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CUSTOMER Magazine honors UniVoIP with its 4th Annual Workforce Optimization Innovation Award

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (PRWEB)

UniVoIP announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has awarded UniVoIP’s OmniChannel Contact Center Management & Planning Tools the 2019 CUSTOMER Magazine Workforce Optimization Innovation Award. Honored for exceptional innovation and a commitment to improving the customer experience, TMC highlights UniVoIP’s OmniChannel Contact Center as a product that enables UniVoIP’s clients to meet and exceed the expectations of their customers.

Delivering browser-based tools including call and screen recording, forecasting, and interactive visual queue, contact center supervisors are equipped with operational insights for more effective decision making and workforce optimization.

“On behalf of both TMC and CUSTOMER magazine, it is my pleasure to honor UniVoIP with a Workforce Optimization Innovation Award,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “Its OmniChannel Contact Center Management & Planning Tools has proven deserving of this elite status and I look forward to continued innovation from UniVoIP in 2020 and beyond.”

Enabling a systematic approach to contact center planning and management strategy, supervisors can collect data, forecast contact center activities, calculate required resources, schedule agents and determine contact center costs to ensure delivery of an optimal customer experience. “With our OmniChannel Contact Center Management and Planning tools, our customers can accurately identify and address ongoing areas of operational improvement and provide an elite-level of customer experience that increases customer retention rates,” says Michael Bacich, Executive Vice President of Sales, UniVoIP.

To help businesses nationwide reach optimum productivity while transitioning to a remote workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, UnIVoIP continues to offer complimentary access to their virtual collaboration solutions, UniBridge and UniVoIP App. “We are determined to help our customers and businesses achieve workforce optimization with our remote collaboration and productivity tools despite the limitations our nation is experiencing during this unprecedented time,” says Dean Manzoori, Chief Technology Officer, UniVoIP. Determined to provide customers with continued innovation, UniVoIP plans to unveil their Direct Routing solution integrating with Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) in the coming weeks. Visit https://univoip.com/solutions/microsoft-teams/.

About UniVoIP                                                                                                                                

UniVoIP is leading provider of UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) solutions with focus on customer satisfaction. UniVoIP serves medium to large enterprises everywhere by leveraging best-of-breed integrated business communications platforms that deliver advanced multimedia contact center functionality, cloud-based collaboration tools, mobility applications, and a world-renowned suite of advanced IP phones including mobile integration. Powered by a team with over 40 years of experience together, UniVoIP is an industry leader, delivering comprehensive UCaaS solutions to a variety of industries including education, legal, finance, nonprofit, real estate and healthcare.

Visit univoip.com.

About TMC’s CUSTOMER Magazine

TMC’s CUSTOMER Magazine premiered in September 2012 and is the industry’s definitive source for news, product information, and strategies for communications that engage customers and potential customers. Each issue of CUSTOMER includes news and insights on the latest developments in agent training, analytics, ERP, IVR, social CRM solutions, mobile apps, workforce management and more. Please visit http://customer.tmcnet.com for more information.

About TMC

Through education, industry news, live events and social influence, global buyers rely on TMC’s content-driven marketplaces to make purchase decisions and navigate markets. For more information about TMC and to learn how we can help you reach your marketing goals, please visit http://www.tmcnet.com.

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Silanna Semiconductor Expands Leading Position in Integrated Active Clamp Flyback Controller Market

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This expansion into higher power and smaller form factors speaks to our core power density leadership. Silanna Semiconductor delivers AC/DC solutions with the highest Power Density and Efficiency while simultaneously delivering the greatest value and reduced BoM costs


SAN DEIGO (PRWEB)

Silanna Semiconductor, The Power Density Leader, today announced the launch of an industry leading expanded portfolio of Active Clamp Flyback Controllers (ACF). Silanna Semiconductor focuses on the ultimate Power Management challenges with best in class power density and efficiency that delight customers with unprecedented BoM savings. First announced at APEC 2019, Silanna Semiconductor has delivered on the customer expectations and market penetration of Active Clamp Flyback Controllers and now dominates the integrated ACF market.

