Cambridge, MA – In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking systems, announced today that Professional Ambulance Service (Pro EMS) has integrated the onBoard Mobile Gateway, a rugged in-vehicle mobile router and onBoard Mobility Manager, a management system to provide greater interoperability for recent EMS technological advances.  These enhancements and improvements will provide superior emergency medical services from the patient’s point of view, better life-saving patient insights to paramedics at the scene and enroute to hospital, and more efficient and effective fleet management and operations.

Pro EMS provides emergency medical services to the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts in conjunction with the Cambridge Fire, Police, Emergency Communications and Public Health Departments.  Pro EMS was the first ambulance service in Massachusetts, and one of only five in New England, to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services for its compliance with national standards.

“Pro EMS’ belief is that with the right applications, right hardware and the right technology in place, the care that is provided to our patients will be the very best possible, and with In Motion Technology’s solution, we are able to deliver this,” said Tim Harren, Pro EMS, director of IT.

Pro EMS has equipped each ambulance with the latest EMS technology:

• In-Vehicle Mobile Router – providing multi-network connectivity over depot-area and multiple wide-area broadband networks to maintain seamless and secure connections to all devices and applications including GPS and vehicle diagnostic systems.
• Computer Aided Dispatch Technology – fielding emergency calls or scheduling routine pickups for ground transports to reduce EMS response times.
• Automated Billing and Instant Claim Monitoring System – verifying patient transport, auditing the billing details and transmitting claims with proper electronic standards to eliminate time-consuming, error-prone and duplicated data entry.
• Electronic Patient Care Reporting (EPCR) – streamlining data collection in the field, delivering accurate patient reports, and improving overall operations to eliminate inefficient paper processes, increase manpower efficiency, and improve compliance.
• Event-Based Video Monitoring System – monitoring driver behavior to reduce collision-related expenses and fuel costs by identifying and addressing poor driving.
• Situational Awareness & Data Intelligence System – providing real-time situational awareness and data intelligence for automated alerting and further data analysis.
• 12-Lead ECG with Bluetooth – providing semi-automated and manual defibrillation to patients and transmitting directly to the emergency room to reduce the door-to-balloon time.
• Radio Systems – maintaining communications with all members and vehicles with two separate and independent radio systems to ensure paramedics are connected to the City of Cambridge Emergency Services, Metro-Boston Central Medical Emergency Direction (CMED), Boston Area Mutual Aid (BAMA) network and Pro EMS Base Operations.
• Ruggedized Laptops – wireless laptops that convert from a powerful notebook PC to a convenient tablet PC with one quick swivel to provide paramedics with the ability to quickly and efficiently handled patient care reports.
• Collaborative Dispatch System – providing information from separate dispatch systems for easy collaboration between multiple agencies to one portal allowing police, fire and EMS to share data without going over budget.

“Professional EMS is taking full advantage of technology and focusing on providing the the best care possible,” said Tony Morris, In Motion Technology’s vice president of sales and marketing.

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About Professional Ambulance Service
Professional Ambulance Service (Pro EMS) provides emergency medical services to the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts in conjunction with the Cambridge Fire, Police, Emergency Communications and Public Health Departments. Additionally, Pro EMS provides emergency medical services to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professional Ambulance has proudly served the citizens, students, and visitors of Cambridge for over 35 years. For more information, visit www.proems.com.

Seattle, WA – In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking systems, announced today that the City of Seattle Fire Department has deployed the onBoard™ Mobile Networking System to improve Fire and EMS responses enroute and on-scene.  The system allows Seattle Fire to leverage new voice, video and wireless data initiatives by providing secure, seamless fast switching in real-time between multiple networks.  Seattle Firefighters and Paramedics are now better equipped for incident responses, pre-hospital emergency patient care and day-to-day operations.
The City of Seattle Fire Department provides fire suppression and emergency medical services, as well as building inspections, fire code enforcement, tactical rescues, public education and specialized units including the hazardous materials response team, dive team, confined space rescue, heavy rescue, and marine emergency response teams.  The Seattle Fire Department responds to nearly 80,000 fire and medical incidents in the City of Seattle each year.  The Seattle Fire Department’s Medic One Program provides the City of Seattle with Advanced Life Support activities and responds to approximately 45,000 Basic Life Support (BLS) alarms and 19,000 Advanced Life Support (ALS) alarms per year.

