Health
Brijot Imaging to demonstrate SafeScreen in Japan
Brijot Imaging Systems, a player in security technology, will demonstrate its passive millimeter wave security checkpoint screening system in Japan.
At a trial sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Brijot will highlight its technology at Narita International Airport from 2-6 August.
Passive millimeter wave technology performs complete body scanning at airport checkpoints without [...]
KDF equips digital x-ray production facility in NY
KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services has announced its role in the opening of a $165m digital X-Ray mammography production facility in New York state.
The facility is headlined by a health equipment OEM and will manufacture and transfer its technology to healthcare facilities worldwide.
KDF, a New Jersey-based producer of batch-sputtering systems used in the manufacture of [...]
Sharp HealthCare and Anakam sign partnership deal
Sharp HealthCare, San Diego County healthcare system, has selected the Anakam Identity Suite to enable access for patients accessing Sharp’s new patient portal.
The Anakam Identity Suite is aimed at providing Sharp the assurance of ‘trusted access’ through a next-generation authentication platform that performs identity ‘proofing’ upon patient registration into the portal, and then delivers multi-channel [...]
WACS consortium and Alcatel-Lucent sign contract
The WACS consortium and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a turnkey contract valued at several hundred million US dollars to deploy a new submarine cable network that will provide the first direct connection between Southern Africa and Europe.
Named the West Africa Cable System (WACS), this 14,000 km-long submarine network system is expected to bolster internet and other [...]
Healthcare organisation selects UltiPro Workplace solution
Ultimate Software, a provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, has announced that Regional Women’s Health Management selected UltiPro Workplace for its human capital management, recruitment, and time and labour management.
With 420 employees, New Jersey-based Regional Women’s Health Management had been using several different solutions provided by a payroll service bureau [...]
Venture Technology Center deploys Metapass solution
Metapass has announced the integration and deployment of its virtualisation-based, universal single sign-on (SSO) solution at healthcare provider Summit Pointe, one of the affiliates supported by Venture Technology Centre, of Battle Creek, MI.
Single sign-on gives computer users the ability to log onto multiple systems without having to authenticate with multiple passwords.
Users log on securely once [...]
Davita launches GFR calculator on iPhone, iPod Touch for kidney patients
Davita, a provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure, has launched the Davita Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Calculator for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.
Available in over 50 countries in language specific versions for English, French, Italian, Spanish and German, the Davita GFR Calculator for iPhone [...]
Ericsson, Zain build green-powered site in Kenya
Ericsson and pan-African operator Zain have built a green-powered site in a remote village in northeastern Kenya, as part of the Millennium Villages project.
With the affordable mobile communication the site provides, the villagers of Dertu can make calls, access health services and education, Ericsson informed.
Using a combination of wind and solar power addresses the two [...]
Bally announces partnership with Nevada Cancer Institute
Bally Technologies,a player in slots, video machines, and casino-management systems, has entered into a long-term partnership with Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI), the official cancer centre for the State of Nevada and a provider of research, education, early detection, prevention, and patient care throughout the state.
Bally’s long-term partnership with the institute will involve company donations, an [...]
Auto Injury Solutions launches Provider Desktop
Auto Injury Solutions (AIS), a provider of medical claim management tools for the auto insurance industry, has announced the launch of its provider transaction portal, Provider Desktop. The portal features the on-line capability for a New Jersey medical provider to create, submit and track status of pre-certification requests required under New Jersey’s Auto Insurance Cost [...]
