September 2020 Archives

Small is the new Big: Zephyr RTOS Brings a Small IoT Footprint to the Huge COVID-19 Challenge

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020Erik Linask

By Shrey Fadia, Analyst and Consultant, Artin Arts The Zephyr Project is a small, scalable real-time operating system for use on resource-constrained systems supporting multiple architectures, part of the Linux Foundation’s family of IoT open source communities. Today, the project announced their steady growth in products developed on their Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) that help […]

Minim-izing Home WiFi Risk in a Work from Home World

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020Erik Linask

The work from home trend was already in full swing when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and made remote work the standard for most companies. Since then, millions of companies have had empty offices with employees all working from their homes. It’s not a situation that is likely to entirely go away, even once the pandemic-driven […]

Did COVID Cure the Robocalls? What to Expect in a Post-Pandemic World

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020Rich Tehrani

By Bill Versen, Chief Product Officer at Transaction Network Services The coronavirus pandemic has not spared any business or industry from disruption, and that includes the disruption of large scale robocall scam operations. Call centers and large-scale nuisance robocall operations scattered across the globe have bombarded consumers for years with unwanted calls, but the COVID-19 stay-at-home mandate has […]

Vibrent Health Wins NIH Contract for COVID-19 Contact Tracing

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020Rich Tehrani

Health technology company Vibrent Health has been awarded a contract worth a potential value of $4.23 million from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), to develop a large-scale, data-driven approach to fight COVID-19. Vibrent Health will expand and enhance its privacy-protected, cybersecure Digital Health Solutions […]

Navigating The Global Pandemic Bridging Technology and Human Communications

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Staff Writer

By Shrey Fadia, Analyst and Consultant, Artin Arts Nearly every category in the world of software and hardware solutions, including cloud communications, virtual working, visual computing, IoT and more is actively working on ways to control and combat the Coronavirus, which continues to threaten the health and lives of millions of people around the world. […]

WHO Health Alert Usage Increases After Adding Sprinklr’s AI Capabilities

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020Erik Linask

Back in April, the World Health Organization launched a dedicated COVID-19 messaging service leveraging Facebook’s Messenger platform, following its release of a the project on WhatsApp a month earlier. The service was designed to provide everyone from government officials to the healthcare industry to the general population with the latest updates on the virus, including […]

PurifySpaces Provides Clean Air without Disrupting Office Aesthetics

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020Erik Linask

Whether you’re managing a business, school, or any other type of facility, the health and safety of anyone coming into your spaces has to be a top priority. The ongoing pandemic has created a reasonable fear of contracting COVID-19 in public venues where appropriate safety measures aren’t being taken. In turn, that has prioritized investment […]

COVID-Killing Robot Deployed at San Antonio Int’l Airport

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020Erik Linask

As the travel industry continues to see limited activity, and projections for when air travel might return to pre-coronavirus levels being measured in years, not months, it’s incumbent on the industry to do what it can to instill a sense of safety in passengers. Most airlines have implemented extensive safety protocols, as have airports, and […]

Digital Contact Tracing Proven Effective in Reducing Spread of COVID-19

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020Erik Linask

One of the major areas of concern since the beginning of the pandemic has been keeping residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and retirement communities safe. A nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, in fact, was the center of one of the earliest outbreaks in the U.S. Since then, similar facilities across the country have […]

Mobility: Keeping Businesses Connected During a Pandemic

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020Erik Linask

One of the biggest challenges businesses have experienced during the pandemic is communications. Specifically, when you move your workforces from office to home environments, how do you ensure they have access to the communications tools that enable interactions with customers and other team members? For telecom providers, the ability to enable remote communications has been […]

FreeStylus Makes Touchscreens Touchless

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020Erik Linask

As the world continues to adopt touchless technologies in response to COVID-19, what happens to all the public touchscreens that are already in use? Well before the pandemic, businesses and other organizations had started installing touchscreen solutions to create better experiences. In an effort to continue to enable that interactive experience while addressing health and […]

Alabama State U Leveraging Tech to Avoid Following U of Alabama’s COVID-19 Lead

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020Erik Linask

With the start of the new school year, it’s not surprising to see a number of COVID-19 cases in many institutions, especially where groups of students clearly aren’t taking the threat seriously. Many schools, though are taking a firm stance on COVID-19 and have implemented solutions to reduce risk and, hopefully, help them keep their […]

Clock In, Clock Out, Check Your Temperature

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020Erik Linask

With the U.S. having now passed the 6 million confirmed COVID-19 case mark, it’s clear we’re nowhere near the end of this pandemic, especially with schools opening and more businesses bringing people back to workplaces. The increase in movement and activity brings with it increased risk, creating an incumbent need for organizations to closely monitor […]

Month: September 2020

Small is the new Big: Zephyr RTOS Brings a Small IoT Footprint to the Huge COVID-19 Challenge

Minim-izing Home WiFi Risk in a Work from Home World

Did COVID Cure the Robocalls? What to Expect in a Post-Pandemic World

Vibrent Health Wins NIH Contract for COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Navigating The Global Pandemic Bridging Technology and Human Communications

WHO Health Alert Usage Increases After Adding Sprinklr’s AI Capabilities

PurifySpaces Provides Clean Air without Disrupting Office Aesthetics

COVID-Killing Robot Deployed at San Antonio Int’l Airport

Digital Contact Tracing Proven Effective in Reducing Spread of COVID-19

Mobility: Keeping Businesses Connected During a Pandemic

FreeStylus Makes Touchscreens Touchless

Alabama State U Leveraging Tech to Avoid Following U of Alabama’s COVID-19 Lead

Clock In, Clock Out, Check Your Temperature

Transforming digital collaboration with Microsoft Teams Calling

TMC Announces Pandemic Tech Innovation Award Winners for 2021

Emerging from the Global Pandemic, Smart Cities are Looking at Parking Management in New Ways

COVID-19 and the Future of Business: Recent IBM Report Reveals Executive Sentiments

UK Contact Tracing App Prevents Estimated 600,000 COVID-19 Cases

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