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Ekahau Joins Forces with LPS Services to Deliver Location Tracking for HEALTHCAREwireless(TM) Solution
RESTON, Virginia, August 25, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in high performance Wi-Fi-based Real
Time Location Systems
[http://www.ekahau.com/products/real-time-location-system/overview.html ]
(RTLS), today announced that its Ekahau RTLS technology has been integrated
into a healthcare telecommunications system developed by LPS Services Inc.
of Switzerland. Ekahau RTLS will provide location tracking capabilities to
HEALTHCAREwireless(TM), which is LPS Services' communications solution that
combines voice, data, video streaming, telemetry, guest access and mobile
nurse call functionality into a single system.
"Our HEALTHCAREwireless offering is the only global solution that
provides full wireless capabilities and real time location knowledge using
standard Wi-Fi networks," said Jean-Luc Michoud, managing director at LPS
Services. "By joining forces with Ekahau, we are able to provide our
customers with state-of-the-art location tracking to improve operations
analysis and asset efficiency at their hospitals, medical clinics and
elderly care facilities."
Ekahau RTLS has delivered proven ROI in healthcare facilities around the
world for more than ten years by enabling users to track individuals and
assets in real-time, to improve operational efficiency and patient care, and
to enhance safety and control costs. This software-based solution operates
over any brand or generation of enterprise Wi-Fi network and offers
sub-room- to campus level accuracy while tracking tens of thousands of
individuals or assets from a single server.
"The healthcare industry is seeing the benefits of delivering
communications, patient data and asset location information to staffers
wherever they are within the campus," said Dirk Lenz, Regional Director at
Ekahau. "LPS Services' HEALTHCAREwireless, combined with Ekahau RTLS, is a
complete solution for state-of-the-art mobile needs at healthcare
facilities."
"Our goal is to maintain the highest possible degree of self-reliance
for residents and to provide surroundings that give them safety and
security," said Councilor Alois Furrer, who is responsible for financial
management and the new building of the Senior Citizens Center in Nottwil,
which has deployed the LPS and Ekahau solution. "Furthermore, our top
priority is to construct a modern center that is ready to support new forms
of housing and living that may evolve in the future."
About LPS Services Inc.
LPS Services Inc. is a Swiss based company located in Fribourg,
operating worldwide and active in and fully dedicated to third generation
Wireless LAN services (DATA-VOICE-VIDEO-REAL TIME LOCATION). Mixing its
horizontal products WirelessCOM, WirelessVOICE, WirelessVIDEO, WirelessRTLS
und WirelessMGMT, LPS Services Inc. develop the following dedicated and
global applications: HEALTHCAREwireless(TM), SENIORwireless(TM),
INDUSTRYwireless(TM), MILITARYwireless(TM) RAIL&BUSwireless(TM) and
METROPOLITANwireless(TM).
http://www.lps-services.ch
About Ekahau Inc.
Ekahau Inc. is the industry leader in providing Wi-Fi-based RTLS
solutions. Ekahau's customers, including several Fortune 500 companies
worldwide, are realizing the benefits of Wi-Fi based location services and
innovative Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau's solutions
are being used in more than 300 hospitals around the world, as well as by
manufacturing, retail and industrial companies, government agencies and the
military. Ekahau partners include wireless software developers, leading
system integrators and international OEM partners, who develop and market
wireless enterprise applications. Ekahau is a U.S.-based corporation, with
headquarters in Reston, Va., and other offices in Saratoga, Calif.;
Helsinki, Finland; Tokyo; and Hong Kong. For more information about Ekahau,
please visit http://www.ekahau.com.
Source: Ekahau Inc.
For more Information please contact: LPS Services AG, Rte Petit Moncor 1A, CP90, CH-1752 Villars-sur-Glâne (Fribourg), Switzerland, Tel : +41-26-913-90-00 , Fax : +41-26-913-90-30, Email : info(at)lps-services.ch ; LPS Media Contact: Jean-Luc Michoud, jmichoud(at)lps-services.ch ; Ekahau Media Contacts: Juliet Travis, Rocket Science PR, for Ekahau, +1-415-464-8110 x 215, juliet(at)rocketscience.com ; Annina Pierson, Marketing Director, Ekahau - EMEA APAC, +358-20-743-5910, annina.pierson(at)Ekahau.com ; Cindi Loveall, Marketing Director, Ekahau - NORTH AMERICA, +1-703-860-2850 x 1008, cindi.loveall(at)ekahau.com
Ekahau Joins Forces with LPS Services to Deliver Location Tracking for HEALTHCAREwireless(TM) Solution
RESTON, Virginia, August 25, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in high performance Wi-Fi-based Real
Time Location Systems
[http://www.ekahau.com/products/real-time-location-system/overview.html ]
(RTLS), today announced that its Ekahau RTLS technology has been integrated
into a healthcare telecommunications system developed by LPS Services Inc.