The SZ1110 and SZ1130 devices are Active Clamp Flyback PWM Controllers that integrate an adaptive digital PWM controller and the following Ultra High-Voltage (UHV) components: an Active Clamp FET, Active Clamp Gate Driver and a Startup Regulator. This unprecedented level of integration facilitates designing efficient, high-power-density adapters with low BoM cost to satisfy power-hungry mobile phones, tablets, notebooks and video game consoles.

Customers can see demonstrations of the ACF controllers, delivering over 94% efficiency with an all-silicon design and 27 W/in3 power density at 65 W for AC/DC power adapters together with the extensive DC/DC and AC/DC products at the demo room in https://www.powerdensity.com/sz1110-sz1130.

“Less than a year ago we launched the SZ1101, the world’s first Active Clamp Flyback Controller, to an incredible customer and industry response,” said Mark Drucker, CEO of Silanna Semiconductor. “This expansion into higher power and smaller form factors speaks to our core power density leadership. Silanna Semiconductor delivers AC/DC solutions with the highest Power Density and Efficiency while simultaneously delivering the greatest value and reduced BoM costs.”

The devices provide the ease-of-design of a simple flyback controller with all the benefits of an ACF design, including recycling of the leakage inductance energy of the flyback transformer and limiting the primary FET drain voltage spike during the turn-off events. Employing Silanna’s OptiModeTM digital control architecture, the SZ1110 and SZ1130 adjusts the device’s mode of operation on a cycle-by-cycle basis to maintain high efficiency, low EMI, fast dynamic load regulation and other key power supply parameters in response to varying line voltage and load.

“Unlike conventional ACF designs, tight tolerances of the clamp capacitor and leakage inductance values are not required for proper operation of the circuit in high volume production,” said Ahsan Zaman, Director of Marketing. “The SZ1110 and SZ1130 are well-suited for high efficiency and high power density AC/DC power adapters. The devices are designed for up to 33 W (SZ1110) and 65 W (SZ1130) output power, including USB-PD and Quick Charge applications.”

SZ1110 and SZ1130-based AC/DC power supplies easily meet the stringent DoE and CoC efficiency and no-load standby power requirements.

Key Features:

  • Integrated UHV Active Clamp FET, Active Clamp Driver, and Start-up Regulator

  • Capable of Over 94% Efficiency

  • Flat Efficiency Across Universal (90 – 265 Vac) Input Voltage and Load

  • Up to 146 kHz Switching Frequency Operation

  • OptiMode™ Cycle-by-Cycle Adaptive Digital Control

  • Self-Tuning Valley Mode Switching (VMS)

  • Multi-Mode Operation (Burst Mode, QR, VMS)

  • >6dB EMI Margin

  • OTP, OVP, OCP, OPP and Output Short Circuit Protections

  • <50 mW No Load Power Consumption

  • Up to 65 W Output Power

  • 16-pin SOIC Package

Applications

  • High Power Density AC/DC Power Supplies

  • High Efficiency Power Adapters

  • USB-PD/QC AC/DC Power Adapters

  • Battery Chargers for Mobile Devices

Availability and Pricing:

Pricing, sample information and live demonstrations are available at https://www.powerdensity.com.

About Silanna: Silanna Semiconductor: The Power Density Leader. Delivering on the ultimate Power Management challenge of best in class density and efficiency performance that delights customers with unprecedented BoM savings. Silanna Semiconductor’s DC/DC and AC/DC power converter ICs are driving key innovations in Travel Adapters, Laptop Adapters, Appliance Power, Smart Metering, Computing, Lighting, Industrial Power, and Display Power utilizing the latest digital and analog control and device technology. Silanna Semiconductor is headquartered in San Diego, CA, is a privately held semiconductor company, and has global facilities supporting design and customers with design centers and offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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KidCheck Children’s Check-In Participates in Supercomputing COVID-19 Project

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KidCheck Helps COVID-19

Folding Protein Simulation

It’s important to do anything we can to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus, and our extensive computing capabilities have the ability to help make a difference.


