The London Clinic Chooses Ekahau RTLS to Track Valuable Assets

The London Clinic Chooses Ekahau RTLS to Track Valuable Assets

February 16, 2007

    HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The
London Clinic, one of the UK's most established independent
hospitals, has selected Ekahau to safeguard valuable medical
equipment using its Real Time Tracking Solution (RTLS). The
hospital, which has established a reputation for top class
healthcare and state-of-the-art technological solutions,
has built up an extensive Wi-Fi network to ensure that
information flows smoothly around the hospital premises. In
addition to Internet access and VoIP capabilities, the
standard Wi-Fi network from Trapeze Networks will also
provide the backbone to run Ekahau's RTLS to track high
value medical equipment that is easily lost, or worse,
stolen from the hospital's premises.  

    IT Director for The London Clinic, Mike Roberts,
explained that a solution was needed that leveraged the
benefits of a standard 802.11 network and still delivered
high accuracy for tracking medical equipment. A pilot
system was successfully delivered by Ekahau reseller,
European Electronique Ltd, in December 2006, including the
provision of a RTLS accurately calibrated to the hospital's
Wi-Fi and 100 Ekahau T201 tracking tags.
 
    Speaking about the Ekahau solution, Mike Roberts said:
"The London Clinic is a 1930s construction full of
nooks and crannies, which creates a challenge for any Wi-Fi
network to function. That said, the pilot has demonstrated
the technology works well. The Ekahau solution will save us
time and money by managing assets that have had a high
turnover -- typically such items as syringe pumps and
Blood-gas monitors."

    Following the pilot's successful implementation, the
aim is to expand the number of tags to 500 and ultimately
to incorporate the locating of patients and coordinate the
movement of duty porters. Centralised monitoring of
patients, staff and resources ultimately means better
utilisation of assets and greater security and facilitation
of movement for everyone within The London Clinic. 

    Mr. Roberts explained that over the next few years The
London Clinic would be expanding to other premises in the
Harley Street district and that Wi-Fi and Ekahau's RTLS
would play a key role in ensuring greater control over
resources and people.

    "Ekahau know about medical solutions for their
system and have clearly thought about the use of tags in
that environment. Using Ekahau gives us a fourth dimension
to work with," he concluded.

    About Ekahau Inc.

    Ekahau Inc. is the industry leader in providing Wi-Fi
based RTLS solutions. Ekahau's customers, including several
Fortune 500 companies worldwide, are realizing the benefits
of Wi-Fi based location services and innovative Wi-Fi
network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau partners
include wireless software developers, leading system
integrators, and international OEM partners, who develop
and market wireless enterprise applications. Ekahau is a
U.S. based corporation, with offices in Saratoga, CA;
Reston, VA; Helsinki, Finland; and Hong Kong, China. For
more information about Ekahau, please go to
http://www.ekahau.com .

    About the London Clinic

    As one of the UK's most established independent
hospitals, this fully equipped acute care facility that has
earned a long-standing international reputation for the
provision of first class medical care and facilities which
continue to attract some of the capital's most eminent
specialists. For 75 years, The London Clinic has been
dedicated to investing in the latest technology, improved
hospital facilities and recruiting the highest calibre of
staff. As a registered charity, the hospital re-invests its
financial surplus to enable continual updating of its
facilities and patient care services.

    The London Clinic is celebrating 75 years of inspired
care 1932 - 2007

    About European Electronique

    As a leading UK corporate reseller, European
Electronique is able to demonstrate the highest levels of
customer satisfaction for the supply of IT hardware and
software and ongoing support requirements.

    Ekahau(TM), Ekahau Positioning Engine(TM), Ekahau Site
Survey(TM), Ekahau T201 (TM), Ekahau T301 (TM)and the
Ekahau logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Ekahau.  Other product and company names may be trademarks
or trade names of their respective owners.


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     Worldwide Marketing & PR
     Ekahau
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     UK & Ireland,
     Ekahau
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