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Hospitals now able to quickly locate people who are in need of assistance and take immediate action to ensure the highest quality of staff, patient and public safety
LAS VEGAS - (ISC West, Booth #25121 ), March 28, 2012 – Inovonics (http://www.inovonics.com), the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced that Radius® is gaining traction in the healthcare market. Radius is the security industry’s first mobile duress and situational awareness solution that utilizes Inovonics’ wireless positioning technology. Radius combines advanced location technology with the latest broadcast notification capabilities to pinpoint and communicate the location of mobile duress alarm devices, which is especially important in healthcare settings where medical staff are often spread over a great distance and in remote locations.
Hospitals around the nation are facing a growing safety concern. According to the American Nurses Association (http://www.nursingworld.org/), in 2009 more than 50 percent of emergency center nurses were assaulted on the job. There were 2,050 assaults and violent acts reported by registered nurses that resulted in an average of four missed work shifts. As a result, many hospitals are turning to wireless technologies to help prevent workplace assaults.
“At Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, we place a high degree of importance on employee safety, and initially implemented Inovonics’ mobile duress alarm system to provide staff members with a wireless panic button in case of a potentially harmful event,” explained Glen Vilhauer, operations supervisor at Avera Queen of Peace. However, “with Radius, we have been able to expand the coverage of the duress system beyond the main hospital building to outlying clinics and parking lots. This means, our staff reaps the benefits of Radius beyond the walls of the hospital building,” said Vilhauer.
Radius monitors any Inovonics’ end device, provides immediate notification when help is needed, directs responders to the exact location of the call for help and can offer broadcast capabilities in response to widespread emergency situations. It is ideal for staff protection applications on healthcare campuses such as hospitals, emergency departments, and psychiatric wards. Radius’ broadcast capabilities also provide an important function that goes well beyond a simple alert from one individual. It can be used to signal that a larger, more widespread concern is taking place somewhere within the hospital setting thus indicating an early warning/prevention of a “lock-down” situation via the broadcast alert function. This same system can also be used to automate temperature checks for freezers and refrigerators and prevent theft of large assets.
Unlike traditional hard-wired control panel systems that have been used to detect safety issues and report alarms, Radius provides a complete end-to-end, IP-enabled wireless solution for the security market. Based on the fully supervised Inovonics wireless network, Radius can work alone or be integrated with other safety and security systems. Key features and benefits of Radius include:
“With the Inovonics Radius system, healthcare workers can be assured that their call for help will result in immediate notification to the appropriate responders to the exact location of the emergency,” explained Mark Jarman, president of Inovonics. “As in the instance of Avera Queen of Peace, Radius does not stop at security and providing broadcast notification to staff in the event of an emergency, it can also be used to automate temperature checks for freezers and refrigerators, track large assets and prevent theft”.
Configurations, Availability and Pricing:
Radius can be used within single hospital buildings or scale to cover large multi-building healthcare campuses. It can be easily integrated with other fire and safety and security systems. It is available now and pricing varies based on customer needs and configuration. For more information, visit Inovonics website at www.inovonics.com/radius or join the conversation at www.twitter.com/inovonics.
About Inovonics Wireless Corporation
Inovonics is the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Founded in 1986, the company pioneered and patented the use of 900 MHz wireless technology to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. A leader in security and healthcare markets, the Inovonics family of pendants, transmitters, repeaters, receivers and control modules provides the wireless backbone for many of the world’s most widely used wireless systems. Renowned for exceptional performance and reliability, more than 6.5 million Inovonics wireless systems have been deployed in the most challenging of commercial environments, where structural limitations and multiple wireless networks can prove disruptive to lower quality systems. Working with leading OEMs and service provider partners, Inovonics provides network design and system engineering support to continuously advance the use of wireless technologies for corporate, industrial and healthcare applications. For more information contact Inovonics at (www.inovonics.com), or call 800-782-2709.
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Customized security solutions provide around-the-clock monitoring and real-time notification
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Nov. 7, 2011 – Inovonics (http://www.inovonics.com), the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced a partnership with Radius Security (http://www.radiussecurityinc.com), a manufacturer and integrator of high performance industrial grade IP video and audio systems. Recently, Radius Security leveraged the technology of Inovonics sensors for a solar-powered video security system that monitors a cement manufacturing facility at a remote location.
“We do a lot of specialty video projects that require solar power and cellular communications, which differentiates us from other integrators,” said Jeff Sandine, sales manager at Radius Security. “Many of our customers have remote locations that lack power or internet access. Inovonics technology is unique because it is easily integrated with other solutions, like LED lighting systems and motion detectors, and can reliably operate in secluded, industrial locations. Best of all, its wireless sensor networks are proven to be reliable during instances when there is a legitimate security breech where timely notification is essential to saving a lot of money in stolen or damaged equipment.”