As part of Seattle’s city-wide public safety network, Seattle Fire needed the ability to:

• centrally manage dispatch and emergency communications with multi-network and fast switching capability;
• leverage new mobile technology with increased bandwidth for video and audio;
• increase overall system security with 2 levels of device authentication, end-to-end VPN connection and data encryption;
• remotely handle fleet-wide software and file updates to mobile data computers (MDC);
• view in real-time pre-fire plans including building diagrams, bird’s eye views, hazardous materials, access and egress routes and fire control systems; and
• transmit audio and EKG files and in mass casualty situations and the ability to transmit bar codes and medical triage codes to the emergency room before patients are transferred.

“We have deployed In Motion Technology’s mobile networking system to improve patient care and response times as part of our commitment to provide the citizens of Seattle the best emergency and medical services possible,” said Leonard Roberts, IT Director, City of Seattle Fire Department.

The onBoard Mobile Networking System provides Seattle Fire with a secure, manageable end-to-end communications system to extend the enterprise network to the vehicle fleet:

• The onBoard Mobile Gateway turns Seattle Fire and EMS vehicles into mobile wireless hotspots or a wireless access points (WAP), connecting  all wired and wireless devices in and around the vehicle over any wireless network with the ability to use multiple broadband networks.
• The onBoard Mobility Manager is a powerful network management system that allows operations to manage and monitor the health of the Seattle Fire fleet including remote configuration, network coverage, vehicle diagnostic data, and fleet wide software updates and maintenance.
• The onBoard Connection Manager is a mobile-optimized VPN server, providing secure IP mobility and sub-second switching in a multi-network environment designed to provide continuous connections and enable the use of real-time applications as vehicles roam between multiple wireless networks.

“With 33 fire stations and over 60 vehicles including fire engines, ladder trucks, and medic units, we needed to have the ability to remotely monitor vehicle health, location, network connections and to accurately monitor and manage all mobile computing devices which is only possible with In Motion Technology’s onBoard Mobile Gateway,” said Roberts.

“The City of Seattle Fire Department initiative of creating a centrally managed wireless technology management system to reduce duplication and increased security is a credit to their coordination with the other Seattle agencies and a true benefit to the community,” said Tony Morris, In Motion Technology’s vice president of sales and marketing.

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About City of Seattle Fire Department
The Seattle Fire Department provides fire suppression and emergency medical services to a culturally diverse and vibrant population of Seattle.  Since organized in 1894, the Fire Department has evolved from an organization focused only on fire fighting, to one that includes other critical services such as building inspections, fire code enforcement, tactical rescues and public education. The Seattle Fire Department
responds to nearly 80,000 fire and medical incidents in the City of Seattle each year.  It was one of the first fire departments to allow public access to Real-Time 911 Dispatch information through the Internet.  For more information about the Seattle Fire Department, please visit www.seattle.gov/fire.

Vancouver, BC, April 16, 2012 – In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking systems, announced the appointment of Dean Rockwell as Chief Executive Officer.  Dean will be responsible for the company’s strategic direction and business operations, and brings more than two decades of international leadership to the In Motion Technology team.

Dean is an experienced leader of technology-intensive businesses and has a solid track record with over 24 years of experience in the areas of general management, sales & marketing, product management, product development, and operations.  Dean started his career with Nexus Engineering in Burnaby, BC, which was later acquired by Scientific-Atlanta.  During his time with Scientific Atlanta, Dean and his family moved to Atlanta Georgia where he took on full P&L responsibility for the company’s Headend Systems and Satellite Distribution business units.  Later Dean relocated to Brussels, Belgium where he was Vice President and Managing Director for Scientific-Atlanta’s European Operations.  Prior to the acquisition of Scientific-Atlanta by Cisco Systems, Dean returned to Atlanta to take on the role of Vice President and General Manager of the worldwide Digital Media Networks business unit which ultimately became part of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Technology Group.  Before joining In Motion Technology, he was COO of Pulse Energy, and CEO of the British Columbia Innovation Council.

Dean sits on the Advisory Boards of the Faculty of Applied Science at Simon Fraser University and the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia.  Dean graduated from the Electrical Engineering Technology program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and the Management Skills for Advanced Technology program at Simon Fraser University.

“We’re very pleased to have Dean aboard, and are confident that his wealth of experience and leadership skills in high-growth technology ventures will enable In Motion Technology to continue on its current high-growth trajectory as a leader in mobile enterprise networking,” said Greg Peet, Chair of In Motion Technology.