of Switzerland. Ekahau RTLS will provide location tracking capabilities to
HEALTHCAREwireless(TM), which is LPS Services' communications solution that
combines voice, data, video streaming, telemetry, guest access and mobile
nurse call functionality into a single system.
"Our HEALTHCAREwireless offering is the only global solution that
provides full wireless capabilities and real time location knowledge using
standard Wi-Fi networks," said Jean-Luc Michoud, managing director at LPS
Services. "By joining forces with Ekahau, we are able to provide our
customers with state-of-the-art location tracking to improve operations
analysis and asset efficiency at their hospitals, medical clinics and
elderly care facilities."
Ekahau RTLS has delivered proven ROI in healthcare facilities around the
world for more than ten years by enabling users to track individuals and
assets in real-time, to improve operational efficiency and patient care, and
to enhance safety and control costs. This software-based solution operates
over any brand or generation of enterprise Wi-Fi network and offers
sub-room- to campus level accuracy while tracking tens of thousands of
individuals or assets from a single server.
"The healthcare industry is seeing the benefits of delivering
communications, patient data and asset location information to staffers
wherever they are within the campus," said Dirk Lenz, Regional Director at
Ekahau. "LPS Services' HEALTHCAREwireless, combined with Ekahau RTLS, is a
complete solution for state-of-the-art mobile needs at healthcare
facilities."
"Our goal is to maintain the highest possible degree of self-reliance
for residents and to provide surroundings that give them safety and
security," said Councilor Alois Furrer, who is responsible for financial
management and the new building of the Senior Citizens Center in Nottwil,
which has deployed the LPS and Ekahau solution. "Furthermore, our top
priority is to construct a modern center that is ready to support new forms
of housing and living that may evolve in the future."
About LPS Services Inc.
LPS Services Inc. is a Swiss based company located in Fribourg,
operating worldwide and active in and fully dedicated to third generation
Wireless LAN services (DATA-VOICE-VIDEO-REAL TIME LOCATION). Mixing its
horizontal products WirelessCOM, WirelessVOICE, WirelessVIDEO, WirelessRTLS
und WirelessMGMT, LPS Services Inc. develop the following dedicated and
global applications: HEALTHCAREwireless(TM), SENIORwireless(TM),
INDUSTRYwireless(TM), MILITARYwireless(TM) RAIL&BUSwireless(TM) and
METROPOLITANwireless(TM).
http://www.lps-services.ch
About Ekahau Inc.
Ekahau Inc. is the industry leader in providing Wi-Fi-based RTLS
solutions. Ekahau's customers, including several Fortune 500 companies
worldwide, are realizing the benefits of Wi-Fi based location services and
innovative Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau's solutions
are being used in more than 300 hospitals around the world, as well as by
manufacturing, retail and industrial companies, government agencies and the
military. Ekahau partners include wireless software developers, leading
system integrators and international OEM partners, who develop and market
wireless enterprise applications. Ekahau is a U.S.-based corporation, with
headquarters in Reston, Va., and other offices in Saratoga, Calif.;
Helsinki, Finland; Tokyo; and Hong Kong. For more information about Ekahau,
please visit http://www.ekahau.com.
Source: Ekahau Inc.
For more Information please contact: LPS Services AG, Rte Petit Moncor 1A, CP90, CH-1752 Villars-sur-Glâne (Fribourg), Switzerland, Tel : +41-26-913-90-00 , Fax : +41-26-913-90-30, Email : info(at)lps-services.ch ; LPS Media Contact: Jean-Luc Michoud, jmichoud(at)lps-services.ch ; Ekahau Media Contacts: Juliet Travis, Rocket Science PR, for Ekahau, +1-415-464-8110 x 215, juliet(at)rocketscience.com ; Annina Pierson, Marketing Director, Ekahau - EMEA APAC, +358-20-743-5910, annina.pierson(at)Ekahau.com ; Cindi Loveall, Marketing Director, Ekahau - NORTH AMERICA, +1-703-860-2850 x 1008, cindi.loveall(at)ekahau.com