Awarepoint Real-time Awareness Solutions(R) Obtains Expansion Capital Investment from Leading Venture Firms
$10 Million Financing Led by JAFCO Ventures will Accelerate Adoption of Company's Real-time Networked Awareness Solutions, including RTLS applications, for U.S. Hospitals
SAN DIEGO, March 1 -- Awarepoint Corporation, a key market leader of real-time location systems (RTLS) for U.S. hospitals, today announced it has raised $10 million of expansion capital led by JAFCO Ventures, and joined by existing investors, Cardinal Partners and Venrock Associates.
Awarepoint Corporation offers location, status, condition and movement visibility of both equipment and people, allowing for real-time remote monitoring of critical resources in hospitals. Awarepoint's networked Real-time Awareness Solutions include its patented ZigBee wireless mesh network, application software, firmware, connectivity bridges and multipurpose tag form factors to support asset and people tracking and condition-sensing applications (e.g., temperature monitoring and autoclave cycles). Awarepoint's products remain unparalleled in terms of successfully addressing the five factors critical to success: enterprise-wide coverage, location accuracy, minimally invasive installation with low maintenance requirements, interoperability and a low-risk business model.
JAFCO Ventures observed Awarepoint's extraordinary growth and the market opportunity for location and condition-sensing applications in healthcare. JAFCO's general partner, Tom Mawhinney, determined the Company was a fit with the fund's charter to invest in opportunities with true breakout potential. To that end, he said, "We are very excited to be a part of the Awarepoint team. Awarepoint's dramatic growth, seasoned management team and focus on customer success make it truly unique in the RTLS market. We look forward to supporting the company's continued growth and market leadership in creating an outstanding company for the long haul."
"The addition of JAFCO Ventures as an investment partner is further endorsement of the healthcare markets' focus on the real-time enterprise," said Jason Howe, CEO of Awarepoint. "With our RTLS applications, business model and game-changing technology, we have proven to meet customers' evolving requirements both today and as part of their future strategic direction."
The capital infusion will be used to accelerate Awarepoint's development of new technology, products and client success capabilities. As part of the financing, Mr. Mawhinney of JAFCO Ventures will take a seat on Awarepoint's Board of Directors.
About Awarepoint
Awarepoint's Real-time Awareness Solutions include Awarenet(TM), its networked awareness platform, firmware, Real-time Location System (RTLS) applications and an open application programming interface (API) for use with partner applications. Requiring no hard wiring, Awarepoint's ZigBee wireless mesh network is a fully managed service, including hardware, software, remote monitoring and maintenance. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California and serves hospitals across the United States through a distribution partnership with Skytron, a nationally recognized medical equipment sales and distribution company. Track us down at http://www.awarepoint.com, and visit http://www.theawarepointblog.com to join us in conversation as we explore how RTLS is evolving beyond "location" to Real-time Awareness Solutions that take into consideration all of the factors that matter to hospital administrators and patients alike.
About JAFCO Ventures
Based in Palo Alto, California, JAFCO Ventures is a venture capital partnership focused on companies that are emerging leaders in the communications, Internet, semiconductor and software industries. JAFCO Ventures was formed in 2003 and currently manages more than $450 million in capital. The fund's charter is to invest in venture opportunities with true breakout potential where JAFCO Ventures can meaningfully add value with capital, the experience of seasoned venture capital investors, and the deployment of our Asia business development team, to help portfolio companies generate revenue from customers in Japan and other parts of Asia. For more information, visit http://www.jafco.com/.
ZigBee: Control your World
ZigBee is the global wireless language connecting dramatically different devices to work together and enhance everyday life. The ZigBee Alliance is a non-profit association of more than 300 member companies driving development of ZigBee wireless technology. The Alliance promotes world-wide adoption of ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, sensing and control standard for use in consumer electronics, energy, home, commercial and industrial areas. For more information, visit: http://www.zigbee.org/.
CONTACT: Valerie Fritz, Vice President of Marketing of Awarepoint
Corporation, +1-858-345-5009, fax, +1-858-535-1808, vfritz@awarepoint.com;
Xenia Moore of Moore Media Relations, Inc., +1-619-275-0185, fax,
+1-619-374-2596, xenia@moorepr.com; Tom Mawhinney, General Partner, JAFCO
Ventures, +1-650-463-8800, fax, +1-650-463-8801
Users Can Now Extend VMware High Availability, VMware Fault Tolerance and VMware VMotion(TM) to Provide Complete Continuous Availability for Business-Critical Applications
AUSTIN, Texas, March 1 -- Neverfail®, a leading global software company specializing in affordable continuous availability and disaster recovery solutions, today announced that it is offering a free trial download of Neverfail vAppHA(TM). With this download, organizations can extend the benefits of VMware vSphere(TM) to protect Tier 1 applications against downtime caused by application failures, configuration and operational errors, ensuring continuous application availability for applications, such as Microsoft® Exchange, Microsoft SQL® Server and custom applications.
The VMware vSphere platform incorporates three platform-level technologies - VMware High Availability (HA), VMware Fault Tolerance and VMware VMotion(TM) - that significantly improve overall system resilience and continuous availability. Neverfail vAppHA for VMware vSphere(TM) provides an additional level of continuous application availability by enabling failover under a variety of conditions, that can only be detected from within virtual machines. Specifically business-critical applications are protected against the most common causes of downtime, such as application failures, service failures, performance degradation, configuration changes and user error.
"Companies that invest significantly in the VMware vSphere(TM) platform expect business critical applications to be always available. To achieve this it is important to monitor and take action to assure the application itself is continuously available," said Andrew Barnes, senior vice president of corporate development for Neverfail. "vAppHA integrates Neverfail's unique application-management framework with the infrastructure availability tools in VMware vSphere to detect and guard against application outages, thereby avoiding business disruption. This is critical for the end-user experience, ensuring that an organization's virtual infrastructure is protected against downtime from the application level down."
Neverfail's vAppHA has been built using Neverfail's Application Management Framework (AMF) which powers VMware vCenter(TM) Server Heartbeat, a product that provides high availability for the VMware vCenter Server management platform. Neverfail announced a partnership with VMware in February 2009, where Neverfail's technology is used to monitor and manage the failover of VMware vCenter Server - the central control point for configuring, provisioning and managing virtualized IT environments.
Neverfail vAppHA integrates with VMware HA, VMware Fault Tolerance and VMware VMotion to provide the necessary application awareness required to deliver a complete solution for continuous application availability. It provides constant monitoring of the availability of business-critical applications and where necessary, restarts failed applications, services and virtual machines. It can also initiate VMware VMotion to restart a failed application server onto a different VMware vSphere host in the resource pool.
Benefits and features of Neverfail vAppHA include:
-- Integrated with VMware vSphere(TM) - Neverfail vAppHA integrates with
VMware HA, VMware Fault Tolerance and VMware VMotion(TM) to protect
businesses against the impact of application-level and host-level
failures.
-- Automatic switchover - Neverfail vAppHA automatically works with
VMware vSphere(TM) to switch application services over to other
servers to avoid application downtime when an application failure or
outage is detected.
-- Protection across all layers - Neverfail vAppHA detects and remediates
issues at the application eco-system level by leveraging Neverfail's
existing set of application plug-ins. In the integrated solution,
VMware vSphere(TM) provides protection from infrastructure failures
with Neverfail extending the benefits of VMware's high availability
technologies to protect against application failures.
"VMware vSphere(TM) is well-known for its resiliency and reliability," said Parag Patel, vice president, alliances, VMware. "Combining VMware VMotion(TM), VMware HA and VMware Fault Tolerance into a holistic solution provides protection against planned and unplanned downtime due to hardware or operating system maintenance or failures. We are pleased to see that Neverfail vAppHA is available for customers to further extend the availability features of VMware vSphere."
Users that register will receive a free, fully functional 60-day trial version of Neverfail vAppHA for VMware vSphere including specific protection of Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and the ability to monitor and protect against issues with the Windows operation system, file servers, IIS servers and even custom applications. The download will be available from 1st March 2010 and is accessible here: http://www.neverfailgroup.com/virtualization/vapphatrial.html
About Neverfail
Neverfail is a leading global software company providing affordable data protection, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions focused on keeping users productive. Neverfail's software solutions enable users to remain continuously connected to the live software application irrespective of hardware, software, operating system, or network failures. Neverfail's mission of eliminating application downtime for the end user delivers the assurance of business continuity, removes the commercial and IT management costs associated with system downtime and enables the more productive use of IT resources. Neverfail is a member of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program, the Microsoft US Managed ISV Alliance Partner Program and is a member of the Microsoft SQL Server Always On Alliance. More information can be found at http://www.neverfailgroup.com.
For more information, please contact:
Neverfail
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North America
Evan Whitenight Jenna Brown
Neverfail InkHouse
Tel: 512-327-5777 ext. 1930 Tel: 781-791-4558
Mobile: 512-971-4991 Email: neverfail@inkhouse.net
Email: ewhitenight@neverfailgroup.com
Emdeon Introduces Mobile Application for Healthcare Claim Reporting Software, Emdeon Vision
Application works with mobile devices and offers healthcare providers up-to-date visibility into their claim submission and management processes
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 1 -- Emdeon Inc. (NYSE: EM), a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced the introduction of a mobile application for its award winning medical claim management platform Emdeon Vision(SM). The Emdeon Vision Mobile application offers healthcare providers an on-the-go snapshot of their claims and related cash flow and is compatible with the iPhone®, Android(TM), Windows Mobile®, Palm® and many other "smart" portable devices.
Emdeon Vision for Claim Management is a web-based program that enables end-to-end visibility of healthcare claims from the point of submission to Emdeon through payer adjudication as well as fifteen months of historical claims data. It can be used in a standalone mode but may also be integrated with a number of leading physician office systems. Emdeon Vision for Claim Management is a simple yet powerful tool for day-to-day accounts receivable monitoring, error corrections and claim tracking. Interactive dashboard reporting also helps office staff and management analyze their claim rejections, including the top reasons for rejections.
Emdeon Vision Mobile is an extension of the web-based program and offers healthcare providers a quick glimpse into the claim management side of their practice from their portable handheld device. Physicians can identify trends or potential issues while monitoring their practice remotely via the mobile application.
"During the day, my focus is on my patients," said Emdeon Vision Mobile user Dr. Subir Guha of Gallatin Family Practice. "This mobile application offers me the ability, at a very quick glance, to monitor my practice when I'm not in the office and helps ensure that our insurance billing arrives to the insurance company without issues that could affect our cash flow or our patients."
"The Emdeon Vision Mobile application allows physicians to understand the potential issues or trends that might arise during the revenue cycle," said Philip Hardin, executive vice president of provider services for Emdeon. "We are proud to offer this convenient addition to Emdeon Vision to help healthcare providers monitor trends with payers, investigate high volume of rejection rates or inquire about claims requiring additional work."
Emdeon will be demonstrating the mobile application at booth number 7209 at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) national conference in Atlanta, March 1-4, 2010, and the mobile application is currently available to registered Emdeon Vision for Claim Management users via: https://access.emdeon.com/PSL.
About Emdeon
Emdeon is a leading provider of revenue and payment cycle management solutions, connecting payers, providers and patients in the U.S. healthcare system. Emdeon's product and service offerings integrate and automate key business and administrative functions of its payer and provider customers throughout the patient encounter. Through the use of Emdeon's comprehensive suite of products and services, which are designed to easily integrate with existing technology infrastructures, its customers are able to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase cash flow and more efficiently manage the complex revenue and payment cycle process. For more information, visit http://www.emdeon.com.
Source: Emdeon Inc.
CONTACT: Amanda Woodhead, Emdeon, +1-615-932-3863, awoodhead@emdeon.com, http://www.emdeon.com; or Investor Relations, Tommy Lewis, Emdeon, +1-615-932-3235,
tlewis@emdeon.com, http://www.emdeon.com
NETGEAR Launches Two Innovative, Ultra High-Performance Powerline Products
Networking Leader's New Gigabit Solutions Offer Revolutionary Speed, Highest Throughput and Whole-home Coverage
HANNOVER, Germany, March 1 -- NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced the addition of two next-generation HomePlug® AV-certified powerline kits to its award-winning family of powerline networking solutions: the compact Powerline AV 500 Adapter Kit (XAVB5001) and the Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter Kit (XAVB5501) with a filtered "pass-through" power socket. With revolutionary speeds of up to 500 Mbps, whole-home coverage and groundbreaking throughput, these new powerline kits offer performance that is unsurpassed by any consumer networking product on the market today.
The adapters incorporate the latest in technology innovations and are designed to be compatible with the draft international IEEE P1901 powerline standard. Thus, these solutions provide greater speeds for bandwidth-hungry applications such as lag-free Internet gaming, Voice over IP (VoIP), large file transfers to networked devices, and even simultaneous 1080p HD video streaming to multiple TVs throughout the home. NETGEAR will display these new products at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany, March 2-6, in the Wick Hill booth (Hall 11, Stand D03)of the Hannover Exhibition Hall. Related CeBIT announcements can be found here (http://www.netgear.com/About/PressReleases.aspx).
"With the dramatic increase in Internet-connected devices across the industry, such as TVs, Blu-ray(TM) players, DVRs, gaming consoles and set-top boxes, consumers now require networking solutions that enable multiple devices to be running simultaneously," said Chris Geiser, product line manager for NETGEAR in-home distribution consumer products. "Until now, consumers haven't been able to seamlessly stream multiple Blu-ray quality HD videos to different TVs in their homes. We are proud to be the first to market with a compelling new technology that will provide uncompromising performance, higher speeds and the greatest throughput for these applications."
This latest generation of powerline technologies enables consumers to create a Gigabit Ethernet connection from any ordinary electrical outlet. NETGEAR has an unmatched track record of bringing the latest in powerline technologies to the market, offering a broad portfolio of powerline connectivity options optimized to deliver the highest performance, including single-port, pass-through, 4-port, and wireless extensions (http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking/PowerlineEthernetAdapters .aspx). NETGEAR is the only networking company that offers the full range of in-home distribution technologies to the retail and service provider markets, including powerline, MoCA® coax and wireless.
"Today's consumers are looking for networking technologies that offer speeds to support their abundance of Internet-connected home theater devices and ensure uninterrupted connectivity in wireless problem areas," said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at The NPD Group, a leading market research company. "Powerline technology operating effectively at 500 Mbps is not only an ideal solution to complement consumers existing wireless networks, but it's also a terrific solution for small business owners who are looking for an easy and cost-effective way to expand their network without having to run additional Cat-5 cabling or install additional network nodes. Companies, like NETGEAR, that offer high-end networking solutions for these customer segments are well positioned to capitalize on a profitable market opportunity."
Powerline AV 500 Adapter Kit (XAVB5001)
The NETGEAR Powerline AV 500 Adapter Kit (XAVB5001)is distinguished by its compact size, smaller than a deck of cards and up to 50 percent smaller than competing products. It is thus an excellent choice for consumers who are concerned that a powerline device might block an open power outlet.
Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter Kit (XAVB5501)
The HomePlug-certified NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter Kit (XAVB5501) shares the same performance and design benefits as the Powerline 500 AV Adapter Kit (XAVB5001), but differs from its sister product in offering a cutting-edge integrated filtered power socket for "pass-through" capability. This ensures that customers do not cannibalize an existing wall power socket with the adapter, which enables them to connect a wide range of power-hungry and electrically noisy devices while still maintaining the highest performance.
Both new NETGEAR kits contain two adapters and are designed to provide customers with industry-leading features at an affordable price. Highlights include:
-- Among the highest throughput of any consumer networking product
available, with 500 Mbps PHY rates and Gigabit link rates, enabling
greater coverage for every home outlet and making every room
HD-capable.
-- Backwards compatibility with other HomePlug AV products from NETGEAR,
as well as the millions of installed HomePlug AV-certified products
from other vendors.
-- Designed for compatibility with the draft IEEE P1901 global standard
for high-speed powerline communications
(http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1901/).
-- Compliance with the stringent European Code of Conduct (CoC) on Energy
Efficiency and the European Union's Energy-using Products (EuP)
Directive for low power, green energy operation.
-- Ideal for use with Internet-connected devices that demand high
bandwidth, such as the NETGEAR Digital Entertainer Express (EVA9100),
Elite (EVA9150) and Live (EVA2000) digital media players, Blu-ray
players, TiVo®, AppleTV®, Xbox 360(TM), PlayStation® 3, DVRs and
network-enabled TVs.
-- Multi-colored "pick-a-plug" LEDs indicate current network performance,
so the customer can determine the strength of the powerline connection
without having to look at a computer.
-- Advanced energy management and standby capabilities provide
wake-on-activity functionality to reduce overall energy usage.
-- Prioritized Quality of Service (QoS).
-- Simple "push-and-secure" functionality enables average users to easily
install and secure the devices with 128-Bit AES encryption -- no
software configuration, no knowledge of networking, and no PC
required, all with the push of a button.
Availability
Backed by 24/7 technical support from NETGEAR, both powerline kits will be available in Q3 of 2010 via leading retailers, direct marketers, e-commerce sites and value-added resellers. Single adapters will be sold separately for customers who want to further expand their powerline networks. Prices for the two-adapter kits and for single adapters will be announced at the time of market availability.
For a fun look at the evolution of gaming enabled by NETGEAR powerline products, visit here (http://www.agamer4life.com/).
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) designs innovative, branded technology solutions that address the specific networking, storage, and security needs of Small- to Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) and home users. The company offers an end-to-end networking product portfolio to enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, multimedia content, and applications among multiple computers and other Internet-enabled devices. Products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in over 28,000 retail locations around the globe, and via more than 39,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR® partner. More information is available at http://www.netgear.com/ or by calling (408) 907-8000.Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/netgear.
Note: Actual data throughput will vary from maximum signal rates stipulated. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning NETGEAR's business and the expected performance characteristics, specifications, reliability, market acceptance, market growth, specific uses, user feedback and market position of NETGEAR's products and technology are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: the actual price, performance and ease of use of NETGEAR's products may not meet the price, performance and ease of use requirements of customers; product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions; failure of products may under certain circumstances cause permanent loss of end user data; new viruses or Internet threats may develop that challenge the effectiveness of security features in NETGEAR's products; the ability of NETGEAR to market and sell its products and technology; the impact and pricing of competing products; and the introduction of alternative technological solutions. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors," pages 36 through 50, in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal third quarter ended September 27, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2009. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
CONTACT: Media, Lisa Hawes of Sterling Communications, +1-408-884-5155,
lhawes@sterlingpr.com, for NETGEAR, Inc.; or sales inquiries, +1-408-907-8000,
sales@netgear.com, or customer inquiries, 1-888-NETGEAR, both of NETGEAR,
Inc.
JDSU Introduces Industry's Most Comprehensive Solution for Troubleshooting Enterprise LAN Networks
MILPITAS, Calif., March 1 -- JDSU today introduced the Enterprise Services Application Module (ESAM) for the T-BERD®/MTS-4000, providing the industry's broadest range of enterprise test capabilities for IT organizations that maintain Ethernet/IP Local Area Networks and require a tool to enable technicians to quickly isolate and resolve network issues, which reduces network downtime, lost productivity, and associated costs. The ESAM will be introduced this week at CeBIT 2010 in Hannover, Germany (Hall 13, stand B20).
Today's IT networks are more complex than ever with Voice over IP, IP security cameras, presence, and remote applications being run over high-speed copper, fiber and wireless infrastructure. Complexity that was once confined to the data center is now finding its way closer and closer to the user causing the front-line IT technician to need to resolve a far greater range of faults than ever before. With even minor network faults having the potential to render employees unproductive, keeping the network up is a mission-critical task. The ESAM addresses these challenges of modern networks with a modern approach.
"JDSU designed the ESAM to address the full range of requirements for troubleshooting today's enterprise networks with a suite of tests ranging from physical media tests to line-rate packet capture and everything in-between," said Jim Nerschook, vice president and general manager in JDSU's Communications Test and Measurement business segment. "As a module for the highly expandable JDSU T-BERD/MTS-4000 test platform, the ESAM also offers customers continuous return on investment and is the latest addition to the JDSU portfolio of award-winning, easy-to-use test and measurement solutions."
Coupled with a unique JDSU workflow-based intuitive user interface, the ESAM provides physical media tests including speed-certification of electrical Ethernet cabling, network connectivity tests, discovery, wire-speed deep-packet statistics, and wire-speed protocol capture and expert analysis using unique, in-depth JDSU J-Mentor capabilities. In addition, the ESAM is part of the modular JDSU T-BERD/MTS-4000 platform allowing additional test capability that includes fiber and copper cable certification, WiFi testing, VoIP emulation, IP video testing, optical power measurements, visual fault location and fiber connector inspection to IEC standards.
The JDSU T-BERD/MTS-4000 ESAM's packet-level detail capabilities are enabled by cPacket Networks. cPacket's technology uniquely allows real-time analysis of packet headers and payload data at 100 percent wire speed. cPacket's unique algorithms and chip architecture support on-the-fly inspection of every bit in every packet at full-line rate, including conditions such as 100 percent minimum size packets. cPacket also supports microsecond accurate analysis of network traffic spikes and micro bursts that can cause intermittent congestion and applications performance issues.
About JDSU
JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com.
CONTACT: Press/Industry, Nick Rowan, +1-240-404-1924,
nick.rowan@jdsu.com; or Investors, Michelle Levine, +1-408-546-4421,
michelle.levine@jdsu.com, both of JDSU
InfoLogix Announces Worldwide Launch of ST7 Mobile Workstation and Healthcare Mobility Solutions Suite
Integrated Suite Sets InfoLogix Apart from Competition; Designed Specifically to Advance EMR Implementation and Mobilize Clinicians at the Point of Care
HATBORO, Pa., March 1 -- InfoLogix, Inc. (NASDAQ: IFLG), a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, announced today the launch of an entirely new line of mobile workstation solutions. InfoLogix's new ST7 Mobile Workstations are part of the company's integrated Healthcare Mobility Solutions Suite, designed to provide hospitals with a true end-to-end strategy for electronic medical record (EMR) implementation and mobilization.
Over the past decade, InfoLogix has invested significant time onsite with its 1,500 hospital clients, yielding a unique perspective within the healthcare industry. From the best practices at award-winning healthcare organizations, to the real-world challenges of facilities that are struggling with regulatory issues and patient safety concerns, InfoLogix has been trusted with a window into the greatest "behind the scenes" challenges in healthcare today.
Based on primary customer research and the expertise of InfoLogix's consulting team of nurses, pharmacists, wireless experts and healthcare practitioners, InfoLogix identified significant opportunities for redesigning traditional mobile workstations to better meet the technology, workflow and ergonomic requirements of busy clinicians. The InfoLogix ST7 Mobile Workstation is engineered to support critical patient care functions such as clinical documentation, computerized physician order entry (CPOE), bedside medication verification, and vitals monitoring.
Unlike the stand-alone workstations of competitors, the InfoLogix ST7 Mobile Workstation is purpose-built as an integrated solution, along with InfoLogix's complete Healthcare Mobility Solutions Suite, to meet the specific clinical needs of hospital personnel, eliminate gaps in care delivery and improve efficiency at the point-of-care.
Additionally, the ST7 Mobile Workstations are powered by InfoLogix's innovative new ST7 LiFe Battery (Lithium Iron Phosphate), which dramatically improves clinician workflow by recharging in about one hour, a mere fraction of the time of other power solutions currently in place at hospitals. The advanced technology of the InfoLogix ST7 LiFe Battery also provides superior cell protection, in contrast to the high temperature safety risks associated with Lithium Ion, Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) and Nickel Metal Hydride batteries.
Many doctors and nurses share a common concern regarding the size of traditional mobile workstations which often take up precious space in patient rooms and hallways. InfoLogix's ST7 Mobile Workstation addresses this concern through its extremely small 16"x17" footprint, which provides caregivers with significantly greater maneuverability in tight spaces. Ergonomics are also significantly enhanced, with better flexibility and natural movement to assist nursing staff.
"There are many organizations that offer technology to hospitals, but in the rigors of the healthcare environment, there are very few who have the capabilities to truly make that technology succeed," said David Gulian, president and CEO of InfoLogix. "By combining technological expertise with the on-site EMR and workflow experience of our national team of consultants, who average nearly two decades each as practicing clinicians, InfoLogix has the ability to help hospitals with their most complex patient safety, quality of care, and efficiency challenges. Our ST7 Mobile Workstations and integrated Healthcare Mobility Solutions Suite are another step forward in helping hospitals improve the quality of care delivered."
Customers and media are invited to see InfoLogix's ST7 Mobile Workstation and Healthcare Mobility Solutions Suite firsthand during HIMSS 2010 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta at booth #2621. For more information visit http://www.infologix.com/ST7workstation.
About InfoLogix, Inc.
InfoLogix is a leading provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries. InfoLogix uses the industry's most advanced technologies to increase the efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of complex business and clinical processes. With 19 issued patents, InfoLogix provides mobile managed solutions, on-demand software applications, mobile infrastructure products, and strategic consulting services to over 2,000 clients in North America including Kraft Foods, Merck and Company, General Electric, Kaiser Permanente, MultiCare Health System and Stanford School of Medicine. InfoLogix is a publicly-traded company (NASDAQ:IFLG). For more information visit http://www.infologix.com.
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Media Contact for InfoLogix:
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--Wisk(R) Teams Up with Designing Spaces for Pimp My Laundry Room(SM) Video Contest to Rescue The Laundry Room--
WILTON, Conn., March 1 -- Is your laundry room plain and boring or a downright dungeon... more like a place you want to escape from (than to!)? For anyone desperate for a laundry do-over, help is on the way. Beginning March 1, Wisk® Laundry Detergent is teaming up with TV's Designing Spaces to "pimp-out" one laundry room in dire need of a face-lift as part of Wisk's® Pimp My Laundry Room(SM) video contest.
To save your washed out laundry room, just submit a video of your makeover plea between March 1 and March 29, 2010 at http://www.LaundryHE.com. The most deserving laundry room and homeowner will win a laundry room makeover including a new Whirlpool® High Efficiency (HE) washer and dryer, a year's supply of Wisk HE laundry detergent and a guest spot on a special makeover episode of Designing Spaces, scheduled to air this summer.
To bring the makeover magic to life, Wisk is marrying the laundry know-how of Whirlpool's DreamLaundry® Solutions team led by Bill Thomas with the design sensibilities of Emily Johnston, owner of EJ Interiors, a full-service design firm, and founder of the popular home design website, Material Girls Blog. "I think the laundry room is packed with potential and ready for its close-up," says Johnston. "From stylish accessories to new appliances, the laundry room provides a great canvas for self-expression in the home and I'm excited to team up with Wisk HE and Whirlpool to encourage people to upgrade their laundry room look."
According to Wisk, the first step to taking your laundry room from drab to fab is to re-think your laundry routine and Johnston has already done some of the work for you. She's come up with three new designs to help you find your inner makeover maven. Which one are you?
-- Type A All The Way? When you think High Efficiency, it's not just HE
washers and detergents that come to mind. High Efficiency for you
means uber (but still stylish) organization. From drying racks to
cabinets galore, this concept will ensure your laundry room keeps
everything, including your sanity, in check.
-- Constantly Connected? Admit it - you love to update your Facebook
status. And Tweet. And catch your favorite shows on-the-go.
Technology is a part of your life and you don't have to check it at
the laundry room door. This concept is all about keeping you
connected - from the flat screen TV to the charger station.
-- Livin' Large Lounge? You like to have a good time while you get
things done and doing your laundry is no exception. So, go ahead and
have fun - blast some tunes while you load and sit back as you fold.
This laundry room is sure to set your pulse - and your spin cycle --
racing.
"The Wisk® Pimp My Laundry Room(SM) contest is all about inspiring people to think differently about their laundry rooms. The new High Efficiency washing machines are a great place to start. They're sleek and stylish and can instantly upgrade your space," said Elisa Gurevich, Wisk Brand Manager. "Just make sure you use HE detergent to get the most out of your HE machine. HE detergents are specially formulated to work with HE machines. Using the wrong detergent can actually harm the machine and can keep your clothes from getting clean."
Getting Your Laundry Room Ready for its Close-Up
To enter the Wisk® Pimp My Laundry Room(SM) contest, consumers are asked to submit a creative and compelling video telling which of Johnston's laundry room looks, Type A All The Way, Constantly Connected, or Livin' Large Lounge, best fits their own laundry personality - and why they deserve a laundry room makeover. Videos should not be longer than three minutes and no larger than 100MB. See official rules for contest details.
A panel of judges including Wisk scientists, Emily Johnston, members of the Whirlpool DreamLaundry® Solutions team and the Designing Spaces cast will select the Finalists who will be featured on LaundryHE.com between April 12th and April 19th. The Grand Prize Winner will be chosen by popular ballot so consumers are encouraged to cast their votes at LaundryHE.com. Anyone who logs on and votes for their favorite Finalist will also be automatically entered into a sweepstakes for a chance to win a year's supply of Wisk HE laundry detergent. Tips from Johnston on how to upgrade your laundry room will also be featured at LaundryHE.com on the site's Laundry Line blog.
For more information about Wisk's® Pimp My Laundry Room(SM) contest and for full contest rules please visit http://www.laundryhe.com/. You can also learn more about Wisk HE laundry detergent and its availability at Wisk's Facebook Fan Page.