“I am pleased to be joining the In Motion Technology team and see tremendous opportunities ahead, particularly with the revolution taking place with both wireless networks and devices that organizations want to deploy in their fleets,” said Rockwell.

In Motion Technology is the leader in mobile networking systems that provide organizations with secure, manageable end-to-end communications, serving all systems in and around the vehicle using multiple broadband networks.  The onBoard Mobile Networking System includes onBoard Mobile Gateway (patented Mobile Wireless Hot Spot System, US Patent #7,382,771), a rugged in-vehicle mobile router, onBoard Connection Manager, a mobile-optimized security system and onBoard Mobility Manager, a powerful management platform.  The system provides an integrated end-to-end solution that provides a common architecture for managing and extending the enterprise environment to mobile users.  In Motion’s solutions are used by hundreds of transportation, public safety, utility, municipal, and healthcare organizations worldwide.

La Crosse, WI and Vancouver, BC, March 7, 2012 – In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking systems, announced today that Tri-State Ambulance, sole 911 advanced life support provider for the Seven Rivers Region, is enhancing their overall strategic deployment of emergency medical services with the onBoard Mobile Gateway.

Tri-State Ambulance’s service area covers nearly 2,200 square miles and a population of approximately 150,000. Tri-State Ambulance proudly serves Southwest Wisconsin, Southeast Minnesota, and Northeast Iowa and offers the most advanced pre-hospital patient care available to thousands of patients every year.

Part of Tri-State Ambulance’s strategic deployment of emergency medical services includes:

• System Status Management Plan, which posts ambulances in strategic locations throughout service areas to reduce emergency response times.

• Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD), to determine the proper emergency response mode based upon the patient’s medical condition.

• Global Positioning System (GPS), transmits GPS information to the dispatch center software which automatically informs the dispatchers which ambulance to send based upon distance and projected response time.

• Vehicle operator performance monitoring, wirelessly sends driver performance feedback to a centralized server for reporting and continuous quality improvement functions.

• High Speed Wireless Internet Access, to access medical protocols, medication interaction resources, company intranet, paramedic training, reporting and email, and local weather information.

• Electronic Patient Care Reporting, to help ensure accuracy of patient care reporting and real-time quality assurance of paramedics.

• External Bluetooth Antenna for broader 12-Lead range, to provide ERs with immediate patient ECG reports as connectivity goes from 30 feet to over 100 feet.

“Since first implementing In Motion Technology’s onBoard Mobile Gateway in 2007, our workforce have become more efficient and accountable and are able to provide a higher level of patient care with faster response times,” said Tom Tornstrom, director of operations, Tri-State Ambulance.  “We are able to better monitor vehicles and dispatch the closest ambulance and have been able to reduce the cost of emergency medical services.”

Future plans for Tri-State Ambulance include investigating asset management/tracking and the ability to provide patient telemedicine with recently acquired ambulances that can allow streaming video directly from a scene or patient compartment to the command center or ER.

In Motion Technology’s onBoard™ Mobile Gateway turns ambulances into wireless hotspots, providing seamless, secure connectivity to tablets, laptops, 12-Lead ECGs, scanners, and other devices in and around the ambulance. The onBoard™ Mobility Manager  provides the ability to analyze information from each Gateway in the field via a dashboard which shows ambulance GPS location, and monitors vehicle diagnostics, devices and networks.

“We are honored that Tri-State Ambulance has been a customer for the past five years and relies on In Motion Technology for their strategic ambulance deployment,” said Tony Morris, In Motion Technology’s vice president of sales and marketing.“Hundreds of first responder, transit, utility, and commercial fleets have entrusted In Motion Technology to transform operations, improve communications, and reduce costs.”

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About Tri-State Ambulance, Inc.
Since 1970, Tri-State Ambulance, a non-profit organization, has served as the sole 911 advanced life support provider for the greater Seven Rivers Region. Covering nearly 2,200 square miles and serving a population of approximately 150,000, Tri-State provides primary emergency 911 response for much of La Crosse, Trempealeau, Vernon, and parts of Monroe and Crawford Counties of Wisconsin as well as Houston and Winona Counties of Minnesota.  For more information, please visit Tri-State Ambulance at http://www.tristateambulance.org.

