Virtual Assistant. The turnkey chatbot, deployed by embedding a single snippet of code into an existing website, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to empower remote triage and management of dental emergencies. […]
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While many companies are hard at work developing solutions to promote safe workplaces and employee safety, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen an increase many technologies that were already emerging as dominant trends. Among them is online shopping. Perhaps not surprisingly, given the lockdowns and simple fear of becoming infected, 76% of consumers have turned to […]
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By, Rashmi Vittal, CMO, Conversica The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly placed an inordinate amount of challenges for businesses across nearly every sector around the world. The International Labour Organization (ILO), which is the United Nations’ labor body, recently forecast that the equivalent of 195 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of the […]
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As businesses continue to try to re-open their doors and resume operations, many states are seeing an increase on confirmed COVID-19 cases. This makes it even more imperative that companies invest in workplace safety measures. That means appropriate disinfecting procedures, distancing policies, education, screening, and other means of ensuring safe work environments for employees whose […]
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The contact center is proving quite resilient, as it seamlessly shifted gears from the physical to the virtual. Innovation is allowing a way through COVID-19 and WFH mandates. And, it will be innovation that guides society back to normalcy. Still, there is a need for pandemic technology to help companies and the economy re-open their offices […]
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Consulting company Ovatio Technologies has a new office safety app that aids in social distancing. Using a Microsoft 365 identity, it allows users and admins to reserve socially distanced equipment and offices. It further provides training and procedure reminders pertaining to Covid-19. In addition, it automates logs of sanitation notifications at each booking ensuring the […]
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A COVID-19 dashboard that has been helping people better understand data related to the disease since March has added new features to help everyone make better decisions as businesses reopen and employees return to work. The COVID-19 Live Report with TIBCO Spotfire is a joint project of two leaders in technology innovation, Arria NLG and […]
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