BOISE, Idaho (PRWEB)

KidCheck secure children’s check-in is part of Temple University Voelz Lab and Washington University School of Medicine supercomputing projects researching COVID-19. The projects use distributed computing to simulate protein dynamics, including the process of protein folding and the movements of proteins implicated in a variety of diseases. The current focus is to develop therapies and vaccines for the novel coronavirus.

KidCheck is donating its computer horsepower to help run these protein simulations. Insights from the data will help scientists better understand the disease and opportunities to develop therapeutics. The project relies on the collective power of computers to perform the complex calculations required to simulate protein dynamics.

“KidCheck is pleased to participate in these projects to use any idle computer and server bandwidth to help understand COVID-19,” said Alex Smith, KidCheck CEO. “We have horsepower available on our non-production backup systems, which won’t affect customers, that can help leverage our extensive computing power by banding it with others.”

Smith continued, “It’s important to do anything we can to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus, and our extensive computing capabilities have the ability to help make a difference.”

About KidCheck

KidCheck, Inc. provides secure children’s check-in software and complete check-in station systems for churches, fitness facilities, activity centers, kids’ camps and other organizations caring for children. KidCheck believes every child deserves a chance to grow in a safe environment, and every parent deserves peace-of-mind about the safety of their children. KidCheck is committed to delivering easy-to-use, innovative, and reliable check-in systems backed by world class support. To learn more or to request a demo visit https://www.kidcheck.com.

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Eutectix Appoints Barry D. Russell as Chief Executive Officer

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Dr. John P. de Neufville, Eutectix President and Founder, said, “We are pleased to have Barry join Eutectix to lead our executive team. He brings experience and proven expertise in driving both operational and commercial excellence in technical businesses globally, which precisely aligns with Eutect


CHATHAM, N.J. (PRWEB)

Eutectix, LLC announced today the appointment of Barry D. Russell as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Russell has full responsibility for driving growth, setting strategic direction and developing and implementing annual and long-term business plans at Eutectix. Mr. Russell is based at Eutectix’ facility in Tolleson, AZ and comes to Eutectix with more than thirty years of leadership, operational, marketing, and engineering experience. He most recently served as Chief Executive Officer for Tread Corporation, and previously was a Corporate Officer and operating Vice President for Ferro Corporation, and a Group Vice President at Honeywell International, where he had full responsibility for Honeywell’s global Electronic Materials business. Mr. Russell previously was a Director on the Board of Voltaix, Inc., a company founded by Eutectix’ founder John P. de Neufville. Mr. Russell holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron (Ohio), and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina.

Dr. John P. de Neufville, Eutectix President and Founder, said, “We are pleased to have Barry join Eutectix to lead our executive team. He brings experience and proven expertise in driving both operational and commercial excellence in technical businesses globally, which precisely aligns with Eutectix’ approach.”

About Eutectix: With operations in Troy, MI and Tolleson, AZ, Eutectix LLC manufactures metal alloys, critical metallic materials, rare earth alloys, master alloys including small diameter and copper-based, custom engineered nickel calcium alloys, and bulk metallic glasses including beryllium-based. Eutectix has unique capabilities to produce these metals and alloys – critical materials which are essential to the military and widely used in electronics, solar, wind and battery technology. For more information visit http://www.eutectix.com.

Eutectix LLC was founded in 2014 via the acquisition of the Great Western Technology manufacturing facility in Troy, MI. The facility had originally been created by the Ovonic Battery Company subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. to develop and manufacture alloy powders for the early nickel metal hydride batteries. Subsequently, the entire manufacturing facility of Molycorp Metals and Alloys in Tolleson, AZ, historically focused on manufacturing rare earth magnet metals and alloy powders, was acquired in 2016.

Learn more about Eutectix at (http://Eutectix.com/About).

