Software developed by a Derby IT firm has been hailed as a possible solution to getting hospitality and retail sectors back open for business in the wake of Covid-19.
Launched last year, Derby-based RDS Global’s Black Box software, which cost £1 million to develop, is currently being tailored for use in both industries.
It is being adapted so it can provide data on a range of things, such as the take-up of use of hand sanitiser and monitoring PPE usage, through to checking the temperature of staff.
The Black Box is a cloud-based business intelligence software solution, showing real-time information via online website reports and dashboards.
RDS Global has created add-ons to the original Black Box concept to turn it into what it believes will be a useful tool for shops, pubs, clubs, cafes and hotels, as they look at reopening as the lockdown eases.
Andy Flinn, chief executive at RDS, said: “RDS is working with partners providing health and safety in the hospitality and retail sector.
“We are working with a hand sanitiser provider to add Black Box technology to their electronic dispensing stands to provide data regarding use of sanitiser and order refill requirements.
“We are also now adding the option of an individually-monitored facial recognition and heat check camera to check for PPE-wear with a temperature check that will send an alert to a reception monitor to allow or restrict access to a building.
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“This means that if an individual is running high on the temperature check there will be a recorded note, to not allow access for the minimum 14 days and to raise an alert if conditions are not followed.”
The RDS Black Box was launched last summer and took just over two years to develop.
The patent pending solution from the firm, founded in 1997, aims to revolutionise the way industry functions and is capable of connecting different systems and controllers and porting multiple data feeds into one place.