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With millions working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations have uncovered an expected problem: many of their employees don’t have access to critical files stored in on-premises servers and storage applications.

To ensure businesses can continue to operate during the COVID-19 lockdown, DocsCorp is making compareDocs cloud and cleanDocs server available for 90 days to those working from home. These applications are designed for mobile and remote workers.

OrCam Technologies has launched its newest assistive technology device, the handheld OrCam Read designed for people with reading difficulties stemming from mild to moderate vision impairment, reading fatigue, dyslexia, aphasia, and other conditions, as well as for those who read large volumes of text, empowering them with realtime responsiveness.

Australia’s new mobile phone only bank Xinja has chosen the Box cloud document management platform to deliver customers’ bank statements and account data via a portal. Xinja’s financial lending team will also use Box as a way of managing documents with customers to drive faster end-user outcomes. 

Ediscovery and legal services provider Epiq has announced the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled legal solutions to include Contract Analysis.  The new global Contract Analysis offering combines expertise with machine learning and natural language processing to enable faster, more intelligent contract analysis by legal teams, with the ability to supplement and scale this analysis with experienced Epiq team members.

Humanforce, a Sydney based global provider of workforce management solutions, has released a free Employee Trace Tool to help all businesses manage and protect their casual employees and the community through the COVID-19 outbreak.The tool, which works in conjunction with any source of timesheet or roster data, enables businesses to quickly and easily ascertain which infected employees worked on what day and time, in what location, and with who.

Konica Minolta Australia has announced the release of Dispatcher Phoenix, a powerful workflow solution for organisations of all sizes, from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has launched a portal to provide Australian businesses with free access to services to help them stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brother International has announced a partnership with Kofax, providing an embedded solution on selected Brother laser printers, multifunction devices and inkjet models.

Griffith University will partner with Information Management and Governance (IMG) specialist iCognition to use the firm’s new Office365RMBot to capture, manage and govern information created by Office 365 across the enterprise.