For further information, go to info@Eutectix.com.

Connect with Eutectix on social media through:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Eutectix/

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/Eutectix

Twitter – https://twitter.com/Eutectix

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/Eutectix

Contacts

Investor Contact: IR@Eutectix.com

Media Contact: Media@Eutectix.com

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Businessolver Foundation Sponsors Online STEM Education Program to Extend Virtual Learning Options

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (PRWEB)

Businessolver®, the leader in SaaS-based benefits technology and services, is teaming up with EVERFI to provide Endeavor, an online Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education program for middle school students. Sponsored by the Businessolver Foundation, this interactive program will be provided at no cost to schools across the U.S. where Businessolver has a significant local presence–Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Illinois, Dallas, Texas, Denver, Colorado, Des Moines and Iowa City, Iowa and Louisville, Kentucky. Planned prior to the COVID-19 emergency, this virtual learning resource is now more important than ever as schools shift to online learning in response to the pandemic.

“As a technology company, we’ve always been dedicated to inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers, who someday may be Solvers themselves,” said Businessolver President and CEO, Jon Shanahan. “Now with schools nationwide moving to virtual learning, the need to provide high-quality, engaging STEM educational materials is even more vital. The Businessolver Foundation is proud to support expanding teachers’ and students’ access to these tools at this critical time and in the future.”

Developed and implemented by EVERFI, the leading social impact education innovator, the Endeavor program emphasizes STEM learning and career exploration, including big data, predictive algorithms, and game development. Through the Businessolver Foundation’s sponsorship, teachers at schools using Endeavor have access to one-on-one training resources as they implement the curriculum. The program also includes a new parent portal, which is facilitating access to this program as teachers and parents navigate the current shift to virtual learning.

“This online resource addresses career options, health and wellness, and social and emotional readiness for students,” said Jon Chapman, founder and president, EVERFI. “We’re delighted to work with the Businessolver Foundation to invest in STEM education, particularly at such a challenging time.”

With STEM-related job opportunities expected to grow in the coming years, it’s increasingly important for U.S. schools to empower students with the skills they’ll need for the future. Endeavor utilizes playlist building and game development to provide relatable activities for young learners, and it offers personalized takeaways about students’ interests, skills, and relevant career choices.

As Charlie B., aged nine said, “This program taught me how to work on projects and solve problems. I learned I could be a boss one day!”

To learn more about the Businessolver Foundation visit https://www.businessolver.com/who-we-are/businessolver-foundation.

About Businessolver

Since 1998, Businessolver has delivered market-changing benefits administration technology supported by an intrinsic responsiveness to client needs. The company creates client programs that maximize benefits program investment, minimize risk exposure, and engage employees with easy-to-use solutions and communication tools to assist them in making wise and cost-efficient benefits selections. Founded by HR professionals, Businessolver’s unwavering service-oriented culture and secure SaaS platform provide measurable success in its mission to provide complete client delight.

About EVERFI, Inc.

EVERFI is an international technology company driving social change through education to address the most challenging issues affecting society ranging from financial wellness to prescription drug safety to workplace conduct and other critical topics. Founded in 2008, EVERFI is fueled by its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) community engagement platform and has reached more than 30 million learners globally. Recognized as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2020, EVERFI powers community engagement in a sustained manner to empower individuals and organizations to make an impact within their communities. The Company also convenes Networks to bring together financial institutions, colleges and universities, and some of the largest corporations to leverage insights and connections to drive impact. Some of America’s leading CEOs and venture capital firms are EVERFI investors including Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Twitter founder Evan Williams, as well as Advance, Rethink Education and Rethink Impact. To learn more about EVERFI visit everfi.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter @EVERFI.

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Videotel Digital Outsmarts the Coronavirus With An NON-Touch Interactive Solution That Triggers & Displays Digital Content on Any Screen

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WAVE to Play Interactive Solution

It’s true that the Coronavirus pandemic will pass, but we suggest that businesses give their customers what they now know they need – another layer of protection.


