Over the past few months, we have seen the technology community aggressively take a united stance in helping businesses and families manage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have seen widespread success – like some of the video conferencing and unified communications vendors that have helped companies rapidly adopt teleworking strategies. Others have been developing solutions […]
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We hate to sound the alarm but if we learned anything from Covid-19, it was that preparation is key. To that end, there are many new virus outbreaks we need to be aware of. Here is the list of outbreaks and locations: Dengue: Indonesia, LATAM, Singapore, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal Ebola: Africa Avian […]
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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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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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While much of the public opinion in the United States around government response to COVID-19 reflects what has become highly partisan topic, it’s undeniable that testing capacity did not increase as quickly as it needed to. As a result, understanding and controlling the spread of the virus was difficult. Even now, most state leaders say […]
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The good news is that, after more than two months of business closures and teleworking, many workers are starting to return to their offices – albeit slowly and in reduced capacities. The bad news is the COVID-19 coronavirus that has already infected almost 6 million people across the globe is not gone. In fact, most […]
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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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John Hopkins University has been tracking the spread of COVID-19 since its early days, making that information available to the public, even before the first small dots appeared in the U.S. on its map. Now, the U.S. is by far the unfortunate leader in confirmed cases, up to almost 1.7 million today. Even as that […]
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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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As many businesses start bringing workers back to offices, one of the biggest unanswered questions is what will happen to air travel as economies begin the recovery process. It’s a question that may remain unanswered for some time. While driving to work and following safety protocols in the office is one thing, going to a […]
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Contact tracing may have been a foreign concept a few months ago today, it is viewed as a powerful tool in stemming the spread of COVID-19. Last month, Apple and Google announced a partnership to put forth contact tracing technology. Recently, we saw Switzerland put the partnership’s efforts to work. Switzerland announced the SwissCovid app. […]
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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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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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Carol Massar and Jason Kelly had a Bloomberg podcast with Tom Siebel, the serial entrepreneur behind Siebel Systems, the CRM juggernaut of the 1990s and C3.ai. We covered Tom most recently in an article about C3.ai and it’s focus on IoT and machine learning. Now the company has a grander mission – helping with the […]
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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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We reported in the video below that Amazon is using UV light robots to disinfect their warehouses. We reported that the technology may make its way to Whole Foods eventually. Malls too have gotten into the game – following news that the New York subway has done the same. In Singapore, Frasers Property Retail uses […]
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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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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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