Newberry, SC and Vancouver, BC, February 21, 2012 – In Motion Technology, the leader in flexible, secure and enduring mobile communications systems that improve organization’s ability to communicate on the move, announced today that the City of Newberry, SC is implementing the onBoard™ System to leverage public and private network infrastructure for a city-wide VoIP system that will improve response to citizen requests.

The City of Newberry over the past ten years has invested over 20 million in infrastructure and utility upgrades to provide residents and businesses with the very best services.  Newberry operates a wireless mesh network and VoIP system to support the Police and Fire, Public Works, Utility, Parks, Recreation & Tourism Departments.  The City of Newberry is working to maximize network performance and coverage by using multiple network technologies – 3G, 4.9GHz and 2.4GHz.

With the mesh network deployed across the city, city leaders wanted to enable city workers to have an office in their vehicles.  Before deploying the onBoard System, city workers had to be near an access point or return to the office to download information and complete reports  Without access to multiple networks and fast switching, VoIP could not have been extended to mobile workers.

“We looked at other solutions which were more expensive and took hours to configure and implement, and In Motion Technology has proven to be a committed partner in our success,” said Marc Regier, Information Services Director, City of Newberry, South Carolina.  “The onBoard system will help us be more responsive to the needs of our citizens and it will help us improve our productivity across all departments.”

The onBoard System is a secure, manageable mobile communications system which creates a Vehicle Area Network, designed to support broadband applications in a mobile environment.  The system enables real-time and bulk data transfers, and transports data for video, voice, vehicle location, mobile office and vehicle health monitoring.  It provides multiple device connectivity, end to end security, support for multiple networks and mobility management.

The onBoard Mobile Gateway turns vehicles into mobile wireless hotspots, connecting tablets, handhelds, laptops, bar-code readers, and video cameras in and around the vehicle over any wireless network. The onBoard Mobility Manager is a powerful network management system that allows operations to manage and monitor the health of the vehicle fleet – including remote configuration, network coverage, and vehicle diagnostic data. The onBoard Connection Manager is a mobile-optimized VPN server, providing IP mobility and sub-second switching in a multi-network environment designed to work with the mobile gateway and network management system.  This complete system provides the fastest, simplest, and most cost-effective way to extend the enterprise network to the vehicle fleet.

“We’re pleased to be working with the City of Newberry, where technology leadership is evident in the city’s infrastructure, and enables leaders to be innovative in their approach to public service,” said Tony Morris, In Motion Technology’s vice president of sales and marketing.

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About City of Newberry, South Carolina

Founded in 1785, the City of Newberry is located right off Interstate 26 and is located midway between Columbia, the state capital, and Greenville. For more information, please visit City of Newberry at http://www.cityofnewberry.com.

Vancouver, BC, January 24, 2012 – In Motion Technology, the leader in flexible, secure and enduring wireless systems that improve organization’s ability to communicate on the move, announced today that General Dynamics Itronix has signed a reseller agreement to supply In Motion’s highly resilient, rugged and integrated mobile communications solution for mobile workers in a vehicle environment. Through this reseller agreement organizations will be able to purchase the complete mobile computing and communications solution from General Dynamics Itronix.  Rather than having separate systems or mobile devices operate using their own cellular data plans, organizations can connect mobile workers to and from the enterprise through a single, secure, shareable, in-vehicle broadband connection, enabling improved productivity for users and reducing wireless communications costs for organizations.

General Dynamics Itronix offers a suite of fully rugged and semi-rugged notebooks, tablet PCs and ultra-mobile devices that deliver fast, reliable, power-efficient computing for mobile professionals. Designed to perform in punishing field conditions that can include drops, shock, vibration, extreme heat and cold, computers by General Dynamics Itronix also have an Ingress Protection (IP) 65 rating, which ensures that the unit is sealed against dust and water.

“Adding In Motion Technology’s mobile communications solution to the General Dynamics Itronix product portfolio gives our customers an innovative new option for providing mobile workers with the secure and reliable connectivity they require,” said Doug Petteway, vice president of Marketing for General Dynamics Itronix.

