Abingdon, United Kingdom, May 21 2012 – Isansys Lifecare Limited, the provider of complete real-time physiological patient data services and systems, today announces the introduction of its Patient Status Engine’ the first cloud-based patient digitization and analytic solution for monitoring and predicting the present and future clinical status of patients anytime, anywhere. The introduction of the Patient Status Engine provides the platform for Isansys’ “Vitals as a Service” solution, which is now offered for priority beta deployments in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

The Patient Status Engine is a complete end-to-end system that integrates wireless body-worn sensors with a cloud-based HIPAA/HL7 compliant Electronic Health Record (EHR), to transform real-time and historical continuous vital sign data into clinical status indicators and prediction tools. With the availability of these new cloud-based indicators and tools, healthcare providers can be notified of any change in a patient’s health status as it happens or predict changes that may happen in the future. This can “more effectively and affordably than ever before” address issues of in-hospital patient safety and avoidable deteriorations and significantly reduce hospital admission times. The Patient Status Engine allows healthcare providers to continue 24/7 surveillance of patients even after they have been discharged from hospital. As a networked and cloud-based system, patients and clinicians may be located anywhere. A further benefit is that a quantified record of a patient’s physiological status is established that can be used for audit purposes or to determine the effectiveness and quality of care.

Last month, Isansys announced CE certification for its LifeTouch Patient Surveillance System, comprising the LifeTouch HRV011 intelligent body-worn wireless sensor and associated Patient Gateway “the world’s first cloud-ready medical device of its kind, and the first to be certified as a Class IIa medical device under the European Medical Device Directive (MDD). Today’s Patient Status Engine launch is the extension of the LifeTouch System into the clinical healthcare cloud. The LifeTouch HRV011 sensor performs a key patient digitization function within the Patient Status Engine, and together with other devices allows healthcare providers to collect five vital signs continuously, wirelessly and in real-time – Heart Rate (HR), Respiration Rate (RR), Blood Pressure (BP), Pulse Oximetry (SpO2), and Temperature (T). The system also analyses the ECG signals to provide the essential data for Heart Rate Variability (HRV) techniques and methods. Other sensors such as accelerometers, weight scales and blood glucose sensors can be easily added to the network.

The data from the body worn sensors is transmitted via a patient gateway and LAN or WAN to the cloud-based EHR, which offers a powerful transactional interface to allow multiple and simple configurability and connectivity of incoming and outgoing data. The vital sign data continuously updates the EHR to provide dynamic charting, and is aggregated in the EHR where “apps” run to provide interpreted data and other information to nurses and clinicians (and, eventually, to patients and monitored individuals themselves). A typical “app” is a predictive early warning scores (EWS) algorithm that can be proprietary to the customer or licensed from a third party.

The Patient Status Engine is completely scalable. It can either run in a closed cloud allowing a single hospital, regional healthcare organization or HMO to maintain control over patient data; or it can run in a secure large cloud, for instance as a managed service across a whole country. The aggregated and de-personalized data in the database quickly builds into highly valuable Big Data sets for metadata analytics.

The EHR platform is being provided by Tolven Corp., developers of a unique open source solution for secure healthcare and life science information. By using an open source model, the Tolven platform provides a low cost and very robust approach that challenges many current paradigms in healthcare IT that rely on proprietary and expensive software. The network architecture, integration with the Tolven platform and the secure server hosting has been achieved in collaboration with Fujitsu. Fujitsu’s plans for a managed healthcare data service comprising secure servers, the Tolven platform and end-to-end connectivity provide global scalability and security for the Isansys Patient Status Engine.

Commenting on the announcement, Isansys Lifecare CEO Keith Errey said “this is a clear demonstration of the power of collaboration, the advantages of the open source approach, and the benefits that can now be realised for patients and healthcare providers around the world. We are very pleased to be working with such great teams at Tolven and Fujitsu. Together, we can really change the game and vastly reduce the costs for healthcare payers by combining the open source Tolven platform, Fujitsu’s open, but highly secure, managed service model and our own low cost, technology-agnostic systems and services. With such outstanding supporting platform technologies, we are delighted to offer Isansys’ Vitals as a Service solution for beta deployment to visionary healthcare providers worldwide.”

Rebecca Weir, Isansys Director of Business Development added: “This is a great moment for us. The complete end-to-end system, our Patient Status Engine “demonstrates our commitment to providing the latest technologies and devices to our customers in ways that invert many of the current business models in healthcare, and allow us to offer the benefits of the Patient Status Engine “significantly improved outcomes for patients and cost reductions for healthcare providers” in a simple, affordable service model. We really believe that this will have a fundamental and permanent impact on the way healthcare is structured and practised in the future.”

Members of the media interested in scheduling a briefing with Isansys Lifecare, or arranging a one-to-one media briefing with Isansys at the Wireless Life Sciences Alliance Convergence Summit (May 23rd – 24th, San Diego, California), can do so by contacting Nicky Denovan at nicky [at]evokedset[dot]com.

About Isansys Lifecare Limited (www.isansys.com)

Isansys Lifecare is a new generation healthcare company that provides patient surveillance and monitoring services built on an innovative, low cost and scalable platform

We work with leading healthcare professionals, institutes and policy organizations operating in a wide range of healthcare settings, who want to employ new patient monitoring technologies and methods to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.

Isansys’ “Vitals as a Service” clinical solution provides continuous real-time information for automated patient surveillance, for early warning scores and track and trigger indicators, and for predicting adverse events. Through its low cost and highly scalable architecture, the LifeTouch-based system offers the opportunity for continuous surveillance of all patients regardless of whether they are in hospital, other care facilities, or at home. For the first time, healthcare providers can not only cost-effectively improve patient safety and enhance clinical outcomes, but also massively reduce costs associated with avoidable patient deterioration, medical errors, readmissions to intensive care wards, and admissions (and readmissions) to hospital.

About Continuous Patient Physiological Monitoring

It is well documented that patients who deteriorate and require admission to critical care or who suffer cardiac arrest, or many other adverse conditions, have abnormalities that are detectable by physiological observations well in advance. Continuous (or nearly continuous) monitoring of multiple vital signs provides the fundamental input for improved patient outcomes and reduced overall costs. In the US alone, remote patient monitoring devices are forecast to reduce healthcare costs by nearly $200 billion during the next 25 years, if more widely used by patients with certain chronic diseases (Source: Center for Technology and Aging Report, May 2010).

About Fujitsu (www.fujitsu.com)

Fujitsu is a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 175,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$47 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com.

About Tolven (www.tolvenhealth.com)

Tolven based applications are in use in multiple sites in Europe, North America and Asia. The applications incorporate workflow, healthcare information standards, rules, and terminology management, thereby driving the evolution of complete solutions for comprehensive healthcare data collection, secure data storage, and semantic re-use of that data. The Tolven Platform is able to enforce a spectrum of patient consent functionality that fulfills compliance with existing and evolving standards for security and privacy across the globe. The Tolven electronic health record application set has achieved “complete” certification, for both inpatient and physician office venues, from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (oncchpl.force.com/ehrcert).

Tolven’s architecture facilitates secure exchange of both identified and de-identified clinical information among all relevant stakeholders (patients, clinicians, providers, insurers, pharmacies and researchers). The incorporation of JBoss Rules allows clinical decision support and analytical activities such as quality assurance reporting, epidemiology and clinical research to occur with minimal effort. The adaptive nature of the Tolven Platform has proven to be essential for gaining acceptance in areas where information technology has traditionally been inflexible, expensive to customize and cumbersome.

Tokyo, May 9, 2012 – TDK Corporation has developed the mSATA type SSD (Solid-State Drive) SMG3B series with support for 3 Gbps serial ATA. The products will be available from July 2012.

The SMG3B series drives with mSATA interface measure only about 30 mm x 50 mm and offer storage capacities up to 64 GB. High-speed mSATA implementation achieves actual read access speed of 170 MB per second. The mSATA standard, established by the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA IO), was initially adopted mainly for digital consumer products such as tablet computers and netbooks. Because of its space-saving advantages, the standard is now gaining increased acceptance also for social infrastructure equipment and smart grid applications. Products designed for such uses must fulfill high requirements not only with regard to data reliability but also in terms of endurance, data security, reliability monitoring, and similar aspects.

The SMG3B series uses the TDK original SSD controller GBDriver RS3, featuring powerful error correction expandable to 44-bit ECC. Data reliability has been significantly enhanced thanks to a sophisticated power interruption data preservation algorithm and the auto refresh function. Another special feature is the data randomizer that varies data patterns during writing to reduce the risk of bit errors.

Thanks to the use of high-reliability Single Level Cell (SLC) NAND type flash memory and the global static wear leveling capability of the GBDriver RS3 that allows high-speed distributed writing, the drives achieve a storage life that meets the requirements of industrial equipment characterized by high usage frequency and long service periods.

Data security also has been enhanced. The ATA standard security functions of the SMG3B series allow the user to set a password to counter the risk of data leaks, tampering, or unauthorized copying. AES* 128-bit encryption. used when writing data to the flash memory, makes it impossible to analyze data by reverse engineering. The ATA Trim command allows complete data erasure which is vital when replacing or discarding a drive.

Glossary

- AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. A block encryption method registered as United States Department of Commerce Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS PUB197

Main applications

- Thin-client computers, tablet computers, SATA RAID SSD installations and other IT equipment for cloud computing systems

- Fish finders, GPS plotters, satellite compass systems, NAVTEX, 3D navigation radar, VTS (Vessel Traffic Services) equipment, land-based AIS (Automatic Identification System) equipment, Inmarsat, weather fax, weather satellite image receivers, ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) equipment and other maritime navigation equipment

- Multi-function printers (MFPs), commercial-use projectors, telephone conferencing systems, electronic blackboards and other office automation equipment

- Karaoke on demand systems, arcade games and other amusement equipment

- Digital signage, electronic billboards, electronic point-of-purchase (POP) displays and other advertising display equipment

- Semiconductor manufacturing equipment, NC machine tools, sequencers, programmable logic controllers, panel computers, embedded CPU boards and other factory automation equipment

- Automated ticket gates, automated ticket vending machines, commuter pass vending machines, train movement management systems, automated air ticket vending machines, automated check-in systems and other railway and transportation services equipment

- Cashless registers and other point-of-sales (POS) equipment, convenience store and kiosk terminals, ATMs and other banking terminals

- Diagnostic imaging systems, blood analysis equipment, medical PCs, electronic patient records systems, DNA microarray systems, automatic biochemistry analyzers, remote medical care devices, automated care devices and other medical equipment and data analysis equipment

- Base station equipment for 4th generation (4G) mobile data communication systems such as LTE-Advanced/WiMAX2 and other communications and broadcasting equipment and information system devices

- Smart electricity meters, power grid infrastructure equipment, automated power equipment control systems, energy management systems, building air conditioning systems and other smart grid equipment

- Biometric authentication systems, entry/exit control systems, security terminals for surveillance cameras and other security equipment

- Earthquake emergency information systems, household fire detectors and other disaster prevention related equipment

Main features and benefits

1. Host Interface

Compliant with Serial ATA Standard Revision 2.6. Compatible with Gen1:1.5 Gbps, and Gen2:3.0 Gbps.

