{"id":399807,"date":"2020-12-15T08:04:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=399807"},"modified":"2020-12-15T08:04:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:04:37","slug":"realnetworks-introduces-maskcheck-a-free-face-mask-compliance-app-service-and-data-platform-to-help-communities-operate-and-reopen-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/realnetworks-introduces-maskcheck-a-free-face-mask-compliance-app-service-and-data-platform-to-help-communities-operate-and-reopen-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"RealNetworks introduces MaskCheck\u2122, a free face mask compliance app, service, and data platform to help communities operate and reopen safely"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n SEATTLE<\/span>, Dec. 15, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0RealNetworks<\/a>\u00ae<\/a><\/sup> (NASDAQ: RNWK), a leader in groundbreaking digital media software and services, unveiled MaskCheck\u2122 powered by SAFR\u00ae<\/sup>, a free face mask compliance app, service and data platform to help communities, businesses and public health officials safely operate and reopen by encouraging and assessing face mask compliance. MaskCheck is an especially powerful tool to keep government officials instantly up-to-date with unbiased and real-time mask usage data as many states institute and enforce mask mandates to curb the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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MaskCheck is a free COVID-19 face mask compliance app, service and data platform to help communities reopen safely.<\/div>\n

\u00a0“MaskCheck helps promote a safer school environment,” said Michael Miller<\/span>, Facilities Manager at The Bush School (Seattle, WA<\/span>). “Whether checking-in visitors, reminding faculty and staff at building entry points, or determining mask compliance in crowded hallways, we now have an easy-to-use system in place. We’ve installed multiple MaskCheck kiosks throughout campus and these provide us with the data that confirms face coverings are being worn and, most importantly, worn properly.” <\/p>\n

“We’ve had a MaskCheck kiosk installed at the entrance to our store in downtown Washington DC<\/span> for over a month now,” said Sid Dilawri<\/span>, Owner of Modern Liquors and Master Distiller of Filibuster Distillery. “And though DC residents are pretty good about wearing masks, the MaskCheck app is a cool and engaging interactive reminder to our customers to wear face masks properly, and we feel good that our data gets shared with DC’s Health Department to help them analyze mask compliance.” <\/p>\n

“We envision every city in the world and every public health dashboard using data from MaskCheck as a leading indicator for predicting and mitigating the spread of COVID-19, and for MaskCheck to encourage a positive change in mask compliance behavior, while helping communities and the economy reopen safely,” said Rob Glaser<\/span>, founder and CEO of RealNetworks. “Especially in light of the recent CDC guidance saying that using masks benefits wearers, and their suggestion that increasing the proportion of people who wear masks by 15 percent could prevent the need for lockdowns and cut associated losses of up to $1 trillion<\/span>, we truly feel that MaskCheck is a necessary tool to assist and monitor mask compliance.”<\/p>\n

To accelerate MaskCheck’s market adoption and usage, RealNetworks partnered with the COVID-19 International Research Team<\/a><\/u>, a highly-regarded global community of scientists driving research into COVID-19 using a large consortium open science model to efficiently and rapidly improve our understanding of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

“COVID-19 International Research Team is excited to partner with RealNetworks to bring MaskCheck to market, as it’s an effective new tool to contribute data to our research to help stop the spread of COVID-19,” said Afshin Beheshti<\/span>, PhD, Co-President of the COVID-19 International Research Team. “This is a unique and innovative way to gather behavioral data. We’re glad to see a business willingly using their knowledge and expertise to create a tool to help fight the pandemic.” <\/p>\n

Building upon its roots in video technology and leadership computer vision with SAFR<\/a><\/u>, RealNetworks developed MaskCheck to help public officials, as well as private businesses, gather and act on real-time, accurate behavioral face mask compliance data. Mask compliance data is critical to the pandemic fight yet most, if not all, is self-reported today often through social networks, prone to error, bias and latency. RealNetworks designed MaskCheck to address those issues and provide the first accurate data-based picture of compliance that is essential to making effective decisions and predictions. <\/p>\n

\n What is MaskCheck?<\/b>\n <\/p>\n