As the pandemic continues across Texas, the companies and organizations that cannot just have staff work from home want to continue to be productive while still maintaining a healthy and safe workplace. Short of virus testing with a 15-minute result turnaround – still an expensive and not widely available proposition – companies are looking for solutions that, while imperfect, offer a path forward.

Fever cameras are one solution that offers a way to screen staff from one of the best indicators of infection – elevated body temperature or fever. We've discussed several issues around the topic, from correct installation to deployment and even potential funding sources.

If you’re looking to implement fever cameras at your Corpus Christi, TX school, warehouse, factory, or offices, keep reading for some tips on how to best implement this critical solution.

The beginning of school this year looks like nothing we’ve ever seen before. School administrators, teachers, students and parents are fighting to find solutions that prioritize safety and allow for students to return to in-person classes. Despite fears of the virus, many parents are worried that closing school doors would leave students falling behind in their education and feeling isolated.

In Waco and across the State of Texas, the decision to reopen schools has been placed largely in the hands of individual school districts and local leaders. One tool that every school should employ to help distribute virus-related information during the school year is an emergency notification system. With mass notifications via text, email, push notifications, phone calls, and social media, administrators can make sure the parents, students, and teachers in the school community remain informed on reopening policies and procedures.

Keep reading to learn more about how emergency notification systems can facilitate effective coronavirus communications.  

Access control has always been a key component of premises security in organizations and businesses large and small. The most common methods include magnetic key cards and fobs that are easily programmed and managed by a central system software solution. Many systems also still rely on numeric keypads for entering codes, to allow for temporary codes and backup access.

While these systems may not have changed drastically in the past decade, new technology from other sectors is beginning to show up in access control solutions. What are some that you may want to consider to secure your building or campus in the Texas Rio Grande Valley? Keep reading to learn about three of the latest trends.

As the coronavirus continues to impact families and businesses in Austin and across the State of Texas, we know that one of the best ways to slow the virus’s spread is to practice social distancing in public areas. But as any property management company, business owner or manager can tell you, enforcing those guidelines is time-consuming and difficult. However, as retail businesses reopen and employers face the need to have employees physically return to offices, we need to have tools to overcome the difficulties of maintaining essential safety measures like social distancing.  

Over the past few months, we’ve published blogs about new technology solutions to enforce mask-wearing and screen people for fever before they enter your location. Today, we’re here to tell you about a two-pronged approach to enforcing distancing guidelines that use advanced technology built by our trusted partner Avigilon.

Keep reading to learn how social distancing technology combined with an occupancy control system can help your business take protective measures against spreading the coronavirus.