Realizes high-speed access: 170 MB/sec read access, 70 MB/sec. write access.

(64 GB type, measured with Crystal Disk Mark 3.1. Actual speeds depend on the system environment.)

2. Single Level Cell (SLC) NAND Type Flash Memory

3. TDK SSD Controller GBDriver RS3

The product uses the NAND type flash memory controller GBDriver RS3 developed by TDK, offering the following technology features for enhanced reliability.

3.1 Global static wear leveling

TDK’s global static wear leveling algorithm counts the number of times each memory block is erased (programmed) and replaces blocks uniformly. Static blocks such as OS/FAT are also periodically leveled, which drastically improves the lifespan of the installed flash memory. The 64 GB type for example supports approximately 6.3 billion erase cycles. Even at a rate of 10 erases per second, this equates to an expected service life of 20 years.

3.2 Power interruption tolerance algorithm

A proprietary algorithm reduces the risk of collateral data errors such as corruption of data other than the data being written if power is interrupted when writing data.

3.3 Error correction and recovery

8-bit, 15-bit/512 byte, 30-bit, 44-bit/1KB ECC capability together with an auto recovery function correct bit errors automatically when reading data repeatedly (read disturbance errors).

3.4 Data randomizer function

Data patterns are automatically randomized during the write process, to minimize the risk of bit errors due to writing the same data repeatedly.

3.5 Auto-refresh function

While there is no access by the host, internal data are automatically refreshed. This function is paused during access, so there is no delay in response.

3.6 Automated encryption using 128-bit AES

The integrated 128-bit AES encryption function automatically encrypts data when writing to the NAND flash memory, to prevent leaking of and tampering with personal data and confidential information.

3.7 ATA Trim command

The ATA Trim command improves write performance when erasing unneeded data. The command enables complete and secure data erasure which is vital when replacing or discarding a drive.

3.8 Other functions

(a) Total sector number setting function (clipping function)

The number of logical blocks allocated to a data area can be adjusted up or down in individual block units. For example, the number of times data can be written to the flash memory can be increased by reducing the number of logical blocks in the data area. Conversely, in the case of applications that do not require an extended life span, the memory capacity can be maximized by increasing the number of logical blocks in the data area.

(b) Protection function

Incorporation of an ATA standard protection function allows customers to set and remove a password to implement independent authentication and protect important data.

(c) SMART command support

The number of times all memory blocks are erased (programmed) can be obtained using the SMART command, which allows for easy determination of the flash memory status and facilitates appropriate lifespan management.

4. Solution Support

TDK has independently developed and marketed the GBDriver series of NAND Flash memory controllers since 2000 and provides technical support to customers in Japan and overseas backed up by its advanced proprietary technologies. This includes dispatch of field application engineers which is a vital service especially in the embedded systems market, and support for implementation of reliability monitoring functions.

About TDK Corporation

TDK Corporation is a leading electronics company based in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1935 to commercialize ferrites, a key material in electronic and magnetic products. TDK’s current product line includes passive components, magnetic application products as well as energy devices, flash memory application devices, and others. TDK today focuses on demanding markets in the areas of information and communication technology and consumer, automotive and industrial electronics. The company has a network of design and manufacturing locations and sales offices in Asia, Europe, and in North and South America. In fiscal 2012, TDK posted total sales of USD 9.9 billion and employed about 79,000 people worldwide.

The Computex Taipei 2012 will be held at Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) and Nangang Exhibition Hall from June 5th to 9th. In the world’s second largest ICT tradeshow, ARBOR technology will introduce our full fleet of embedded solutions including embedded board, medical computing, rugged tablet PC and embedded system.

ARBOR has taken great effort in developing embedded systems for medical market in recent years. According the different usage, we have designed a series of medical computer including mobile clinical assistant, patient infotainment and medical workstation. These products will help to build an eHealthcare circumstance which can solve global nursing shortage as well as provide better healthcare for patients.

Except the medical series, the tablet series is another highlight product line. ARBOR’s rugged tablet PCs are designed for all kinds of application such as logistics/warehousing management, POS, field services, 3DAR and so on. With the anti-dust, waterproof, anti-shock and drop resistance features, our rugged tablet PC series is stronger than other consumer-oriented tablet PCs, which also offers better system stability. Welcome to visit ARBOR at Nangang Exhibition Hall (L0501) to find more.

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About ARBOR

Since founded in 1993, ARBOR Tech. has been specializing in embedded computing and networking solutions to help realize the vision of “Digital Enterprise & Digital Life.” We have been delivering numerous successful projects for our customers with outstanding results in terms of adopting advanced embedded design, severe test & measurement and quick response to market changes. ARBOR provides a full fleet of embedded computing platforms from board to system, which let you cover the needs of networking communication, DVR surveillance, industrial control, process control, transportation control, POS & Kiosk and Tablet PC.

ARBOR is an ISO-9001 certified embedded & networking manufacturer and commits to deliver high quality products with international standard and well-defined production process. Also, ARBOR was awarded the “Taiwan Symbol of Excellence Award” by its products, which verifies its efforts and commitment to embedded computing. As a member of the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance, ARBOR realizes your embedded computing vision with the most advanced Intel® embedded computing solutions. ARBOR has intensive operations across the world and deploys embedded computing solutions to every corner wherever you are.

Inquiry Contact: info@arbor.com.tw

FORT DETRICK, Md. – The Army’s deployable electronic medical record and medical logistics system will be managed by a new commander, Lt. Col. Danny J. Morton. On April 17, Lt. Col. William E. Geesey relinquished his role as product manager for the Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Product Management Office to Morton during a change of charter ceremony at Fort Detrick, Md. Program Executive Officer Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) Douglas Wiltsie, officiated the ceremony.

Geesey leaves MC4 as the longest tenured product manager for MC4 since the program began in 1999. During his four years of service, MC4 launched a “train as you fight” initiative to replace paper-based medical documentation in battalion aid stations in garrison and improved unit readiness by injecting the systems into military training exercises worldwide. He also led efforts to field innovative technology solutions, improving medical logistics and traumatic brain injury reporting on the battlefield, as well as introducing telehealth capabilities that connect remote Soldiers with mental health specialists.

“MC4 has made great strides in improving the health care of deployed Soldiers through the use of medical information technology,” Geesey said. “I’m proud to have contributed toward this critical initiative.”

Morton, former chief of staff at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, intends to expand use and engagement with MC4 systems, improve user training and readiness, and continue to focus on system quality and capabilities to benefit deployed Soldiers worldwide.

“This is an opportunity to impact the lives of many through efficiencies in new technologies,” Morton said. “Aligning ourselves with the Army strategy, collaborating with strategic partners and focusing on outcomes versus outputs is just a start. I’m ready for the challenge and believe in what we’re doing here.”

MC4 integrates, fields and supports a comprehensive medical information system, enabling lifelong electronic medical records, streamlined medical logistics and enhanced situational awareness for Army operational forces. The Army’s PEO EIS, Fort Belvoir, Va., oversees the MC4 Product Management Office headquartered at Fort Detrick, Md.

Since 2003, MC4 has enabled the capture of more than 17 million electronic patient encounters in the combat zone. MC4 has also trained 63,000 medical staff and commanders, and fielded 50,000 systems to 2,400 units with medical personnel, to include Army National Guard and Reserve units, and active component divisional units throughout 22 countries.

For more information on MC4, visit www.mc4.army.mil.

Abingdon, United Kingdom, April 17 2012 – Isansys Lifecare Limited, the provider of complete real-time physiological patient data services and systems, today announces that it has achieved CE certification for its LifeTouch Patient Surveillance System, comprising the LifeTouch HRV011 intelligent body-worn wireless sensor and associated Patient Gateway. The LifeTouch is the world’s first cloud-ready medical device of its kind, and the first to be certified as a Class IIa medical device under the European Medical Device Directive (MDD). The LifeTouch system is now ready for clinical use in the EU and other countries that recognise the CE mark.

Enabling a complete ‘Vitals as a Service’TM clinical solution, the LifeTouch System provides continuous real-time information for automated patient surveillance, for early warning scores and track and trigger indicators, and for predicting adverse events. Through its low cost and highly scalable architecture, LifeTouch offers the opportunity for continuous surveillance of all patients regardless of whether they are in hospital, other care facilities, or at home. For the first time, it is economically viable for healthcare providers not only to improve patient safety and enhance clinical outcomes, but also to massively reduce costs associated with avoidable patient deterioration, medical errors, readmissions to intensive care wards, and admissions (and readmissions) to hospital.

The ultra-low profile and lightweight LifeTouch HRV011 sensor measures and analyses the ECG signal of every heartbeat in real-time to provide data for Heart Rate Variability (HRV) methods with unprecedented accuracy. Robust algorithms in the HRV011 extract key ECG parameters from which Heart Rate and Respiration Rate are continuously derived. These key vital signs, together with the HRV data, may be viewed directly via a local network on the Patient Gateway web server interface, or forwarded into a secure cloud-based electronic patient record that is updated continuously and in real-time.

The LifeTouch System is an entirely new type of medical device that has been specifically and uniquely designed to operate in a network and be ‘cloud’-ready. The LifeTouch enables robust and clinically relevant data to be simply and unobtrusively captured from a patient, analysed in real-time, merged with other data in the patient’s electronic health record and securely delivered to authorised personnel – anytime, anywhere.

Commenting on the announcement, Isansys Lifecare CEO Keith Errey said: “This CE certification marks a major milestone on the road to global pervasive adoption of these kinds of essential devices. Our LifeTouch system – the world’s first cloud-ready medical device and, now, the first single-use smart patch device to achieve a CE mark – is in the vanguard and now ready for full-scale deployments. The LifeTouch System is addressing the core quality of care and patient safety needs of healthcare providers with an approach that is totally unique in this market and defined by a clear understanding of how clinical environments actually function.”

Rebecca Weir, Isansys Director of Business Development added: “We are now focussed on another significant industry ‘first’ – building the Isansys Healthcare Cloud to deliver the scalability, accessibility and affordability benefits of cloud-based technology to the clinical market for the first time. We are working to create this brand new ecosystem and secure clinical network infrastructure that will match the very special characteristics and requirements of healthcare providers and patient care environments. We will be making some very exciting announcements about this in the near future.”

