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   5th Apr 09

 Motorola and Vocera to provide wireless VoIP smart phones for medical-staff

VoIP is getting into some unique market with the support of wireless networks such WLAN and WiMAX. One such market is to provide voice and data services for medical staff in the hospital.
Motorola and Vocera have agreed to mix their technologies to provide Internet Protocol (IP) based smart phones and digital assistant to hospital staff so that they can monitor the patient better. They are more exactly called as Enterprise Digital Assistants (EDAs) and VoWLAN smart phones i.e., Wireless LAN based VoIP phones

The EDAs from Motorola MC70, MC75, and MC55 will have Vocera's windows mobile supporting software client to provide VoWLAN solutions.

The Vocera Smartphone does all the phone tasks and provides voice-enabled calling and messaging capabilities within the enterprise using Motorola's TEAM VoWLAN solution. Vocera will begin shipping the Vocera Smartphone in the third quarter of 2009.

These semi rugged electronic mobile assistants and phones have set of applications tailored for hospital needs, such as medical records in electronics form.

"Motorola is committed to delivering real-time voice and data to the point of care, helping hospital staff take advantage of the latest advancements in wireless communication to stay productive and focused on the job at hand," said Vivian Funkhouser, principal, Global Healthcare Solutions Group, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions. "By extending the Vocera client onto Motorola's voice-capable devices, medical staff can stay connected, quickly access electronic medical records, reduce the chance for medical errors and spend more time taking care of patients."

In healthcare, it should be like, lift the phone and talk without any waiting for connection. This joint effort is to provide such no-wait communication services for health care industry so that there is no second of time is wasted in communicating the alarm and action.

"The Vocera platform delivers instant communication of critical information at the right time, to the right person, anywhere in a facility," said Brent Lang, president and COO of Vocera. "Through this agreement with Motorola, we are expanding the Vocera platform to a range of enterprise devices to meet the increasingly complex communication needs of the healthcare industry. With these choices - the wearable Vocera badge, the Vocera software client for the Motorola EDAs, and the new Vocera Smartphone - we are bringing the Vocera experience to new groups of in-building mobile workers."






          
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