Yearly Archives: 2020

Why you should transform your building into a smart building with location-based technologies in 2021

In 2020, the world saw a significant acceleration in digital transformation across geographies and sectors as a response to the challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Given the wide variety of location-based technologies that are currently available, the continuous research and development efforts to improve them and an urgent need for more interconnectivity and data intelligence in the post-pandemic world, interest in the…

Contact tracing on a corporate level can be more effective than national contact tracing applications and here is why

Since the beginning of the pandemic, many countries have rolled out national contact tracing applications in order to digitalize the traditionally labor intensive and time-consuming contact tracing process. While these applications were never meant to replace manual contact tracing, the goal was to augment these efforts to slow down the spread of the virus. However, since then, it…

Location Tracking for Better Occupational Health and Safety

Technological developments since the first industrial revolution has allowed production processes to evolve and efficiency to increase in an unprecedented rate in the recent years. Industry 4.0 technologies have created smart, interconnected and easily managed manufacturing facilities, leading way to a shift in paradigm in regards to production of goods. This fundamental change also has many positive implications for occupational health…

5 Ways Employees Benefit From Tracking with Safe Steps

Employee tracking is often seen as a tool for management only, however when done right, it can become a great tool for employees as well. The benefits of Safe Steps for the user during the pandemic are obvious: when socially distanced, you are able to protect yourself and your loved ones that you interact with…

Interview with Boni Global Operations Manager Mustafa Sılaoğlu on Finding a New Office During the Pandemic, Parenthood and the Future of Boni Global

Can you tell us about your background? I was born and raised in Ankara. After I graduated from high school, I was accepted to the Faculty of Mining Engineering at Çukurova University and went to Adana. After college, I decided to move to Istanbul to be with my brother. I wanted to finish my military…

What You Need to Know Before Implementing a Contact Tracing System With Wearables at Your Workplace

As the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to affect the lives of everyone, there is the need to find tools that will help us navigate the new normal. The concept of contact tracing with wearable devices is gaining popularity as governments and organizations struggle to manage the pandemic in the aftermath of widespread global lockdowns.  A…

Interview With Boni Global’s R&D Engineer and Project Development Specialist Samet Ekşi on Safe Steps, Going Back to Work and Future Projects

1- Tell us about your background. I was born in Istanbul and lived in Istanbul until my university years. I received my primary and high school education here. I studied at the University of Gazi University in Ankara, Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering. Even though I loved Ankara during my university years, I returned to Istanbul…

Wearable for Hotels, Production and Hospitals

Cyber-physical systems are frequently employed across industries to improve the quality of our interactions with the physical world around us. These systems used to collect real-time information from objects and people to be analyzed and used for business gains. Use of wearable technology to bring together people with their surroundings can be beneficial for many aspects…