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COMPUTERWORLD NAMES IN MOTION TECHNOLOGY CUSTOMER AS FINALIST FOR 'BEST PRACTICES IN MOBILE & WIRELESS' AWARDS
Richmond Ambulance Authority‘s Strategic Deployment of the In Motion onBoardTM Mobile Gateway Recognized by IDG’s Computerworld
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – May 17, 2007 - In Motion Technology customer Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA), a leader in EMS advancements throughout the United States and abroad, today announced it has been recognized by Computerworld’s Mobile & Wireless World Conference, the world’s premiere educational event on mobile and wireless technologies, as a Finalist in the "Business Evolution through Mobilizing Field Workers” category for Computerworld’s ‘Best Practices in Mobile & Wireless’ Awards Program.
The award honors organizations that have applied exemplary mobile and wireless solutions to provide strategic advantage to their enterprise. Finalists will receive recognition for their achievement during a special awards ceremony at Computerworld’s Mobile & Wireless World Conference, which will be held from May 21–23, 2007 at The Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes, Orlando, Fla
Finalists were evaluated by a panel of judges based on case study submissions that profiled the company, its IT department and mobile and wireless challenges, as well as application deployment details, summaries of the key technology used and measurable solution outcomes.
“Companies recognized by Computerworld’s Mobile & Wireless World Conference can be proud of the accomplishments of these talented IT professionals. Their hard work and dedication to the best practices in the mobile and wireless industry benefit their companies, employees and customers alike,” said Ron Milton, executive vice president, Computerworld.
The RAA was created in 1991 with the requirement that it meet both stringent response performance and exacting clinical standards. Today, the RAA provides EMS services to a day-time population of over 1,000,000 and a night-time population of about 200,000 people over a 62 square mile area. With a shift in the EMS industry from providing simple transportation to mobile information technology and recognizing that adoption of technology would improve patient care and IT operational effectiveness, the RAA evaluated remote access solutions and selected In Motion Technology’s onBoard Mobile Gateway.
Since its implementation in 2006, the RAA has improved pre-hospital patient care with improved dispatch and response times; a 20 percent increase in vehicle life-expectancy; and a 50 percent reduction in mobile data communications costs. In addition to improvements in communications costs, RAA has reduced training costs, simplified network upgrades and increased workforce productivity – the efforts emergency medical technicians spent on ensuring communications were successful has been reduced from 50-90 percent.
The In Motion onBoard Mobile Gateway turns ambulances into a secure local area network that senses and selects the best available wireless network, enabling emergency medical technicians to access and disseminate patient information from the field. The onBoard Mobility Manager monitors the vehicle location and health of the mobile network, helping public safety organizations improve response times.
“We are honored to be chosen as a finalist in Computerworld’s Best Practices in Mobile Wireless Awards Program,” said Jerry Overton, Executive Director of the Richmond Ambulance Authority. “The recognition of our deployment of In Motion’s onBoard Mobile Gateway further validates our continued efforts to stay at the forefront of our industry by leveraging technology to improve pre-hospital patient care, driver safety and overall organizational efficiency."
The complete list of Computerworld’s “Best Practices in Mobile & Wireless” Awards Program Finalists can be found online at (www.mwwusa.com).
About Richmond Ambulance Authority
In 1991, the Richmond City Council and the city manager decided to implement an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system that placed the patient first and guaranteed its performance to the City's residents. The Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA) was created with the requirement that it meet both stringent response performance and exacting clinical standards. Richmond Ambulance Authority provides EMS services to a day-time population of over 1,000,000 and a night-time population of about 200,000 people, over a 62 square mile area. The Authority responds to approximately 135 calls per day and transports on average 110 patients per day. RAA’s emergency response times are among the fastest in the nation; ambulances are on the scene of life threatening emergencies in less than 8 minutes and 59 seconds in more than 90% of all responses.
About In Motion Technology
In Motion Technology provides cognitive wireless systems that enable public safety organizations to stay connected while in motion. The company’s complete vehicle area network solution ensures that any IP device can be useful in the field immediately with no modification, connecting to headquarters over the most reliable communications network available. In Motion Technology solutions have been successfully deployed in high-performance EMS, Police and Fire departments in the US and Canada. Founded in 2002, In Motion Technology is based in Vancouver, BC. For more information visit www.inmotiontechnology.com.
About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld’s award-winning weekly publication, Computerworld.com Web site (www.computerworld.com), focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world’s largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Computerworld leads the industry with a print audience of 1,252,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2006) and an online audience of over 2 million unique monthly visitors (Omniture).
Computerworld is a business unit of International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading technology media, research and events company. A privately held company, IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers, including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites, with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide, including Storage Networking World®, Premier 100®, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, Macworld Conference & Expo, DEMO® and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com.