ABOUT WISK
The Wisk® family of products includes detergent brand laundry detergents that are powerfully formulated to be tough on stains. WISK is available in 2x concentrations in Original Clean, Bleach Alternative, High Efficiency and Citrus Clean, and 3x concentrations in High Efficiency and Eco Energy. WISK has been effectively cleaning clothes for over 50 years and products are available in most food, drug, mass, club and dollars stores. WISK is manufactured by The Sun Products Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.wisk.com or call 1-800-ASK-WISK.
Since the first blog post in 2007, Material Girls Blog (http://www.materialgirlsblog.com/) has become the go-to source for all things interior design on the web. Every day, thousands of readers come to Material Girls to read about the latest and greatest from the world of interior design, including recommendations on where to shop, emerging design trends, design-related events and tips of finding the best deals on home décor. The blog is made up of five successful interior designers from around the country and covers the local design scene in five major U.S. cities: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and New York.
ABOUT THE WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately $17 billion in 2009, 67,000 employees, and 67 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Gladiator, Brastemp, Consul, Bauknechtand other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world. Additional information about the company can be found at http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/.
Contact: Susannah Frank
Weber Shandwick
212-445-8437
sfrank@webershandwick.com
Greenway Medical Technologies Partners With Walgreens Subsidiary Take Care Health Employer Solutions To Deploy PrimeSuite EHR Solution in Workplace Health Centers
Technology Will Aid in Reducing Employer Healthcare Costs While Driving Improved Patient Outcomes
CARROLLTON, Ga., March 1 -- Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. is today announcing a partnership to supply the company's integrated electronic health record (EHR) and interoperability solution PrimeSuite® to Take Care Health Employer Solutions, the nation's largest and most comprehensive provider of worksite health and wellness services and pharmacy.
Take Care Health Employer Solutions builds and operates workplace-based health centers which offer a variety of customized services including primary and acute care, occupational health, pharmacy, physical therapy, radiology, wellness, fitness and disease management. According to research from Fuld & Company, implementation of worksite health centers has been shown to offer employers immediate savings of more than ten percent of their total healthcare costs while driving improved behavior and patient outcomes in employee populations.
The deployment of Greenway's PrimeSuite will enhance the existing capabilities of Take Care Health Employer Solutions' primary and acute care health centers by streamlining access, maintenance and sharing of clinical and administrative information. This increased efficiency will enable increased interaction between providers and patients, leading to improvements in health outcomes and additional return on investment for employers.
"We are excited to be a part of this progressive model of healthcare delivery," said Greenway President Tee Green. "Workplace healthcare has proven outcomes including increased compliance, coordinated patient care and lower costs. We believe PrimeSuite was the best choice to integrate clinical, financial and administrative functions to advance information exchange between the company's primary care and acute health centers, and to provide the foundation for enhanced reporting which will drive improved patient outcomes. Above all, this partnership continues both of our companies' missions of improving population health."
Greenway's PrimeSuite enhances efficiency by utilizing a single-database architecture, providing true integration of clinical, financial and administrative data throughout the patient experience. Patient care plans are automatically merged with scheduling, coding and processing.
"Our goal at Take Care Health Systems is to continuously seek out and implement innovative services and solutions which will allow us to mitigate the trend of rising healthcare costs while improving access to high-quality care," said Peter Hotz, Walgreens divisional vice president and president of Take Care Health Employer Solutions. "Partnering with Greenway to roll-out their PrimeSuite EHR provides a unified electronic platform to further allow Take Care Health clinicians at worksite health centers to serve patients with unprecedented levels of interaction, care and accuracy. In addition, we'll have the flexibility to meet the needs of our existing clients and continue to offer enhanced solutions and services as our business grows."
Implementation of PrimeSuite will occur at select new and existing Take Care Health Employer Solutions sites in 2010 and beyond.
About Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc.
Greenway Medical Technologies provides the latest in EHR, ambulatory healthcare and clinical research business solutions and services to more than 23,000 healthcare providers nationwide, in 30 specialties and subspecialties, by enhancing the delivery of patient care through innovative HIT software and on-demand services that allow physician practices to function at their highest level of efficiency. Greenway's PrimeSuite is a comprehensive, interoperability component of the integrated physician's infrastructure solution, which serves as the starting point of a long-term business plan for physician practices. PrimeSuite 2011 is a pre-market CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR, additionally certified for Child Health and Cardiovascular Medicine, with optional Advanced Reporting. PrimeSuite integrates a practice's clinical, financial and administrative processes, and allows practices to increase profitability, enhance patient satisfaction and facilitate adherence to compliance guidelines. Established in 1998, Carrollton, Ga.-based Greenway Medical Technologies is a privately held company with more than 300 employees. For more information about Greenway, visit http://www.greenwaymedical.com.
About Take Care Health Systems
Take Care Health Systems (http://www.takecarehealthsystem.com/), a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreens and part of Walgreens Health and Wellness division, is the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health and wellness centers and convenient care clinics in the country. TCHS is comprised of Take Care Consumer Solutions (http://www.takecarehealth.com) and Take Care Health Employer Solutions (http://www.takecareemployersolutions.com). Take Care Consumer Solutions manages Take Care Clinics at select Walgreens drugstores throughout the country. Patient care at each of the Take Care Clinics is provided by Take Care Health Services, an independently owned state professional corporation established in each market. Take Care Health Employer Solutions manages primary care, health and wellness, occupational health, pharmacy and fitness centers at large employer campuses. Combined, Take Care Health Systems manages more than 700 worksite and retail health care centers.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in the press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, services and related products, prices, and other factors.
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CONTACT: Greg Fulton, Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc.,
+1-770-262-2347, GregFulton@GreenwayMedical.com, Erin Barrett, The Brandon
Agency, +1-843-222-7508, EBarrett@TheBrandonAgency.com, or Gabe Weissman, Take
Care Health Systems, +1-484-351-3040, Gabriel.Weissman@takecarehealth.com
Medical Business Cafe Hires the Services of Dallas SEO Company
DALLAS, March 1 -- Medical Business Cafe, a site dedicated to the medical industry, has now hired the services of a Dallas-based SEO company, SEO 1 Services, in the hopes of conquering the cyber world through website optimization services. SEO 1 Services offers some of the most innovative strategies to achieve higher page rank and is confident that they will be able to raise the popularity and the number of visitors to the Medical Business Cafe.
SEO 1 Services understands the intricacies and the longstanding results that can be achieved through organic search engine optimization. The marketing director of the medical business portal reiterated that because theirs is a fairly new website they are looking for a long-term strategy that can provide their website added visibility, and he is confident that natural SEO is the way to achieve the goal. He further added that not only is organic SEO a more suitable strategy to meet their goals but also more cost-effective than PPC, which may yield quick results; however, they are often short-lived.
In order to gain a foothold in the cyber world, the company has also secured sponsorship from another medical website and provider of online doctors known as Call MD. The input of these two establishments, Call MD and Internet marketing services company SEO 1 Services, is bound to produce rave results.
Medical Business Cafe is a website that offers comprehensive information about the happenings in the medical services and products industry. The site publishes press releases and breaking news that bring to light the latest developments and innovations in the medical services industry. Apart from this, the website also boasts an impressive collection of articles on forensic medicine, health news, medical law, medical ethics, medical practice, medical marketing and nursing practice management.
With numerous medical and pharmaceutical related sites cropping up and several health care resource providers in the market, the only way to stay ahead of the competition in the medical services business is to know what your competitor is doing and the medical business portal has all the information that you will ever need.
About Medical Business Cafe:
Medical Business Cafe is an online resource guide to the medical and health care industry. The site provides the latest news and trends in the field of research, development and marketing of products and services.
SEO 1 Services is a search engine marketing company specializing in online visibility solutions by increasing its clients' ranking and positioning in popular search engines. Leveraging over three decades of combined website marketing know-how, SEO 1 Services' integrated approach creates highly targeted optimization campaigns that deliver online visibility, web marketing traffic and Internet business objectives. SEO 1 Services' certified consultants drive the innovation, the proprietary technology and optimization methodologies that have delivered our clients' success.
'Global Telepresence Product of the Year Award' - 3D Holographic Meetings Unveiled to Public at DVEtelepresence.com
IRVINE, Calif., March 1 -- Digital Video Enterprises, Inc. (DVE) today unveiled to the public the much anticipated DVE Immersion Room(TM) and also announced the Room has won the Frost & Sullivan 2009 Global Conferencing Telepresence Product of the Year Award. This amazing meeting experience displays HD 3D holographic appearing images of people for the ultimate in ultra-realistic videoconferencing. DVE has videotaped the DVE Immersion Room(TM) during a live conference so that the public can now share in this amazing experience. The video can be seen at http://www.dvetelepresence.com/
The DVE Immersion Room(TM) has been a highly guarded secret during development and has only been seen by industry insiders until today's public unveiling. It is several generations of technology beyond common telepresence videoconferencing that uses one or more TV screens with cameras on top offered by firms such as Cisco, Tandberg, and Polycom.
"The Award was determined after a thorough review of the competing telepresence solutions and the DVE Immersion Room(TM) clearly has set a new standard for the potential realism of telepresence communication," said Paul Waadevig, Principal Consultant at Frost and Sullivan. "The whole point of telepresence is to simulate a meeting where people forget about technology and get down to business. The Immersion Room is a breakthrough in simulating face-to-face meetings that, literally, makes the users forget they are not all in the same room."
According to a recent report by Frost & Sullivan, the Telepresence market is predicted to reach revenues of 4.7 billion worldwide by 2014. The DVE Immersion Room(TM) is now the recognized leader in providing the ultimate telepresence experience in this market.
The DVE Immersion Room(TM) enables life-size images of people seen standing and walking about in the 3D physical space of the meeting room. Further, the Room displays 9-foot wide volumetric 3D images appearing to float in mid-air. The effect does not require special glasses to be worn.
The DVE Immersion Room(TM) is based on an extensive patent portfolio of augmented reality telepresence that places real-time images of people inside the middle of the room. Also of note is the inclusion of hidden cameras that aim through the image for natural eye contact. "Consumer and legacy business telepresence mounts cameras above the display so people appear to look down while conferencing. DVE's product line, from the desktop to the DVE Immersion Room(TM), ingeniously hides the camera behind the image for real eye contact," stated Jeff Machtig, DVE co-founder.
About DVE
Digital Video Enterprises, Inc. is the world's leader in real telepresence meetings. Legacy telepresence and videoconferencing mount cameras above displays so people appear to look down while conversing. DVE's product line truly simulates being there in person with embedded cameras hidden behind images for true eye contact.
Contact:
Digital Video Enterprises, Inc.
Andy Vivanco, Director, Public Relations
949-347-9166
info@DVEtelepresence.comhttp://www.dvetelepresence.com/
SAIC Schedules Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Earnings Release and Conference Call for March 30, 2010
MCLEAN, Va., March 1 -- SAIC, Inc. (NYSE:SAI), a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company, will issue its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010 earnings press release after close of market Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Management will discuss the financial results in a conference call beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern.
Analysts and institutional investors may participate on the conference call by dialing (800) 510-9661 (U.S./Canada) or (617) 614-3452 (International/Local) and entering passcode 37633811. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously to the public through a link on the Investor Relations section of the SAIC web site (http://investors.saic.com/).
A replay of the conference call will be available by telephone approximately one hour after conclusion of the call through April 13, 2010 by dialing (888) 286-8010 (U.S./Canada) or (617) 801-6888 (International/Local) and entering passcode 37633811. In addition, a replay of the webcast will be available on the SAIC web site approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call.
About SAIC
SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company's approximately 45,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $10.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. For more information, visit http://www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science To Solutions®
Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2009, and other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
Contact:
Media Relations Investor Relations
Laura Luke Mark Sopp
703-676-6533 703-676-2283
laura.luke@saic.com
Source: SAIC
CONTACT: Media Relations, Laura Luke, SAIC, +1-703-676-6533,
laura.luke@saic.com, or Investor Relations, Mark Sopp, +1-703-676-2283
Tech Coast Angels Demonstrate Angel Investment Leadership with Seven New Deals and 17 Follow-On Deals in 2009
IRVINE, Calif., March 1 -- Despite the dire economy and lack of available capital (or maybe because of it), Tech Coast Angels (TCA), the largest angel investment network in the U.S., completed seven rounds of new investment deals and 17 follow-on deals in 2009, raising $4.7 million through direct Tech Coast Angels investment and an additional $57 million through other sources of venture capital and angel capital for the network's entrepreneurial companies. According to Richard Sudek, TCA chairman, "We want entrepreneurs to know that there is still a vibrant investment environment in Southern California. We take our responsibility to foster and develop new enterprises very seriously."
While the total investment money available in 2009 declined from the previous year and fewer new deals were completed, 2009 actually saw an increase in the number of follow-on investments. Sudek said, "Clearly our members feel deeply committed to our invested companies and believe in their growth. We not only continue to raise money for them, we also provide day-to-day operating assistance and mentoring that company executives tell us often make the biggest difference in their success."
A number of the invested companies in 2009 were in the high technology arena, a TCA focus, however many other markets were represented. Young companies in entertainment, industrial applications, retail, communications, healthcare, biotechnology and even home improvement received investment dollars.
"We already see 2010 on an upward trend," stated Sudek. "The new programs we've instituted like the Entrepreneur Mixers and SeedTrack will give us the chance to help companies at even earlier stages. As 2009 demonstrates, that early mentoring generally leads to success."
Some of the companies who received funding by Tech Coast Angels in 2009 included: WiSpry; Paradigm Select Assets; MicroPower Technologies; Outside Labs; Mobile XL; Cyber-Rain; Loop'd Network; Vigilistics; Numira; YouMail; Amplyx Pharmaceuticals; Benchmark Revenue; Masher Media; H2scan; MyShape; LeisureLink; PharmaSecure; ElephantDrive; and UsedCardboardBoxes.
About Tech Coast Angels
Tech Coast Angels, http://www.techcoastangels.com, is the largest angel investor group in the United States. Its members provide funding and guidance to more early-stage, high-growth companies in Southern California than any other investment group. TCA members invest in companies in a wide range of industries, including the life sciences, biotech, IT, services, retail, Internet, financial, software, media, consumer products and tech startups. TCA members give companies more than just capital; they also provide counsel, mentoring and access to an extensive network of potential investors, customers, strategic partners and management talent. TCA has more than 250 members, including its venture capital affiliates, in five networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Westlake/Santa Barbara and the Inland Empire. More information on investment with Tech Coast Angels can be found at http://www.techcoastangels.com, http://www.facebook.com/techcoastangels or twitter.com/techcoastangels.
Source: Tech Coast Angels
CONTACT: Deborah Jones of Strategies, +1-714-957-8880, ext.113,
deborah@strategiesadpr.com
RoadSafe Traffic Systems Acquires Trutwin Industries, Inc.