In Motion Technology’s onBoard™ system turns utility vehicles into secure, manageable, multi-network mobile hotspots that provides connectivity for all in-vehicle applications and computing devices.  It provides mobile workers with seamless and secure access to corporate applications over the best available wireless broadband network (including Wi-Fi, private and commercial 4G LTE or 3G cellular, public safety 700MHz, municipal mesh, private radio networks and satellite). The onBoard Mobile Gateway turns vehicles into mobile wireless hotspots, connecting tablets, handhelds, laptops, bar-code readers, and video cameras in and around the vehicle over any wireless network. The onBoard Mobility Manager is a powerful network management system that allows operations to manage and monitor the health of the vehicle fleet – including remote configuration, network coverage, and vehicle diagnostic data for heavy and light duty utility trucks. The onBoard Connection Manager is a mobile-optimized VPN server, providing IP mobility and sub-second switching in a multi-network environment designed to work with the mobile gateway and network management system.  This complete system provides the fastest, simplest, and most cost-effective way to extend the enterprise network to the vehicle fleet.

“In Motion Technology is excited to be able to have General Dynamics Itronix as a reseller and provide complete vehicle-rugged solutions that help organizations gain real-time situational awareness of the vehicles and  mobile workers that are critical to their business operations,” said Tony Morris, In Motion Technology’s vp of sales and marketing.  “Together, our solutions will allow our customers to lower the cost of connecting its mobile fleet to the enterprise while improving worker productivity.”

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 About In Motion Technology Inc.
In Motion Technology is the leader in mobile networking technologies that connect and manage equipment, information and people in the field. In Motion’s patented Mobile Wireless Hot Spot System  (US Patent #7,382,771) turns each vehicle into a secure, mobile communications hotspot that enables people on the road to stay in constant contact, as onboard communications roam seamlessly across wireless networks.  It provides organizations with real-time information to manage operations to peak efficiency, and frees individuals to be effective anywhere, anytime. Today, In Motion’s solutions are used by more than 350 utility, public safety, transportation, municipal, and healthcare organizations worldwide.  For more information, please call Stephanie Hughes-White at 604.523.2371 ext.541 or visit In Motion Technology at www.inmotiontechnology.com or www.twitter.com/inmotion_tech and www.facebook.com/inmotiontechnology.

About General Dynamics Itronix
General Dynamics Itronix is a leading developer of wireless, rugged computing solutions for mobile workers, offering a full range of field computing systems, including full-sized laptops, ultra-mobile notebook PCs and tablet PCs. The company is part of General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Additional information is available at www.gd-itronix.com.

San Antonio, TX and Vancouver, BC, January 23, 2012 – In Motion Technology, the leader in flexible, secure and enduring mobile networking systems that improve organization’s ability to communicate on the move, announced today the demonstration of a complete 4G LTE secure mobile communications solution which connects utility field workers with the enterprise environment at Utility Products Conference & Exposition 2012 / DistribuTECH 2012.  In Motion Technology is partnering with some of the leaders in the utility industry to showcase how utility vehicles can become remote field offices – extending the enterprise to the mobile workforce.

With In Motion Technology’s onBoard solution, our customers can for the first time bring all the benefits of broadband, secure wireless connections to the vehicle, to support the multitude of critical applications necessary to manage mobile resources, like real-time video, voice, CAD/AVL, asset management, workforce management, etc.  The consolidation of communications in a managed, secure fashion will optimize utility resources, reduce costs and improve response times by rapidly automating field activity.

Join In Motion Technology today at Booth #3010 or at our partner booths:

• Booth #4502 – General Dynamics Itronix is a leading developer of wireless, rugged computing solutions for mobile workers, offering a full range of field computing systems, including full-sized laptops, ultra-mobile notebook PCs and tablet PCs.

• Booth #4411 – Verizon Wireless operating the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 107.7 million total wireless connections, including 90.7 million retail customers.

• Booth #1409 – Clevest Solutions a leading provider of software for utility mobile workforce automation including smart grid deployment and post-deployment operations.

Vancouver, BC, January 17, 2012 – In Motion Technology, the leader in flexible, secure and enduring wireless systems that improve organization’s ability to communicate on the move, announced today a partnership with Clevest Solutions Inc., a leading provider of software for utility mobile workforce automation including smart grid deployment and post-deployment operations, to offer the most integrated mobile workforce management and smart grid deployment system in the utility industry.

The partnership allows Clevest’s powerful workforce automation and smart grid deployment software to connect the mobile workforce to the enterprise with In Motion Technology’s in-vehicle, secure mobile router communications platform. The consolidation of communications in a managed, secure fashion will optimize utilities’ resources, reduce costs and improve response times by rapidly automating field activity.

