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Is It Time To Have A Talk About Poor Ventilation Post COVID-19?
This article was previously published on Benzinga. The average person takes more than 20,000 breaths per day. In fact, by the time they’re 50 years of age, they may have taken somewhere around 400 million breaths in their lifetime. Breathing is essential, and indoor air quality (IAQ) really does matter. Reportedly, the average commercial office building produces more than 39% of the world’s carbon emissions. That energy consumption may impair more than just the climate. Society spends most of its time indoors. And for the modern world, much of this time may be spent living with poor IAQ. IAQ — A Serious Concern? “Good IAQ is directly linked to higher productivity…
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HP Aruba Empowers Smart Venues
Previously Published to TMC Net’s IoT Evolution Provider of next-generation enterprise networking solutions, Hewlett Packard’s enterprise company, Aruba, delivers IT solutions meant to empower organizations. Serving the now generation of mobile-savvy users by creating cloud-based business apps for “every aspect of their work and personal lives.” Aruba recently announced the “next wave” of the Aruba Mobile Engagement solution. Aruba also announced the inception of the a new app developer partnership program, “encouraging innovation at the pace of mobility.” Designed for integration with multi-vendor Wi-Fi networks and beacon analytics, location-based mobile solutions will be providing organizations with a deeper understanding of their internal users, whether an employee or a customer, allowing…
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A Connected Experience Capitalizes on the Power of Wi-Fi
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S IOT EVOLUTION A connected experience platform, Aerohive Networks’ new suite of enterprise technologies has been released that is designed to enable businesses to, according to Yahoo! Finance, “unlock the future potential of Wi-Fi” through its cloud networking architecture. “The intersection of mobility and cloud networking gives every organization the chance to transform how they serve their customers,” said David Greene, SVP and CMO, Aerohive Networks. “Our Connected Experience platform and next generation of cloud networking enables businesses to build on the foundation of their Wi-Fi infrastructure to improve customer engagement, create new business insights and drive growth,” said Greene. They are doing this through…
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Wearables for Good Improves the Lives of Children
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S WEARABLE TECH Child-friendly “Wearables for Good” is what UNICEF, ARM and frog are calling both Khushi Baby and SoaPen, winners of the 2015 Wearables for Good Challenge. Each team, led by joint collaborative Indian-US teams, will have their designs come to life through manufacture, mentorship and a $15,000 prize. Earlier this month, winners were named for the May 2015 launch of The Wearables for Good competition. Sparked by the release of the UNICEF Kid Power Band, three superpowers in technology have teamed up to continue creating wearables for children. The world’s first WEARABLES-FOR-GOOD presents a mission to keep children active through adventure and physical activity,…
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For New Orleans 911 Dispatchers, Call Center Efficiency is Life or Death
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S CALL CENTER SERVICES Districts all over the United States have sections of their cities that are getting by with minimal coverage to their 911 operations – and, it’s costing lives. Fox 8 New Orleans reports that for one New Orleans dispatch center, City Council members have had enough. They feel their current staff of dispatchers is overworked, underpaid and not able to adequately provide emergency service to the citizens in specific districts. They are also proposing an amendment that would reallocate funding of between $1 million and $1.5 million to increase staffing and make call taking processes more efficient. “What I heard from the community…