Second acquisition in 60 days
BENSALEM, Pa., March 1 -- In its second acquisition in 60 days, RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc., (http://www.roadsafetraffic.com) a leading provider of traffic safety services, today announced the purchase of Fort Myers-based Trutwin Industries, Inc. (http://www.trutwin.com)
RoadSafe identified Trutwin Industries as a key company to help build its Florida striping operations. Offering a full line of roadway pavement marking and removal services, Trutwin works in a number of markets - including the heavy highway industry, RoadSafe's primary customer base. With a state-of-the-art equipment fleet, Trutwin performs paint striping and thermoplastic applications, as well as removal services such as grinding and water blasting capabilities.
Michael Catalonello, RoadSafe President and CEO, says, "The acquisition of Trutwin Industries is very exciting. Trutwin has an excellent, 30-year reputation for quality in pavement marking operations. Adding their experienced team to our existing Florida operations enhances our capabilities and further supports our strong commitment to the Florida market and to our aggressive growth agenda."
Adds Trutwin Industries President Joe Trutwin, "We are pleased to become part of the RoadSafe family. Their management expertise and reputation in the traffic safety business, combined with their financial resources, will allow expansion of our area pavement marking operation. We look forward to new opportunities ahead."
About Trutwin Industries, Inc.
Trutwin Industries, Inc., (http://www.trutwin.com) was founded in 1978 by owner and President Joseph Trutwin. The company grew to include a state-of-the-art sign shop, pavement marking operations and manufacturing of precast parking stops. Trutwin enjoys a solid reputation in Southwest Florida with a diverse customer base which includes state and local government, as well as road and bridge contractors and other private business.
About RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc.
RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc., (http://www.RoadSafeTraffic.com) is the nation's second largest provider of traffic safety and pavement marking services with 27 branches in the East, Southeast, Midwest, MidSouth and Western regions of the U.S. In October, 2007, private equity investors Aperion Management, LLC, and Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC, acquired the NES Traffic Safety Division from NES Rentals Holdings, Inc., renaming it RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. The company operates under the holding company, RoadSafe Holdings, Inc., which also includes 1stCall Studio Equipment, Inc., (http://www.1stcallequip.com) a studio equipment rental company.
Source: RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Suzette Engerman, Director of Marketing of RoadSafe Traffic
Systems, Inc., +1-815-405-6862
WD(R) Introduces New My Passport(TM) Studio(TM) Portable Drives, Delivering Super-Fast, Go-Anywhere Performance for Mac(R) Computers
E-Label Smart Display Helps Creative Professionals Organize Their Storage
LAKE FOREST, Calif., March 1 -- WD® (NYSE:WDC), the world's leader in external storage solutions, today introduced its new My Passport(TM) Studio(TM) portable drives featuring the super-fast FireWire® 800 interface and a customizable e-label that's always visible, even when the drive is unplugged. Sporting a sleek and stylish design, the new high-performance My Passport Studio drives are formatted for Mac® computers, compatible with Apple® TimeMachine® software, and feature automatic and continuous backup with WD SmartWare(TM) software, and 256-bit hardware-based encryption. Available now at select retailers and shopwd.com, the new My Passport Studio drives are offered in capacities of 320 GB, 500 GB and 640 GB.
WD's My Passport Studio drives are designed for creative professionals and Mac enthusiasts. Their production and use of many large files require the fast transfers from computer to My Passport Studio drives that FireWire 800 provides. Professionals such as photographers also benefit from the e-labeling system to effectively organize their work.
The e-label smart display on the front of the My Passport drives can be changed as often as desired using the included WD SmartWare software. Users can easily create a label to personalize their drive or remind themselves of its contents. The e-label also shows available capacity and whether the drive is locked. Utilizing e-paper technology, the information on the display remains clearly visible, even when the drive is unplugged.
According to research firm Parks Associates, the average U.S. broadband household currently has over 120 GB of digital media and files which is projected to grow to over 1 TB of data by 2013.
"Many of our customers store their content on multiple external drives, making it difficult to know what content is on each drive," said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing of WD's Branded Products group. "The e-label smart display is an elegant and practical solution for organizing and keeping track of one's digital life and work. WD SmartWare software makes it easy for users to protect their valuable content with automatic and continuous backup and encryption."
The new My Passport Studio is fully compatible with Apple TimeMachine software for easy backup of your most important files. It also offers the option of the simple and intuitive WD SmartWare software, with automatic continuous backup and real-time visual interface, giving users a reassuring view of their backup as it happens. After the first backup, users' files are backed up automatically every time they change or add a file.
My Passport Studio drives also feature user-selected password protection combined with 256-bit hardware-based encryption, which scrambles files before they are stored. Typically found only on much more expensive drive systems, the encryption acts as a virtual padlock to keep users' data safe.
Price and Availability
The new My Passport Studio drives are offered in capacities of 320 GB, 500 GB and 640 GB and have a 3-year limited warranty. My Passport Studio ultra-portable drives are available now at select retailers and online at shopwd.com. MSRP for the My Passport Studio drives ranges from $149.99 USD to $199.99 USD depending on capacity.
My Passport Studio
The new WD My Passport Studio ultra-portable drives feature:
-- Smart display - a customizable e-label that reminds users of what is
stored on the drive and provides available capacity and security
status at a glance even when the drive is unplugged;
-- FireWire 800 - users can save and access data at top speeds with the
high-performance FireWire 800 interface;
-- Plug-and-play, designed for use with Mac computers and compatibility
with Apple TimeMachine software;
-- WD SmartWare software that visually presents consumers' data in a
software control center;
-- 256-bit hardware-based encryption and password protection for peace of
mind knowing that data is protected from unauthorized access;
-- USB 2.0 interface - for convenience and compatibility among multiple
computers;
-- Planet-friendly packaging derived from recycled materials to minimize
waste;
-- HFS+ Journaled formatting and are compatible with Mac OS X Tiger®,
Leopard® and Snow Leopard®; and,
-- 3-year limited warranty.
WD SmartWare Software
WD SmartWare software features:
-- Visual backup displays that show content in categories and shows the
progress of backup;
-- Automatic, continuous data backup will instantly make a second copy
whenever you add or change a file;
-- Retrieve valuable data to its original location whether it's lost data
or the file has been overwritten; and,
-- Customizable data backup that allows users to set drive security, run
diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare
control center.
About WD
WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and media products.
WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital® and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's Web site (http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.
Western Digital, WD, My Passport and the WD logo are registered trademarks; My Passport Studio and WD SmartWare are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.
CONTACT: Constance A. Griffiths, WD Press Relations, +1-949-672-7891,
Constance.Griffiths@wdc.com, or Bob Blair, WD Investor Relations,
+1-949-672-7834, Robert.Blair@wdc.com, both of Western Digital Technologies
Satilla Regional Medical Center Selects Ruckus Wireless for Next-Generation Wi-Fi at Main Hospital and Nearby Medical Facilities
Ruckus ZoneFlex 802.11n "Smart Wi-Fi" System Chosen over Cisco and Aruba for Comprehensive Coverage, Consistent Performance and Affordability
ATLANTA, March 1 -- HIMSS Conference and Exhibition -- Ruckus Wireless(TM), the smart mobile networking company, today announced that Satilla Regional Medical Center (Satilla) has selected the Ruckus ZoneFlex Smart 802.11n Wi-Fi system at the main hospital, as well as at two nursing home facilities and rehabilitative centers it operates in the area.
The Ruckus ZoneFlex system will replace a legacy Cisco wireless LAN environment to provide ubiquitous hospital-wide wireless to support more than 300 Wi-Fi-enabled devices and a wide range of current and future applications such as the MEDITECH Healthcare Information System, PatientSafe IntelliDOT bedside medication system, Hospira Mednet Infusion System, RTLS/RFID, smart phones and guest Wi-Fi access.
"Wireless is no longer a technology of convenience for hospitals, it has become an absolute necessity," said Barry Rudd, director of information technology at Satilla Regional Medical Center, based in Waycross, Georgia. "Our fundamental goal was to find a wireless system that could deliver wire-like reliability and consistent coverage to every nook and cranny of our facility."
A full service hospital consuming over 370,000 square feet, Satilla Regional Medical Center employs more than 1,300 staff with more than 150 beds. The hospital comprises two conjoined buildings - one which was built in the 1950s, and a newer building constructed in 2002.
With a two-person networking team, Satilla wanted a wireless network that would be easy to install and maintain. "We're just like every other hospital in the country," said Terry Ammons, network administrator at Satilla. "We're quickly shifting to electronic methods of patient information management, and the many devices in use at any given time must be able to rely on a Wi-Fi network that doesn't fail."
RF interference was another concern for Satilla. "In such an interference-prone environment, achieving always-on reliability has been challenging at best with other wireless LAN systems we've used in the past," said Ammons. According to Satilla, the hospital evaluated a number of wireless suppliers including Aruba, Cisco, Meru and others but found that the Ruckus ZoneFlex system was best suited to address a wider range of RF and reliability issues that had been challenging its legacy wireless system.
According to Satilla, deploying a pervasive wireless network in both their new and old buildings presented a real challenge due to "RF-unfriendly" building materials, and the complexity of the facility that prohibited wireless signals from reaching many rooms that needed them. Additionally, microwaves, lab equipment and cordless phones wreaked havoc on stable wireless signals throughout the facility. "Our previous Cisco network simply couldn't perform - and it was a big problem for our doctors, nurses and lab technicians," said Ammons.
Dynamic Beamforming and a Smart 802.11n Implementation was the Wi-Fi Cure
With its previous wireless system, Satilla suffered from poor, inconsistent performance, low signal penetration and issues caused by interference from surrounding equipment. Cost and ease of use were two other major concerns.
"Most of the wireless suppliers we evaluated solve RF and coverage problems by throwing more APs at the problem," said Ammons. "Not only does this add cost and complexity but it also creates co-channel interference - and we already had loads of our own. We didn't want the biggest source of interference to be our own Wi-Fi network. We were really looking for a cost-effective wireless system that actually dealt with these issues more intelligently at the physical layer - and we finally found it."
According to Satilla, they considered a refresh on the network with Cisco 1142 802.11n APs but determined it would require 115 APs and three controllers. The hospital also considered Aruba's system that would have required 200 APs.
"Ruckus was able to deliver much more value with fewer APs and without all the traffic flowing through a central choke point," said Ammons. "We looked at everything from a future-proofing scenario. Because we plan to use the Wi-Fi network for video streaming, teleconferencing, as well as telemedicine in our ICU, we determined that the ZoneFlex system was fundamentally better to support these latency-sensitive applications because of its ability to provide adaptive and automatic RF control," he explained.
To unwire the hospital and additional medical facilities, Satilla purchased 65 ZoneFlex 7962 dual-band indoor 802.11n access points and two ZoneDirector 3100 controllers. The hospital also plans to utilize Ruckus smart wireless meshing technology, which will enable Ammons to deploy additional APs in areas where Ethernet cabling is not available - such as in training rooms and at the other medical facility sites.
Each ZoneFlex smart Wi-Fi access point integrates Ruckus' patented dynamic beamforming technology, a breakthrough Wi-Fi technology that constantly adapts to changes in the environment like those prevalent at Satilla hospital.
Ruckus "Smart Wi-Fi" technology leverages dynamic beamforming to focus Wi-Fi signals (or beams) only where they are needed and over the best performing RF transmission paths while continually steering wireless signals around obstacles and interference. Dynamic beamforming uses constant feedback from each client to ensure that the path selected is performing properly using standard acknowledgements built into the standard 802.11 protocol. The result is an adaptive system that minimizes packet loss, extends signal range and ensures more consistent performance at longer distances.
About Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Ruckus Wireless is supplier of advanced wireless systems for the mobile Internetworking market. The company markets and manufactures a wide range of indoor and outdoor "Smart Wi-Fi" products for mobile operators, broadband service providers and corporate enterprises around the world. Ranked as the top telecom company in the 2009 Inc. Magazine 500 list and named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Ruckus Wireless has realized dramatic growth. Since 2006, revenue and shipments have grown by over 1000 percent. Ruckus invented, and has patented, innovative state-of-the-art wireless technology that steers signals around obstacles and interference. This unique capability extends signal range and ensures consistent reliable distribution of delay-sensitive multimedia content and services over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi. The company has shipped over 2 million Smart Wi-Fi systems around the world and has raised $51 million in funding from premier investors such as Sequoia Capital, Focus Ventures, Sutter Hill, Motorola, T-Ventures, Telus Ventures and Firelake Capital. The company is led by Ms. Selina Lo, president and chief executive officer. For more information, visit Ruckus Wireless at http://www.ruckuswireless.com/.
Media Contacts
David Callisch
Ruckus Wireless
david@ruckuswireless.com
+1-408-504-5487
Source: Ruckus Wireless
CONTACT: David Callisch of Ruckus Wireless, +1-408-504-5487,
david@ruckuswireless.com
eCrypt settles outstanding debt with Global Capital Partners.
BOULDER, Colo., March 1 -- On Friday February 26, 2010 eCrypt Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ECRY) and Global Capital Partners LLC (Global Capital), agreed to settle the outstanding debt secured by the convertible debenture held by Global Capital, by converting all amounts due on the debenture into common shares of eCrypt Technologies, at the price of $0.81 per share.
By doing so, Global Capital increased its shareholdings of eCrypt to 12.01%.
Brad Lever, President and CEO commented "We are happy to announce that there are no other outstanding convertible notes, options, or warrants that can be exercise into common stock of eCrypt."
To try "eCrypt" wireless email encryption software for FREE, go to eCrypt's website and enter PROMO CODE: PR0301.
About eCrypt Technologies
eCrypt Technologies, Inc. is an information security firm with a focus on the wireless industry. Its flagship product "eCrypt", is a first-of-its-kind wireless email encryption software for BlackBerry® smartphones, and is available under a perpetual license or on a pay-per-use basis. Using the strongest encryption algorithms available for the BlackBerry® smartphone OS, eCrypt software prevents unwanted access to email messages during transmission and storage on servers and PCs. Users may communicate freely with each other knowing that no one has access to the content of their emails.
eCrypt Technologies is a proud BlackBerry® Alliance Associate Member, and has successfully obtained a Mass Market Status for its product from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. This status allows eCrypt to export and re-export the software under section 742.15(B)(2) of the Export Administration Regulations, and is recognized by the Wassenaar Arrangement.
"eCrypt" email encryption software is currently available for BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server customers.
For more information, visit eCryptinc.com or YourPrivacyIsOurBusiness.com.
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.
Contact:
Media Relations
media@ecryptinc.com
1.866.241.6868
Source: eCrypt Technologies Inc.
CONTACT: Media Relations of eCrypt Technologies Inc., +1-866-241-6868,
or media@ecryptinc.com
CyberSource CEO and CFO to Speak at Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, Wedbush Conferences
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 1 -- CyberSource Corporation (NASDAQ:CYBS), a leading provider of electronic payment, risk management, and payment security solutions, announced today that Michael Walsh, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Steve Pellizzer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will speak at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2010 in San Francisco, Calif. on March 4, 2010.