The LifeTouch HRV011 sensor has been designed to be as low cost as possible while incorporating the very latest generation components and state-of-the-art functionality. As a single-use, semi-disposable device with the low-cost body contacting parts being disposable and the electronics modules being refurbished, it leads to a new paradigm in affordable high quality medical devices. Key target markets for Isansys’ solution outside of Europe include developing economies where the system offers healthcare providers the ability to leapfrog many of the expensive medical devices currently in use. The LifeTouch system incorporates enormous intelligence, providing scope for additional functionality in the future that will open up vast new opportunities for low-cost screening and targeted monitoring of specific cardiac conditions. The LifeTouch System is covered by patent applications relating to construction, use and functionality, and is available through the Isansys service offerings or under license from Isansys.

Members of the media interested in scheduling a briefing with Isansys Lifecare can do so by contacting Nicky Denovan at nicky [at]evokedset[dot]com.

About Isansys Lifecare Limited (www.isansys.com)

Isansys Lifecare is a new generation healthcare company that provides patient surveillance and monitoring services built on an innovative, low cost and scalable platform.

We work with leading healthcare professionals, institutes and policy organisations operating in a wide range of healthcare settings, who want to employ new patient monitoring technologies and methods to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.

With comprehensive industry knowledge and the essential technical, clinical and regulatory expertise, Isansys is able to manage the entire process and provide a complete service, focusing on:

• enhancing the relationship between patient and physician

• providing a complete end-to-end system – the Isansys Lifecare Platform – to continuously and wirelessly capture, collect, interpret and securely store vital sign and other physiological patient data..

• offering secure, authorised access to this data on any remote device including desktop, laptop or tablet computer or smart phone.

• generating clinically validated and relevant information in simple usable formats.

Where appropriate or required, this data is integrated into the clients’ electronic health record system.

About Continuous Patient Physiological Monitoring

It is well documented that patients who deteriorate and require admission to critical care or who suffer cardiac arrest, or many other adverse conditions, have abnormalities that are detectable by physiological observations well in advance. Continuous (or nearly continuous) monitoring of multiple vital signs provides the fundamental input for improved patient outcomes and reduced overall costs. In the US alone, remote patient monitoring devices are forecast to reduce healthcare costs by nearly $200 billion during the next 25 years, if more widely used by patients with certain chronic diseases (Source: Center for Technology and Aging Report, May 2010).

2012 eMedical Forum, the professional medical seminar, held on Mar. 21st by National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Digitimes at TICC. This seminar mainly focused new technology of medical devices and medical cloud computing. And the attendants came from different professional areas of medical and industrial to share different perspectives.

In this seminar, ARBOR technology introduced the mobile medical tablet PC, infotainment terminal and medical workstation. All of these medical computers integrate with variety of modules and can be deployed on wall-mount arm and medical cart, which greatly improves convenience of operation.

Since the medical electronization has been becoming a trend, as an experiential embedded computing provider, ARBOR takes needs of medical industry into consideration to develop medical and healthcare products. Now we have series of medical computers from 7 to 19 inch touch screen which offers best solutions to medical professionals based on their requirements in terms of reducing workflow, improving work efficiency as well as enhancing quality of medical services to patients. For more information, please visit ARBOR website: www.arbor.com.tw

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About ARBOR

Since founded in 1993, ARBOR Tech. has been specializing in embedded computing and networking solutions to help realize the vision of “Digital Enterprise & Digital Life.” We have been delivering numerous successful projects for our customers with outstanding results in terms of adopting advanced embedded design, severe test & measurement and quick response to market changes. ARBOR provides a full fleet of embedded computing platforms from board to system, which let you cover the needs of networking communication, DVR surveillance, industrial control, process control, transportation control, POS & Kiosk and Tablet PC.

ARBOR is an ISO-9001 certified embedded & networking manufacturer and commits to deliver high quality products with international standard and well-defined production process. Also, ARBOR was awarded the “Taiwan Symbol of Excellence Award” by its products, which verifies its efforts and commitment to embedded computing. As a member of the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance, ARBOR realizes your embedded computing vision with the most advanced Intel® embedded computing solutions. ARBOR has intensive operations across the world and deploys embedded computing solutions to every corner wherever you are.

Media Contact: marcom@arbor.com.tw

Inquiry Contact: info@arbor.com.tw

Abingdon, United Kingdom, March 27 2012 – Isansys Lifecare Limited, the provider of complete real-time physiological patient data services and systems, today announces that Isansys CEO Keith Errey will be debunking “Technology Myths in eHealth” in a key conference address at NMI’s Future World Symposium 2012 (24th-25th April, Wembley Stadium, London).

Keith will be an invited speaker at the event – the National Microelectronics Institute (NMI)’s flagship conference and exhibition – which brings together key figures in the industry to explore the road ahead. Over two days, thought leaders, researchers and industrialists will be exploring the opportunities for electronic systems to solve societal challenges and provide economic benefits.

This year’s Future World Symposium conference programme focuses on industry themes including the Mobile Consumer, the Connected Home, e-enabled Health and Future Automotive. Keith’s conference address will be given on Tuesday 24th April as part of the e-Health session and will explore how e-health has been continually presented as one of the great money-spinning “holy grail” markets for technology companies, and explore why these companies – particularly IT, computer and semiconductor businesses – have failed to make any impact whatsoever. Keith’s speech will explain how this commercial failure results from a failure in thinking, not of technology – of which there is more than enough to meet the needs of healthcare providers – and how self-replicating myths about healthcare and ignorance of the nature and characteristics of these markets means that technology companies have squandered hundreds of millions of investment dollars and government grants with virtually no discernible benefits for patients. Finally, Keith’s presentation will tackle the most common myths and why they lead to commercial failures in the context of the special nature of the market and the ways in which healthcare is actually delivered and practised. Keith will conclude by offering delegates a roadmap towards workable and effective business models that will bring the benefits of new technologies to patients and providers.

For full details of the conference and to register, please visit: www.nmi.org.uk/events/FWS2012

Members of the media interested in scheduling a briefing with Isansys Lifecare can do so by contacting Nicky Denovan at nicky [at]evokedset[dot]com.

About Isansys Lifecare Limited (www.isansys.com)

Isansys Lifecare is the easy, fast and secure way to new physiological information and clinical insights for better care and improved patient safety.

We work with leading healthcare professionals, institutes and policy organisations operating in a wide range of healthcare settings, who want to employ new patient monitoring technologies and methods to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.

With comprehensive industry knowledge and the essential technical, clinical and regulatory expertise, Isansys is able to manage the entire process and provide a complete service, focusing on:

• enhancing the relationship between patient and physician

• providing a complete end-to-end system – the Isansys Lifecare Platform – to continuously and wirelessly capture, collect, interpret and securely store vital sign and other physiological patient data. An inherent part of our Platform is a dedicated, world-class team of engineers, mathematicians, physiologists and clinicians.

• offering secure, authorised access to this data on any remote device including desktop, laptop or tablet computer or smart phone.

• generating clinically validated and relevant information in simple usable formats, not columns of numbers or multiple confusing charts. Where appropriate or required, this data is integrated into the clients’ electronic health record system.

• enabling clients to harness the Platform to generate the evidence base necessary to validate clinical and economic outcomes, from proof-of-concept studies and demonstration projects to full large scale system roll out and implementations.

About Continuous Patient Physiological Monitoring

It is well documented that patients who deteriorate and require admission to critical care or who suffer cardiac arrest, or many other adverse conditions, have abnormalities that are detectable by physiological observations well in advance. Continuous (or nearly continuous) monitoring of multiple vital signs provides the fundamental input for improved patient outcomes and reduced overall costs. In the US alone, remote patient monitoring devices are forecast to reduce healthcare costs by nearly $200 billion during the next 25 years, if more widely used by patients with certain chronic diseases (Source: Center for Technology and Aging Report, May 2010).

DESIGN West, San Jose, March 26, 2012. LDRA Certification Services (LCS), a division of LDRA, the leading provider of safety-critical software verification tools and software best practices for the past 40 years, is announcing a fully compliant IEC 62304 and ISO 14971 certification solution for medical device manufacturers. This offering brings together a team of certification industry experts fully accredited in medical standards along with certification-readiness tools tailored to meet the demands of IEC 62304 and its related ISO 14971 risk management standard.

The safety and effectiveness of software in a medical device relies on proof that the software fulfills the specifications for the software without causing unacceptable risks. The IEC 62304 standard requires compliance to ISO 14971, which details what is needed for the development and maintenance of risk and quality management systems for medical devices at a systems level. Building on the ISO 14971 foundation, IEC 62304 focuses on guidelines specific to software.

For medical device manufacturers implementing these new standards for the first time, there is considerable challenge in interpreting the guidelines of these complementary standards. Correct interpretation of the software and system objectives outlined by the standards is one of the areas where LCS adds its greatest value to the producers of medical device systems. The LCS comprehensive solution encompasses software, hardware and systems expertise.

The strength of the LCS solution is reinforced by a team of renowned industry experts with experience in hundreds of product certifications. Leading the LCS team is Todd R. White, an expert on automated quality and compliance management systems, whose expertise extends into medical electronic systems and standards, including IEC 62304. Mr. White is flanked by Dr. Holly Hildreth, a safety engineer with expertise in a wide range of international standards. Dr. Hildreth’s certification expertise in ISO 14971 and related safety and risk analysis disciplines includes complete safety analysis from system-level Preliminary Hazard List, Preliminary Hazard Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to software FTA/Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA). These analyses of safety requirements, design, code and test are flowed back into system-level analysis. The LCS team’s collective expertise in all phases of software, hardware and system development, including the pending IEC 62304 TÜV® certification, assures IEC 62304 certification applicants predictable and cost-effective compliance.

“To avoid litigation or FDA crackdown, the medical industry is faced with a seemingly insurmountable challenge—to adopt and apply best-practice standards to medical applications where the amount of legacy code and third-party software is substantial,” noted Ian Hennell, LDRA’s Operations Director. “Since studies indicate added functionality is the primary cause of errors, deployed code has been insufficiently tested. Guidance from industry expert auditors helps companies streamline their compliance efforts and achieve certification readiness as efficiently as possible.”

An FDA analysis of 3140 medical device recalls from 1992 to 1998 revealed 79% of the recalls related to software failures were caused by defects introduced after software upgrades. This extreme level of incidents related to service or maintenance of medical device systems has driven regulators to stipulate a software maintenance process considered to be as important as the software development process in IEC 62304. The most effective way to bridge the gap between development and maintenance processes is through a comprehensive lifecycle traceability and verification management system such as the LDRA tool suite as prescribed by LCS.

