{"id":20691,"date":"2021-01-05T14:51:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T19:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=20691"},"modified":"2022-01-04T10:33:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T15:33:51","slug":"avtech-yearly-review-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/20691\/avtech-yearly-review-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"AVTECH\u2019s Yearly Review: What Our 2020 Looked Like"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the unexpected hardships we all faced this year, AVTECH is still extremely proud to say that 2020 was a year of development, growth and new opportunities. We were able to achieve many of our goals for 2020 while also adapting effectively to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some brief highlights of our major milestones from this year.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>January<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW PRODUCT: We launched the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/17163\/advanced-security-encryption-room-alert-32s\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room Alert 32S<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the most advanced &amp; secure, highest capacity Room Alert which offers HTTPS\/SSL web interface, SSL\/TLS email notifications, multiple versions of SNMP, 2048-bit encryption and SSL push for data to reach the Room Alert Account online portal. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWARD: AVTECH was named the <a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/9137\/avtech-awards\/\"><span>DRI International 2020 Product\/Service of the Year Finalist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EQm2CL4WkAE1raw-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EQm2CL4WkAE1raw-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20696\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DRI-graphic-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DRI-graphic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20697\" width=\"183\" height=\"181\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>February<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRADE SHOW: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6633755241839939584\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We attended MSP Expo in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from February 11th to the 14th. Founder &amp; CEO Michael Sigourney discussed how proactive environment monitoring with Room Alert is crucial for all managed service providers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWARD: Room Alert was named the <a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/17458\/room-alert-2019-tmc-data-center-excellence-award-winner\/\"><span>2019 TMC Data Center Excellence Award Winner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We received this award thanks to Room Alert\u2019s proven track record for preventing and minimizing costly downtime in data centers, server rooms and other IT settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ER4lvmiXkAEhseO.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ER4lvmiXkAEhseO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20700\" width=\"243\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ER4lvmiXkAEhseO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ER4lvmiXkAEhseO-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ER4lvmiXkAEhseO-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InfoTech-Data-Cntr-Exc-19.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InfoTech-Data-Cntr-Exc-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20701\" width=\"194\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InfoTech-Data-Cntr-Exc-19.png 525w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InfoTech-Data-Cntr-Exc-19-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>March<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRADE SHOW: On March 3rd &amp; 4th we attended FM Ireland in Dublin, Ireland. Here, Founder &amp; CEO Michael Sigourney, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fV62T5OHf2Q\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spoke to Richard Kaye<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who is with one of our Ireland resellers, Briarpark Security Systems.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRADE SHOW: On March 11th &amp; 12th we attended Data Centre World in London.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID RESPONSE: To help support our customers during an unprecedented time, we offered a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/18455\/no-cost-room-alert-account-upgrade-effective-immediately\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no-cost Room Alert Account upgrade<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Professional tier of our service<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This provided all of our users with free access to many advanced features for 6 months to help improve their monitoring capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID RESPONSE: Our team started the transition to primarily working remotely in response to the pandemic.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG-6416-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG-6416-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20703\" width=\"201\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG-6416-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG-6416-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG-6416-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG-6416-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG-6416-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>April<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PROMOTION: We ran our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/18528\/invest-room-alert-flood-sensors-spring-2020-promo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spring 2020 Promotion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which included a free <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/Products\/Sensors\/Flood_Sensor_8_Cable.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flood Sensor w\/ 8\u2019 Cable<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the purchase of a Room Alert 12E\/ER, 32E or Room Alert 32S.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW LOCATION: We launched our <a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/18576\/avtechs-first-international-sales-office\/\"><span>first international sales office<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Dubai led by Steve Watson to help advance our ability and effectiveness to communicate with resellers and customers all over the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>May<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW TOOL: We developed a free downloadable <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/18896\/effective-business-continuity-leaves-no-ambiguity\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Continuity Plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Checklist<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help organizations track and improve upon their business continuity planning efforts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WEBINAR: We held a <a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N0fakkTkYfI&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><span>webinar with Atlas World<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where Founder &amp; CEO Michael Sigourney discussed the top environment threats such as temperature &amp; humidity, power &amp; flood and how Room Alert prevents and minimizes these damages.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bus-con-check.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bus-con-check.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20706\" width=\"328\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bus-con-check.png 802w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bus-con-check-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bus-con-check-768x832.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>June<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWARD: Room Alert was named the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/18970\/room-alert-best-environment-monitoring\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBest In Environment Monitoring Solutions\u201d Winner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Corporate Vision Magazine which helps reinforce AVTECH as one of the market leaders in business continuity and IT &amp; Facilities Environment Monitoring since 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MAFeb20566-AVTECH-Software-Winners-Logo-300x109-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MAFeb20566-AVTECH-Software-Winners-Logo-300x109-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20710\" width=\"308\" height=\"113\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>July<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW PRODUCT: We launched the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19062\/room-alert-pro-line-room-alert-12s\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room Alert 12S<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the second monitor in our Room Alert PRO line. The Room Alert 12S offers all of the same advanced and secure features of the Room Alert 32S in a more compact monitor.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-12s.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-12s-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20714\" width=\"271\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-12s-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-12s-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-12s-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-12s-1536x1138.png 1536w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-12s-2048x1517.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>August<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW PRODUCT: We launched the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19249\/protect-facility-against-viruses-bacteria-mobile-uv-system\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room Alert Mobile UV System<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which kills bacteria and inactivates viruses on surfaces &amp; in the air. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hPGZMm99MLo&amp;t=25s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room Alert Mobile UV System<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> uses Ultraviolet light (UV-C) in a compact, effective, convenient and easy-to-use system that is ideal for preventing downtime in schools, hospitals, hotels, offices, public spaces and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWARD: AVTECH received the <a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/9137\/avtech-awards\/\"><span>Providence Business News Innovation In Manufacturing Award<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_3968.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_3968-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20715\" width=\"288\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_3968-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_3968-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_3968-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_3968.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FGICInnovativeWinner2020-300x115-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FGICInnovativeWinner2020-300x115-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20716\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>September<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW PRODUCT: We shared a preview of features that were to come in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19467\/room-alert-manager-easier-alerting-firmware-more\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room Alert Manager<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> later in the year such as easier alerting, firmware updates, escalation of actions and more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAM_Main.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAM_Main-1024x478.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20717\" width=\"351\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAM_Main-1024x478.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAM_Main-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAM_Main-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAM_Main.png 1351w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>October<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PROMOTION: We announced our second promotion of the year. Our end of the year savings included Buy 3, Get 1 free on Room Alert 3E and Room Alert 3 Wi-Fi as well as a free Room Alert iBoot IO with the purchase of any monitor in our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19339\/introducing-highest-security-room-alert-pro-line\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room Alert PRO Line<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWARD: AVTECH was named <a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/9137\/avtech-awards\/\"><span>Global Smart Leaders 20 Most Innovative Companies Of The Year 2020<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-PRO-screenshot.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-PRO-screenshot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20719\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-PRO-screenshot.png 630w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/room-alert-PRO-screenshot-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20-MOST-INNOVATIVE-COMPANIES-2020-300x157-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20-MOST-INNOVATIVE-COMPANIES-2020-300x157-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20720\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>November<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW TOOL: We launched our free interactive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19590\/business-downtime-calculator\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Downtime Calculator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tool. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/about\/downtime\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Downtime Calculator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps businesses determine how much downtime will cost depending on their number of employees, annual revenue and average employee salary.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW PRODUCT: We officially introduced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qmr1hpUQJAg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room Alert Manager<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our next-gen local monitoring software platform. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19639\/room-alert-manager-launch\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room Alert Manager<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> takes all the popular features that we know our customers enjoyed in Device ManageR and adds even more useful capabilities to take proactive environment monitoring to the next level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WEBINAR: We held <a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datacentres-ireland.com\/webinars-2\/#1605276928156-2f193ffb-80fa\"><span>a webinar with Data Centres Ireland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where Founder &amp; CEO Michael Sigourney discussed the importance of Environmental Monitoring in Data Centers to prevent Data Loss and downtime.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/down-calc-article.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/down-calc-article.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20722\" width=\"325\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/down-calc-article.png 780w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/down-calc-article-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/down-calc-article-768x354.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AVTECH.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AVTECH.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20723\" width=\"328\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AVTECH.jpg 937w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AVTECH-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>December<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW TOOL: We conducted our own <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/20045\/room-alert-mobile-uv-system-our-in-house-testing-results\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in-house experiments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to prove the effectiveness of our Room Alert Mobile UV System. The series of experiments we performed proved our UV light to be effective in killing bacteria and inactivating viruses.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW TOOL: Many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/category\/faq\/?s=room+alert+manager\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were published to support the launch of Room Alert Manager.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEW TOOL: We performed a major infrastructure upgrade for <a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/20433\/room-alert-account-changes-to-professional-tier\/\"><span>Room Alert Account<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will allow the platform to scale well beyond current levels with improved performance and reduction of future unplanned downtime.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4155-1-150x150-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4155-1-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20725\" width=\"193\" height=\"193\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4121-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4121-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20726\" width=\"281\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4121-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4121-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4121-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4121-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are excited for what 2021 will bring and look forward to sharing our new products and enhancements to existing products with our customers. We have an extensive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19639\/room-alert-manager-launch\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feature roadmap planned for Room Alert Manager<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with multiple updates planned in the first quarter of 2021.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there\u2019s one thing that 2020 has taught all of us, it\u2019s the importance of planning for the unexpected. Room Alert can help protect your organization from the 30% of downtime caused by environment conditions, and our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/PDFs\/Business_Continuity_Plan_Checklist.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Continuity Checklist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/about\/downtime\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Downtime Calculator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other tools can help you understand and mitigate the causes of downtime within your organization. With Room Alert now installed in 187 countries, and in business for over 32 years, you can trust AVTECH to help protect your organization from damage and downtime in 2021 and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><b>Contact Us<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For any questions about environment monitoring with Room Alert, you can speak with a dedicated Product Specialist via email at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sales@AVTECH.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by phone at 401.628.1600, or through our Live Chat feature right here on our website for a <\/span><b>free consultation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For additional resources, please visit our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/AVTECHVideoChannel\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube Channel<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and be sure to read more of our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/category\/news\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">articles<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to learn how Room Alert protects your assets and prevents costly damage. For all other information, please visit our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Protect your facility\u2026don\u2019t wait until it\u2019s too late.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the unexpected hardships we all faced this year, AVTECH is still extremely proud to say that 2020 was a year of development, growth and new opportunities. We were able to achieve many of our goals for 2020 while also adapting effectively to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. 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