theRTLSBlog.com: Precyse Technologies Appoints Andy Mullins Chief Executive Officer New CEO Brings Strength in Growing Technology Companies OLD GREENWICH, Conn. – July 13, 2010 – Precyse Technologies, the industry leader in real-time location and supply-chain visibility solutions based on next-generation active RFID and asset network technologies, today announced the appointment of Andy Mullins to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Mullins brings more than 25 years of executive experience in leading software and wireless communications companies. "I’m excited to join the Precyse team; few companies have the comprehensive product offerings and experience that Precyse offers in real-time asset visibility solutions,” said Mullins. “We will continue delivering high-quality, turnkey solutions to our customers and partners, continuously expanding market share in the global manufacturing and defense markets. All of our resources and energies are directed at taking supply chain management into the 21st century.” Prior to joining Precyse, Mullins was president and CEO of DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of satellite and wireless communications to the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as to commercial customers. Under his leadership, DataPath grew to become the preferred provider of mobile ground communications networks in government and commercial marketplaces. “Precyse is on a fast-growth trajectory, and Andy’s extensive experience in building software and communications companies is vital as we drive an industry standard for asset communication,” said Paul Latchford, chairman of the Precyse Board of Directors. “Throughout his career, Andy has consistently demonstrated that he thinks strategically and grows businesses organically into industry leaders that provide world-class solutions to their customers. We are excited to have him onboard.” Prior to DataPath, Mr. Mullins served in various executive roles in DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), MCI Communications, EMC and Candle Corporation, the world’s largest privately-held software company, where he was President and Chief Operating Officer, leading the acquisition and merger of Candle into IBM. About Precyse Technologies Precyse Technologies, the industry leader in real-time asset and supply chain visibility solutions, offers last-mile communication platforms that connect assets, machines, and IT platforms on a unified information network at one-mile range. The network automates data collection, enables managerial intelligence, and facilitates savings through inventory reduction, process automation and human error elimination, improved quality and supply chain agility. N3, the first bi-directional, wireless asset network standard from Precyse takes a leap forward in RFID evolution. Combined with the Precyse iLocate™ product suite, the Precyse solution delivers asset identification, location, wireless sensing, and remote machine control to Fortune 500 manufacturers and governments with a proven, under one year return. Coupled with the Precyse Smart Agent, a ‘cell phone’ built for assets, Precyse offers an out-of-the-box solution, introducing a new way for manufacturers, logistics providers and government organizations around the world to manage operations. To learn more, visit us at http://www.precysetech.com/ For more information contact: Michele Moore Emerge PR mmoore@emergepr.com 781-353-6414 x.261 ###

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PRWEB: (PRWEB) April 15, 2010 -- Vancouver-based Guard RFID Solutions Inc has announced the release of its new real-time locating system (RTLS) middleware engine – Argus 2.0. The updated Argus platform adds features designed to unlock additional functionality and increases end-user control for industrial, enterprise and healthcare applications. Standards-based Argus 2.0 is a highly configurable, easily-integrated platform supporting complete business solutions based on GuardRFID’s breakthrough active RFID tag technology.

“We are excited about offering our solution partners and customers the enhanced capabilities available in Argus 2.0. This reflects our commitment to continuously advancing our technology and staying at the forefront of what is possible in the RFID space,” said Zahir Abji, GuardRFID President & CEO. The new Argus 2.0 release delivers systems integrators and solution providers enhanced features, greater control over acquired tag data, and algorithms that provide better fault tolerance for external interfaces that have stability or reliability problems. Additionally, the Argus 2.0 comes with fully integrated interfaces for industry standard access control systems and all major CCTV systems.

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theRTLSBlog.com: Bloomfield, CT - March 16th, 2010 - Rauland-Borg, the leader in Healthcare Nurse Call Systems and Visonic Technologies a global provider of scalable Active RFID/RTLS based safety, security and management solutions for the healthcare industry announce the integration of Elpas RTLS technology with the Responder 5 Nurse Call System. This joint collaboration between Visonic Technologies and Rauland-Borg provides Responder 5 with real-time staff presence functionality throughout the hospital to room and sub-room level accuracy, automatic visual indication that a patient's needs are being responded to and automatic nurse call cancellation.

