Insight, Microshare Partner on IoT-based Contact Tracing to Help Prevent Spread of Disease

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As another facet of the Insight Connected Platform for Detection and Prevention, the contact tracing solution helps prioritize both the health and privacy of customers and employees. With this new solution, simple wearable devices and hardware securely collect contact data, which is aggregated and processed by the Insight Connected Platform, a flexible, scalable Internet of Things (IoT) application for managing people, places, equipment and alerts. But this solution and our partnership with Microshare consider broader, enduring needs to safeguard environments and establish smarter facilities,” said Stan Lequin, senior vice president and general manager, Digital Innovation, Insight. Ron Rock, Microshare CEO and co-founder, said: “ The Insight Connected Platform represents a step forward in integrating solutions that address COVID-19 and those which lock in the safety and wellness that will be demanded as a requirement of the post-pandemic world. Our collaboration with Insight will accelerate that goal.” The contact tracing solution helps prevent the spread of disease within a public space by: • Helping keep people at safe distances as they return to work (and play) by using Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) sensors on badges, lanyards and wearables • Providing real-time visual alerts to gently remind people to keep a safe distance • Leveraging location beacons to track where deep cleaning might be needed • Sending data to the cloud when a proximity event – two or more people in close contact for a certain period of time – occurs to help track social-distance behaviors and provide updates on areas that need attention • Leveraging archived data to run reports and trace sensors of anyone who might have come in contact in the event of a new virus case The Insight Connected Platform securely aggregates data from all connected devices and systems throughout a facility – from contact tracing and thermal cameras to smart equipment and sensors – via a user-friendly application.

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Microshare

$10M to $25M