Take a Walk on the Wireless Side - News Briefs

Health Management Technology, July, 1999

Voice-over-IP Technology for Wireless LANS

Combining Voice-over-IP (VolP) and wireless LAN technologies, the NetLink Wireless Telephone System (NetLink WTS), allows mobile workers to make and receive telephone calls over a shared wireless infrastructure. This IEEE 802.11-compliant workplace wireless telephone system delivers outstanding voice quality, has desk-top telephone features and durable handset design. This compliance permits businesses to leverage their new or existing wireless LAN infrastructure by adding high-quality voice communications, allowing enterprises to deploy and manage voice and data over a single wireless backbone. The system consists of two components, the Wireless Telephone, which is a small, lightweight, durable thin-client device, and the Telephony Gateway, which provides an interface between an Ethernet LAN and the host telephone switch using digital and/or analog line interfaces.--SpectraLink Corp.

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Hand-held Superbill

Recording patient encounters and creating charges can be easier, with PortaBill software for the 3Com[R] family of Palm[TM] computers. This software links Medisoft Patient Accounting to the Palm[TM] organizer to create an electronic hand-held superbill that healthcare practitioners can take with them-to the office, on hospital rounds, to nursing homes, or any other facility, allowing the recording of patient encounters and creating charges. Features include synchronizing appointments from MediSoft's Office Hours[R] scheduler to the Palm[TM] computer, and synchronizing accounting data and administrative notes back to the PC-PortaBill will automatically create billing charges for those patients seen.--Medisoft

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Rugged Pocket-sized Computer

The Symbol SPT 1700 product family--rugged, pocket-size computers with integrated scanning based on 3Com's Palm III architecture--allows users to gather information at the point of activity for real-time batch applications. The SPT 1740 allows users to communicate in real-time over the company's Spectrum24 wireless local area network (WLAN), providing up-to-the-minute information flow, in addition to enabling them to manage schedules, personal information, contacts, and e-mail-all the traditional uses of the device. The SPT 1700 offers the same rugged design, which can withstand 4-foot drops to concrete, for batch applications. At the bedside, the SPT 1740 will help administer medication more accurately and efficiently than ever before. For instance, a nurse will scan his or her own ID badge, the patient's wristband and the medication to be administered, to obtain exact medication instructions and ensure a three-way match.--Symbol Technologies

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Get Intouch with the Wireless World

The in Touch software is a solution that brings IBM mainframe and AS/400 systems in the "wireless world" via the Microsoft Windows CE operating system. Mobile professionals away from the office can now have quick access to critical files and information with an easy-to-use, point-and-click graphical interface and a Web browser. Also, with the graphical interface and windows CE operating system, users can wirelessly access applications directly to the mainframe and AS/400 systems. This product is virtually network-independent, supporting a number of data protocols, including AT&T CDPD and BellSouth Wireless Data's Mobitex. In addition, all information is security protected via data encryption for secure and reliable access. Users have a fully integrated and secure solution while travelling to remain "in touch" with the mainframe back at the office.--ClientSoft Inc.

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High-Speed Connections with Wireless LAN

A series of 11 megabit-per-second (Mbps) wireless LAN products deliver high-speed connections. The Aironet 4800 Turbo DS[TM] Series delivers high data rates in the wireless LAN industry in a compact PC card format. Operating at Ethernet-like speeds, this product delivers superi-or through-put, range and portability. It includes Access Points, single-piece Type II PC Cards and other Wireless LAN adapters. This series offers small-to-medium-sized businesses a new choice in enterprise networking by providing flexible solutions that avoid time-consuming and expensive cable installation. This product will also interoperate at 1 and 2 Mbps with IEEE 802.11-compliant DSSS products from other vendors.--Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc.

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Roll Around with a Clean Screen

The new Clean Screen is a new cost-effective mobile computing solution that is ergonomic and accommodating of space constrained environments. Mounted on the Clean Pole roll around stand, it is a fully functional Pentium 266MHz computer integrated with a XGA (1024x768-resolution) flat panel display. Used in emergency rooms, patient examination rooms, surgical suites and intensive care units, it has a re-chargeable battery pack and charger integrated onto the base. The unit is height-adjustable, allowing the nurse or doctor to sit or stand when entering information. This product is capable of running any PCMCIA-based radio frequency card. Utilizing communications technology, the Clean Pole can operate in wireless local area networks, providing highly secure interference-free communication throughout a hospital or clinic.--Planar Display Solutions