“As medical devices have become increasingly complex and Internet-connected, the leap to certification readiness becomes exponentially more challenging,” confirmed Dr. Holly Hildreth, ISO 14971 auditor and LCS team member. “Not only do manufacturers need to validate their own software applications, but all third-party software must be rigorously tested within the medical device system to ensure that no unexpected events or failures are triggered, especially during the maintenance phase.”

The LCS team implements the certification process using the LDRA tool suite, a comprehensive software analysis and validation solution. The LDRA tool suite automates all stages of the verification process to achieve compliance readiness from requirements traceability to analysis, unit testing and validation. Using a broad range of qualifiable verification capabilities that support IEC 62304 certification objectives at all class levels, the LDRA tool suite manages and tracks lifecycle artifacts to achieve bidirectional traceability, as well as automated regression testing, through the development and maintenance phases.

The full capabilities of the LDRA IEC 62304 certifiable support package will be demonstrated at DESIGN West in San Jose, CA, March 27–29 in Booth 1337. Visit the booth to see how a software project can achieve certifiable readiness through requirements traceability from requirements creation through development and validation for the certification standard you need.

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About LDRA

For more than 35 years, LDRA has developed and driven the market for software that automates code analysis and software testing for safety-, mission-, security- and business-critical markets. Working with clients to achieve early error identification and full compliance with industry standards, LDRA traces requirements through static and dynamic analysis to unit testing and verification for a wide variety of hardware and software platforms. Boasting a worldwide presence, LDRA is headquartered in the UK with subsidiaries in the United States with an extensive distributor network. For more information on the LDRA tool suite, please visit: www.ldra.com.

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Mar. 21, 2012 – Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, is a platinum sponsor of the Android Summit at DESIGN West 2012 and will drive Android awareness and education through a series of activities to address the topic of growing Android in the embedded device market. Additionally, Wind River will lead a variety of technical sessions and demonstrations tackling other key industry trends such as machine-to-machine (M2M), security and full system simulation during the DESIGN West 2012 summits taking place March 26-29 in San Jose, California.

“With its flexibility, rapid rate of innovation and fast growing ecosystem, Android has opened up significant possibilities for the embedded industry,” said Jim Douglas, senior vice president of marketing at Wind River. “Wind River is committed to contributing to the advancement of the embedded community by helping developers maximize their potential via the latest technologies and key industry movements such as Android, M2M and security.”

Special sessions

* Optimizing Application Performance with Android Native Development Kit (March 27 at 11:30 a.m. in Room B1/B2): Presented by Mike Anderson, chief scientist of the PTR Group, the session will show how using the Android Native Development Kit to run code “closer to the metal” on an Android platform will allow developers to speed and extract maximum performance from the platform.

* Could the Stuxnet Worm Have Been Prevented with Better Testing Practices? (March 27 at 4:30 p.m. in Salon 2): Presented by Ido Sarig, vice president of product marketing for device test, this session investigates how testing for security flaws differs from conventional testing, review the challenges inherent in testing embedded software and discuss proactive testing approaches such as adopting the perspective of hackers to combat security vulnerabilities.

Key demonstrations

* Android for Auto: Customized Android software for automotive in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems.

* Security Enhanced Android: Demonstration of a security-enabled Android platform and virtualized environments running Android and multiple operating systems.

* M2M: Demonstration of M2M Smart Services Embedded Developer Kits.

* Intelligent, Connected mHealth Devices: Personalized, interoperable and compliant health management solutions that communicate seamlessly across the health-care ecosystem.

* Full System Simulation: Wind River Simics demonstration highlighting simulation of complex, networked systems and debugging at the system level.

* Testing for Security: Wind River Test Management demonstrations featuring simulated hacker attacks and flagging of suspicious, untested code.

Wind River is exhibiting at booth #1623 at DESIGN West 2012. For additional details about Wind River’s activities at the event, visit www.windriver.com/announces/design-west-2012/.

About Wind River

Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is a world leader in embedded and mobile software. Wind River has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981, and its technology is found in more than 1 billion products. Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, Calif., with offices in 20 countries. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com or at www.facebook.com/WindRiverSystems.

Tokyo, Mar 8, 2012 – Fujitsu today announced that HOPE/EGMAIN-RX, its electronic medical record (EMR) system, has been upgraded with a new function that enables outpatient clinics to cross-reference medical data with other institutions by utilizing HumanBridge, Fujitsu’s SaaS-based regional medical network, and other regional medical networks. Sales of the new upgraded version of HOPE/EGMAIN-RX in Japan will begin today.

With the added function offered by using HumanBridge, Fujitsu’s regional medical network solution, or similar networks, clinics and other medical facilities will be able to cross-reference each others’ patient data that each separately maintains.

As a result, the contents of a patient’s medical records can be instantly confirmed from any medical institution within a region. This ability will help to avoid unnecessary duplications of diagnostic tests or drug administration. Moreover, it will support the provision of swift and accurate medical services for procedures demanding expediency, such as emergency outpatient procedures.

Background

To provide patients with high-quality healthcare, in recent years there has been a rising need for collaboration to care for patients across regional areas. Though clinics often take on the role of the local residents’ primary care physician, when they refer patients to a central hospital or a specialized treatment facility, it is often the case that the patient’s medical information is not adequately communicated by telephone or email. In addition, for patients admitted to an ER, there are many cases where cross-referencing demands expediency, and smooth, swift, and accurate coordination of clinical data is essential.

To meet these needs, Fujitsu is launching its newly upgraded version of the EMR and medical administration system for outpatient clinics, HOPE/EGMAIN-RX, that is capable of conducting cross referencing. Now, through the use of HumanBridge or other regional medical network, a standard information-sharing feature allows clinics and medical institutions to view the patient data that each separately maintains.

Product Features

1. Sharing a clinic’s EMR data with other medical institutions

Upon obtaining consent from the patient to disclose EMR data, information such as order forms, profiles, disease indications, laboratory results, and medication histories can be provided at the request of other medical institutions connected to the regional medical network. By enabling providers to receive a comprehensive grasp of all previous medical examinations and treatments, unnecessary duplication of diagnostic tests or drug administration can be avoided, resulting in more efficient care. In addition, by enabling the provision of EMR data, medical clinics on outlying islands or in sparsely populated areas can collaborate with central hospitals, facilitating the provision of care at a consistently high level of quality.

2. Achieving smooth coordination utilizing HumanBridge

By utilizing HumanBridge, Fujitsu’s regional medical network solution, medical institutions can share information in real time. For cases demanding expediency, such as emergency outpatient procedures, it is possible to confirm a patient’s examination history more rapidly. Furthermore, when linking HOME/EGMAIN-RX with HumanBridge, there is no need to deploy an additional server for the connection, thus enabling systems to be built at a lower cost.

3. Supports SS-MIX-compliant storage technology

Apart from “HumanBridge”, Fujitsu has experience in enabling the provision of EMR data between institutions by implementing regional medical networks that use SS-MIX-compliant storage technology, and the company aims to contribute to improving the quality of regional healthcare without imposing any system constraints.

4. Strict security measures for sharing patient data

Connections with regional medical networks comply with security standards that conform to the “Guidelines for the Safety of Medical Information Systems” provided by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, for secure sharing of patient information.

5. Environmental contribution from switchover to digitally based operations

Because referral forms and supplemental materials that had been paper-based can now be converted to digital form, it is anticipated that a clinic will be able to reduce its annual CO2 emissions by 0.5 tons.

About Fujitsu Limited

Fujitsu is a leading provider of information and communication technology (ICT)-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 170,000 employees supporting customers in over 100 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US$55 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. For more information, please visit www.fujitsu.com.

HONEYWELL ADDS NEW FLOW RANGES TO ZEPHYR™ AIRFLOW SENSOR PORTFOLIO TO OPTIMIZE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IN MEDICAL, INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

MINNEAPOLIS, February 28, 2012 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it has added new flow ranges to its Zephyr™ Analog and Digital Airflow Sensor portfolio to provide high sensitivity at very low flows – making the sensor portfolio ideal for use in a variety of medical equipment and industrial applications.

Honeywell has added four standard flow ranges between ±50 SCCM and ±750 SCCM to its existing flow range of ±200 SCCM. In addition to the flow ranges, a new port/housing style, the short port fastener mount, has also been added to the portfolio. The extended flow ranges give the Honeywell Zephyr™ the ability to detect low-pressure drops that often occur in medical applications and which can impact patient comfort, and can reduce noise and system wear on components, such as motors and pumps. In industrial applications, lower flow range detection can optimize performance in gas leak detection and clogged HVAC air filter detection.

“With the addition of the new airflow ranges, Honeywell provides its customers with more options to integrate the sensor into their application,” said AJ Smith, director of global product marketing for Honeywell Sensing and Control. “Customers will also benefit from the portfolio’s industry-leading accuracy and the ability to customize the sensor to meet their specific application needs.”

Customers who have already designed a bypass that extends the flow range above the normal range of the existing airflow sensor can now use the Honeywell Zephyr™ airflow sensor to optimize overall performance and reduce manufacturing costs.

Additional industry-leading features of the Honeywell Zephyr™ airflow portfolio include:

• Total Error Band as low as ±2.25 %FSS (full scale span) allow for very accurate airflow measurement

• Stability reduces errors due to thermal effects and null shift, providing accurate readings over time and often eliminating system calibration after PC board mount

• Linear output provides a more intuitive signal than the raw output of basic airflow sensors, helping to reduce production costs and design and implementation time

• Low pressure drop typically improves patient comfort in medical applications, and reduces noise and system wear on other components such as motors and pumps

Potential applications for the Honeywell Zephyr™ airflow sensors include:

• Medical: anesthesia, hospital diagnostics (spectrometry/gas chromatography), nebulizers, oxygen concentrators, patient monitoring, sleep apnea, spirometers, ventilators, and ventricular assist devices

• Industrial: air-to-fuel ratio, analytical instrumentation (spectrometry, chromatography), fuel cells, gas leak detection, gas meters, HVAC filters, VAV system on HVAC systems, and meteorology

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ISO has published a new technical specification which will increase protection of personal health information processed, stored and transferred by computer systems for subsequent use by clinicians and others in healthcare organizations. ISO/TS 14265:2011, Health informatics – Classification of purposes for processing personal health information, defines a set of high-level categories of purposes for which such personal health information can be processed .

Electronic health records (EHRs) are used more and more. They involve the systematic electronic collection of health information about individual patients or populations, such as information about the physical or and mental health of an individual or provision of health services.