The ability to locate caregivers is one of the primary challenges hospitals face when it comes to streamlining the delivery of safe and effective care. Improving staff response times to emergencies and special situations is a great example of how Elpas RTLS technology using existing wired or wireless Ethernet/Wi-Fi networks can be applied to benefit hospitals using the Responder 5 Nurse Call system. ‘Knowing the location of the required caregiver or location of where the medical incident is occurring to room level and with sub-room level precision in real-time, can mean a world of difference to the medical outcome” said Harry Murray, President Visonic Technologies America. “Besides improving the quality of patient care, the combination of Elpas RTLS with Responder 5 will also help hospitals reduce the amount of manual reporting required from staff and facilitate care giver guideline compliance.

Hospitals may easily leverage their Elpas RTLS investment to enhance other areas of patient and personnel safety including infant/baby protection in maternity wards, staff attack/duress alerting and wandering patient supervision. Elpas Active RFID/RTLS can also be scaled to manage mobile medical assets in order to reduce shrinkage and lower maintenance related labor costs without degradation to RTLS Responder-5 functionality.

About Visonic Technologies

Visonic Technologies (VT) is a fully owned subsidiary of The Visonic Group (vsc.TA) and is a global provider of scalable Active RFID/RTLS based safety, security and management solutions for the healthcare industry and leverage wired or wireless Ethernet/Wi-Fi networks. VT delivers out-of-the-box as well as custom tailored risk mitigation tools that enhance patient and personnel safety, infant protection; delivers comprehensive asset management; lessens negligence litigation and facilitates industry guideline compliance.

The company currently serves customers throughout the Americas, the U.K., EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

About Rauland-Borg
For over 80 years, Rauland-Borg has been the industry leader in manufacture and design of communications and life-safety equipment for institutional environments. Rauland Responder® Nurse Call combines traditional nurse call components with the latest technology and software management tools. Responder systems offer fast, complete and flexible solutions for staff-to-staff and staff-to-patient communication; resulting in enhanced productivity and higher standard of patient care. For more information on Responder Nurse Call Systems, visit www.rauland.com.

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DOT Med News: FORT WAYNE, IN -- EXTENSION, INC. and AeroScout have announced that the two companies have collaborated to develop integrated solutions that combine EXTENSION's VoIP alerting with AeroScout's Healthcare RTLS (Real-Time Location System). AeroScout's core healthcare offerings provide real-time location, status and condition information about assets, patients and staff. EXTENSION, INC. provides an appliance-based software application that aggregates HL7 and web-services data from all HIS and EMR systems, delivers relevant information to mobile devices such as Cisco IP Phones and cell phones and allows recipients to send automated responses via their device. Together, the two companies can provide a more enriched, clinically-relevant tracking and alerting solution integrated with the Cisco Unified Communications platform so that healthcare organizations can improve clinical and operational workflows.

Both AeroScout and EXTENSION provide solutions that leverage healthcare organizations' existing Wi-Fi infrastructure. EXTENSION offers a comprehensive solution suite, including EXTENSION® HealthLocate™ for AeroScout and Cisco that utilizes the entire Cisco Unified Communications platform including Cisco Unified Presence Server for location services. Todd Plesko, CEO of EXTENSION, INC. noted, "EXTENSION can offer an extensive number of interfaces through a single, enterprise appliance. When healthcare institutions implement our solutions they can expect immediate improvements in communications among disparate systems, departments and across their entire organization. We are thrilled to have joined forces with AeroScout as this allows us to provide a solution in the fast-growing healthcare RTLS space with the recognized market leader."

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Fresh News: TRAVERSE CITY, MI -- (Marketwire) -- 02/17/10 -- Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) recently selected Versus Technology, Inc.'s (Versus) Real-time Locating System (RTLS) to advance efficiency and safety within the new Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering emergency department (ED). Though Versus has been providing location-based clinical workflow automation to hospitals and clinics for years, the solution at Ajax and Pickering will be the first of its kind to support Ministry of Health and Long-term Care performance goals. This is especially important to RVHS as Ajax/Pickering undergoes an expansion and expects ED patient volume to surge to 60,000 annual visits.

In 2008, RVHS was one of 23 hospitals selected by the Ontario government to focus on reducing ED wait times. "Efficient patient flow is evidenced to have a positive impact on safety, satisfaction and revenue," explains Darren Micallef, Consultant, HC4Site. "The provincial target wait times are very achievable at 8 hours for complex conditions and 4 hours for minor conditions, but hospitals struggle with identifying roadblocks. Bringing in an expert at patient flow, like Versus, is key to ensuring that the provincial targets are not only achieved, but achieved in a manner that is timely, efficient, intuitive for staff and that complements Rouge Valley's unique processes."