For this project, Radius Security used a solar power plant to power megapixel IP cameras, LED white lighting, strobe lights, amplifier, loudspeakers and cellular communications. In order to enable after-hours security it enlisted Optex’s outdoor motion detectors which are powered by Inovonics 900 MHz wireless EchoStream technology. If an unauthorized party enters the site, Inovonics sensors will send a signal that activates LED white lighting system and initiates a loud recorded message to ward off potential intruders. A snapshot also is taken by the cameras and emailed directly to a designated list, designed by the customer. Should an intrusion occur, appropriate parties will receive immediate notification that they can access right from their home computer or smart phone. Additionally, a security monitoring company immediately is notified and can determine if the threat requires police action. The video security system is installed on a central tower at the cement facility that allows cameras to achieve a 360 degree view of the site.
“By partnering with Radius Security we can apply our wireless technology to some unique and intricate security applications,” explained Mark Jarman, president of Inovonics. “Radius Security is known for offering high performance video security services to customers who want a system that will monitor their remote location facility at all times. Our wireless technology that is integrated within the Radius Security solution ensures real-time monitoring and notification that is unmatched in the security industry.”
Inovonics’ EchoStream technology features a full range of security end-points for burglary, intrusion monitoring and duress situations. It also features a hand-held survey kit to measure radio signal strength for easy, quick and accurate installations. EchoStream is the third generation radio platform from Inovonics and is the result of decades of experience developing wireless security applications for commercial customers. It delivers outstanding reliability, range and battery life that meets the security industry’s needs today and well into the future because of its flexibility and network capabilities.
About Radius Security
Based in Vancouver, Wash., Radius Security delivers high performance IP video and audio systems to end users and resellers throughout North America. Offering an in depth knowledge of IP video, IT infrastructure, wireless networks, cellular communications and remote power systems, Radius Security integrates cameras into systems for industrial control, production efficiency, facilities security and surveillance. Radius Security can help with all aspects of installing, commissioning and maintaining video systems including setting up cameras, video management software, routers, servers, wireless networks, accessories, maintenance and upgrades. For more information visit Radius Security’s website at: (http://www.radiussecurityinc.com/).
About Inovonics Wireless Corporation
Inovonics is the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Founded in 1986, the company pioneered the use of 900 MHz wireless technology to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. A leader in security and senior care markets, and the standard for multi-family submetering solutions, the Inovonics family of transmitters, receivers and control modules provides the wireless backbone for many of the world’s most widely used wireless systems. Renowned for exceptional performance and reliability, more than 6.5 million Inovonics wireless systems have been deployed in the most challenging of commercial environments, where structural limitations and multiple wireless networks can prove disruptive to lower quality systems. Working with leading OEMs and service provider partners, Inovonics provides network design and system engineering support to continuously advance the use of wireless technologies for corporate, industrial, government and educational applications. For more information contact Inovonics at (www.inovonics.com), or call 800-782-2709.
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Additional channel partners see benefits of mobile duress systems that combine location with mass notification
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Oct. 24, 2011 – Inovonics (http://www.inovonics.com), the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced it has signed two additional channel partners to resell its Radius™ product. Radius is the security industry’s first situational awareness system that combines mass notification capabilities with advanced wireless positioning technology to pinpoint mobile duress alarm devices. The new Radius dealers are HSS (http://www.hss-us.com) and BW Systems (http://www.bwsystems.net/index.html).
“We are thrilled to have these companies on board to support our efforts with Radius,” said Mark Jarman, president of Inovonics. “HSS and BW Systems not only are valued partners, but leaders in security systems integration and will be a critical part of helping us reach our goal of making Radius a prominent location-based mobile duress system in buildings and campuses across the country.”
Radius monitors Inovonics’ end devices, interfaces to fire, access control and environmental systems and provides instant notification to security alert devices. It can determine the location of a mobile emergency call within a campus or building setting. An embedded server manages both monitoring and mass notification, and the Inovonics network then communicates critical events and data to the proper personnel. It has the ability to route alerts to individuals or groups. Radius also can send recurring events and messages, such as maintenance reminders, one-time instant messages, and office closures due to weather. The product can work alone or be integrated with other safety and security systems.
HSS
Founded in Denver in 1967, HSS has grown to become one of America’s leading sourcing companies (http://www.hss-us.com), providing technical and professional service programs to customers nationwide. HSS offers specialized expertise to customers in select markets. HSS services include healthcare/hospital security, aviation/airport security, government security, biomedical equipment management, security systems integration, and temporary healthcare staffing.
“HSS is a dealer of Radius because we believe many campuses and buildings can benefit from a mobile duress system that also offers integrated notification, situational awareness and location on a single platform,” said David Sheets, Security Systems Integration at HSS. “Our expertise in security systems integration, combined with Inovonics wireless technology, will allows us to leverage Radius to offer innovative, reliable and flexible security systems during instances where life safety is of paramount importance.”
BW Systems
BW Systems (http://www.bwsystems.net/index.html) is a leading systems integrator with a focus on access control, intrusion detection, ICIDS, CCTV Surveillance, fire alarm and mass notification. Established in 1979, BW Systems is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo. and services a wide range of markets, including Department of Defense facilities, government, commercial, educational and medical.