Health information is usually documented by healthcare professionals as part of the process of delivering care, and subsequently used to support the continuing care of each patient. However, EHR information might also be needed and used to enable the healthcare organization (such as a hospital) to manage its services better and more safely, and for a wider range of purposes such as public health, education and research.

Information may at times need to be shared with other organizations (e.g. between a hospital and a general practitioner). For ethical and legal reasons, information should only be used for the purposes for which it was collected or created. Up to now there has been no standard listing of the possible kinds of purpose of use of personal health information.

ISO/TS 14265:2011, provides a framework for classifying the various specific purposes that can be defined and used by individual policy domains (e.g. healthcare organizations, regional health authorities, jurisdiction countries) as an aid to the consistent management of information in the delivery of healthcare services and for the communication of electronic health records across organizational and jurisdictional boundaries.

Elaine Sawatsky and Dipak Kalra, Project leaders of the committee that developed the standard comment: “This important piece of work is now available to help organizations understand how to manage the personal health information that they hold, and how to ensure that the information is used appropriately and consistently.”

ISO/TS 14265:2011, Health informatics – Classification of purposes for processing personal health information, was developed by ISO/TC 215, health informatics. It is available from ISO national member institutes (see the complete list with contact details). It may also be obtained directly from the ISO Central Secretariat, price 80 Swiss francs respectively through the ISO Store or by contacting the Marketing, Communication & Information department (see right-hand column).

ATLANTA, Jan. 30, 2012 — In 2012 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are looking to increase bottom line margins and brand loyalty by avoiding equipment issues related to power glitches. In addition, they are looking to set themselves apart from the competition by utilizing new power protection technology for their electronic products, according to Innovolt, a pioneer and leader in intelligent electronics protection and management. Increased electronic equipment demands are seen across the board from consumer electronics and office equipment to the medical device and cable industries. The global office equipment market is set to reach U.S. $78 billion by 2015, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. In addition, the Consumer Electronics Show recently stated that the average U.S. household has 24 consumer electronic products. U.S. consumer electronics industry sales were also expected to exceed $190 billion in 2011. With the increased dependability on electronics across critical market segments, protection of these devices is needed now more than ever.

The Electronics Landscape: The Issue Behind the Wall

While electronics continue to increase in number and complexity, the source of power to devices has not evolved. The power grid remains antiquated, with little to no update since its 1882 invention, and it’s a little known fact that power disturbances cost U.S. businesses hundreds of billions of dollars annually, according to industry research firm Electronics Power Research Institute. Power protection for equipment is more important than ever, particularly when today’s OEM’s products are driven by microprocessors, which operate best only when the power supply is consistent. The digital sophistication trend is expected to accelerate on a consistent basis going forward, fueling the need for reliable power to electronics.

“Companies are starting off 2012 under the same budget constraints as the OEMs and the ability to sell product reliability will be crucial to maintain mindshare,” states Jeff Spence, COO and president of Innovolt. “The addition or embedding of Innovolt technology is the most cost-effective and efficient means of achieving this ‘stamp of survivability’.”

Evolution of Electronics Protection

“The fact that most equipment dies an early death is not lost on the electronics industry. The disconnect is that the industry hasn’t, until now, been able to quantify the damage, severity or loss due to the chaos of the grid. They also haven’t been exposed to a cost-effective and efficient solution to these problems,” Spence continues.

Until now we’ve been functioning in a world where protection options for electronics have been limited to under-functioning surge protectors for aftermarket consumer use, or expensive technologies such as UPS, for use by large enterprise systems. Spence states, “the demand for traditional surge protection is understood. What is not understood, is for every voltage surge that is protected against, there are more than 200 other damaging disturbances that hit equipment that neither surge protection or filtering can mitigate. These are the events of the ‘silent killer’ which decrease equipments lifespan and increase the need for service.”

The technology filling the gap between surge and UPS, Innovolt’s proprietary and patented electronics protection technology, is cost-effective, highly scalable and integratable, and is proven to significantly increase product reliability and lifespan. Where deployed, companies have seen a marked decrease in service calls on protected equipment. In addition, this patented electronics protection guards against damage from 99.5 percent of power interruptions, including infinite voltage and current variations.

About Innovolt

Atlanta-based Innovolt is an electronics protection leader and first to bridge the gap between the power protection and asset service markets. Cost-effective, highly scalable and integratable, Innovolt’s proprietary and patented power protection technology is proven to significantly increase product lifespan and reliability. Innovolt’s comprehensive technology platform is proven to help electronic equipment last longer and with fewer service interruptions by keeping it safe from the common power disturbances that most often damage electronics. Innovolt’s technology guards against damage from 99.5 percent of power interruptions, including infinite voltage and current variations. For more information, visit www.innovolt.com.

January 13, 2012 – POPSI CUBE, a company dedicated to clinical research, has developed in collaboration with Withings Popsicare®, a new computerised solution for the capturing and sharing of pulse and blood pressure data and medical questionnaire directly from the patient’s home.

The capture of medical data from home and its transmission to health professionals in real time is a solution for the future with the advent of telehealth. Popsi Cube is fully aware of the interest that represents access to patient’s medical data in the context of clinical studies but also in the day to day care of patients. As a result, we are now pleased to offer Popsicare® to our partners in pharmaceutical laboratories, Biotech companies, and medical devices industry, that allow access to follow-up data on blood pressure associated with a medical questionnaire.

Popsicare® allows for the integration and transmission of remotely captured pulse and blood pressure data along with patients’ answers to a medical questionnaire. This new convenient interface uses the blood pressure monitor solution proposed by Withings and connected to an iPhone it enables:

• simultaneous tracking of blood pressure evolution for a group of patients,

• sending of a questionnaire to each patient on their Iphone,

• interaction via SMS with the patients to remind them to take their blood pressure,

• gathering of all this information (answers to questionnaires and blood pressure) on a portal dedicated to each health professional.,

• the sending of alerts in real time to health professionals based on the information collected,

• each patient to follow their own pulse and blood pressure data via the Withings interface.

Popsicare® is intended for pharmaceutical laboratories, Biotech companies, and medical devices manufacturers wishing to follow precisely and regularly blood pressure measurements in the context of clinical or epidemiological studies.

Simple to use, the Withings connected self-measurement tool connects to an iPhone. The pulse and blood pressure measurements are made automatically once the questionnaire has been filled out by the patient, in one or several takes. All the information gathered is sent via the cellular connection to a secure server accessible on-line and in real time by the health professional.

As well as the time saved with accessing information, the application Popsicare®, which is based on a standard consumer product solution and validated and approved by the international regulatory agencies, has the advantage of being cost effective for the implementation of clinical studies.

Popsi Cube is currently working on the development of other similar telehealth solutions for Popsicare® using other types of connected captors which can be associated with this new interface such as a, glucometer, spirometer, saturometer and a solution for continuous internal temperature measurement.

About POPSI CUBE

POPSI CUBE, is a global, fast growing, privately owned Contract Research Organization (CRO) with offices based in Europe (Paris-France), North America (Philadelphia-USA) and in North Africa (La Marsa-Tunisia), Popsi Cube has also developed a vast network of partners worldwide. POPSI CUBE provides clinical services to the pharmaceutical, Biotech or medical devices industry, whether on a national or international scale, wishing to develop medicines or medical devices locally or internationally.

Popsi Cube combines its clinical expertise with a proven experience in the research, development and implementation of solutions dedicated to the health industry using the latest information and communications technologies.

For further information about its products and services, please visit the website at : www.popsicube.com

About Withings

Withings designs, develops, and industrializes connected objects. A French start-up, Withings was established by three executives from the technology and telecoms industries. Specialised in consumer products and design, Withings released, in September 2009, the world’s first internet and WiFi connected body scale. Withings is a player in the Internet of Things and thus increases the capabilities of an object by allowing access to the infinite processing power and storage capacities of the internet without increasing the cost. This also allows the user to interact with the remote device, at the optimum time and using the best adapted interface. Withings revolutionises everyday objects by connecting them to the Internet.

For further information about its products and services, please visit the website at : www.withings.fr

KIRKLAND, Wash.–The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced it has reached the first iteration of its active 3D glasses standard using Bluetooth wireless technology. Samsung, among other member companies, is actively working within the Bluetooth SIG to finalize the standard that will give 3D glasses users greater freedom of movement, longer battery life, and increased interoperability with an ever-expanding group of television brands. As the 3D glasses specification makes progress, millions of Bluetooth enabled TVs have already shipped, paving the road to mass adoption of Bluetooth technology in the living room.

“Bluetooth 4.0 technology is a natural fit for wireless connectivity in the living room offering longer battery life for 3D glasses, remote controls, speakers and more. We are excited to play a leading role in the Bluetooth technology revolution in the consumer entertainment space.”

Announcements from the major consumer electronics and semiconductor manufacturers at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 are expected to further cement Bluetooth technology’s position in the TV. Soon Bluetooth enabled TVs will serve as the hub of the connected living room, enabling seamless, robust connections with all Bluetooth technology and Bluetooth Smart devices including remote controls, gaming consoles, speaker systems, keyboards, phones, tablets, health and medical devices and more. In addition, the first wave of the recently announced Bluetooth Smart devices for the connected living room, which take advantage of Bluetooth 4.0’s low energy technology, will be hitting at CES.

In 2011, millions of Bluetooth enabled TVs were shipped to market. The connected living room also includes 71 percent penetration of Bluetooth technology into gaming consoles, with an expected 95.5 percent penetration rate by 2015, according to Peter Cooney, practice director, semiconductors, ABI Research. When coupled with Bluetooth technology’s near 100 percent adoption rate in smartphones, the standard becomes the simple and secure way to wirelessly connect and control devices in the living room and throughout the home.

Bluetooth SIG members currently ship more than 5 million devices per day, with an established installed base of 4 billion devices worldwide. Bluetooth technology is simple, secure and everywhere.

Supporting Quotes

Michael Foley, Ph.D., executive director, Bluetooth SIG:

“When it comes to the connected living room, Bluetooth technology has the advantage of already being in billions of devices, including the latest Bluetooth Smart and Bluetooth Smart Ready products using Bluetooth v4.0. And we’re seeing it here at CES too. Whether it’s LG Magic Motion remote controls or Samsung 3D glasses and QWERTY remotes, Bluetooth technology is in millions of television sets, with millions more on the way this year alone. And innovative remote controls and 3D glasses are just the beginning. The real magic for the consumer is having their Bluetooth enabled TV seamlessly connect with other Bluetooth devices in the home, including their wireless speaker system, set-top box, phone, tablet, fitness devices, home thermostat, appliances, and more. Enabling manufacturers to create products that connect with their customers’ other Bluetooth devices (an installed base of over seven billion products worldwide) is a major reason the industry is standardizing on Bluetooth technology.”

