PanGo Introduces PanGo Locator|Healthcare™ the First Wireless LAN-Based Asset Tracking and Visibility System for Hospitals
Company also announces OEM relationships with two healthcare software leaders and marketing partnership with infrastructure provider
Framingham, MA– September 14, 2004 – PanGo Networks, Inc., (www.pangonetworks.com) today announced the general availability of PanGo Locator|Healthcare ™, a complete asset tracking and visibility system for hospitals. PanGo Locator|Healthcare is the first asset tracking product for caregivers, facilities and biomedical departments that provides a true end user application and yet does not require a single-use proprietary RFID network. Powered by the latest version of PanOS, the company’s patent-protected software platform, PanGo Locator|Healthcare uses standards-based 802.11 wireless access point infrastructure as its reader network.
As part of its product launch, PanGo also announced OEM partnerships with Four Rivers Software Systems and Tele-Tracking Technologies, software and solutions companies with more than 1,400 hospital customers in North America and the United Kingdom. The new partners will integrate and distribute PanGo’s systems into their own industry-leading offerings.
"Many care delivery organizations with a need to track the location of mobile assets have an existing 802.11 wireless infrastructure. Using a location tracking approach that leverages the existing infrastructure can lead to significant cost savings compared to installing a separate wireless location management system,” said Barry Hieb, M.D., Research Director, Gartner Healthcare.
PanGo Locator|Healthcare allows hospitals to:
- Immediately locate essential equipment and other assets
- Improve loss prevention
- Optimize workflow by matching caregiver and patient with the most appropriate equipment
- Enhance admissions, discharge and transport, scheduling and maintenance systems with real time visibility technology
- Realize rapid ROI from existing or planned 802.11 infrastructure
- Reduce or eliminate the time to find biomedical and patient transport equipment
- Decrease annual equipment leasing or purchasing
"At Beth Israel, we've built a culture which fosters dependence on IT and we get rewarded for optimizing our workflow processes,” said John Halamka Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Health System. "We adopt cutting edge [new but proven] technologies as opposed to bleeding edge [high risk] technologies - especially when a patient's life is at stake. PanGo is one of few vendors that provides active RFID 'geo locationing' over existing Wi-Fi networks, allowing us to leverage our existing network infrastructure investment. Their robust, high value approach made them the obvious choice."
Tele-Tracking Technologies (www.teletracking.com), the leader in healthcare workflow automation, and Four Rivers Software Systems (www.frsoft.com), the leader in preventative maintenance management software for hospitals, have signed OEM relationships with PanGo. Both companies are integrating Locator|Healthcare into their existing products. The value of the new integrated partner solutions is extremely compelling and will help hospitals save millions of dollars each year, while also helping them increase revenue through better capacity management.
“Almost anything of value in a hospital is either on two legs, four wheels or is otherwise portable and in constant motion,” said Michael Campbell, President and CEO of PanGo Networks. “The strategic relationships with Tele-Tracking Technologies and Four Rivers Software Systems validate the impact of real time location information on critical business process and asset management systems and provide the first wave of exciting new wireless applications for hospitals.”
Colubris Networks (www.colubris.com), an industry leader in the wireless infrastructure sector, is also partnering with PanGo as part of its outreach to the enterprise and healthcare markets. The two companies will work together to provide wireless solutions to customers who seek secure, reliable wireless networking while also taking advantage of emerging location-aware applications.
About PanGo Networks
PanGo Networks™ is a recognized leader in the market for location-aware wireless systems for the enterprise market. PanGo’s software solutions transform off-the-shelf 802.11 infrastructure into a platform for intelligent applications, solving real-world problems today. Through its flagship PanOS™ Platform and mobile applications, PanGo offers the industry’s first comprehensive location-based system for real-time asset visibility and context-aware information delivery.
Specializing in a range of markets including healthcare, manufacturing, higher education, visitor attraction and government, PanGo delivers reliable and accurate information about the location of connected devices, people and assets. PanGo’s location-aware systems enable optimal information management and workflow, and provide measurable and significant return on investment. For more information, visit http://www.pangonetworks.com.
Contact for Media and Analysts:
Leila Modarres
PanGo Networks, Inc.
+1.508.626.8900, ext. 238
leila.modarres@pangonetworks.com
Carrie Riley
Weber Shandwick
+1.617.520.7056
criley@webershandwick.com
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