By Albert Rees, SVP & Head Of Business Consulting, EPAM Systems, Inc. Before the pandemic shifted millions of workers from across the globe to remote work, the concept had already been embraced by a growing number of companies in some way, whether they offered several flexible days in and out of the office or one […]
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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. […]
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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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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 […]
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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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The question the world is facing now, half a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, how can we safely re-start or continue activities without increasing risk of spreading the virus more? The answer has to be in technology – people have simply proven themselves unable to manage risk on their own, judging from the outbreaks we […]
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When will things get back to normal? That’s what everyone wants to know. By now, we should all understand that may not happen very quickly and it will happen in small stages as various improvements are made in health and safety protocols, as new technologies are implemented in different industries, as testing becomes more readily […]
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Rightfully so, all eyes are on the increasing cases of COVID-19, especially as schools start opening campuses and buildings to students and faculty. As we’ve already seen in a very short timeframe, these activities come with a substantial risk of outbreaks among those populations. What’s not as often talked about is the toll the pandemic […]
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By Shrey Fadia, Analyst and Consultant, Artin Arts A survey backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 31.5% of Afghanistan’s population has already contracted the COVID-19 virus. However, the government seems to be tackling the challenge with a positive mindset and setting up programs for COVID-19, while bringing in young people to help, […]
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By Shrey Fadia, Analyst and Consultant, Artin Arts The takeover of privileged accounts has become the single largest source of cyberattacks today, which is driving increased interest in threat analytics. While there is a range of threat analytics solutions, including those which address more traditional attacks (for example phishing), threat analytics as part of a […]
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By Shrey Fadia, Analyst and Consultant, Artin Arts The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates innovation through open source, recently launched an initiative in July, called Linux Foundation Public Health Initiative (LFPHI). LFPHI is supporting projects like “COVID Shield” and “COVID Green” to improve interoperability across various initiatives. With this capability, different state-level applications […]
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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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By Yeva Hyusyan, co-founder and CEO, SoloLearn Although many Americans would readily agree that technology has improved their quality of life over the last decade, the shifts coronavirus has brought to our society have brought with them a newfound reliance on technology. Students are adjusting to classroom meetings held over Google Hangouts, businesses are sending their workers home […]
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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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The healthcare system is in the eye of the COVID-19 storm, generating massive amounts of data and patient information that could be used on a wider scale for research and analysis to better understand the virus, its spread, and treatment. The problem is there isn’t enough interoperability across the healthcare system to make it work, […]
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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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The biggest challenge with getting people back to work is understanding how to do it safely. There are countless solutions for monitoring distancing and tracking surface cleaning, not to mention myriad self-assessment apps. But the best way to make sure a workplace is safe is through testing. It’s the only way to know for certain […]
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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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