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infrastructure such as lamp posts and
street cabinets on the Manchester
Corridor will be used to monitor air
quality at different heights and locations.
Information will be passed through a
smartphone app to those with health
conditions such as Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and made
generally available to support walking
options and routes. Air that is very cold,
hot, or dry can trigger a COPD flare-up, so
a mobile app that can relay information
about air conditions directly to patients
from sensors in their home and the wider
city will empower people to take control
of their own health.
P e r s o n a l i s e d h e a lt h
a n d e d u cat i o n
Epicardio (epicardio.com) has designed
an online 4D heart monitoring tool for
hospitals, surgeons and medical students.
The Epicardio Simulation™ platform
enables advanced simulation to shorten
the cardiology learning curve. All cardiac
electrical activity signals are generated
in real time and directly adapt to user
interaction, enabling users to place
electromyography (EGM) electrodes
and carry out electrophysiological (EP)
studies. For students, the system offers
active learning-by-doing, which is both
fun and sticks in the mind. It also enables
surgeons to use simulation to speed
decisions and reduce inaccuracies. The
program is fully validated within the
medical industry and accessible online
or as a downloadable app. the Oracle Service Cloud, Policy
Automation, and Engagement Cloud
and Platform services used by a broad
spectrum of organisations.
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t o u s e s i m u l ati o n t o s p e e d
decisions and reduce inaccur acies
Secure finance
Zerado (zerado.com) is a
technology consulting and product
development company that helps clients
develop and implement blockchain
technologies. The company’s Supply
Chain Finance solution uses blockchain
to hold details of orders across supply
chains from multiple trading parties and
funders, reducing inefficiencies within
existing systems and enabling new types
of funding propositions. The platform
is based on the issue and exchange
of tokens, called Forward Payment
Obligations. FPOs are used to exchange
and hold value. Once the goods have
been shipped and the invoice settled,
the system clears and settles all
outstanding tokens into cash. ■
Blockchain is a
continuously growing list
of records, called blocks,
which are linked and
secured using cryptography.
A blockchain can serve
as an open, distributed
ledger that can record
transactions between
two parties. By storing
data across peer-to-peer
networks, blockchains
eliminate risks that arise
when data is held centrally.
They alleviate the need for
a trust service provider,
automate processes,
and reduce fraud. It’s a
disruptive technology with
the potential to transform
business operating models:
uses could include identity
management, transaction
processing, medical
records, food traceability or
documenting provenance.
SuiteBox (suitebox.com) brings
together secure video meetings and
collaborative business tools with the
latest digital signing and verification
technology. In collaboration with
MagiaCX (magiacx.com), a cloud-based
digital customer engagement solution,
SuiteBox has now launched a video-
enabled workspace solution for local
government and university sectors. With
regulation and compliance becoming
more and more onerous for professional
services business, it will become ever
more important to record meetings and
signatures on applications, documents
and proposals. The new partnership
will extend MagiaCX’s existing digital
engagement capabilities to include
Epicardio is a heart monitoring
tool that can offer active
learning opportunities
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