Mr. Walsh and Mr. Pellizzer will also speak at the Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Fla., March 9, 2010. For the Raymond James conference, audio webcasting of the CyberSource presentation will be available starting at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time on March 9, 2010. The webcast can be accessed at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rj54/cybs/. It will be archived for 7 days following the live presentation.
Mr. Walsh and Mr. Pellizzer will also speak at the 8th Annual Wedbush Securities New York MAC: Management Access Conference in New York, N.Y. on March 10, 2010.
About CyberSource
CyberSource solutions enable electronic payment processing for Web, call center, and POS environments. CyberSource also offers industry-leading risk management and payment security solutions for merchants accepting card-not-present transactions. CyberSource Global Services designs, integrates, and optimizes commerce transaction processing systems. Approximately 295,000 businesses use CyberSource solutions, including half the companies comprising the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has sales and service offices in Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and other locations in the United States including Bellevue, Washington and American Fork, Utah. For more information on CyberSource please visit http://www.cybersource.com or email info@cybersource.com. For more information on Authorize.Net small business solutions, please visit http://www.authorize.net or email sales@authorize.net.
Wacom Introduces New Cintiq 21UX Interactive Pen Display
New Cintiq provides enhanced pen performance and innovative ergonomics, providing an intuitive and natural-feeling pen-on-screen workflow for the very best in creative control, comfort and productivity
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 1 -- Today, Wacom® introduces the much anticipated Cintiq®21UX, its newly-redesigned interactive pen display delivering state-of-the-art pen performance and innovative ergonomics in a color-accurate LCD display. Designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of professional photographers, designers, artists and animators, the new Cintiq 21UX offers unparalleled creative control, comfort and productivity.
The Cintiq 21UX experience starts with its amazing new pen performance, capable of capturing the slightest nuance of pen pressure against the LCD surface, as well as offering 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity. Other innovative enhancements include rear-mounted Touch Strips that are ideally placed for fingertip access while working. Each Touch Strip has an accompanying thumb-controlled Touch Strip Toggle button that controls up to four different user-assigned functions per application such as zoom, scroll, brush size adjustment and canvas rotation. In addition, the overall design has been refined and updated in an all-black color scheme, providing a sophisticated and handsome look.
2048 Reasons to Work Directly On Screen
The Cintiq 21UX Grip Pen features Wacom's new proprietary Tip Sensor technology, offering users near-zero (one gram) starting pressure for the most sensitive interactive pen display performance to date. "Now, pressure-sensitive support can start with an incredibly light touch, emulating the same organic feel, response and result derived from working with traditional brushes, markers and pens," said Don Varga, Senior Product Manager for Wacom Technology Corp. Additionally, the Cintiq pen delivers 2048 levels of pressure, doubling the resolution of the pen's pressure curve and greatly improving the accuracy of pressure-sensitive effects such as controlling line weights or opacity adjustments. The Grip Pen also features a pressure-sensitive eraser and two customizable side switches that can be customized for commands such as double-click and right-click.
New Design Elements Improve Workflow
With a new ergonomic design and productivity features, the Cintiq 21UX is the ultimate tool for creative professionals. The customizable, application-specific ExpressKeys(TM), eight located on each side of the display's bezel, are instrumental in helping improve workflow and boost productivity by placing commonly used commands at the fingertips. Pressing the top ExpressKey brings up an on-screen display showing the settings of all the ExpressKeys and Touch Strips. The close proximity of these tools to the actual work area is efficient and comfortable and helps save valuable time by minimizing dependence on the keyboard without taking focus away from the pen hand.
Also new to the Cintiq 21UX is the introduction of two user-defined, four-function Touch Strip Toggle buttons which control the function of their associated Touch Strip, located on the back of the bezel. The position of an illuminated LED located along the perimeter of the Toggle button indicates the current function of the Touch Strip. Fully application-specific, the Touch Strips can be used for up to four functions such as zoom, scroll, brush size adjustment and canvas rotation per application. This new ergonomic treatment is also extremely practical, allowing users to "toggle" with their thumbs while using their forefinger or middle finger to control Touch Strip speed and variation. "The four-function Toggle combined with the new location of the Touch Strips provides increased comfort and measurable increases in speed," says Varga. "Additionally, locating the Touch Strips on the back of the pen display rather the front helps prevent accidental contact with the pen hand when, for example, flowing brush strokes are employed and extend beyond the screen's border."
Stand and Deliver
The Cintiq 21UX's patented stand allows users to recline the pen display at any angle between 10 degrees and 65 degrees to match the users ideal working posture. In addition to reclining, the Cintiq 21UX can be rotated up to 180 degrees in either direction to take advantage of natural drawing movements or offer a different viewing angle. If desired, users can easily remove the Cintiq from the stand for use on a table top or to attach it to an articulating arm (not included) using the standard VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) mounts located on the back of the display.
A new weighted pen stand is not only a convenient pen holder, but doubles as a handy twist-off storage compartment for pen nibs and handy nib removal tool. Standard, felt and stroke nibs are provided, allowing users to simulate the feel of working with a variety of traditional art and design materials.
Included Software
To help users get started right out of the box, the Cintiq 21UX ships with valuable creative software from several of our software partners:
-- Corel® Painter(TM) Sketch Pad for recreating the natural feeling of
sketching and painting by hand
-- Nik® Color Efex Pro(TM) 3.0 WE6 for selectively applying lighting and
photo enhancements with the pen
-- Wacom Brushes 3.0 for 81 customized brushes for use with Adobe®
Photoshop® CS + and Photoshop Elements 4 +
Additionally, Cintiq 21UX users will also benefit from Wacom's powerful driver software, including radial menus for quick "pen-point" access to additional customized shortcuts.
Creative Accessories
Wacom has a line of accessories to complement the Cintiq 21UX that address the specific needs of individual users. The Art Pen, for example, supports the barrel rotation feature within such applications as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator® and Corel Painter 11, allowing users to create natural brush effects by rotating the pen, much like a calligraphy pen. The Art Pen is newly designed and features a round barrel with two nib options, standard and chisel-tip. The Airbrush pen offers users a digital airbrush that has a similar form and wheel-based control as a traditional airbrush. It provides creative, fun effects when combined with select applications. Cintiq 21UX accessories can be conveniently purchased at the direct.wacom.com Internet site.
Availability
The new Cintiq 21UX (DTK-2100) priced at $1999 USD is intended to begin shipping in the United States, Canada and the majority of Latin America countries in late March or early April. It will be available in Argentina, Brazil and Chile in early summer due to certification requirements in those countries. Consult your local electronics retailer or visit http://www.wacom.com for the most current information.
About Wacom
Founded in 1983, Wacom's vision to bring people and technology closer together through natural interface technologies has made it the world's leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays and digital interface solutions. The advanced technology of Wacom's intuitive input devices has been used to create some of the most exciting digital art, films, special effects, fashions and designs around the world and provides business and home users with the ability to explore digital content creation in a comfortable, natural way. Today, millions of customers use Wacom's cordless, battery-free, pressure-sensitive pen technology to express their creativity.
For more information, please contact:
Douglas A. Little
Public Relations Manager
Wacom Technology Corp.
360-896-9833 x174
douglas.little@wacom.com
Healthcare Providers Use QlikView for the iPhone to Manage Client Care and Streamline Operations
QlikView Reports Record Satisfaction Among Healthcare and Life Sciences Users
RADNOR, Penn., March 1 -- QlikTech, a leading business intelligence company, today announced the recent implementation of its QlikView for iPhone application by partner Surgical Information Systems. Attendees at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual conference in Atlanta, Ga. visiting booth 1007 can receive a demonstration of QlikView for iPhone's functionality being used to improve hospital performance through instant access to information in the healthcare space.
As specialists in perioperative IT, Surgical Information Systems (SIS) provides adaptive and reliable solutions enabling improved profitability operational efficiency, patient safety and quality of care to over 250 hospitals. SIS hospitals utilize SIS Analytics, powered by QlikView, for the iPhone to achieve clinical excellence and impact their bottom line. SIS offers analytics applications focused on clinical, executive, anesthesia, and tissue management views. The insights produced by QlikView help their client hospitals ensure surgeon and operating room utilization are optimized for the highest levels of efficiency, allowing them to schedule more surgeries, reduce case turnover time and reduce wait time for patients. Powerful decision support allows hospital management to better support initiatives that improve patient safety and quality of care, while also proving compliance with government and regulatory initiatives.
"Physicians and other healthcare professionals are rapidly adopting mobile technology to help them perform their jobs more efficiently," said Ed Daihl, CEO, Surgical Information Systems. "We have found this mobile capability useful for everything from materials management to tracking patient safety initiatives, such as how soon after surgery patients receive antibiotics. As adoption increases there are nearly limitless possibilities for how QlikView for the iPhone can be used throughout the hospital setting."
Not only can QlikView help to improve the quality of patient care, QlikView can be leveraged to drive growth in margins, increased productivity and reductions in costs. In a recent survey sponsored by QlikTech, IDC found that QlikView customers reported 96 percent satisfaction(1) and marked business value after implementing QlikView, including:
-- 53% Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to other solutions
evaluated(2)
-- 186% Return On Investment (ROI)(3)
-- 34% increase in employee productivity
-- 23% increase in cash flow
-- 20% decrease in operating costs
QlikView provides a flexible platform that allows doctors, nurses, clinical technicians and hospital administrators to navigate and drill down extensive data streams to get the most pertinent information and accurate analysis delivered on an intuitive, visual display. QlikView for iPhone fully leverages all of QlikView's analytics capabilities along with iPhone's multitouch and GPS features.
About QlikTech
QlikTech pioneered the in-memory business intelligence space on the premise that meaningful analysis belongs in the hands of the users who need the information, when they need it. Its QlikView product is designed to deliver immediate business answers and enable users to easily explore their data without limits. Unlike traditional BI, QlikView can deliver value with payback measured in days or weeks rather than months, years, or not at all. It can be deployed on premise, in the cloud, or on a laptop or mobile device -- from a single user to the largest global enterprise. QlikTech has more than 12,000 customers in 95 countries and over 800 partners worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.qlikview.com.
About SIS
SIS is the perioperative IT specialist, providing software solutions that are uniquely designed to add value at every point of the surgery and anesthesia process. Developed specifically for the complex surgical environment, all SIS solutions are architected on a single database and integrate easily with other hospital systems. SIS offers the only surgical scheduling system endorsed by the American Hospital Association (AHA), and a rules-based charging system that has been granted Peer Reviewed status by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Visit SIS at HIMSS Booth 8243.
QlikTech and QlikView are trademarks or registered trademarks of QlikTech International AB. Other company names, product names and company logos mentioned herein are the trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
(1) IDC White Paper sponsored by QlikTech, "Success and Value from BI: The QlikView Customer Experience, Doc # IDCWP16R2, October 2009
(2) IDC White Paper sponsored by QlikTech, "The TCO of BI: The QlikView Customer Experience, Doc # IDCWP16R, October 2009
(3) IDC White Paper sponsored by QlikTech, "Time to Value and ROI from BI: The QlikView Customer Experience, Doc # IDCWP16R3, October 2009
Personalized Address Stamp, Magazine Subscriptions, Confectionery, and Wide Range of Household Gifts
WOBURN, Mass., March 1 -- LoyaltyExpress today announced its LoyaltyPrint Version 2.0 site release, dramatically empowering loan officers & real estate professionals with an enhanced collection of high-quality closing gifts. Now when users customize greeting cards & postcards for direct mailings to customers, prospects & partners - closing gifts can be selected to powerfully convey distinguishable appreciation.
LoyaltyPrint site enhancements include:
-- Personalized Address Stamp
Attractive & practical homeowner's address stamp packaged in a wooden
box with engraved logo;
-- Magazine Subscriptions
One-year magazine subscriptions with personalized 4" x 4" mailing
labels (on cover of each issue);
-- Gift Card Sets
Gift card sets of either 24 postcards or 15 premium cards (birthday,
thank you, holiday, moving, and other events);
-- Brownies & Cookies
Brownies, cookies, and a mix of each from market-leading confectioner;
-- Candles
Elegant, long-lasting candles - the best quality in the world;
-- Household Items & Tools
Gardening, barbecue, and highway kits;
-- Calendars
Exceptional selection of boutique calendars (hanging, desk, and
journal formats).
"LoyaltyExpress has distinguished itself on high-quality standards & methodologies in the one-to-one mortgage-marketing industry," said Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Doyle. "Our market-leading programs and services allow our clients to cost-effectively incorporate world-class communications. I'm especially delighted to roll-out the Magazine Subscription Gift. It's a great product to generate long-lasting appreciation - and referrals - with every edition."
LoyaltyPrint users can select from popular magazine titles in the home and personal finance categories. On every magazine cover, a four-by-four-inch mailing label features the loan officer's/agent's photo, company logo, contact information, and short greeting.
LoyaltyExpress continues to experience explosive growth, with thousands of loan officers and real estate agents using its services across the country. The company is privately-held and headquartered in Woburn, MA.
About LoyaltyExpress
LoyaltyExpress delivers exceptional marketing programs and services to the mortgage industry with two industry-leading solutions. CustomerManager(TM) (its flagship online service) automates communications and provides unprecedented, enterprise-wide data access and intelligence. LoyaltyPrint(TM) (serving individual mortgage & real estate professionals) is the leading, on-demand site for loan officers & agents to access high-quality marketing products. By leveraging its proprietary software and world-class digital printing environment, LoyaltyExpress enables its clients to generate substantial levels of repeat & referral business. For more information, visit http://www.loyaltyexpress.com and http://www.loyaltyprint.com.
Source: LoyaltyExpress
CONTACT: Lisa Felber, Vice President, Communications, +1-781-897-2134,
Lisa@loyaltyexpress.com
InfoLogix Removes Significant Barrier to Hospital Workflow with Introduction of New Power System Technology
InfoLogix ST7 LiFe Battery Technology, powered by Power^Up Manufacturing, Significantly Increases Clinician Productivity and Efficiency for Mobile Workstations
HATBORO, Pa., March 1 -- InfoLogix, Inc. (NASDAQ: IFLG), a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, announced today that after more than a year of research and development, it has redefined the traditional battery design that powers most mobile computer carts in the healthcare industry. As a result of this technological breakthrough, the company is introducing an innovative Lithium Iron Phosphate power system, the InfoLogix ST7 LiFe Battery, which significantly increases the performance of mobile computer workstations that doctors and nurses rely upon to deliver high-quality patient care.
Drawing upon in-depth customer research and clinician feedback, InfoLogix identified the top features clinicians desired in order to enhance the performance of their mobile computer workstations, including improved battery life, reliability and charge time. The new InfoLogix ST7 LiFe Battery, part of the company's comprehensive Healthcare Mobility Solutions Suite, not only delivers these key features, but also provides a battery system that recharges in about one hour, a mere fraction of the time of other power solutions currently in place at hospitals. This dramatic improvement in battery life is made possible as the result of a proven, state-of-the art technology similar to that used in hybrid automobiles.
