{"id":70246,"date":"2020-07-29T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/about\/news\/k4connect-and-globallogic-partner\/"},"modified":"2020-07-29T13:00:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:00:36","slug":"k4connect-and-globallogic-partner","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/about\/press-room\/press-release\/k4connect-and-globallogic-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"K4Connect and GlobalLogic Partner to Accelerate Engagement Technology for Residents in Senior Living Communities During COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"classic_editor_content\">\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Digital Product Engineering Company Donates Development Support to Help Launch Smart Applications for Older Adults and Senior Living Communities Ahead of Schedule<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>SAN JOSE, Calif.\u2014July 29, 2020<\/b>\u2014 <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\">GlobalLogic Inc.<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #808080;\">a leader in Digital Product Engineering, announced its collaboration with <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.k4connect.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\">K4Connect<\/span><\/a><\/span>, a mission-driven technology company that integrates the best in technology to serve and empower older adults and those living with disabilities. GlobalLogic initially partnered with K4Connect\u2019s in-house app team in 2019 to support development of its new <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.k4connect.com\/k4community-plus\/\"><span class=\"s1\">K4Community Plus<\/span><\/a><\/span> resident-facing application that is part of the company\u2019s holistic Smart Senior Living Community solution. K4Community Plus helps community residents and staff use technology to stay connected, enhance overall engagement, stay informed and improve wellness. The partnership quickly evolved in March 2020 when, responding to COVID-19, GlobalLogic invested additional engineering capacity in kind to speed project completion. As a result, K4Connect was able to launch critical features of the K4Community Plus resident and guest app two months ahead of schedule.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70247 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/GlobalLogic-K4Connect-apps.jpg\" alt=\"Globallogic k4connect apps\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/GlobalLogic-K4Connect-apps.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/GlobalLogic-K4Connect-apps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/GlobalLogic-K4Connect-apps-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/GlobalLogic-K4Connect-apps-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/GlobalLogic-K4Connect-apps-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unique Technology Solutions for an Underserved Community<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">K4Community Plus offers user interfaces and feature sets tailored to the comfort levels and specific needs of older adults such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Smart Home: temperature, lighting, voice-activation, remote controls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Wellness: event reminders, meal services, connected health, family connection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Communication: messaging, video calling (resident to guest, resident to resident), voice-activated dialing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Community Engagement: concierge services, group games, community directories.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Responsive, Reliable Engineering Services<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">COVID-19\u2019s onset as well as its significant health and social impact on senior living community residents caused K4Connect to reprioritize features and dramatically shorten K4Community Plus\u2019 development schedule. This would bring a wealth of new features to people that needed them most at a crucial time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">\u201cThe pandemic really underscores the importance of our technologies as the communities we serve immediately went into strict lockdown and continue to experience those challenges,\u201d said Scott Moody, CEO and Co-founder, K4Connect. \u201cWe understood K4Community Plus\u2019 critical role in helping people safely maintain their physical and mental health. We aligned with GlobalLogic on revised, aggressive roadmaps that cut more than two months from our original release plans and got to work. Supplementing our engineering team with GlobalLogic\u2019s engineering talent, who demonstrated commitment to our cause, has been an incredible experience. We deeply value this partnership and the capabilities we were able to bring to our customers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">GlobalLogic worked with K4Connect\u2019s Bay Area and Salt Lake City, Utah teams to deliver important timely K4Community Plus COVID response functions such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Friends &amp; Family App: keeping friends and family connected to residents, especially while under lockdown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Community Social Feed: keeping residents constantly informed of community news, updates, and activities in the style of popular social media feeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video Calling: seamlessly connecting residents to family members and other residents through video.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video Streaming: simplifying access to entertainment via YouTube content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Advanced Amazon Alexa Integration: introducing new and expanded capabilities and controls.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">\u201cGlobalLogic\u2019s mission aligns well with K4Connect\u2019s. Both <a rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/about\/news\/nojima-partners-with-globallogic-a-hitachi-group-company-to-accelerate-its-digital-transformation\/\">companies understand the transformative impact digital<\/a> solutions can have when designed to the inherent nature of its end users,\u201d said Nitesh Banga, COO, GlobalLogic. \u201cWe felt it our duty to contribute the best we have to offer to quicken the delivery of the K4Community apps as they can make a tremendous difference in fragile time. Given the project scope, we quickly ramped our Argentina team and were able to meet K4Connect\u2019s new launch objectives\u2014demonstrating that different time zones and distance are no challenges for our engineers. We were honored to receive this opportunity and look forward to our continued partnership.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">K4Community Plus (<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.k4connect.com\/k4community-plus\"><span class=\"s1\">www.k4connect.com\/k4community-plus<\/span><\/a><\/span>) is now available and has been deployed to communities nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">About K4Connect<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">K4Connect is a mission-driven technology company that integrates the best in technology to serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities together with the people, communities and organizations that also serve them. We believe the future of senior living is in enabling Smart Senior Living Communities through tech-based solutions that truly impact the lives of older adults, wherever they live. Its premier solution, K4Community, provides smart products and features across Home, Wellness and Engagement for residents and Productivity, Building and Insight for staff and operators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Based in Raleigh, N.C., K4Connect currently serves tens of thousands of senior living residents and staff at over 800 continuing care, independent living, assisted living and memory care communities across the nation. For more information, please visit <a style=\"color: #808080;\" rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.k4connect.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\">www.k4connect.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">About GlobalLogic<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">GlobalLogic (<a style=\"color: #808080;\" rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\">newdesign.globallogic.com<\/span><\/a>) is a leader in digital product engineering. We help our clients design and build innovative products, platforms, and digital experiences for the modern world. By integrating strategic design, complex engineering, and vertical industry expertise\u2014we help our clients imagine what\u2019s possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow\u2019s digital businesses. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, GlobalLogic operates design studios and engineering centers around the world, extending our deep expertise to customers in the communications, financial services, automotive, healthcare, technology, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">GlobalLogic is a trademark of GlobalLogic. All other brands, products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Media Contacts:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">GlobalLogic, Inc. (Global)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Heather Ailara<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">211 Communications<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">+1.973.567.6040<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:heather@211comms.com\"><span class=\"s1\">heather@211comms.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">K4Connect<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Natalie Jones<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Director of Marketing &amp; Communications<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Natalie.jones@k4Connect.com\"><span class=\"s1\">natalie.jones@k4Connect.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GlobalLogic and K4Connect have significantly amplified the K4Community Plus senior living community app to help residents and staff stay safe &#038; informed during pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":63652,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"news-category":[756],"embedded-category":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/70246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/70246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=70246"},{"taxonomy":"embedded-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embedded-category?post=70246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}