Jurack Chae, vice president of R&D team, Samsung Electronics:

“Samsung first introduced 3D Smart TVs with Bluetooth technology in 2011, providing consumers with enhanced convenience. Samsung is actively working within the Bluetooth SIG on the 3-D glasses standard so that we can provide consumers products with industry leading compatibility and device-to-device connectivity. Samsung will continue to develop technology that provides satisfying new consumer experiences.”

Craig Ochikubo, vice president and general manager Wireless Personal Area Network line of business, Broadcom:

“The quick development and advancement of the Bluetooth technology collaboration for active 3D glasses demonstrates the need for a connectivity standard that will deliver a more innovative, intuitive and exciting user experience. This is just the beginning of what we can come to expect from Bluetooth technology in our homes.”

Anthony Murray, senior vice president of home business area, CSR:

“Selecting Bluetooth as the control mechanism for wireless 3D glasses reinforces that Bluetooth technology provides the resilience, low-power and proven performance necessary for an exceptional user experience. Adding 3D glasses into the Bluetooth ecosystem for the Living room is the natural choice and further endorses the use of Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart technology in a variety of home entertainment products.”

Svenn-Tore Larsen, CEO, Nordic Semiconductor ASA:

“The advancement of the Bluetooth 3D standard sets the stage for Bluetooth becoming the wireless technology of choice for CE equipment. It will give the user the opportunity to connect a range of new Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart devices to their CE equipment and we are excited to be showing at CES our Bluetooth Smart navigation remote for connected TVs, complete with gesture support and a full QWERTY keyboard.”

Sid Shaw, product marketing manager, low-power RF, Texas Instruments Incorporated:

“Bluetooth 4.0 technology is a natural fit for wireless connectivity in the living room offering longer battery life for 3D glasses, remote controls, speakers and more. We are excited to play a leading role in the Bluetooth technology revolution in the consumer entertainment space.”

About Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

Bluetooth wireless technology is the global wireless standard enabling simple connectivity for a broad range of electronic devices. Version 4.0 featuring Bluetooth low energy technology creates new application opportunities for products within the mobile phone, consumer electronics, PC, automotive, health & wellness, sports & fitness and smart home industries. With nearly two billion devices shipping annually, Bluetooth technology is the only proven wireless solution for developers, product manufacturers, and consumers worldwide. Backed by industry leading companies, the Bluetooth SIG empowers more than 15,000 member companies to collaborate, innovate and guide Bluetooth wireless technology. For more information please visit www.bluetooth.com. Bluetooth wireless technology: Simple. Secure. Everywhere

ALAMEDA, Calif.–Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, has introduced Wind River Solution Accelerators for Android, a series of software modules to help developers jumpstart their Android development and rapidly integrate compelling features and functionalities to their devices.

Wind River Solution Accelerators for Android are currently available in three software modules: 1) User Experience, 2) Connectivity and 3) Medical. Highlights from each module include the following:

1. User Experience: accelerated boot time technologies including Hyper boot enabling devices to resume from RAM in less than 1 second and from Flash in 8 seconds, multi-windowing screen navigation, multimedia functionalities and a firmware management system that supports both online and offline update methods.

2. Connectivity: multimedia interoperability capabilities via the DLNA standard, SyncML support and FM radio capabilities.

3. Medical: Designed to help medical device manufacturers leverage Android’s platform richness and flexibility for innovation, this module supports the IEEE 11073 stack, the format for information exchange between personal health devices such as weight scales, blood pressure monitors and blood oxygen monitors. The module also includes an optimized Bluetooth Health Device Protocol implementation and applications for medical sensor management and resulting data display, reporting and communication.

“Fast-paced technology release cycles and intense competitive pressures have created incredibly tight market deadlines and the demand to create differentiating features, while staying on budget, continues to increase,” said Chris Buerger, senior director of product management and marketing for Android software at Wind River. “Wind River is taking its wealth of Android knowledge and providing a catalog of powerful Android solution accelerators that developers can immediately draw from and customize to their individual device development needs.”

Wind River Solution Accelerators for Android are tested and validated applications and middleware components that can be combined with expert custom engineering services to optimize for market specific needs. Original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers and service providers can use Wind River Android Solution Accelerators to quickly build their own Android-based offerings and then add branding, personalization and other distinguishing features.

Wind River possesses extensive Android expertise, most recently working with major global players such as Clarion, Fujitsu and Leadcore Technology on a diverse range of Android implementations. Wind River has grown a network of specialized mobile technology development centers around the world and is also a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance, joining in 2007 as an original Linux commercialization partner. Wind River offers a powerful portfolio of mobile solutions as well as world-class global support and services, including highly complex customization and optimization work for open source platforms such as Android.

Wind River Solution Accelerators for Android modules are immediately available to customers worldwide. Additional information about Wind River Solution Accelerators for Android is available at www.windriver.com/products/mobile/.

Additionally, Wind River will be at CES showcasing Wind River Solution Accelerators for Android demonstrations at booth MP25057. A complete list of Wind River’s CES activities is available at www.windriver.com/announces/ces-2012/.

About Wind River

Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), is a world leader in embedded and mobile software. Wind River has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981 and its technology is found in more than 1 billion products. Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, Calif., with offices in more than 20 countries. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com or www.facebook.com/WindRiverSystems.

ARBOR Technology has recently launched Qseven form factor CPU module – EmQ-v900. With its compact size and low power consumption features, the EmQ-v900 is perfect for a wide variety of applications. Powered by built-in VIA Nano U3500 processor and soldered onboard 1GB DDR3 SDRAM, the EmQ-v900 provides better efficiency while offering great stability.

The EmQ-v900 supports 24bit single channel LVDS, Display Port and TMDS, with great expansibility, it suits application such as medical device, gaming machine and portable device. The modularization design facilitates EmQ-v900 to upgrade and integrate with systems which can shorten product time to market and reduce developing cost.

ARBOR’s computer on module series includes all kinds of form factor such as Qseven, COM Express, XTX, ETX, PC/104 and PC/104-Plus. The complete from factor offers great diversity of choices for customers. More information, please visit ARBOR website at www.arbor.com.tw

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About ARBOR

Since founded in 1993, ARBOR Tech. has been specializing in embedded computing and networking solutions to help realize the vision of “Digital Enterprise & Digital Life.” We have been delivering numerous successful projects for our customers with outstanding results in terms of adopting advanced embedded design, severe test & measurement and quick response to market changes. ARBOR provides a full fleet of embedded computing platforms from board to system, which let you cover the needs of networking communication, DVR surveillance, industrial control, process control, transportation control, POS & Kiosk and Tablet PC.

ARBOR is an ISO-9001 certified embedded & networking manufacturer and commits to deliver high quality products with international standard and well-defined production process. Also, ARBOR was awarded the “Taiwan Symbol of Excellence Award” by its products, which verifies its efforts and commitment to embedded computing. As a member of the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance, ARBOR realizes your embedded computing vision with the most advanced Intel® embedded computing solutions. ARBOR has intensive operations across the world and deploys embedded computing solutions to every corner wherever you are.

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9 December 2011: Five new technology businesses walked away as winners at last night’s finals of the Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups 2011 competition. Advanced Balance Systems, Blu-Wireless Technology, Mindings, Proxama and Qiqqa were selected from 20 start-ups invited to pitch their innovative wireless technologies and business plans to 25 leading venture capitalists, angels and industry investors. Senior representatives from companies including Microsoft, RIM, Nokia, Qualcomm Ventures, Innovacom, Broadcom, Orange, O2 Telefonica and ARM were there to judge the finalists and provide expert advice.

The five winners were presented with their awards at Queens’ College in Cambridge during a special Cambridge Wireless dinner.

Advanced Balance Systems has developed WalkasinsTM, a wearable medical device that reduces the risk of falls in people with balance problems; Blu-Wireless is developing low-cost multi-Gigabit semiconductor WiFi products for next generation consumer electronics devices; Mindings has developed an app that helps connects families and friends through a digital photo-frame or similar device that displays pictures, message and reminders; Proxama is pioneering near field communications and contactless technology for marketing and payments applications; and Qiqqa is software that helps researchers manage and extract maximum value from their research materials.

In addition to the prestigious Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups trophies, the winners receive £2,000 each along with free business and consultancy services.

They also have the opportunity to present their new technologies and business visions to 300+ leading wireless industry delegates from over 20 countries at the prestigious 2012 Future of Wireless International Conference next June.

“The quality of entrants shows that innovation and entrepreneurship is clearly very much alive,” said Clennell Collingwood, Investment Director at TTP Ventures. “It was difficult for us to pick out five winners and we are confident that all the Discovering Start-Up winners and many of the other finalists will go on to make important contributions to the wireless industry.”

“All the finalists had a unique opportunity to pitch to a dream line up of business angels, VCs and corporate investors with years of experience of spotting winners,” said Soraya Jones, CEO of Cambridge Wireless. “The support from the judges, sponsors, Cambridge Wireless members and entrants has been excellent and reflects the level of expertise, encouragement and business infrastructure that exists to nurture and help drive the success of innovative start ups.”

“Now in its second year, Discovering Start-Ups is supported by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) and sponsored by Microlease, Neondrum, Rohde and Schwarz, S-Tech Insurance Services, Dorsey and Whitney and Alliantus. Other organisations backing the Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups initiative include: Avidity IP, Business Link, Cambridge Network, Cambridge University, CamtechNet, Connected Cambridge, Enterprise Europe Network, Google, IdeaSpace, Innovation Martlesham, Nesta, One Nucleus, St John’s Innovation Centre and Survive & Thrive.

“Discovering Start-Ups has once again been a great success and were delighted to support the initiative to encourage, inspire and recognise the next generation of technology entrepreneurs,” said Kevin Coleman, Managing Director of Alliantus and Project Director.

A full list of judges and entrants can be seen at www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/discoveringstartups

About the winners

Advanced Balance Systems

Walkasins(TM), is a wearable medical device that helps reduce the risk of falls in people with balance problems by up to 50%. One in three over 65 will sustain a fall-related injury at great personal and economic cost. Walkasins works by providing vibrotactile biofeedback to augment or replace impaired balance sensation and is a new approach to solving this serious problem.

Blu-Wireless Technology – www.bluwirelesstechnology.com

Blu-Wireless Technology is a fabless semiconductor company developing low cost multi-Gigabit WiFi products set to become a core component of tomorrow’s consumer electronics devices. The unique single chip 60 GHz transceiver being developed will be of significantly reduced cost and power with emphasis on manufacturability when compared to the anticipated competing products. The product will allow mobile operators to offload cloud based video data from their networks by the near instantaneous syncing to portable platforms with very low battery usage. Demonstrations of >2Gbps data transfers have already been made to Japanese customers.