In Motion Technology’s onBoard™ system provides utility field workers with seamless and secure access to corporate applications over the best available wireless broadband network (including Wi-Fi, private and commercial cellular, public safety 700MHz, municipal mesh, private radio networks and satellite). The onBoard Mobile Gateway turns utility vehicles into mobile wireless hotspots, connecting tablets, handhelds, laptops, bar-code readers, and video cameras in and around the vehicle over any wireless network. The onBoard^™ Mobility Manager is a powerful remote network management system that allows operations to manage and monitor the health of the vehicle fleet – including remote configuration, network coverage, and vehicle diagnostic data for heavy and light duty utility trucks. The onBoard^™ Connection Manager is a mobile-optimized VPN server, providing IP mobility and sub-second switching in a multi-network environment and is designed to work with the mobile gateway and network management system.  This complete system provides the fastest, simplest, and most cost-effective way to create a secure VPN connection between the enterprise network and the vehicle.

“Clevest Solutions allow our utility customers to realize the cost-savings and efficiency gains of mobile workforce management and smart grid deployment software solutions using the most complete communications platform in the market today,” said Tony Morris, In Motion Technology’s vice president of sales and marketing.

Clevest’s software solutions enable electric, gas and water utilities to transform their field operations by rapidly automating and optimizing virtually any field work activity or process to improve response time and effectiveness. Over 100 electric, gas and water utilities worldwide have chosen Clevest, from some of the world’s largest to many rural electric cooperatives. Clevest offers a complete product suite designed exclusively for utility work types, including:

• CLEVEST Mobile Workforce Management
• CLEVEST Automatic Vehicle Location
• CLEVEST Smart Grid Deployment and Support
• CLEVEST Meter Reading
• CLEVEST Asset Investment Planning

“The combined technologies of Clevest Solutions and In Motion Technology provide utility customers with an array of efficiencies that is one of the best field operations solutions in the industry today,” stated Doug Engerman, Clevest’s svp global sales and marketing. “We value our relationship with In Motion, and believe that it significantly strengthens our ability to provide our customers with an outstanding view of their field operations.”

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About Clevest Solutions

Clevest Solutions provides software for mobile workforce automation and smart grid deployment and post-deployment operations exclusively for electric, gas and water utilities. Over 100 utilities worldwide have chosen Clevest to transform their field operations by harnessing the power of our software and deep domain knowledge of mobile computing and utility operations. Clevest’s award-winning Mobile Field Force platform powers a product suite that includes mobile workforce management, GPS-enabled automated vehicle location, meter reading solutions, asset investment planning and a patent-pending graphical configuration tool, as well as the only complete solution for smart grid deployment and post-deployment activities. For more information visit www.clevest.com.

LAS VEGAS, BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and VANCOUVER, Canada, January 10, 2012 – From the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Verizon Wireless and In Motion Technology announce the first wireless mobile router system available for securely extending the enterprise network to the vehicle over the world’s largest 4G LTE network.  The In Motion Technology onBoard^™ system includes a Mobile Gateway that transforms vehicles into secure, mobile hotspots; a network management system that monitors network health and communications; and a mobile-optimized VPN server providing end-to-end security.  Visitors to the Verizon booth (Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Booth #30259) can watch a live video, data and voice demonstration using Verizon’s 4G LTE network between the booth and the Verizon LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass.

In Motion Technology is widely deployed in public safety, public transit and utilities, and will be demonstrating how its onBoard^™ Mobile Gateway can be used in ambulances.  By securely connecting laptops, tablets, electrocardiograms (EKGs), Electronic Patient Care Reporting (EPCR), IP cameras, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and vehicle diagnostic systems, the onBoard Mobile Gateway will improve operational efficiency for emergency responders.  The onBoard^™ Mobility Manager enables operations to analyze information from Gateways in the field via a dashboard showing locations, direction and speed, and monitors vehicle diagnostics, devices and networks.  The onBoard^™ Connection Manager provides secure IP mobility and sub-second switching in a multi-network environment.

“We are pleased that our mission critical customers now have the opportunity to do business using the Verizon 4G LTE network.  We believe that 4G LTE will revolutionize mobile-centric businesses by enabling improved real-time collaboration.  In the case of EMS, 4G LTE provides real-time sharing of video, voice and data that can have a dramatic impact on patient outcomes,” said Kirk Moir, president and chief operating officer for In Motion Technology.

