As companies around the world have been making the switch to remote work, having reliable video conferencing technology has become more critical than ever in maintaining day-to-day business operations. While companies are beginning to transition back into the workplace, many have realized the feasibility of remote working options and have decided to take a more relaxed approach to on-site operations well past the Covid-19 shutdowns.

With the rise in both technological advancements and increase in school-place violence over the years, security and surveillance technologies have been at the forefront in school-place reformation plans. As Covid-19 has reshaped the future of the education system, further emphasis has been placed on pre-emptive screening measures of both staff and students as a means of preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus

As part of this heightened information technology protocol, existing technologies such as the Rauland Responder system, are becoming an increasingly popular non-contact method of communicating with patients. Unlike traditional close-contact communication where nurses and other medical personnel have to do PPE each time they enter the patient’s room, the nurse call system allows medical personnel to attend to every non-urgent patient need without utilizing precious personal protective equipment.

Ultraviolet light has been around for years and is widely used for its antiviral and antibacterial properties. However, the major concern with UV light has always been the inherent danger it poses to humans, particularly to the skin and eyes. While not a new technology, UV light has shot to the top of the list for potential COVID-19 solutions, particularly when it comes to air circulation and filtration.

In today’s corporate world, ensuring life safety and business continuity is just as important as being able to react quickly and flexibility to changing market requirements, customer needs and emerging risk. Thinking ahead is particularly important for fire safety. Expansions in your business, drops in system performance or increased operational costs due to increased maintenance or false alarms can call for more modern protective measures.

One of the key technologies in Coronavirus detection is temperature scanning. The widespread dissemination of this technology allows elevated body temperature to be detected at the early stages of infection. The temperature scanning technology itself involves the use of thermal imaging cameras that can detect elevated temperatures from one to two meters away, allowing an easy non-contact solution to taking temperatures in particularly high-traffic areas.

Perhaps one of the most talked about methods of combating the novel coronavirus, contact tracing is gaining traction as a key component in the push to reopen the economy. Whether traditionally via public health officials contacting infected and potentially infected individuals or virtually via widespread smartphone technologies, there’s no question that contact tracing is critical in the identification and spread of Covid-19.

In order to help businesses understand how to successfully reopen their doors, the WHO has shared information concerning how to prevent the spread of the virus at work, how to deal with high-contact situations such as meetings and events, business travel considerations and workplace readiness in case infections (re)surface within their communities.

In the era of Covid-19, industries across the globe are gearing up for a “new normal” once the country emerges from the lockdown stage of the pandemic. American public education, an already controversial subject prior to the novel coronavirus, is no exception. Here’s a look at how education will be impacted by Covid-19.

This Brookings article shares while initially, South Korea struggled to respond promptly to contain COVID-19, which led to a spike in the number of infections in the country. In late February, South Korea soon became the country with the second-highest COVID-19 infections after China. Korea has since implemented several measures to effectively “flatten the curve” and provide timely medical care to the infected.

This recent Brookings article shares that as we are facing a pandemic-triggered economic slowdown, U.S. school districts now need to consider doing something they haven’t had to do in recent budget boom years: Draft a budget that assumes they’re headed for a financial fall.

Communication Company (COM CO) CEO, Dan Schmidtendorff announced today that COM CO will contribute up to 5% of service fees (depending on the service or product category) for current and future projects through October 31, 2020 to a customer’s charity of choice. The approved charities must have active and approved COVID-19 relief efforts for assisting members of each customer’s local community.

As Rauland looks toward the future in these unprecedented times, we reflect on resiliency and compassion that the global healthcare community brings to work each and every day. Read their message about staying open to serve their customers.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, and across every state in the U.S., school systems are shutting their doors. To date, the education community has largely focused on the different strategies to continue schooling, including lively discussions on the role of education technology versus distribution of printed paper packets.

The worldwide death toll has passed 55,000. The number of confirmed cases is more than 1,000,000, according to the map and dashboard from Johns Hopkins University, though the true number of cases will be much higher.

CDC is responding to a pandemic of respiratory disease spreading from person-to-person caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The disease has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”). This situation poses a serious public health risk. The federal government is working closely with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, as well as public health partners, to respond to this situation. COVID-19 can cause mild to severe illness; most severe illness occurs in older adults. >>Visit CDC Now

A CDC-developed laboratory test kit to detect 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) began shipping yesterday to select qualified U.S. and international laboratories. Distribution of the tests will help improve the global capacity to detect and respond to the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Lone Star Communications and Communication Company are two of many partnerships formed by NSCA membership and the leaders aren’t afraid to embrace each other’s policies.

A decade has gone by since the official end of the Great Recession, but the financial crisis is still fresh in the minds of many business leaders, including Daniel Schmidtendorff, President and CEO of Communication Company of South Bend, Inc., an audio visual, life safety, security and communication systems firm headquartered in South Bend, Indiana.