BALANGA CITY – As the whole world awaits for the vaccine that will eventually eradicate or minimize COVID-19, most businesses, schools and other social places also prepare for the “new normal” in everyday routines and practices.
While most businesses collapsed and others declared bankruptcy after months of strictly enforced state lockdowns, NSPIRE INC., a wholly-owned Filipino software company based in Balanga City, Bataan saw the opportunities to expand their business.
Harold Macapagal, the company’s founder and chief executive officer said the reason for their existence is they believe that fellow Filipinos. despite the pandemic, should work smarter, value time and one’s personal welfare.
Bob Thomas, NSPIRE’s Sales and Marketing Director said that “as we entered the ‘new normal’, the employers’ role is to care for their employees and since they are the lifeline of every company.”
NSPIRE aims to be one of the sought after software company that highlights ‘Pinoy ingenuity’ by offering simple solutions to ease the burden of technical related work.
Their company, according to Thomas, have solutions in this pandemic situation to avoid manually writing the information about our name, address and contact details, our place of origin and destination, as manadated by the national government.
“It is not the accuracy of the hand-held thermal scanner that makes the contact tracing a bit difficult, but the readability of the individual’s handwriting,” Thomas added.
Though there is a recent research conducted by a global company that shows some companies and employees have adopted to a work-from-home scheme, using smart technologies is still a necessity.
NSPIRE has a software application and QR Code Scanner that can be used by both government and private offices. Their iGuard Digital Logbook and Face Recognition with IR Thermometer can replace a usual manual log book, and can also serve as backup as employees’ attendance in the event of biometrics malfunction.
Thomas also reiterated that their technology can also replace the usual roll call attendance sheet in schools and universities that can even function even without an internet connection by using an additional software developed by NSPIRE. This system can also be used for marketing and promo purposes.
Some of their known clients are Smart Communications, Department of Education, DPWH, Province of Ilocos Sur, Provincial Government of Bataan and LGUs of Samal, Orani, Limay and Balanga City; GN Power, AFAB, Isaac and Catalina Medical Center, to name a few, and various schools, colleges and businesses nationwide.
Recently, several deals and contracts with various national agencies are on final stages of negotiations.