Verizon Wireless leads the way in 4G with the largest 4G LTE network and most reliable 4G network in the United States, which now covers more than 200 million people in 190 markets.

Verizon established its Innovation Program to encourage collaboration and help advance the 4G LTE ecosystem.  The company’s LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., and its Application Innovation Center in San Francisco were created to inspire, enable and develop non-traditional devices, services and applications that take advantage of Verizon Wireless’ industry-leading wireless networks.  Through the Innovation Program, Verizon seeks to expand the possibilities of 4G LTE by working with diverse companies, from start-ups to established players, in industries representing a broad range of verticals.

In Motion Technology and Verizon Wireless have been working together at the Innovation Center to demonstrate the power of the Verizon 4G LTE network for voice and video applications and situational awareness in a mobile ER environment.

For more information about Verizon at CES, visit www.verizonwireless.com/ces or follow Verizon Wireless news on Twitter at @VZWnews.  Visit www.inmotiontechnology.com for more information about In Motion Technology.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Media attending CES 2012 in Las Vegas can visit Verizon Wireless and In Motion Technology at LVCC, South Hall, Booth #30259.)

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About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 107.7 million total wireless connections, including 90.7 million retail customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with nearly 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Debra Lewis,  Verizon Wireless
908.559.7512
Debra.Lewis@verizonwireless.com

Stephanie Hughes-White,  In Motion Technology
604.523.2371 ext. 541
stephanie.hugheswhite@inmotiontechnology.com

Rowan County, NC and Vancouver, BC, November 23, 2011 – In Motion Technology, the leader in flexible, secure and enduring wireless systems that improve organization’s ability to communicate on the move, announced today that Rowan County’s Emergency Services, serving North Carolina residents, has deployed In Motion Technology’s onBoard™ system to manage advanced wireless communications in response to 911, manmade or natural disasters in the county.

Rowan County’s Emergency Services department is comprised of three divisions:  Emergency Medical (EMS), Fire, and Emergency Management/Homeland Security, each providing unique and specialized levels of public safety services.  The department is charged with coordinating emergency activities with the County’s Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Center, the Rowan County Rescue Squad, and with other public or private allied agencies providing emergency services within the county.

Frank Thomason, ENP, Chief of Emergency Services, says “in an emergency management response, we have been able to convert our incident command center into a mobile hotspot with the onBoard Mobile Gateway, allowing other emergency responders to share a Wi-Fi connection on-scene, as well as providing an invaluable back-up communications for our 911 center.”

In Motion Technology’s onBoard™ Mobile Gateway turns Rowan County emergency service vehicles into wireless hotspots, providing seamless, secure connectivity to laptops, tablets, EKG, Electronic Patient Care Reporting (EPCR), Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), GPS and vehicle diagnostic systems. The onBoard™ Mobility Manager provides Rowan County with the ability to analyze information from Gateways in the field via a dashboard which shows emergency medical vehicle locations, and monitors vehicle diagnostics, devices and networks.  Equipped with the latest GPS technology, the Gateway allows county staff to know the precise location, direction and speed of vehicles at all times and dispatch the closest vehicle to the scene.

Rowan County’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) division is a countywide paramedic level EMS organization and operates from six station locations in various geographic regions within the county.

“The onBoard Mobile Gateway has been instrumental for us to transmit 12-Lead EKGs directly to the emergency room’s cardiologist, lowering the time to activate the cath lab and saving critical minutes for this subset of patients,” said Lennie Cooper, Emergency Medical Services Division Chief.

“In Motion Technology is proud to provide Rowan County with the mobile communications platform to equip their emergency vehicles for emergency management responses”, said Tony Morris, In Motion Technology’s vice president of sales and marketing.

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About Rowan County’s Emergency Services
The Rowan County’s Emergency Services department is comprised of three divisions:  Emergency Medical (EMS), Fire, and Emergency Management/Homeland Security, each providing unique and specialized levels of public safety services to the citizens of Rowan County & it’s municipalities.  In addition, the department is charged with coordinating emergency activities with the County’s Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Center, the Rowan County Rescue Squad, and with other public or private allied agencies providing emergency services within the county.  The Emergency Medical Service (EMS) division is a countywide paramedic level EMS organization and operates from six station locations in various geographic regions within the county, employing some fifty full time (50) and over 45 part time paramedics and emergency medical technicians.  For more information, please visit Rowan County at http://www.rowancountync.gov.