SAN DIEGO (PRWEB)

Ramping up their efforts to help the healthcare industry provide for the influx of patients dealing with COVID-19, Videotel Digital has once again thought outside the box. With the pandemic in full flux, they keep their position as a leading manufacturer of interactive digital signage solutions with the WAVE to Play product. Its timely superpower is its ability to broadcast information without anyone having to touch anything. It’s not hard to imagine that harmful germs or not; it’s the “wave” of the future for industries nationwide.

Lisa Schneider, Videotel Digital’s VP of Marketing & Sales, said of the need to keep people at ease, “We’re all concerned about touching anything outside of our homes. Because of that, we believe the pandemic has changed everything. Going forward, people are going to prefer non-touch solutions. It’s a whole new world, and we need to be ahead of the curve when America opens for business again.”

Going forward, museums, retail, restaurants, hotels, and trade shows will find solutions like Videotel Digital WAVE to Play just as essential as the healthcare industry. With no touchscreen required, a monitor attracts passersby with seamlessly auto looped information. Additional content is then triggered with a mere hand wave. Used in tandem with Videotel Digital’s 4K VP90 or 4K VP71XD industrial digital media players, WAVE can be used with a single sensor or connected to multiple units.

In addition to the non-touch WAVE, SENSE, and MOVE solutions, Videotel Digital also provides the marketplace with the PUSH, RFID, ELEVATE and SCAN interactive products.

“It’s true that the Coronavirus pandemic will pass, but we suggest that businesses give their customers what they now know they need – another layer of protection. In addition to the WAVE and Play, Videotel Digital has the SENSE and MOVE non-touch solutions as well. We’re happy to help our clients walk through this new way of doing business nationwide.”

The WAVE to Play will appear at DSE Show in Las Vegas later this year. The trade show will be held on September 15th through the 18th at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

For more information about Videotel Digital, visit http://www.videoteldigital.com.

Direct Links for WAVE & SENSE Solutions:

https://www.videoteldigital.com/wave-to-play-interactive-digital-signage

https://www.videoteldigital.com/sense-solution-including-vp71xd-interactive-digital-signage-player

About Videotel Digital:

Videotel Digital is a leading manufacturer of Industrial Digital Signage Media Players, Industrial DVD Players, and Interactive Digital Signage Solutions. The marketplace leader services numerous industries, from retail to healthcare, educational concerns, hospitality, events, and museums, among others.

Information:

Videotel Digital

681 Anita Street Suite #104

Chula Vista, CA 91911

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A2LA WorkPlace Training Launches Virtual Classroom with First Remote Course

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FREDERICK, Md. (PRWEB)

On March 31st, 2020, A2LA WorkPlace Training (A2LA WPT) hosted their first remote Virtual Classroom training course. Virtual Classroom is a new training delivery method recently launched by A2LA WPT that provides live, instructor-led training and a fully interactive classroom experience to learners anywhere in the world. With travel restrictions and social distancing protocols now in place due to COVID-19, Virtual Classroom allows A2LA WPT to offer the same high-quality training services without the need for travel. The first course hosted through Virtual Classroom was A2LA WPT’s most popular class: Understanding ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Testing & Calibration Laboratories. Several more in-demand courses are now also available to individuals and organizations through this new delivery method.

Long before COVID-19 was a daily thought, A2LA WPT had been exploring options for virtual classes for several months. This process involved conducting research on effective scheduling and formatting for virtual classes, testing different software platforms for desired functionality, and understanding how the learner experience would be affected by a digital format. Having already evaluated the multitude of products available, A2LA WPT was able to quickly pivot from in-person courses to the live, Virtual Classroom format when it became clear that travel would be severely restricted.