An additional benefit of the InfoLogix ST7 LiFe Battery is a reduction in downtime of mobile computer workstations, a critical consideration for busy clinicians who struggle to spend as much quality time with patients as possible. The advanced battery technology also provides superior cell protection, a key differentiator versus the high temperature safety risks associated with other battery technology such as Lithium Ion, Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) and Nickel Metal Hydride.
"InfoLogix's healthcare consultants have real-world experience working in demanding hospital environments, so they understand first-hand the challenges clinicians face in delivering high-quality patient care. As a result, when our engineers collaborate on a new healthcare solution, they are able to incorporate this practical perspective," said David Gulian, president and CEO of InfoLogix. "This unique combination of experience has enabled us to once again introduce a cutting-edge technology solution that exceeds our customers' expectations. We're pleased to help remove another roadblock to better workflow for our 1,500 hospital customers as part of our integrated Healthcare Mobility Solutions Suite."
"We look forward to our continued partnership with InfoLogix, the leader in Healthcare Mobility," said Dean Wright, president of Power^Up. "Our mission with the new Lithium battery technology we have created is to be the Intel of the market. InfoLogix is a significant part of our partner ecosystem and our 'Power^Up Inside' initiative."
The InfoLogix ST7 LiFe Battery will be on display during HIMSS 2010 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta at booth #2621. For more information visit http://www.infologix.com.
About InfoLogix, Inc.
InfoLogix is a leading provider of enterprise mobility and advanced wireless asset tracking solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries. InfoLogix uses the industry's most advanced technologies to increase the efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of complex business and clinical processes. With 19 issued patents, InfoLogix provides mobile managed solutions, on-demand software applications, mobile infrastructure products, and strategic consulting services to over 2,000 clients in North America including Kraft Foods, Merck and Company, General Electric, Kaiser Permanente, MultiCare Health System and Stanford School of Medicine. InfoLogix is a publicly-traded company (NASDAQ:IFLG).
About Power^Up
Power^Up Manufacturing is the leading alternative battery technology developer and integrator. Based in Amherst, New York, Power^Up has created power sources that help organizations increase efficiency and help their customers increase user satisfaction and workflow by not only increasing runtime, but by significantly reducing the weight and providing the fastest recovery times possible. Power^Up's technology is inside over 10,000 products caring for millions of end users. For more information please contact http://www.powerupmfg.com
Safe Harbor
InfoLogix makes forward-looking statements in this press release which represent our expectations or beliefs about future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are identifiable by words such as "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "will," "may" and other similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2008, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009 and other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, actual results could differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. We do not make any commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring or existing after the date of any forward-looking statement is made.
Media Contact for InfoLogix:
Jason Fradin
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
215-604-0691 x1194
jfradin@infologix.com
Magazine Publishers Unite & Unveil Industry-Wide Ad Campaign Promoting Strength of - and Consumer Commitment to - Magazines
"Magazines, The Power of Print" Campaign to Launch in Nearly 100 Magazines, Reaching 112 Million Readers Per Month
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 -- The leaders of five major magazine companies -- Charles H. Townsend, Conde Nast; Cathie Black, Hearst Magazines; Jack Griffin, Meredith Corporation; Ann Moore, Time Inc.; and Jann Wenner, Wenner Media -- today jointly announced the launch of one of the largest print advertising campaigns ever created to promote the vitality of magazines as a medium. The announcement was made at the opening day of the 2010 4A's Leadership/Media Conference in San Francisco.
Created by Y&R NY, the "Magazines, The Power of Print" campaign will roll out in the May issues (for weeklies, the issues on sale the week of April 5) of nearly 100 titles and run for seven months in magazines and Web sites from the five publishers, as well as Active Interest Media, American Express Publishing, Bonnier Corporation, Emmis Publications, ESPN, National Geographic, New York Magazine, and third-party sites in the food, shelter, sports, entertainment, fashion and news categories, reaching a combined 112 million readers per month. A complementary digital component will support the print campaign beginning this spring.
With the full support of the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA), the campaign targets advertisers, shareholders and industry influencers, and seeks to reshape the broader conversation about magazines, challenge misperceptions about the medium's relevancy and longevity, and reinforce magazines' important cultural role.
To achieve maximum impact, the ads will debut as color spreads, prominently placed in May issues of the publishers' top titles with headlines such as, "We Surf the Internet. We Swim in Magazines." And "Will the Internet Kill Magazines? Did Instant Coffee Kill Coffee?" These will be accompanied by iconic images lifted from the pages of America's best-known magazines. A second phase, which will start appearing in June issues, will embed multiple cover images from widely recognized publications into the ad's text to convey key phrases. To view ad visuals, visit: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/magazines/42679/
A special "Magazines" logo will debut with the campaign. Y&R NY created the image by combining the distinctive typographies of multiple magazine logos: "M" from Time, "A" from Vanity Fair, "G" from Rolling Stone, "A" from Entertainment Weekly, "Z" from Harper's Bazaar, "I" from Marie Claire, "N" from Fortune, and "ES" from Esquire.
Metrics supporting the campaign's message include:
1. Magazine readership has risen 4.3% over the past five years (Source:
MRI Fall 2009, Fall 2005 data)
2. Average paid subscriptions reached nearly 300 million in 2009 (Source:
MPA estimates based on ABC first half 2009 and second half 2009 data)
3. Adults 18-34 are avid magazine readers. They read more issues and spend
more time per issue than their over-34 counterparts (Source: MRI Fall
2009 data)
4. During the 12-year life of Google, magazine readership increased 11%
(Source: MRI Fall 2009 data)
5. Magazine effectiveness is growing. Ad recall has increased 13% over
the past five years. Action-taking--based on readers recalling specific
ads--increased by 10%. (Source: Affinity's VISTA Print Effectiveness
Rating Service, 2005-2009)
6. Magazines outperform other media in driving positive shifts in purchase
consideration/intent. (Source: Dynamic Logic)
"There's a reason magazines are such an enduring and engaging media force," said Charles H. Townsend, president & CEO of Conde Nast. "The format showcases our rich content and our advertisers' brand messages like no other medium, resulting in a bond with consumers that is uniquely powerful."
"This campaign supports the fact that there really is no better medium to advertise in than magazines," said Cathie Black, president, Hearst Magazines. "Magazines are the most cost effective and consistent medium at both ends of the purchase funnel. They drive consumer attitudes and intended behavior more effectively and efficiently than viewing television advertising alone or when TV is combined with online advertising."
"The campaign reflects the vitality magazines have now, and will continue to have with audiences of all ages," said Jack Griffin, president, Meredith National Media. "Clearly, magazines continue to resonate on many levels with consumers, and this is reflected in the enormous trust and value readers have for their favorite magazine titles."
"Together, we can change the conversation about magazines and share what we in the business know to be true: magazines are relevant, play an important role in society and have a strong future ahead," said Ann Moore, chairman & CEO, Time Inc. "This campaign showcases those messages of relevancy and longevity."
"Magazines have enduring values for readers and advertisers that have gotten a little neglected and misunderstood in the era of Internet instant buzz and chatter," said Jann Wenner, chairman, Wenner Media. "Magazines are beloved and powerful in people's lives for very good reasons that need to be remembered and reinforced. That's what this campaign is about."
About Conde Nast
Conde Nast, a division of Advance Publications, operates in 24 countries and is the world leader in exceptional content creation. In the United States, Conde Nast publishes eighteen consumer magazines, two trade publications and twenty-seven Web sites that garner international acclaim and unparalleled consumer engagement.
About Hearst Magazines
Hearst Magazines is a unit of Hearst Corporation (http://www.hearst.com), one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies with interests in magazines, newspapers, digital media, business media and television. As one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, Hearst Magazines publishes nearly 200 editions around the world, including 15 U.S. titles and 20 magazines in the United Kingdom, published through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (73.8 million total adults, according to MRI, Fall 2009).
About Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP:)(NYSE:www.meredith.com) is the leading media and marketing company serving American women. Meredith combines well-known national brands - including Better Homes and Gardens, Parents, Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle, American Baby, Fitness and More - with local television brands in fast-growing markets. Meredith is the industry leader in creating content in key consumer interest areas such as home, family, health and wellness and self-development. Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms - including print, television, online, mobile and video - to give consumers content they desire and to deliver the messages of its marketing partners. Additionally, Meredith uses its many assets to create powerful custom marketing solutions for many of the nation's top brands and companies. In the last two years, Meredith has significantly added to its capabilities in this area through the acquisition of cutting-edge companies in areas such as online, word-of-mouth and database marketing.
About Time Inc.
Time Inc., a Time Warner company, is a world class branded content company, investing in the future and engaging more than 123 million consumers monthly; whenever, however, and wherever they are. With 22 magazines and 26 Web sites in the U.S., it is the country's largest consumer publisher. Each month, one out of every two American adults reads a Time Inc. magazine, and one out of every five, who are online, visits a company Web site (nearly 52 million monthly unique visitors). Time Inc.'s popular brands and successful franchises extend to online, television, cable VOD, satellite radio, mobile devices, events and branded products.
About Wenner Media
Wenner Media, LLC, a privately held company headquartered in New York City, publishes Rolling Stone, Us Weekly, and Men's Journal magazines. The company's three titles attract 28 million readers and more than 26 million visits and 13 million unique visitors to its Web sites, UsMagazine.com, RollingStone.com and MensJournal.com.
CONTACT: Maurie Perl, +1-212-286-5893, Maurie_Perl@CondeNast.com, or
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Neschis, Wenner Media, +1-212-484-3419, Mark.Neschis@WennerMedia.com
Philips Convenes 'Meaningful' Dialogue on How Healthcare IT Solutions can Contribute to Improved Patient Outcomes, Quality and Cost Efficiency
Focus on informatics-driven solutions addresses challenges customers face in using EHR technologies to achieve health and efficiency goals
ANDOVER, Mass., March 1 -- At the 2010 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference in Atlanta, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) will showcase how healthcare informatics solutions can help improve the quality and efficiency of patient care. This strategic focus underscores a commitment to providing advanced clinical informatics and patient monitoring solutions that complement electronic health records (EHRs) by providing actionable patient data to support clinical decision making.
The existing healthcare environment calls for a deep understanding of current issues and challenges, particularly how healthcare IT can help drive improvements for clinicians, CIOs/CMIOs, and ultimately, patients. Released in December 2009, the interim meaningful use guidelines define criteria healthcare providers must meet to qualify for subsidies made available under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. Stage one of the guidelines are intended to spur the adoption of interoperable EHRs and related technologies nationwide. In an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine in December 2009, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Dr. David Blumenthal states, "The installation of EHRs is an important first step. But EHRs will accomplish little unless providers use them to their full potential; unless health data can flow freely to the places where they are needed; and unless HIT becomes increasingly capable and easy to use."(1)
"Healthcare providers today are looking for the best way to adopt and make use of EHRs and complementary technologies," said Deborah DiSanzo, CEO, Healthcare Informatics and Patient Monitoring, for Philips Healthcare. "While not as publicized as EHRs, these complementary technologies -- solutions that generate accurate, rich data at the point of care and enable patient information to flow efficiently and securely to those who need it -- are the critical factors that will determine our success in improving the healthcare system. Philips is a leading force in the drive towards delivering clear, actionable information as well as industry-wide system and device interoperability."
The Philips HIMSS10 booth will highlight examples and demonstrations of Philips advanced informatics and patient monitoring solutions in the areas of radiology, cardiology, critical care and women's health. Philips supports the goals of global healthcare transformation by providing advanced clinical decision support solutions, helping clinicians to get the most out of their EHRs and ultimately driving care protocols with validated, actionable data.
Philips rebrands portfolio of healthcare informatics solutions: introducing IntelliSphere
At HIMSS10, Philips is unveiling a new identity for its portfolio of healthcare informatics solutions -- IntelliSphere. The IntelliSphere identity will help provide continuity as Philips expands its healthcare IT portfolio. In addition, Philips' next generation of smart IT solutions that will be introduced under this new identity will reflect the company's understanding of the challenges facing healthcare IT professionals, as they will continue to provide rich, actionable information for clinical decision making.
Solutions will begin appearing under the new moniker starting in 2010. The methodology for branding products with IntelliSphere will ensure that the solutions deliver true value to the marketplace, bring significant new functionality and meet Philips' commitment to best-in-class customer experiences.
(1) Blumenthal, David, M.D., M.P.P. "Launching HITECH." Editorial. New England Journal of Medicine (2009): 382-385.
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE:PHG)(NYSE:AEX:)(NYSE:PHI) is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of "sense and simplicity". Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs more than 116,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of US$32.3 billion in 2009, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at http://www.philips.com/newscenter.
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CONTACT: Steve Kelly, +1-425-487-7479, steve.kelly@philips.com, or Ian
Race, +1-978-659-4624, ian.race@philips.com, both of Philips Healthcare
OnStream Selects ClickSoftware for Optimized Mobile Workforce Management
As part of a business transformation program, OnStream owned by National Grid and one of the UK's leading meter management company, is to implement optimized scheduling, mobility and customer experience applications
BURLINGTON, Mass., March 1 -- ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CKSW), the leading provider of workforce management and service optimization solutions, today announced that OnStream, a provider of gas and electricity metering solutions to UK energy suppliers, has selected its ServiceOptimization Suite. The workforce management, customer experience and mobility applications will be utilized to create a compelling service for the management of traditional meters and the roll out of smart meters in the UK. OnStream's transformation program is focused on putting the customer at the heart of the organization to enable them to become the 'smart metering partner of choice'.
OnStream operates in a highly competitive market; crucial to its continuing success is the ability to demonstrate to its energy customers a robust and cost effective service that has the potential to scale up for the UK smart meter deployment. Following a comprehensive evaluation of the market, the decision was made to replace its outdated mobility applications with ClickSoftware's suite of workforce management and service optimization solutions. Declan McLaughlin, Head of Transformation for OnStream explains how ClickSoftware will support future operations, "Consistently providing the highest levels of customer service is a key driver for our business and one that will serve to differentiate us from the competition. We expect the solutions from ClickSoftware to address every strategic aspect of our service operation. The optimization of our mobile workforce and improved customer communication will also enable the business to complete more meter installations per day, per engineer."
A common customer complaint is the inconvenience of having to wait at home all day for the engineer to arrive. At the same time, a costly situation for the service provider is when the engineer arrives and the customer is not at home. To overcome this challenge, OnStream will implement ClickSoftware's customer experience solution, ClickContact, which will provide narrow appointment slots to customers as well as notifications and reminders through multiple, timely touch-points including email, voicemail, SMS and online. Should an appointment slot no longer be convenient, the customer can easily reschedule the appointment online or via their mobile device without having to contact the call center. This will result in a significant reduction in inbound call volumes, fewer 'no shows' and higher customer satisfaction levels.