Mindings – www.mindings.com

Mindings connects families by enabling rich connections – anyone with a mobile phone can share meaningful moments with their family members. Personal captioned photos, text messages, calendar reminders, Facebook content and much more appear instantly on a digital photo frame they don’t even need to touch. Mindings is an Android App that can run on a number of often-inexpensive internet-connected digital tablets and devices. The content – perhaps a holiday photograph, a reminder of a doctor’s appointment, or a just a spontaneous ‘Thinking about you’ SMS text message – cycles through without the recipient ever having to touch the device.

Proxama Ltd – www.proxama.com Proxama is a specialist in developing near-field communication (NFC) and contactless technology. With the recent acquisition of proximity marketing company, Hypertag, Proxama is in a unique position to offer expertise in all areas of proximity and mobile marketing. Proxama worked alongside MasterCard Worldwide to create an end-to-end payment solution, and has recently signed a partnership agreement with Nokia to develop NFC applications for the new generation of smartphones. With extensive experience in smartcard, mobile and NFC technology, Proxama has a passion to bring NFC to people in a way that optimises experience while concealing the technology.

Qiqqa – www.qiqqa.com

Qiqqa, pronounced ‘quicker’, is software that helps researchers manage and extract maximum value from their research materials. Combining innovative tools with powerful natural language processing, Qiqqa lets researchers cope with the avalanche of papers and information that their research involves. Qiqqa helps them focus on the important facts, discover related material and improve recall. Students love Qiqqa because it’s free, but the software has applications in industry too. Qiqqa Premium brings additional features, expanded web storage, group collaboration, and no advertising. People go to Google to search, Facebook to socialise and Amazon to read. People go to Qiqqa to learn.

About Cambridge Wireless

Cambridge Wireless is a leading industry forum and vibrant community with a rapidly expanding network of companies actively involved in the development and application of wireless technologies. In addition to high level networking dinners and events, a strong educational programme and business development activities, Cambridge Wireless runs the annual Future of Wireless International Conference along with the prestigious Discovering Start-Ups programme and competition to support emerging, innovative wireless companies. Over 15 Special Interest Groups focused on specific technologies and market sectors, also provide opportunities for members to meet, form partnerships to exploit new commercial opportunities, and share knowledge and information about the latest industry trends and hot topics.

Cambridge Wireless has partnerships with other leading industry clusters and organisations around the world to extend its international reach and to keep members up to date with the latest global developments and business opportunities. For more information, please visit www.cambridgewireless.co.uk

About the East of England Development Agency

EEDA has a clear mission – to improve the economy of the East of England – whether it’s helping businesses through the recession, supporting people to be the best they can or breathing new life into places. EEDA works across the six counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. EEDA investment decisions have a track record of delivering considerable returns. An independent report found that for every £1 EEDA spent, it generated a mid-point return of £4.75 for the region’s economy. Visit www.eeda.org.uk to find out more.

Wirral, UK, November 30, 2011. LDRA, the leading provider of automated software verification, source code analysis, and test tools, has announced today that its LDRA tool suite now supports QNX Software System Limited’s QNX® Momentics® Tool Suite and QNX® Neutrino® Realtime Operating System (RTOS). This offers a best-in-class approach fine-tuned for development needs and compliance to industry standards. Increased government scrutiny and new standards have created a compliance burden that challenges time-to-market goals and threatens to explode software development costs. By providing compatibility with QNX technology, LDRA confronts the burden of regulatory compliance and unrealistic schedules, which in turn supports companies’ efforts to build reliable, safety-critical systems without sacrificing development speed or cost.

The LDRA support for the QNX Momentics Tool Suite and QNX Neutrino RTOS brings a boost in quality and performance that can accelerate time to market. The QNX Momentics Tool Suite features application profiler and system profiler tools, which enable developers to visualize performance and operations at the system level across multiple cores, chips, or boards. Using these tools, developers can quickly identify and correct bottlenecks and deadlocks, and better manage resource utilization.

LDRA’s static and dynamic analysis capabilities include specific implementations for regulatory standards. Developers gain application feedback tailored to the specific safety-critical industry standards they must meet. LDRA tool suite users may quickly and efficiently achieve the highest possible certification standards due to this tuned and optimized monitoring of code coverage, identification of untested code, and auto generation of test harnesses.

Following the avionics standard of DO-178B, many industry standards—IEC 62304 for medical, IEC 61508 for industrial safety, and the newly ratified ISO 26262 for automotive—demand focus on requirements traceability as well. LDRA’s superior MC/DC code coverage is ideal for ISO 26262, which requires more strenuous code coverage requirements. As well, the LDRA tool suite traces all application requirements and offers bidirectional graphical insight into the relationships between the requirements, code, and tests, exposing process-level problems that are difficult to find. The improved compatibility enables greater insight and compliance with the targeted industry standard.

The LDRA solution serves as a frontline of defense for medical, industrial safety and automotive markets where industry standards are taking on an increasingly significant role as system complexity increases. In combining the strengths of system-level performance monitoring and requirement traceability within a standard-specific framework and compliance check, the regulatory process is streamlined. With better management of the development process, developers can concentrate on innovation, knowing that the tools support and enforce the software quality fundamental to certification of the product.

“Key trends driving today’s eHealth market—aging populations, rising health care costs and demand for remote access to medical diagnosis and treatment—have caused medical-device manufacturers to create telehealth and telemedical devices,” noted Kroy Zeviar, Business Alliance Manager, QNX Software Systems. “Issues such as portability, wireless connectivity, compelling user experiences, safety, data security, quality, and reliability have become paramount. By working with leading experts such as LDRA to provide compatible technologies, we can help customers deliver solutions that manage system complexity and software compliance.”

“Similar shifts are evident in other industry sectors as well,” confirmed Ian Hennell, LDRA’s Operations Director. “Entrenched hardware assets are being replaced with software solutions in industrial automation, automotive and medical, and the need for an end-to-end software environment that traces all system requirements to prove proper design, code and test through development to certification has been painfully obvious. For many of these companies, the need to comply with industry standards is new. Our goal in ensuring that our tools work in conjunction with leading software providers such as QNX Software Systems is to enable such companies to streamline their processes in their efforts to deliver reliable, safe and secure embedded systems.”

The LDRA tool suite can verify applications created with the QNX Momentics Tool Suite, not only in the desktop simulated environments, but also on the target device. Using network communication to download the executable to the target, LDRA monitors and analyzes the execution history and unit test data. Comprehensive static and dynamic analysis can be run on the target system with the benefit of full report management from a common platform. Thanks to LDRA Eclipse plug-ins, developers can choose to use either the LDRA GUI interfaces or those of QNX Momentics Tool Suite.

The QNX Momentics Tool Suite is a comprehensive, Eclipse-based integrated development environment with innovative profiling tools for maximum insight into system behavior. Developers gain at-a-glance views of real-time interactions, memory profiles, and shorten their debug times—all factors that can lead to faster time to market. Using this suite, developers can target the QNX Neutrino RTOS, a full-featured, robust OS optimized to meet the constrained requirements of real-time embedded systems.

The LDRA tool suite offers complete lifecycle software testing covering all phases of development from requirements traceability, modelling, coding, analysis and test. Extensive compliance checking for both programming and industry standards, as well as requirements traceability establishes the LDRA tool suite as the most comprehensive, best-in-class software testing environment for mission- and safety-critical software.

LDRA and QNX Software Systems are hosting an online seminar entitled, “Optimizing the Development of Certified Medical Devices” on December 7, 2011. After a brief overview of IEC 62304 and its impact on medical design and development, guidelines that encourage clean, modular and architecturally enforced process are complemented with details on how to trace your requirements through design, code analysis, testing, and verification. To attend the seminar, please link to seminar2.techonline.com/s/qnx_dec0711a.

About LDRA

For more than 35 years, LDRA has developed and driven the market for software that automates code analysis and software testing for safety-, mission-, security- and business- critical markets. Working with clients to achieve early error identification and full compliance with industry standards, LDRA traces requirements through static and dynamic analysis to unit testing and verification for a wide variety of hardware and software platforms. Boasting a worldwide presence, LDRA is headquartered in the UK with subsidiaries in the United States and an extensive distributor network. For more information on the LDRA tool suite, please visit: www.ldra.com.

Digia, Qt Commercial, the pioneer in the commercial development, licensing, support and services of Qt Commercial, a leading UI and application framework for desktop and embedded development, together with QNX Software Systems Limited, a leading supplier of operating systems, tools, and services for connected embedded systems, announced that Digia will extend its primary platform support for the latest Qt Commercial development framework solutions to include the QNX(r) Neutrino(r) Realtime Operating System (RTOS).

Qt Commercial support for the QNX Neutrino RTOS will be available with the Qt Commercial 4.8.1 release in Q1 2012; the beta-level implementation for QNX Neutrino is already in Qt Commercial 4.8.0 and will be released before year end.

Qt Commercial from Digia is a cross-platform UI and application framework with tools designed to facilitate the creation and deployment of applications for desktop and embedded platforms. Qt is a renowned UI and application framework used in the automotive, medical, aerospace and industrial automation industries. The framework includes:

· APIs for C++ programming

· Easy-to-use modular class library

· Integrated development tools

· Cross-platform IDE

· Quick and efficient LIVE technical support from Qt experts

Digia, Qt Commercial is the only company that provides a one-stop shop for all Qt development needs, which includes flexible licensing, R&D, support, services and training all under one roof.

“Digia, Qt Commercial is pleased to add primary platform support for the QNX Neutrino RTOS, one of the embedded industry’s leading realtime operating systems”, said Tuukka Turunen, Director of R&D, Digia, Qt Commercial. “Together, the Qt Commercial framework and the QNX Neutrino RTOS can give developers the flexibility to create compelling UIs and applications for mission-critical projects and to run them in a reliable manner with quick response times. Our work with QNX Software Systems further upholds our cross-platform strategy to expand our commitment to support leading RTOS providers.”

The QNX Neutrino RTOS is used in a vast array of applications worldwide, from in-car infotainment systems and medical devices, to multimedia tablets, Internet routers, wind turbines, and railway control centers. Whether you drive to work, use the Internet, turn on a light, or watch TV, chances are, you are taking advantage of systems that leverage QNX® technology.