The Versus RTLS solution will be deployed in phases. The first phase will include a Dashboard, with key performance indicators (KPIs) like 'overall length of stay' and 'bed assignment to room' times displayed in real-time. A centrally-located electronic whiteboard (also available at individual workstations) will convey patient location and relevant patient information, like assigned caregivers.

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Medic Exchange: Visonic Technologies (VT), a global leader in unified RFID / RTLS safety and security solutions for the global healthcare industry, announces the immediate availability of its enhanced Elpas Active RFID/RTLS Reusable Tag. The tag’s unique form factor and comfort, now makes it more suitable for providing abduction deterrence for newborns and infants in maternity units and neonatal care departments or for the monitoring and tracking of high-risk patients who show signs of elopement and or wandering.

The tag’s dual technology transmitter emits low power, beacon type UHF radio frequency (RF) messages as well as supplemental infra-red (IR) messages that can be used to determine the location of the infant/patient to room level and sub-room level precision in open and enclosed indoor spaces without EMF interference to hospital equipment.

The Reusable Tag incorporates a magnetic low frequency (LF) receiver that adds chokepoint area detection so whenever a patient/infant physically comes in close proximity to a prohibited exit/entrance a security intervention alarm can be configured to automatically trigger. The tag also transmits supervision messages for keeping security personnel informed of device tampering or the unsupervised removal of the patient/infant from the protected area.

The Elpas Reusable Tag has been reengineered in direct response to the growing need for more effective user-friendly, risk management tools in acute care hospitals, psychiatric units, geriatric care clinics; long-term nursing care facilities or pediatric units. “The use of the Elpas Reusable Tag for infant/patient identification, baby/mother matching, wandering patient monitoring, emergency calls and exit/entrance alerting provides healthcare professionals with an innovative solution to these worrisome concerns," said Michael Wasserstein, CEO of Visonic Technologies. “Additionally, the tag’s field-proven hospital-grade IP-67 water-rating outer casing, together with its new low power design ensures more then three years of maintenance-free patient deployments.”

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Pixavi: Pixavi today announced its new intrinsically safe, wireless, real time location system (RTLS), enabling organizations to precisely track location of both equipment and personnel. The RFID tag is certified for both Mining, Chemical plants and Oil&Gas according to IECex and ATEX and covering Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2.

Intrinsically Safe Real Time Location Tracking Tag"We are very excited to introduce this technology to hazardous area applications. WLAN location tracking technology provides close to instant return on investment both from a safety and from an efficiency perspective," stated Pixavi Sales Director, Thomas Zaubi.

Using the award winning RTLS technology from Ekahau, Inc. the Xtag can operate on any existing standard Wi-Fi network, which eliminates the need to install dedicated infrastructure that otherwise would increase the equipment and installation cost considerably.

"By introducing this innovative client application to our diverse explosion proof wireless network product range, we are able to offer our customers a full range of Wi-Fi products, including access points, antennas, VoiP, wireless video communication, wireless surveillance cameras and location tracking devices," Zaubi continues.

Pixavi CEO, Christian Rokseth, added, "Wireless networks are already widely available in hazardous areas, which mean an instant access to this technology for many organizations. Today's worldwide financial situation puts a high demand on efficient and automated operation. Combining the Xtag location system with our Xpoint explosion proof and intrinsically safe access points, with the Xbeam EX explosion proof antennas, enables us to provide customer a full turn-key system. With this complete offering, our customers can now deploy a cost efficient, secure and solid RFID RTLS system for hazardous area Zone 0, zone 1 and zone 2."

Mr. Rokseth continues, "This new RTLS solution perfectly complements our state of the art wireless suite for hazardous area, like Pixavi's own intrinsically safe 802.11n wireless video communication technology, explosion proof wireless network producs, Wireless CCTV products and also third party wireless VoIP, PDAs, Rugged laptops and wireless Sensor Technology in order to increase efficiency and safety on these installations."

Pricing & Availability:

The Xtag is already available for ordering, with a pricing starting from 153 USD per tag. The Xtag is compatible with Ekahau RTLS software which is sold separately.

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Earth Times: Andover, MA (PRWEB) December 2, 2009 -- Radianse, the pioneer and a leading provider of healthcare real-time location systems (RTLS), today announced new multi-use tracking tags. Small, sealed and featuring a one-year-battery, the Radianse tags are expected to cost between 10 and 40 cents per use for patient tracking.