The optimization capabilities of ClickSoftware will allow OnStream to carry out 'dual fuel' intelligent scheduling. This means that instead of having two separate appointments at the same household for gas and electric meters, OnStream will be able to combine the appointments into a single visit. This will result in significant cost savings to the business as well as contributing to the reduction in its carbon footprint and a better overall experience for the end customer.
OnStream will utilize ClickSoftware's forecasting and planning tools for strategic, operational and tactical planning. The strategic planning will enable operational managers to run contract simulations and 'what if' scenarios, allowing them to accurately map demand levels and capacity. ClickSchedule will automatically optimize the deployment of OnStream's internal engineers and contractors to make sure that the right engineer arrives at the appointed time with the equipment to get the job done first time. ClickAnalyze will provide OnStream with management reporting of operations against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) both historically and in real-time. This improved visibility will allow scheduling teams and management at OnStream to make better informed decisions that are consistently aligned with the business strategy.
It is envisaged that ClickSoftware's mobile field service platform will be a leap forward for field communications and the business. "ClickMobile allows us to bring the significant investment we have made in enterprise technology to our engineers in the field," said McLaughlin. Information about consecutive jobs is automatically pushed to engineers' mobile devices, including any notes from previous visits, site maps and product information. Job, timesheet, customer information and asset inspection can then be fed back into OnStream's asset management system. The field engineer will also have access to the back office systems via ClickMobile in order to better service the customer, for example creating appointments and follow-up orders from the field or completing customer satisfaction surveys.
"We have been taking advantage of mobile technology for many years," said Sharon Rodriguez, Managing Director, OnStream. "We are confident that the features and functionality of ClickSoftware's mobile field service platform will allow us to take the next step in mobilizing our field workforce and build towards providing a truly customer centric approach."
"We are delighted to partner with OnStream as they embark upon a journey to transform their business," said Hannan Carmeli, President and Chief Operating Officer at ClickSoftware. "We will bring our utility-related mobility experience to this implementation and in doing so continue to demonstrate the advantage of our solutions to OnStream and the wider market."
About OnStream
OnStream, a National Grid company (the UK's largest investor-owned utility), provides gas and electricity metering solutions to the UK. This includes a flexible and professional range of meter management services to UK energy suppliers. To date, OnStream has installed in excess of 2.5 million gas meters and 1.5 million electricity meters.
OnStream provides gas meter reading services for both domestic and non-domestic customers. It currently operates traditional meter reading services alongside world-class Automated Meter Reading services, through which it collects consumption data on a daily basis.
OnStream also offers smart metering services aimed at improving service provision and reducing environmental impact. It is an active participant in industry discussions and government policy development. So far it has installed 27,000 smart meters, both in homes and businesses. To support smart metering it offers data collection and aggregation services ensuring a holistic, end-to-end service for its customers (http://www.onstream.co.uk).
About ClickSoftware
ClickSoftware is the leading provider of workforce management and service optimization solutions that create business value for service operations through higher levels of productivity, customer satisfaction and cost effectiveness. Combining educational, implementation and support services with best practices and its industry-leading solutions, ClickSoftware drives service decision making across all levels of the organisation. From proactive customer demand forecasting, capacity planning and shift scheduling to real-time decision making, incorporating scheduling, mobility and location-based services, ClickSoftware helps service organizations get the most out of their resources. With over 150 customers across a variety of industries and geographies, and strong partnerships with leading platform and system integration partners - ClickSoftware is uniquely positioned to deliver superb business performance to any organisation. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Mass. and Israel, with offices in Europe, and Asia Pacific.
For more information about ClickSoftware, please call (781) 272-5903 or (888) 438-3308, or visit http://www.clicksoftware.com.
This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other U.S Federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those statements regarding ClickSoftware's solutions and how they will help OnStream. Such "forward-looking statements" involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in the "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in ClickSoftware's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as otherwise required by law, ClickSoftware is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
ClickSoftware Contact:
Jennifer Shea
ClickSoftware, Inc.
781-272-5903 x2273
jennifer.shea@clicksoftware.com
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CONTACT: Jennifer Shea of ClickSoftware, Inc., +1-781-272-5903 ext.
2273, jennifer.shea@clicksoftware.com
IceWEB First Major Storage Vendor to Open Doors to Apple iPhone Clients
Apple(TM) iPhone(TM) and iPod(TM) Touch Users can Access Iplicity Storage Platform Remotely
STERLING, Va., March 1 -- IceWEB, Inc.(TM) (OTC Bulletin Board: IWEB) , http://www.IceWEB.com, a leading provider of purpose built appliances and building blocks for cloud storage networks, announced today that the Company is preparing to release a solution which provides direct connectivity for Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices to the Company's Iplicity(TM) Consolidated Storage Environment.
Gary Dunham, SVP of Product Development & Engineering for IceWEB stated, "Data is of little use unless it can be as available and as mobile as its users. Iplicity, our innovative storage environment, innovative because it supports all major data access protocol suites, has proven itself in meeting this need for data mobility. There are millions of iPhone, iPod Touch, and (soon to be) Apple iPad(TM) users worldwide. These users come from all walks of life, but in general are business people who rely heavily on these revolutionary devices to keep them connected to their employers, customers, friends and family. The new solution, which will be available shortly, gives full remote access from those devices to any data stored on the Iplicity family of storage products. Remote users can open, download, upload and create files and folders across both WiFi and 3G networks on our storage servers." Dunham continued, "Closed, or wired-only storage systems, as offered by many legacy vendors, are a relic of the past. Business today demands that company employees be able to meet customer requests from wherever they are. Having to tell your customer that you'll send them a file once you get back to the office can often make the difference between closing a deal or not. Intelligence + Simplicity: that's the motto we preach with Iplicity every day. We believe it's intelligent to put data in the hands of our customers wherever they need it."
The new product offering, called IceShare(TM) will be available for purchase and download from the Apple Store, and will also be offered as a corporate site license.
About IceWEB, Inc.
Headquartered just outside of Washington, D.C., IceWEB manufactures and markets purpose built appliances, network and cloud storage solutions and delivers on-line cloud computing application services. Its customer base includes U.S. government agencies, enterprise companies, and small to medium sized businesses (SMB). For more information, please visit http://www.IceWEB.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases you can identify those so-called "forward looking statements" by words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "targets," "believes," "anticipates," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of those words and other comparable words. These forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, product tests, commercialization risks, availability of financing and results of financing efforts that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Further information regarding these and other risks is described from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available on its website at: http://www.sec.gov/. We assume no obligation to update or alter our forward-looking statements made in this release or in any periodic report filed by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other document, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable federal securities laws.
Contact:
IceWEB, Inc.
Investor Relations, 571.287.2400 investor@iceweb.com
or
Gary Nash, CEOCast, 212.732.4300
Source: IceWEB, Inc.
CONTACT: IceWEB, Inc., Investor Relations, +1-571-287-2400,
investor@iceweb.com; or Gary Nash, CEOCast, +1-212-732-4300, for IceWEB, Inc.
HIMSS Education Program and Web Portal to Share Best Demonstrated Practices and Success Stories from Hundreds of Allscripts Clients
CHICAGO, March 1 -- From the floor of the HIMSS 2010 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) today introduced 'Go,' the Company's HIMSS in-booth education program and new website designed for physicians and other providers who are considering deploying Electronic Health Records and other healthcare information technologies.
'Go' will provide easy access to best practices and success stories from the Allscripts client community of more than 160,000 physicians, 800 hospitals, and 8,000 post-acute care facilities. Available at http://www.allscripts.com/go, the site contains over 100 case studies, articles and videos of Allscripts clients that have successfully automated and connected their practices.
"What physicians want now is not talk, but real results," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "The Stimulus incentives provide a clear call to action that the time to automate is now. However, few physicians know where to go to get started. With 'meaningful use' now the measure of success, they are looking for companies that have demonstrated they can deliver. Allscripts has thousands of clients who are effectively using electronic health records today and our Allscripts Guarantee provides the assurance that our solutions will meet the certification criteria. The introduction of 'Go' highlights the best demonstrated practices and results that our clients have achieved, providing a clear path for others to follow."
As part of the launch of 'Go,' a number of leading providers in the Allscripts community will share their stories in the Allscripts booth during HIMSS, including the following:
-- Integrated Delivery Network: Bill Spooner, Senior Vice President and
Chief Information Officer of Sharp Healthcare and recipient of this
year's CHIME-HIMSS "John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year Award," will
provide an overview of Sharp's EHR journey, outlining how they drove
EHR utilization across more than 500 providers, converted 10,000
square feet of chart room into revenue generating MRI, CT and exam
rooms; and are already well positioned to demonstrate "Meaningful Use"
across all 16 of their locations.
-- Independent Physician Practice: Greg Oliver, MD, of Oliver Family
Medicine in Indianapolis will outline how a solo-physician practice
can easily implement an EHR and achieve significant results: Improving
the quality of care while reducing overall costs by $157,000 per year
and increasing profit by 25%.
-- Large Academic Medical Center: George Brenckle, PhD, Senior Vice
President and Chief Information Officer, and Richard Cramer, Associate
CIO of Operations and Health Information Exchange, both of UMass
Memorial Health Care, will detail how they are partnering with
Allscripts to connect their seven hospitals, the UMass Medical School,
13,500 employees and approximately 2,400 employed and affiliated
physicians to enable high-quality patient-centric care by making all
relevant information about a patient available at the point-of-care,
irrespective of organization, geography or care setting.
Today's introduction of 'Go' adds to the resources that Allscripts has recently deployed to help physician practices take advantage of the Stimulus:
-- The Allscripts Stimulus Program provides physicians with a guarantee
that the Allscripts EHR they select will meet the EHR certification
criteria provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). Physicians can also benefit from a new Allscripts financing
program requiring no payments for software for six months, as well as
new programs focused on faster implementation to ensure physicians can
access the Federal Stimulus incentives.
-- The Allscripts Stimulus Center provides the latest information on the
Stimulus, including frequently asked questions on Meaningful Use and
Certification.
-- The Allscripts Legislative & Regulatory Action Center is a place to
learn about and take action on issues that are critical to the
provider community, providing a simple, 'one touch' connection to
elected officials. Current hot topics that have generated thousands of
letters through the site from Allscripts clients to their elected
officials include eliminating the proposed 21 percent reduction in the
Medicare physician fee schedule and adjusting the definition of a
"hospital-based physician" under the Federal Stimulus incentive
program to ensure they are not excluded.
"Our goal is to make it simple for physicians to take advantage of the Stimulus," said Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing Officer of Allscripts. "The incentives are in place, our products are guaranteed, and a clear path has been set by the thousands of physicians who are making it work today. So there is no reason to wait and, if you do, you risking losing the opportunity to access the funding. It's time to 'Go'."
To access 'Go', visit http://www.allscripts.com/go. Learn more at the Georgia World Congress Center during HIMSS10 by visiting the Allscripts booth (#6714).
About Allscripts
Allscripts uses innovation technology to bring health to healthcare. More than 160,000 physicians, 800 hospitals and nearly 8,000 post-acute and homecare organizations utilize Allscripts to improve the health of their patients and their bottom line. The company's award-winning solutions include electronic health records, electronic prescribing, revenue cycle management, practice management, document management, care management, emergency department information systems and homecare automation. Allscripts is the brand name of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. To learn more, visit http://www.allscripts.com.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events, developments, the Company's future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are outlined below. As a result, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are: the volume and timing of systems sales and installations; length of sales cycles and the installation process; the possibility that products will not achieve or sustain market acceptance; the timing, cost and success or failure of new product and service introductions, development and product upgrade releases; competitive pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional activities; our ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships; undetected errors or similar problems in our software products; compliance with existing laws, regulations and industry initiatives and future changes in laws or regulations in the healthcare industry; possible regulation of the Company's software by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the possibility of product-related liabilities; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; our ability to identify and complete acquisitions, manage our growth and integrate acquisitions; the ability to recognize the benefits of the merger with Misys Healthcare Systems, LLC ("MHS"); the integration of MHS with the Company and the possible disruption of current plans and operations as a result thereof; maintaining our intellectual property rights and litigation involving intellectual property rights; risks related to third-party suppliers; our ability to obtain, use or successfully integrate third-party licensed technology; breach of our security by third parties; and the risk factors detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Source: Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
CONTACT: Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-312-506-1217, or
dan.michelson@allscripts.com, Seth Frank, Vice President, Investor Relations,
+1-312-506-1213, or seth.frank@allscripts.com, Todd Stein, Senior
Manager/Public Relations, +1-312-506-1216, or todd.stein@allscripts.com, all
of Allscripts
Dallas Nephrology Associates Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management for 70 Physicians
ATLANTA, March 1 -- From the floor of the HIMSS10 Conference & Exhibition, Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) announced today that Dallas Nephrology Associates (DNA) has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solution to enhance the quality of patient care, improve patient communications, and better manage the cost of care delivery in its locations across the Dallas Metropolitan area.
Dallas Nephrology Associates is one of the nation's largest groups of practicing nephrologists with approximately 70 physicians at 13 offices throughout the Dallas metropolitan area. Dallas Nephrology Associates offers expert care for patients with a wide variety of renal disorders including primary hypertension, renal vascular hypertension, nephrotic syndrome, diabetic nephropathy, polycystic kidney disease, kidney stones, glomerulonephritis and transplant medicine; and provides care to patients on dialysis including vascular access care at two specialized centers. DNA physicians have active practices in most of the major Dallas hospitals, and several are current or past directors of nephrology departments of these hospitals. Many DNA physicians are also involved in local training programs for residents and fellows. Dallas Transplant Institute, developed and staffed by DNA, is one of the largest, most sophisticated outpatient transplant programs with over 2,000 transplanted patients, a large pre-transplant department, and its own Medicare approved lab.
Allscripts will replace DNA's existing Electronic Health Record and Practice Management system. A critical factor in DNA's selection of Allscripts was the company's ability to improve upon its existing IT systems' unique nephrology-specific information and procedures and the ability to customize certain specialty specific workflows which DNA developed over nearly 30 years.
"We had some anxiety about changing our EHR and practice management system, simply because we have worked hard to fine-tune the systems to work with the unique nature of a nephrology practice, and no other systems on the market seemed able to match the functionality we developed," said Linda Rivera, IT Director for DNA. "It turns out Allscripts not only is ahead in the technology itself but has the experience and skills necessary to ensure our IT systems are fine-tuned for nephrologists and that they continue to support our providers in delivering high quality patient care."
Another key factor in DNA's selection of Allscripts was the company's "long experience in streamlining the transition from first-generation IT systems to their 21st-century technology," said Linda Rivera of DNA. "The electronic health record is a critical initiative for our organization and we were confident in Allscripts ability to seamlessly convert clinical data from our old systems, including appointments, lab results, problems, allergies, documents, scanned images and all other vital patient data, without requiring us to devote endless hours to hand-enter or scan the information."