To maximize focus and retention, the virtual classes are arranged into 2-hour morning and afternoon sessions over the course of several days that employ breakout room exercises, private chats, whiteboard interactions and presentations. Virtual Classroom learners can participate in follow-up interactive QA sessions one week after their class concludes to hone their understanding and bridge any knowledge or application gaps. In an anonymous follow-up survey, participants gave overwhelmingly positive feedback, praising the format and content of the class as well as the effectiveness of the instructor, Pam Wright. Comments expressed that the learners had “ample opportunity to ask questions” and remarked on the usefulness of the interactive activities.

A2LA WPT is focused on delivering the most effective professional training available, which means embracing and optimizing new methods of teaching. Exploring new delivery methods has always been integral to the instructional design process, and now that our Virtual Classroom is fully operational, experts at A2LA WPT plan to employ this training delivery method more broadly in the future capitalizing on cutting edge technology to enhance the customer experience and knowledge utilization. The flexible interactive teaching program used to host Virtual Classroom provides the experience of a traditional classroom, but in a format that is accessible to learners for whom face-to-face training may not be feasible. Once travel constraints are lifted, A2LA WorkPlace Training will resume face-to-face training but will retain the virtual platform for the convenience of its customers, but the versatility of Virtual Classroom will make it possible to reach learners around the world.

To learn more about Virtual Classroom, including courses available in Spanish, visit a2lawpt.org/virtual-classroom. A2LA WPT also offers remote consulting options and self-paced online e-learning modules to keep your organization on track even while working from home. If you have questions about these services, or about A2LA WorkPlace Training in general, call 301-644-3235 or send a message here.

About A2LA WorkPlace Training

A2LA WorkPlace Training provides exceptional management system, conformity assessment, and measurement training for a variety of industries. A2LA WPT’s training programs are designed to help organizations achieve and maintain accreditation, giving them the tools they need to produce consistent results, improve the effectiveness of their management systems, and realize their personal and professional objectives.

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Pushpin enables Melrose, Massachusetts Assessor’s Office to safely review properties during stay-at-home advisory

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The ability to use artificial intelligence software like Pushpin to track property changes from last year without driving all over the city is the type of solutions that we need right now.


MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB)

Pushpin announced today that it had completed solar inventory and change detection projects for Melrose, Massachusetts. Pushpin analyzed the city’s 8,431 parcels. Pushpin found that 452 parcels (5%) had solar panel installations, 944 parcels (11%) had property changes between 2014 and 2020, and 291 parcels (3%) had property changes between 2018 and 2020. Property changes included additions, construction, decks, flatwork, garages, new homes, pools, and sheds. Pushpin estimated an assessed value increase of $20,142,000 associated with the changes. Pushpin used Nearmap imagery for the project.

Melrose is one of several municipalities currently leveraging Pushpin’s platform to remain productive while many employees are working from home. Pushpin leverages aerial imagery to perform its analysis, so assessors and their staff can review results and update property records without having to go into the office or visit properties in person.

“Melrose Chief Assessor Chris Wilcock has done a remarkable job of pivoting quickly during this pandemic to keep assessing operations running and keep state mandated property verifications moving forward,” said Mayor Paul Brodeur, City of Melrose, Massachusetts. “The ability to use artificial intelligence software like Pushpin to track property changes from last year without driving all over the city is the type of solutions that we need right now.”

“It has been great working with Chris Wilcock and his team at the Melrose Assessor’s Office. They were one of the first municipalities to recognize the value of Pusphin’s platform in the face of the current work and travel restrictions,” said Randy Milbert, President, Pushpin. “We are looking forward to working on many future projects with Melrose and other cities in Massachusetts.”

About Melrose Assessor’s Office

Melrose is in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its population is 26,983. The mission of the Melrose Assessment Department is to provide fiscal stability by promptly, fairly, and equitably determining the valuation of all real and personal property located in city. The Assessment Department is obligated under law to assess all property at its full and fair market value as of January 1 of each year for the purpose of taxation. For more information, please visit https://www.cityofmelrose.org/assessor.

