Drone company Draganfly has ended the development of a social distancing measurement test program with the Westport, CT Police Department. “While the development of the program is not moving forward in Westport, this was a valuable learning experience from which we are looking forward to evaluating the processes and lessons learned so the practice of […]
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It is incredible how things turn out – it is so difficult to predict the future. We always considered video as important as voice when it comes to communications but the world wasn’t really ready for video until the pandemic hit. 8×8 played in video for a while with a video phone over a decade […]
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From the early stages of the stay-at-home mandates that were implemented across the country, tech companies have come to the aid of businesses, healthcare workers, emergency responders to help them effectively manage during this crisis. It’s an unprecedented time, and it requires unprecedented response from the tech community that has the tools to help overcome […]
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A new COVID-19 Remote Early Warning System (CREW) that incorporates technologies like wearable IoT, cloud-based servers and a wearable digital thermometer sensor is showing encouraging results. The system is designed to enable early detection of coronavirus symptoms. The CREW project is being developed by the College of Medicine and Health at University College Cork (UCC) […]
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With millions of companies across the world still coming to terms with a massive, sudden transition to work-at-home environments, technologies to enable teleworking have been front and center. Many tech companies have reported significant increases in their cloud communications and collaboration solutions, which give workers access to the same communications tools they have at the […]
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The medical community has been circling the wagons for months now to combat COIVD-19. From contact tracing, social distancing and drones, to teleheath and myriad applications, the initiatives are many and efforts from technology firms are coming to the fore for marginalized communities in the coronavirus fight. The Shared Harvest Foundation, Shared Harvest Fund social […]
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The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered doors of organizations large and small, slashed jobs, and seen local businesses circle wagons in the fight to survive – and that’s not even referencing families impacted by loss. As the United States sits in quarantine, some of our “highest” institutions of higher learning are refusing to rest on laurels in the […]
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The practice of contact tracing involves taking action to identify those high at risk of contracting COVID-19 from possible exposure, then notify those possibly in contact with someone positive with the virus and take appropriate action for those infected. Around the globe, various forms of contact tracing have been put in place to keep tabs […]
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Before there was Covid-19, there were crazy conspiracy theories circulating around Twitter and elsewhere that 5G was not safe. They go back to last summer if not far earlier. After Covid-19 emerged, a misinformation campaign said to be from Russia has evolved to link 5G to Bill Gates and the CoronaVirus. Let me be very […]
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Zoom has become the de facto replacement for much of our daily lives. Weddings, Easter, Passover, funerals – all on Zoom. This is not meant to take away from the many competent competitors in the space such as 8×8, Microsoft, Google, Cisco, RingCentral, BlueJeans, Fuze, etc. When a company becomes extremely popular, the media tends […]
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As the world continues to grapple with the spread of COVID-19, with the number of confirmed case about the reach two million globally, people are faced with a new reality that has them adjusting to an unfamiliar way of life. Governments, businesses, and schools have all had to adjust to the pandemic, with millions of […]
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70% think remote employees create more risk for a company than in-office staff. This is because when employees were forced to move from the office to the home in such a short amount of time, the shift left critical gaps in many business’ Salesforce security operations. Salesforce is cloud-based, so with this borderless work environment comes […]
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