Computer on wheels

A study conducted revealed that hospitals in the US that still use old technology, lost over $8.3 billion as it lead to a loss in productivity and increased patient discharge times. Click here to read the full article 

Advantech with Ascom have released the latest mobile medical cart the AMiS-50. Understanding the importance of adopting new technology to improve safety, productivity, mobility and in turn the bottle line. As mobility is a central feature of the healthcare delivery the AMiS-50 allows healthcare professionals to gain access to required information systems, data resources and people as they move between wards, clinics, laboratories, operational theaters and offices. 

The AMiS is constructed to be flexible and tailored to individuals/hospitals needs with over 30 different attachments such as scanner holders, hand disinfection, bottle racks, baskets, clinic folder holders, storage box attachments and more.

To find out more visit www.ascom.com.au/amis or contact us today on +61 02 9698 9000

Ascom Annual Sales Conference 2014

Ascom Australia Staff from around the state went to the Gold Coast last week for our Annual Sale Conference.

Staff met for the 3 day conference to review the past 12 months, share experiences, opportunities and plan for an exciting 2014. Guest speakers included Joakim Heino (Ekahau), Howard Hsiung (Advantech) & Ken Badenfours (Ascom Sweden)

A big congratulations to Andrew Weiss (Melbourne) and Anna Palozzi (Sydney) who were rewarded Sale consultants of the year.  

Accepting the annual cricket bat award.

Product discussions lead around new products for 2014 such as Computer on wheels (AMiS-50 - Advantech), Personal Alarm (Disty-Guard), Location analytic platform (Ekahau -Vision 2.0) and Patient Monitoring (GE Healthcare). 

A big thank you to all guest speakers including Ken Badenfours (Partner Program Manager) making the long 30 hour journey to join us from Sweden to present and discuss future plans and products. Recapping the value we have with our VoWifi, IP-DECT, Nurse Call and paging technologies that smartly integrated via our software like Unite and DURAsuite optimising Mission-Critical processes. 

Ascom i62 Achieves Wi-Fi Alliance Certification

Ascom i62 Achieves Wi-Fi Alliance Certification
 
We are pleased to announce that the Ascom i62 is now certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, a non-profit industry association dedicated to Wi-Fi technology, of which Ascom has been a member since 2007.

About Wi-Fi Alliance
Wi-Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association of hundreds of leading companies devoted to seamless connectivity. With technology development, market building, and regulatory programs, Wi-Fi Alliance has enabled widespread adoption of Wi-Fi worldwide. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ program was launched in March 2000. It provides a widely-recognised designation of interoperability and quality, and it helps to ensure that Wi-Fi-enabled products deliver the best user experience. Wi-Fi Alliance has certified more than 15,000 products, encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services in new and established markets.
For more information, please see URL: http://www.wi-fi.org/

Summary of Certifications:

CLASSIFICATION	PROGRAM
Connectivity	Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ a, b, g, n WPA™ – Enterprise, Personal WPA2™ – Enterprise, Personal
Optimization	WMM®

The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Interoperability Certificate is available at the following URL:
http://www.wi-fi.org/certified-products-advanced-search
(Search for Certification ID: WFA18672)

Ascom Acquires Integrated Wireless

As part of it's growth strategies of increasing penetration in established markets, expanding regionally, and increasing software and services based business, Ascom has acquired it's Australasian value added distributor Integrated Wireless – as announced today (24th December, 2013)... Click here to read more

Ascom Integrated Wireless' Australasian clients will benefit from the introduction of it's Power of One product strategy with a fully integrated platform delivering Patient Systems, Mobility and the Unite clinical applications suite.

In line with Ascom's global focus on services, Ascom Integrated Wireless will continue and increase it's focus on developing and delivering integrated wireless applications with it's core technology partners Ekahau, Juniper, Advantech, Secure Care Products and Trans-Data Management.

The local 60 strong multi-skilled workforce will leverage the capabilities of Ascom's 1,800 employees globally and the annual AUD60M annual R&D investment, to deliver advanced deployment and support services for Australasia.

For further detail contact us at sales@integratedwireless.com.au

A4 Asset Tags

With the release of the new W4 patient tags, Ekahau have launched a new asset tag A4. The A4 tag is an active location tracking tag that operates over WIFI networks. By using standard WIFI (802.11) the A4 tag allows users to search for and locate equipment though a GUI interface.

Users can send text alerts to third party devices, if equipment leave their nominated areas. This type of tracking reduces the likelihood of theft and items being misplaced. The tags also include a 5v charger with the option of an external battery pack to further extend tags life.

To find out more go to www.integratedwireless.com.au or contact us on +61 02 9698 9000 

Ascom & KPN Join forces

Last Month Ascom & KPN established a partnership combining the two organisations offerings to help deliver a more cost effective, productive and efficient environment in the healthcare industry. Click here to read more

Understanding the growing demands of the healthcare sector the plans will be to develop a patient focused mobile healthcare concept that will enable better workflows. In which Ascom and KPN will provide a complete offer for the healthcare sector, including full integration from devices and applications to implementation and maintenance services.

About Ascom:
Ascom is a provider emergency wireless communications, based in Sweden. Operating in over 10 countries worldwide including Australia, constantly adjusting to the changing market environments providing solutions for Mission-Critical Communication.

About KPN:
KPN is a Dutch Telecommunications company, based in the Hague. KPN has over 6.3 million fixed-line telephone customers. Its mobile division has more than 33 million subscribers in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain.

Unite Axess Roadshow

From Monday 25th November through to Monday 2nd December Integrated Wireless launched the Ascom Unite Axess smartphone messaging application with presentations and demonstrations in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.

IW received a lot of very positive feedback on how Ascom Unite Axess plus the other Unite applications changes how clinicians and operations personnel receive and view alarms from clinical and operational systems such as...

> Nursecall

> Patient Monitoring

> HIS/LIS

Unite Axess is a component of Ascom's Unite platform that runs on the Unite Application Manager server. Axess version 3 provides all the managed messaging capability of Ascom's traditional WiFi and DECT wireless handhelds.

Unite Axess v3 will be available in Q1 2014 and IW is eager to work on pilot or proof-of-concept deployments with clients in order to identify how integrated smartphone messaging will enhance healthcare clinical and operational workflows.

To learn more about Unite Axess go to www.integratedwireless.com.au/uniteaxess or contact us on +61 02 9698 9000