“Qt Commercial offers an ideal complement to the rich palette of UI technologies and application environments available for the QNX Neutrino RTOS,” said Grant Courville, Director of Product Management, QNX Software Systems. “Many QNX customers, especially those in the medical device market, will be thrilled to know that they can now combine the powerful application environment and UI tools of Qt Commercial with the industry-leading performance and reliability of the QNX Neutrino RTOS.”

About Digia, Qt Commercial

Digia Plc, the Helsinki-based services and consulting powerhouse listed in the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki exchange (DIG1V), is a worldwide leading Qt application and UI development, consulting, testing and UX design services and consulting company. Digia is a recognized global leader in the Qt ecosystem with over 10 years of Qt competence and investment. Digia’s pioneering Qt Commercial product and services offering provides commercial developers and companies the most powerful cross-platform UI and application framework available today on desktop and embedded platforms with a one-stop shop for development, licensing, support, consulting and training. Digia operates in China, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and USA. Qt is used by over 400,000 developers worldwide at large and small businesses across more than 70 industries. To learn more about Digia, Qt Commercial, please visit: qt.digia.com.

About QNX Software Systems

QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM; TSX:RIM), is a leading vendor of operating systems, development tools, and professional services for the embedded systems market. Global leaders such as Audi, Cisco, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens depend on QNX technology for vehicle infotainment systems, network routers, medical devices, industrial controllers, security and defense systems, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems Limited is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada; its products are distributed in over 100 countries worldwide. Visit www.qnx.com.

Michael Garrison, Head of Business Development at Health Enterprise East Ltd will argue that it is no longer sufficient to develop novel medical devices, diagnostics and healthcare products with distinctive and improved features. Economic and quality/safety pressures on healthcare mean that it has to improve the productivity, safety and quality of healthcare delivery.

Health Enterprise East Ltd (HEE) is the NHS partner organisation for Innovation. HEE helps companies realise commercial success in the NHS market by aligning the benefits of innovative products and optimal patient care pathways to achieve the strategic aims of the NHS.

Michael Garrison joined HEE in 2010 from the pharmaceutical industry, where his 31-year career spanned the globe.

His experience includes 12 years in pharmaceutical sales and marketing in the USA with Wellcome, followed by 19 years based in the UK but having global management responsibilities for a variety of functional areas. Those areas included new product development & commercialisation of three products having over $1bn annual sales, business & corporate development, intellectual property management (i.e., patents & trademarks) at GlaxoWellcome Plc, Gilead Sciences Inc. and Phytopharm Plc.

Medelec, the new medical electronics conference and exhibition will be held in Cambridge on the 29th November 2011. www.medelec.co.uk/

MEDELEC is the only technical event in the UK which focuses specifically on the increasingly important role that electronics components and embedded systems are playing in the design, development and manufacture of medical devices.

The MEDELEC one-day conference and exhibition will be of value to electronics engineers and technical managers working in the clinical and healthcare sectors. This event will be an opportunity for them to learn about the very latest advances in medical electronics through the technical seminar programme and workshops. They will also be able to view demonstrations of innovative software and hardware technologies, and network with peers.

“MEDELEC is shaping up very well,” said David Williams, Director of UMR. “The exhibitors and sponsors for this event include some of the world’s leading hardware providers, embedded software vendors and development tool companies.

We are seeing a lot of enthusiasm for this event, which is being reflected in the schedule of technical presentations and workshops. Engineers can be assured of a productive day.”

The MEDELEC organisers have arranged for the conference programme to be set by an independent judging panel of experts to address the needs of medical device manufacturers, covering topics such as diagnostics, patient monitoring, miniaturisation, and remote monitoring to optimise patient care. This includes technologies used in operating theatres, hospitals, clinics, doctor’s surgeries, and home devices.

Delegates wishing to register for Medelec or obtain further information should visit the website at www.medelec.co.uk/ or email Jayne Foster : jfoster@umronline.co.uk

About MEDELEC

MEDELEC is the only technical event in the UK which focuses specifically on the increasingly important role that electronics components and embedded systems are playing in the design, development and manufacture of medical devices. The UK is a global centre of excellence in research and innovation, and this one-day conference and exhibition is being organised for electronics engineers and technical managers working in the clinical and healthcare sectors to learn about the very latest advances in medical electronics through the technical seminar programme and workshops, view demonstrations of innovative software and hardware technologies, and network with peers. This event will be held on 29th November 2011 in Cambridge.

www.medelec.co.uk/

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII), and leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, this week revealed the recipients of its sixth annual Best Practice Awards. Winners were honored Monday evening at the NextGen Healthcare Users’ Group Meeting (UGM) in Las Vegas, Nev. before an audience of more than 4,200 attendees.

NextGen Healthcare’s Best Practice Awards acknowledge three clients for exemplary use of NextGen® solutions. This year, clients leveraged NextGen® Ambulatory EHR, NextGen® Practice Management, NextGen® Patient Portal, NextGen™ Health Information Exchange and NextGen™ Consulting Services to help transform their practices and achieve a significant return-on-investment:

Small Practice: Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Kingston, Wash., implemented an evidence-based preventative care and chronic disease management program using NextGen® solutions as the nexus. It has also increased visits reportable to the Indian Health Service by 44 percent; enhanced billings by 35 percent; saved more than $230,000 annually on staffing; and recovered more than 30 hours on audits of diabetic patient charts and age- and gender-appropriate preventive screenings and immunizations.

Mid-Size Practice: Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB/GYN, Chandler, Ariz., leveraged the ability to make critical patient information readily available, searchable and reportable to improve its efficiency and become the largest OB/GYN practice in Arizona. The practice has saved more than $1.5 million in staff hours and office supplies, and in a recent seven-month period increased revenue by 26.36 percent and decreased A/R time by 76 days.

Large Practice: Nautilus Healthcare Management Group, Newport Beach, Calif., used virtually all NextGen® solutions to develop a successful system of population health management and to support an enterprise database with 200 physicians, 15 specialties and 80 practices. Today it serves as a communications hub within its community of physicians, patients, hospitals, diagnostic facilities and Independent Practice Associations (IPAs), managing the exchange of 500,000 patient records. Physicians have also improved patient satisfaction up to 20 percent; decreased central billing office staffing ratios by 20 percent; and received nearly $1 million in Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) incentive payments in 2010.

About NextGen Healthcare

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc., provides integrated clinical, financial and connectivity solutions for ambulatory, inpatient and dental provider organizations. For more information, please visit www.nextgen.com and www.qsii.com. Follow NextGen Healthcare on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nextgen or Facebook at www.facebook.com/NextGenHealthcare.

Applied Energetics, Inc., has announced the launch of its latest ultrashort pulse (USP) laser product line. USP lasers, also known as femtosecond lasers or ultrafast lasers, emit extremely rapid pulses of light at very high peak power and are capable of ablating virtually any material with high precision and no heat. This USP laser will be marketed by Applied Energetics (AE) as The Wildcat product line of commercial lasers.

The Company will initially target the micromachining industry and applications. The USP laser’s high-energy photons are able to directly break molecular bonds in materials, resulting in direct (“cold”) material removal known as ablation. These effects lead to cleaner, faster, more precise micromachining processes. USP lasers, unlike conventional lasers, can process hardened steels, semiconductors, ceramics, quartz, sapphire, diamond, polymers, and other difficult-to-machine materials without the thermal damage caused by slower pulsed lasers.

Applied Energetics cites several key advantages for its new product line: (1) Higher Performance than competitors means customers can get their work done faster; (2) Product Versatility allows customers to adjust pulse length, repetition rate, harmonics, and pulse modulation; (3) AE has years of experience building rugged military lasers for the U.S. Army, and Navy resulting in commercial systems that are able to cope with factory conditions; and, (4) ) Made in the USA means faster service – most USP lasers are currently manufactured by European companies.

Joseph Hayden, President of AE, commented, Ultrashort pulse lasers have unique capabilities, enabling applications that simply cannot be done with other industrial lasers. The USP laser is an emerging technology which is growing for markets such as microelectronics, automotive, biotech, telecommunications, and medical device manufacturing. Our goal with this product line was to produce a rugged, compact, reliable, and easy-to-use USP laser system.

Vision, Stuttgart, Germany. – Hall 6, Booth C23 – 8th November 2011 – 10th November 2011 – ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has introduced a new CMOS image sensor that offers the speed, resolution and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) performance required to address the needs of the growing number of high-end biometric applications such as fingerprint detection as well as several medical device designs. The MANO 9600 is a rolling shutter 9.6 megapixel (MP) (3840 x 2500 pixel) device that runs at 20 frames per second (fps) at full resolution.

The MANO 9600, which complements ON Semiconductor’s existing range of image sensor products, utilizes new technology to help it achieve a maximum SNR performance of 41 decibels (dB) ) without the need for oversampling. Many competing solutions use oversampling to improve SNR, an approach that can adversely affect speed of operation. The availability of a reference kit and reference design help to speed and ease the implementation of the MANO 9600 into new product designs.

Available in both monochrome and color versions, the MANO 9600 achieves high frame rates in either single region of interest (ROI) or sub-sampled readout modes. Image data is read out through gain and offset amplifiers before being fed to an on-board 10-bit analog-to-digital-converter (ADC). The digital data is then transferred over four industry-standard low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) outputs; a version with a single 10-bit CMOS output is also available. An on-board sequencer, programmable over a serial peripheral interface (SPI), generates all internal timing for exposure control and also supports readout mode.

Numerous other on-chip features such as a charge pump, fixed pattern noise (FPN) correction and bias control for power supply regulation help simplify implementation of the MANO 9600 into customer applications and reduce overall component counts. Power consumption is 500 milliwatts (mW) at 20 fps, and 200 mW at 5 fps. Operating temperature range is 0 ºC to +70 ºC.

“The demand for image sensors combining high-speed, high resolution and excellent SNR performance is growing with the increased emphasis on international security concerns driving applications for biometrics,” said Vince Hopkin, Vice President of Digital, Mil/Aero and Image Sensor Products at ON Semiconductor. “By utilizing techniques developed from our experience and knowledge of image sensing technology, the MANO 9600 is able to meet the challenging performance requirements in all of these areas without having to make the compromises seen in some competing products.”

Availability

Samples of the Mano 9600 image sensor are available now, with production devices expected Q2 2012.

Packaging and Pricing

Housed in a Pb-free, RoHs-compliant LCC-52 package measuring 19 mm x 19 mm, the MANO 9600 is pin compatible with VITA2000.

About ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) is a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics. The company’s broad portfolio of power and signal management, logic, discrete and custom devices helps customers efficiently solve their design challenges in automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, LED lighting, medical, military/aerospace and power applications. ON Semiconductor operates a world-class, value-added supply chain and a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit www.onsemi.com.