About Pushpin

Founded in 2015 and based in Minneapolis, Pushpin believes that people and computers intelligently combined can solve difficult mapping challenges better, faster, and cheaper than the alternatives. Pushpin works with tech-forward customers and partners to dramatically increase automation, accelerate workflows, and decrease costs. Pushpin applies patent-pending deep learning algorithms to aerial and satellite imagery to identify parcel changes, extract building footprints, estimate impervious areas, and more. Pushpin has worked with 54 cities and counties in 14 states as well as partners such as CoreLogic, CycloMedia, and Nearmap. For more information, please visit https://pushpin.us.

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Benefits Science Technologies Launches Advanced COVID-19 Modeling Tools

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BOSTON (PRWEB)

Benefits Science Technologies (BST) has released a modeling tool that projects the financial impact COVID-19 will have on self-funded health plans. Utilizing its industry-leading predictive and prescriptive analytics, and led by Chief Actuary Mike Morrow, Benefits Science has developed a Cash Flow Impact Model (available at http://www.benefitsscience.com) that allows users to tailor scenarios to their populations under various assumptions, such as severity of infection rates, longevity of the crisis, and percentage of services deferred to future months. The tool provides an important first step in helping employers plan for future health plan cost changes.

“Nobody can predict exactly how long this epidemic will last or how many people will be affected,” said Stephen Sofoul, MBA, CEO & President, “As the disease progresses and treatments are better known, cost projections will shift. This tool provides employers and their consultants with an easy way to model multiple scenarios – in order to understand the potential range of results.”

For employers with self-funded health plans, these challenges include some potentially large changes in expected claims for the remainder of 2020, and likely beyond. Claims are expected to increase as members seek testing and treatment for the disease at urgent care facilities, emergency rooms, and inpatient hospitals. However, some plans will experience lower than expected claims for a period as elective procedures are put on hold or abandoned. BST’s interactive tool shows the impact of COVID-19 under different scenarios, providing the expected change to both incurred and paid claims costs when measured against the budgeted cost. This helps employers plan for these cost changes.

BST’s Data Science and Actuarial Science teams have developed additional tools to help better score risk and optimize plan design factoring these unprecedented new conditions.

About Benefits Science Technologies

BST provides data analytics software/analysis to help manage the risk of self-funded health plans. Plan holders improve their connection to data, empowering optimal decisions to control costs, and improve the quality of care for plan members. The company distributes these capabilities to employers directly, through brokers/consultants, or by association with carriers (stop-loss and voluntary benefits providers), benefits administrators, professional employer organizations, third party administrators, pharmacy benefit managers, and/or cost-containment providers.

Founded in 2012, the company is recognized as a world-leading research and applied science team, developing advanced analytics and robust optimization methodology for complex health insurance decisions. Our mission is to improve health outcomes while lowering costs by helping our clients uncover the details of their health plan – and providing actionable insights along with outcome predictions for the recommended decisions. Our strategy is to build world-class solutions based on cutting-edge scientific insights.

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Mainstream Technologies Hires Skyler Robinson

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LITTLE ROCK, Ariz. (PRWEB)

Mainstream Technologies is pleased to announce the hiring of Skyler Robinson as Managed Services Engineer. He will be providing support for managed service clients, which can range from simple workstation issues to complex matters related to client servers and network infrastructure.

Skyler is a certified technician specializing in structured cabling and network infrastructure. Before joining Mainstream, he worked as a data/fiber optic technician with Chreyton Electric for two-and-a-half years. When he’s not dabbling in photography, he’s likely to be found rock climbing or mountain biking. According to Justin Leavell, Director of IT: “We are excited to add another energetic engineer to our growing team!”

ABOUT MAINSTREAM

Since 1996, Mainstream (http://www.mainstream-tech.com) has evolved into one of the most established IT services companies in the Mid-South, serving clients from its Arkansas locations including headquarters in Little Rock, a second operations facility in Conway, as well as a sales office in Bentonville. Their staff of information technology professionals serves business and government customers across the nation with Managed IT Services, Custom Software Development Services, Cyber Security Services, and Hosting.

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