To providing services that are increasingly popular with patients while also helping to save time, lower costs and increase revenue, DNA will deploy the Allscripts Patient Portal. The Patient Portal is integrated with the Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution, giving DNA's patients one sign-on to reach a complete source for any of their clinical or administrative needs. Patients will be able to make appointment requests, renew prescriptions, view test results and conduct other common tasks on-line, including HIPAA-compliant secure messaging with their care team.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is expected to require physicians to provide electronic patient-to-provider communications as a condition of qualifying for Electronic Health Record incentive payments authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Using Allscripts, DNA's physicians will be prepared to qualify for the maximum ARRA incentive payment beginning in 2011.
"DNA has distinguished itself as one of the nation's top nephrology practices by focusing on both quality care and service, as well as what will be required to deliver even better coordinated care in the future," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "We're pleased that they have selected Allscripts as their partner to replace their existing system and add innovations like the Allscripts Patient Portal, which meets patient's needs for convenience while reducing practice operating costs."
The Allscripts Electronic Health Record automates clinical workflow and gives physicians immediate access to critical data from hospitals, labs, pharmacies, payers and patients. Healthcare providers can access the Electronic Health Record at any time, whether they are in the clinic, at the hospital or on-call at home. By automatically tracking key patient metrics and providing automated decision support, the web-based solution helps physicians evaluate and improve their practices and enables them to deliver more effective disease management, preventive care, and long-range health maintenance.
Allscripts Practice Management combines sophisticated scheduling and Revenue Cycle Management tools to help physician practices become more efficient and more productive while improving service to patients.
About Dallas Nephrology Associates
Dallas Nephrology Associates (DNA) is one of the nation's largest groups of practicing Nephrologists. Since 1971, it has enjoyed the trust of its patients throughout the Dallas Metropolitan area. DNA is a professional medical association consisting of physicians and other vital support staff including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, laboratory and X-ray technologists, dietitians, social workers, technicians and research staff. To learn more, visit http://www.dneph.com
About Allscripts
Allscripts uses innovation technology to bring health to healthcare. More than 160,000 physicians, 800 hospitals and nearly 8,000 post-acute and homecare organizations utilize Allscripts to improve the health of their patients and their bottom line. The company's award-winning solutions include electronic health records, electronic prescribing, revenue cycle management, practice management, document management, care management, emergency department information systems and homecare automation. Allscripts is the brand name of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. To learn more, visit http://www.allscripts.com.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events, developments, the Company's future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are outlined below. As a result, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are: the volume and timing of systems sales and installations; length of sales cycles and the installation process; the possibility that products will not achieve or sustain market acceptance; the timing, cost and success or failure of new product and service introductions, development and product upgrade releases; competitive pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional activities; our ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships; undetected errors or similar problems in our software products; compliance with existing laws, regulations and industry initiatives and future changes in laws or regulations in the healthcare industry; possible regulation of the Company's software by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the possibility of product-related liabilities; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; our ability to identify and complete acquisitions, manage our growth and integrate acquisitions; the ability to recognize the benefits of the merger with Misys Healthcare Systems, LLC ("MHS"); the integration of MHS with the Company and the possible disruption of current plans and operations as a result thereof; maintaining our intellectual property rights and litigation involving intellectual property rights; risks related to third-party suppliers; our ability to obtain, use or successfully integrate third-party licensed technology; breach of our security by third parties; and the risk factors detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Trend Micro Partners with Qualys to Strengthen its Security and Compliance Offerings
Broad distribution, Integration and Technology Partnership to Reduce the Cost and Complexity of Deploying and Maintaining Enterprise Security Applications
CUPERTINO and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. March 1 -- Trend Micro today expanded its security and compliance coverage through the announcement of a strategic relationship with Qualys, a recognized leader in on demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions. Under the agreement, Trend Micro will repackage and sell the QualysGuard IT Security and Compliance Suite with its Trend Micro(TM) Enterprise Security compliance offerings to provide a more comprehensive solution for customers worldwide.
With this alliance, Trend Micro will offer organizations more comprehensive IT security compliance capabilities, including: vulnerability and threat management; compensating controls and assessment; and reporting and submission to meet GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) requirements. This addresses key issues organizations face today when attempting to meet both security and compliance needs.
"It's no longer enough just to identify vulnerabilities or threats. Customers are demanding integrated solutions preferably delivered as a service that span the spectrum from assessment through protection," said Charles Kolodgy, IDC research director, security products.
Customers will also benefit from the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM), the technology infrastructure behind Trend Micro solutions. It uses a number of patent-pending technologies and combines Internet-based (or "in-the-cloud") technologies with real-time correlation and analysis to provide advanced visibility on vulnerabilities and exposures in servers.
"A rapidly evolving threat landscape is driving businesses to boost compliance and vulnerability assessment, a need Trend Micro is now positioned to meet across dynamic datacenters," said Eva Chen CEO of Trend Micro. "Our alignment with Qualys, the recognized market leader in vulnerability and compliance management, allows us to extend our commitment towards 'security that fits,' creating tailored security solutions that fit seamlessly into a corporation's overall IT network, whether they are in physical, cloud or virtualized environments."
"With the rise of Cloud Computing and rapid technological changes, it is imperative for vendors to work together to enable customers to secure their data and meet compliance requirements beyond the enterprise walls," said Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO for Qualys. "We are thrilled to work with Trend Micro to help customers worldwide identify and remediate threats, protect against malware that could have previously evaded detection and give them a precise view of their global security and compliance posture."
The QualysGuard IT Security and Compliance Suite automates the process of vulnerability management and policy compliance across the enterprise, providing network discovery and mapping, asset prioritization, vulnerability assessment reporting and remediation tracking according to business risk. Policy compliance features allow security managers to audit, enforce and document compliance with internal security policies and external regulations.
Trend Micro(TM) Enterprise Security is a tightly integrated offering of content security products, services and solutions powered by the Smart Protection Network(TM). Together, they help customers be both compliant and secure by addressing a broad range of compliance controls, enabling business innovation, and delivering maximum protection with minimal complexity.
Roadmap and Availability
A Trend Micro-branded version of QualysGuard is expected in Q2. In addition, an integrated solution from Trend Micro and Qualys is also expected during the second half of 2010 as part of Trend Micro's hosted security portfolio. Details and pricing will be available at later date.
Trend Micro will demonstrate its compliance capabilities, and preview an integrated solution, during the RSA Conference, booth #1837
About Qualys, Inc.
Qualys, Inc. is the leading provider of on demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions - delivered as a service. Qualys' Software-as-a-Service solutions are deployed in a matter of hours anywhere in the world, providing customers an immediate and continuous view of their security and compliance postures.
The QualysGuard® service is used today by more than 4,000 organizations in 85 countries, including 42 of the Fortune Global 100 and performs more than 500 million IP audits per year. Qualys has the largest vulnerability management deployment in the world at a Fortune Global 50 company.
Qualys has established strategic agreements with leading managed service providers and consulting organizations including BT, Etisalat, Fujitsu, IBM, I(TS)2, LAC, SecureWorks, Symantec, Tata Communications, Trend Micro and TELUS.
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at http://www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the latest threats. Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) infrastructure, a next-generation cloud-client innovation that combines sophisticated cloud-based reputation technology, feedback loops, and the expertise of TrendLabsSM researchers to deliver real-time protection from emerging threats. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit http://www.trendmicro.com.
Source: Trend Micro
CONTACT: Andrea Mueller of Trend Micro, +1-408-218-4754,
andrea_mueller@trendmicro.com
AMICAS Announces Customers' Image Storage Milestone at HIMSS10
Customers cross four petabytes mark in image storage at over 500 sites
BOSTON, March 1 -- AMICAS, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCS), a leader in image and information management solutions, today announced that its AMICAS ECM(TM) solution has crossed the four petabytes mark in image storage at hospitals and integrated delivery networks (IDNs) across the country.
"We are excited to announce that many of the top providers across the country are using AMICAS ECM to store more than four petabytes of images at over 500 sites," said Rodney Hawkins, vice president of product management at AMICAS. "A proven solution in healthcare for more than 10 years, AMICAS ECM is a true vendor-neutral archive that can handle multiple PACS, multiple specialties, and multiple facilities.
"AMICAS ECM is the solution for hospitals and IDNs that want to address the imaging component of their overall EMR strategy," said Mr. Hawkins.
AMICAS ECM helps hospitals and IDNs consolidate all of their images and image-related information on a proven vendor-neutral archive across radiology, cardiology, and other image-intensive specialties from multiple disparate PACS systems.
In addition to making this announcement at HIMSS10, AMICAS will highlight its comprehensive portfolio of imaging IT solutions for hospitals, IDNs, and ambulatory imaging businesses, which includes:
-- AMICAS PACS(TM) and AMICAS RadSuite(TM), which drive significant
improvements in radiologist productivity while enabling improvements
in the quality of care.
-- AMICAS VERICIS(TM), which drives efficiency in cardiovascular imaging
and reporting workflow.
-- AMICAS Hemodynamics(TM), which delivers comprehensive hemodynamics
monitoring for the cath lab.
-- AMICAS RIS(TM), which drives administrative staff productivity and
revenue opportunities.
-- AMICAS Reach(TM), which allows radiology practices and departments to
provide unparalleled service to referring physicians.
-- AMICAS RadStream(TM), which reduces medical-legal risk by automating
and documenting radiology critical results communications.
-- AMICAS Financials(TM), which helps streamline radiology billing and
reduces manual billing processes.
-- AMICAS Dashboards(TM), which provides on-demand business intelligence
to measure and report on the health of a radiology practice.
AMICAS® is a registered trademark and service mark, and AMICAS ECM(TM), AMICAS PACS(TM), AMICAS RadStream(TM), AMICAS VERICIS(TM), AMICAS Hemodynamics(TM), AMICAS RIS(TM), AMICAS Reach(TM), AMICAS RadStream(TM), and AMICAS Financials(TM) are trademarks of AMICAS, Inc. All other trademarks and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
About AMICAS
AMICAS, Inc. (http://www.amicas.com) is a leading independent provider of imaging IT solutions. AMICAS offers the industry's most comprehensive suite of image and information management solutions - from radiology PACS to cardiology PACS, from radiology information systems to cardiovascular information systems, from revenue cycle management solutions to enterprise content management tools designed to power the imaging component of the electronic medical record (EMR). AMICAS provides a complete, end-to-end solution for radiology practices, imaging centers, and ambulatory care facilities. Hospitals and integrated delivery networks are provided with a comprehensive image management solution for cardiology and radiology that supports EMR strategies to enhance clinical, operational, and administrative functions.
CONTACT:
Aine Cryts
Marketing Communications Manager
617.779.7878
aine.cryts@amicas.com
Fujitsu Introduces PalmSecure LT for SSO Strong Biometric Authentication Solution
New, Cost-Effective Version of Award-Winning Palm Vein Recognition Technology Offers Robust Single Sign-On Capabilities to Enhance Security
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., March 1 -- Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the PalmSecure(TM) LT for SSO device, a compact, cost-effective version of the company's award-winning palm vein recognition technology. PalmSecure LT for SSO technology utilizes strong biometric authentication for single sign-on (SSO) access to provide customers in the healthcare, financial services, government and other industries with an easy-to-use yet robust logical access control solution. Fujitsu will showcase PalmSecure LT for SSO solution as well as its other offerings in the PalmSecure portfolio during HIMSS10 Annual Conference & Exhibition (booth #5232), March 1-3, 2010 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
The Fujitsu PalmSecure LT for SSO solution offers a superior biometric technology with a competitive initial price point, enabling customers to enhance security while remaining within a certain budget. Fujitsu partners with leading SSO solutions providers--including the recently announced integrated solution of the Fujitsu PalmSecure palm vein recognition technology with IBM's TAMESSO software--to bolster security and compliance efforts by enabling consumers, government agencies and private-sector organizations to replace archaic password structures with a single path of access that resides in the palms of users' hands.
"PalmSecure technology is a proven biometric authentication solution for patient registration and time and attendance systems in the healthcare industry, as well as for other security applications. Customers continue to realize the benefits of the superior security and unmatched reliability that PalmSecure technology provides," said Vic Herring, vice president of sales and business development, Advanced Technology Group, Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. "PalmSecure LT for SSO solution is well positioned to serve the price-sensitive SSO market by replacing complicated passwords with a quick scan of the palm and providing a compelling total cost of ownership. It offers a highly accurate, contactless and easy-to-deploy solution in a convenient form factor that meets customers' SSO needs at a price point that is very favorable compared to other biometric solutions."
PalmSecure technology uses a near-infrared light to capture a user's palm vein pattern, generating a unique biometric template that is matched against pre-registered users' palm vein patterns. It is a contactless authentication technology that offers an easy-to-use, hygienic solution for verifying identity. This advanced, vascular pattern recognition solution is highly reliable and in a form factor that is non-intrusive and generates extremely fast authentication. PalmSecure LT for SSO device connects via USB to any PC or laptop. The SSO interface included enables users to enjoy the simplicity associated with SSO functionality while adding robust biometric authentication to enhance security and protect mission-critical information and systems.
The PalmSecure LT for SSO device is now available for purchase.
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Date: March 1-3, 2010
Event: HIMSS10 Annual Conference & Exhibition
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA.
Fujitsu Booth: #5232
About Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. offers a wide variety of products including retail point of sales terminals, self checkout systems, kiosks, digital media solutions, palm vein biometric authentication technology, Ethernet switches, RFID tags and bill dispensers - with sales, service and engineering support throughout the United States. Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. is headquartered with operations and product development at 25902 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, CA. 92610. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or visit us at: http://www.fujitsufrontechna.com
About Fujitsu Frontech Limited
As part of the Fujitsu Group, Fujitsu Frontech Limited ties people and IT together through the development, manufacture and sale of front-end technology such as ATMs, operation branch, POS and totalizator terminals, and public display devices. Fujitsu Frontech also delivers related software, system integration and outsourcing as part of its total solutions offerings. The company supports the security sector by offering products incorporating Fujitsu's latest palm vein authentication technology, and is actively involved in the development of key technologies in various fields, with a current focus on color electronic paper and RFID systems. For more information, please visit: http://www.frontech.fujitsu.com/en/
Copyright 2010 Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. All rights reserved. Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Statements herein are based on normal operating conditions and are not intended to create any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. reserves the right to modify at any time without notice these statements, our services, products, and their warranty and performance specifications.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Erin Sun Dan Borgasano
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. Schwartz Communications
949/855-5543 781/684-6660
ffna.pr@us.fujitsu.comfujitsu@schwartz-pr.com
Source: Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.
CONTACT: Erin Sun, Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., +1-949-855-5543,
ffna.pr@us.fujitsu.com; Dan Borgasano, Schwartz Communications,
+1-781-684-6660, fujitsu@schwartz-pr.com