Shelton, CT, April 26, 2021 — TMC, a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online, today announced the recipients of the 2021 Pandemic Tech Innovation Awards. The Pandemic Tech Innovation Awards recognize hardware, software, devices/peripherals, applications and services that help society and business function effectively in the face […]
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By, Arti Loftus As vaccines begin to roll out and an end to the pandemic hopefully begins to appear in sight, car traffic in cities across America is set to substantially increase, and people will quickly return to public places with public parking areas. While a return to normalcy is expected by most, the reality […]
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The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has publicly revealed the findings of a four month study of the NHS’s COVID-19 contact tracing app. According to reports, the app has been downloaded 21.63 million times. Data also found that over 1.7 million Welsh and English citizens have been notified to isolate, and 825,388 […]
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By Dr. Paul Carter, CEO of Global Wireless Solutions COVID-19 has brought about a lot of changes in the way we live and work. With many companies expanding teleworking practices, approximately 42% of the U.S. labor force now works from home. Some organizations have announced that teleworking will continue into next year. But, it’s not […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The big challenge facing businesses today is keeping their workplaces safe so they can bring employees back and maintain operational stability. That means ensuring safe workplaces, which goes beyond enhanced cleaning and distancing protocols. Ideally, it means keeping COVID-19 out of the workplace, school, or whatever venue you’re operating. That means being able to collect […]
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While nobody will argue the COVID-19 pandemic is a good thing, there is some good that has resulted. One is the massive uptake of connected health technologies, like telehealth, which has seen massive uptake since March. Once authorities relaxed regulations making it easier for healthcare providers to deliver care through telehealth, patients were able to […]
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From the very earliest days of the lockdowns that were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, countless business leaders and government officials cried, “foul,” and said workplaces need to be open, people need to work. There’s no question both statements are true. But, the unprecedented situation created by the rapid spread of the virus […]
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Shelton, CT, August 14, 2020 — TMC, a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online, today announced the recipients of the 2020 Pandemic Tech Innovation Awards. The Pandemic Tech Innovation Awards recognize hardware, software, devices/peripherals, applications and services that help society and business function effectively in the […]
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To say the hospitality sector has had a rough 2020 would be an understatement. Hotels remain at least half empty, and restaurants have struggled for months – many have closed permanently. If you’ve stayed at a hotel during the pandemic, there’s a good chance you had to go elsewhere for food, as many of them […]
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Like many industries, the real estate space came to a standstill for a few months when lockdowns were imposed across the country in March and April. In May and June, though, the housing market rebounded strongly – May saw a 44% increase in pending home sales, the largest monthly gain since the data has been […]
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Two months ago, GM rapidly transformed its Warren, Michigan plant into a PPE production facility. Within a week of starting the project, it was pumping out masks with a target of at least 50,000 per day. That wasn’t the end of GM’s COVID-19 response, though. GM realized it needed a solid return to work strategy […]
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Getting ready for a new school year is challenging under normal circumstances, but with the pandemic, it’s a nearly impossible task. From transportation to school hallways to classrooms and other areas, each part of the school day has to be factored into school systems’ COVID-19 planning. The good news is there is plenty of technology […]
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As if pregnancy isn’t hard enough, now expecting mothers also have to deal with COVID-19. It’s not that they are necessarily at higher risk than others – data is largely unavailable still to determine the impact of the virus on pregnancies. But, the lack of data suggests pregnant women are taking extra precautions to avoid […]
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As the end of summer draws near and schools across much of the country prepare to re-open and bring students back to campuses and buildings, safety has to be the #1 priority. Without adopting the right technologies and policies, there is no chance of providing a safe environment. In fact, schools in some parts of […]
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There’s been a lot of discussion about contact tracing as a means of reducing the spread of COVID-19 as schools look to re-open campuses for the fall semester. Quite simply, if you’ve got tens of thousands of students living on a campus, even if they follow safety protocols, the odds that nobody will contract the […]
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The fall semester is only weeks away, and while many schools have already announced they will be going virtual again, more are still hoping to be able to move forward with in-person education. Some colleges and universities, while planning on allowing students on campuses, have allowed professors to determine the format for their classes. Ultimately, […]
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