COVID-19 will leave lasting effects on the workforce. While millions of workers will continue to enjoy working from home, millions of others will take on the commute once again and return to the workplace. Whether it’s a factory, restaurant or contact center, certain precautionary measures coming when we reopen and, one of the primary is […]
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Vayyar Imaging, a leader in 4D imaging sensor technology and Meditemi (JV of Ogawa and Medisana) a pioneer in robotic healthcare solutions, have partnered to create a more intelligent care robot that provides a range of remote monitoring capabilities, including early detection of COVID-19 symptoms, and alerts for health deterioration and falls. The solution outfits Meditemi’s health robots […]
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Winner of the Internet Telephony Magazine Excellence Award, Star2Star, a global leader in business VoIP and UCaaS solutions released a Business Continuity Bundle for Remote Working to help companies who are stuck with inflexible PBX suppliers. The company specifies them if you aren’t sure you are one of the people in the stuck category: NEC, […]
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ClearStar, a provider of Human Capital Integrity technology-based services specializing in background and medical screening, announces the launch of a testing service aimed at supporting employers with their COVID-19 return-to-work planning and keeping their workforce safe. The company also provides solutions for social media background checks as well as mobile technology which functions as a […]
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To reduce the chance of transmitting a virus between restaurant workers and guests, disposable menus have become the norm. Thanks to pandemic tech, there is an even better way to allow guests to see and order food. TOURtech, a leader in providing innovative IT solutions, unveiled its Touchless Menu technology, which broadcasts digital menus onto […]
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To help managers analyze teleworking productivity and application usage, Softwatch is launching a solution to track productivity while giving employees the privacy they deserve. There are no keystroke monitoring or webcams, only analysis of pre-determined enterprise software apps. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many companies to have an immediate work-from-home teleworking policy and managers aren’t always comfortable […]
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After more than two months of lockdown, many businesses are starting to bring workers back into their workplaces. Each government has set its own standards for how this can happen, but the objective remains the same: How do you open businesses while continuing to contain the COVID-19 virus? One of the big areas of concern, […]
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Great news as the world considers immunity passports as a way of restarting the economy and getting back to normal. Biometric leader iProov announced that its technology has been deployed to verify users signing up to NHS login across Android and iOS. Following an initial launch on Android, iProov’s technology is now available on the […]
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Two weeks ago we told you the twelve steps needed for a socially distanced concert and now the Travis McCready concert has taken place in Arkansas, this past Friday, May 15th at TempleLive (TL) Fort Smith. These were the steps: No Elevator: Balcony only accessible by stairs. Reduced capacity: 80% less people; from 1,100 to 229. Sanitization: Venue […]
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The good news is workers across the country are slowly starting to return to workplaces after spending the past two months at home. The bad news is COVID-19 is nowhere near gone and many are predicting a second wave of outbreaks, making it crucial that businesses and consumers strictly follow government safety guidelines. For businesses, […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way businesses operate – not just temporarily, but most likely on a permanent basis to some extent. Millions of businesses have had to transition to teleworking environments and, thanks to the cloud-based solutions offered by MSPs, even smaller businesses without the IT expertise to make the transition have been […]
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IoT connectivity and security startup Nodle, non-profit foundation Coalition Network, and leading global technology solutions company Avnet, announce the creation of a new smart wearable contact tracing device, the Nodle M1. The device tracks distance and buzzes employees to let them know when they are too close to one another. The Nodle M1 can be clipped to an […]
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With states implementing various phased plans for re-opening businesses and re-started economies that have struggles mightily for the past two months, company leaders are carefully evaluating their capacity for bringing employees back to their workplaces. For some, the logical decision is to continue teleworking strategies that have enabled them to function effectively during the COVID-19 […]
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Many restaurants have found themselves in situations where they may not be able to survive as a result of their dining-in customers no longer showing up at their restaurants. Unified Office is perfectly positioned to help. Prior to the pandemic, the company was installing leading-edge unified communications solutions which as an added benefit integrated with […]
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With the U.S. now well into its third month of business closures and distancing mandate, the question becomes when and how to re-open businesses and allow people to resume their normal activities – and to what extent should those activities be allowed. While many tech companies are dumping resources into monitoring and tracking technologies, the […]
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802 Secure, a provider of Wireless IT and IoT Security solutions, recently announced it has released a new solution to help protect the remote office worker from the challenges of the evolving cyber threats of wireless security blind spots. In order for enterprises to stay ahead of this new threat vector, including 5G connectivity, 802 […]
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As more and more states start implementing plans for opening up businesses that have been closed for two months, there are many questions about how to effectively manage COVID-19 once restrictions are reduced or eliminated. While the spread seems to be slowing, many wonder if it’s too soon to start returning to more normal conditions. […]
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By Thomas B. Cross Executive Director Member Services, Pandemic Tech Alliance Superspreaders or super spreading is means of mass transmission of viruses to large groups of people from individuals or groups such as church choirs, night clubs and places indoors. Our research focuses on indoors as outdoor transmission by many researchers is either incomplete or […]
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Wow, that was fast! One of the most important parts of slowing the spread of CoronaVirus is knowing who might be infected and quarantining them until you are sure they are not infected. It takes a single infected person to eventually infect large populations. If you listen to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s press briefings, […]
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Social distancing is an important part of the work environment in this post-pandemic world in which we live. Yesterday, Tom Cross wrote about how airflow can be a crucial factor in spreading CoronaVirus and he shared how new airflow in HVAC systems could mitigate the risk. Until then he proposed the following to stay safe: […]
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