"We consistently hear from hospitals that they need a low-cost, long-life and hassle-free tag," said Paul Tessier, a Radianse founder and the company's chief technology officer. "So we committed to a realistic cost model and performance criteria to meet multiple tracking needs. This tag is easy for clinicians to use on patients and equipment, with no battery management issues or need to deal with shells and other annoyance factors."

For patient tracking, there is the reality of the intense wear and tear, particularly in emergency and perioperative care, that can lead to tag inventory shrinkage. When paying just cents per use, hospitals say they are more likely to move forward with patient tracking initiatives, according to Radianse. Patient compliance, which requires comfort and convenience, are also factors. The Radianse tag slips onto a patient-ID band and is smooth, lightweight and water-resistant.

With a rugged design and at half the size and a fraction of the cost of any other tag on the market, the Radianse active-RFID tags are also appropriate for many asset tracking applications. For example, the tag is optimal for tracking rental devices and very small but critical equipment, including sensors, thermometers and telemetry transmitters. Since rental equipment is sometimes returned before tags are removed, a low list price was a must to justify using real-time tracking to manage rental equipment utilization.

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Your Industry News: aSpanish Construction Companies FCC and ACCIONA Implement Employee Tracking Solution for Tunnel Workers' Safety, With Ekahau's T301BD Wireless LAN Staff Badge and Pager

Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in High Performance Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), today announced that together with its Spanish integration partner, BAUTEL Comunicaciones S.L., it has successfully implemented a solution to track workers in underground tunnel projects as a joint venture with the construction companies FCC (Fomento de Construcciones Y Contratas, S.A.) and ACCIONA S.A.. The implementation is based on the Ekahau Wi-Fi RTLS solution that provides real-time location information on the whereabouts of people and assets anywhere within a sites Wi-Fi network coverage area, using the existing enterprise Wi-Fi network as the infrastructure platform.

"This was the first deployment we have done using Ekahau's new T301BD badge," comments Mr Fernando Carnicero, Manager at Bautel Comunicaciones S.L.. "Ekahau is an ideal solution for this purpose, as it provides both the real-time location of the worker in case of an emergency, but also two-way communication with the workers in the tunnel, through the badge's text messaging capability. This has a very clear value to the construction company to increase the safety of its employees, as the construction site is operational 24/7 in 3 work shifts."

The current implementation is operational in the Vigo, Galicia, construction project, where FCC - ACCIONA is excavating 2 tunnels both 8 kilometers (5 miles) in length. The Wi-Fi network is installed in the tunnels using fiber optic cabling for data, voice and tracking purposes. As the workers enter the tunnel in the beginning of their shift, they check in their ID cards for an Ekahau wireless T301BD safety badge. In case of an emergency, management is immediately alerted with the last known location of each worker in the tunnel. The solution also enables workers to call for help by pulling the emergency switch on the badge itself. Once the switch is pulled, safety personnel and management receive the help request with the location information of the incident.

"We have seen an increasing demand for personnel safety applications in several industries." comments Mr Arttu Huhtiniemi, Ekahau VP Product Management. "This Spanish tunnel work site is an excellent example of the value Ekahau's technology can provide in safeguarding the day to day well being of individual workers in these types of environments. Unlike other similar active RFID solutions, Ekahau uses the existing Wi-Fi network as the infrastructure, so the customer only needs to deploy Ekahau software and tags, which makes the deployment very fast and cost effective. In addition, the system provides a full 2-way communication capability for workers through text messaging over Wi-Fi, which is not available from any other RTLS vendor."

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PRWEB: Newtown, PA (PRWEB) November 18, 2009 -- CenTrak, a leading provider of Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) for tracking equipment, patients and staff indoors, today announced the release of its new AlerTrak active RFID alarm for hospitals and healthcare facilities. The device notifies hospital personnel via an audible alert if specified people or assets leave or enter a restricted area, providing a valuable new tool for reducing infection spread, patient wandering, and inventory loss.

"A challenge for many hospitals is retention - keeping people and assets where they are supposed to be at all times," said Ari Naim, Ph.D., president and CEO of CenTrak. "AlerTrak actively helps healthcare organizations achieve this goal. For example, the device can be used to create local audible alerts if a quarantined patient leaves a designated area and hospital personnel can be notified immediately to correct the situation. This is especially important right now as the world faces a growing flu pandemic."

Originally developed for patient tag loss prevention, the IT-150 AlerTrak device triggers alerts when hospital-designated tags come within a pre-defined zone. It can be placed at egress and ingress points, or other critical locations. The device can be configured to generate quick audible alerts that can be leveraged by CenTrak solution provider partners.

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