“We are confident in Radius because it is a one of a kind, complete end-to-end, IP-enabled wireless solution for the security market,” said Steve Cress, director of sales at BW Systems. “Our extensive background in the security market and Inovonics’ leading wireless technology is a great combination for installing high-quality security systems.”
Configurations, Availability and Pricing:
Radius can be used within single buildings or scale to large multi-building campuses spread over hundreds of acres. It can be easily integrated with other fire and safety and security systems and be customized based on customer preference. It is available now and is priced based on customer configuration. For more information, visit Inovonics’ website at: (www.inovonics.com/radius.aspx) or join the conversation at (www.twitter.com/inovonics).
About Inovonics Wireless Corporation
Inovonics is the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Founded in 1986, the company pioneered and patented the use of 900 MHz wireless technology to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. A leader in security and senior care markets, and the standard for multi-family submetering solutions, the Inovonics family of transmitters, receivers and control modules provides the wireless backbone for many of the world’s most widely used wireless systems. Renowned for exceptional performance and reliability, more than 6.5 million Inovonics wireless systems have been deployed in the most challenging of commercial environments, where structural limitations and multiple wireless networks can prove disruptive to lower quality systems. Working with leading OEMs and service provider partners, Inovonics provides network design and system engineering support to continuously advance the use of wireless technologies for corporate, industrial, government and educational applications. For more information contact Inovonics at (www.inovonics.com), or call 800-782-2709.
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Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
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Hospital to use Radius to increase hospital staff, patient and public safety, among other applications
ORLANDO, Fla. (ASIS 2011, Booth# 3801), Sept. 19, 2011 – Inovonics (http://www.inovonics.com), the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced that Avera Queen of Peace Hospital (Avera Queen of Peace Hospital) in Mitchell, S.D. has selected its Radius mobile duress, location and mass notification security solution to enhance its overall staff, patient and public safety.
Avera is a regional partnership of health professionals who share support services to maintain excellent care at 300 locations in eastern South Dakota and surrounding states. The Avera Queen of Peace Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 120-bed, full-service medical care facility. It offers a cancer clinic, full OBGYN care, dialysis, cardiology, emergency and outpatient services, among many other health care services. The Radius installation, which spans more than 200,000 square feet in several multi-story buildings, provides location of mobile duress alerts for key hospital staff. The system also is used for environmental and temperature monitoring for food safety.
“Avera Queen of Peace Hospital is the perfect setting for Radius,” explained Mark Jarman, president of Inovonics. “A hospital campus setting such as this, which has multiple floors and multiple buildings requires instant location identification and notification when help is needed fast. Radius offers these capabilities allowing key hospital personnel to quickly find people who are in need of assistance and take immediate action to ensure the highest quality of staff, patient and public safety.”
Radius monitors any of Inovonics’ security sensors or end devices and interfaces to fire, access control and environmental monitoring systems, providing instant notification to mass communication alert devices. When a security or life threatening event occurs, the alert is automatically transmitted to Radius. Once the signal is received, the system processes and locates the position of the event and alerts the appropriate authorities. Radius can work alone or be integrated with other safety/security systems. The key features and benefits of Radius include:
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital completed installing the Radius system in four days. The campus wide system consists of a server, a repeater and locator network, and approximately 100 wireless sensors which include mobile panic buttons, temperature sensors, and other fixed mount devices.
“Our desire it to ensure the utmost quality of care and safety of our staff, patients and the public at large,” said Jim Buck, director of environmental services, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital. “Because of our previous experience using Inovonics’ wireless network offerings, we are confident that selecting Radius as our premier safety and security solution was the perfect choice for our hospital.”
For more information on Inovonics please visit the company at ASIS 2011 in Orlando, FL, September 19-21, 2011. Inovonics’ Radius will be featured and demos available in its booth #3801 at ASIS.
About Inovonics Wireless Corporation
Inovonics is the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Founded in 1986, the company pioneered and patented the use of 900 MHz wireless technology to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. A leader in security and senior care markets, and the standard for multi-family submetering solutions, the Inovonics family of transmitters, receivers and control modules provides the wireless backbone for many of the world’s most widely used wireless systems. Renowned for exceptional performance and reliability, more than 6.5 million Inovonics wireless systems have been deployed in the most challenging of commercial environments, where structural limitations and multiple wireless networks can prove disruptive to lower quality systems. Working with leading OEMs and service provider partners, Inovonics provides network design and system engineering support to continuously advance the use of wireless technologies for corporate, industrial, government and educational applications. For more information contact Inovonics at (www.inovonics.com), or call 800-782-2709.
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Mobile duress system beats the competition in the mass notification category with its ability to pinpoint alarm devices
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Aug. 26, 2011 – Inovonics (http://www.inovonics.com), the industry leader in high performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced that its innovative location and situational awareness system, Radius, was awarded Security Products magazine’s 2011 “New Product of the Year” award in the mass notification category. This year, the third year of the contest, 86 product submissions were received. Awards were distributed among 15 different product categories.
“It’s an honor to receive the Product of the Year Award for Radius,” said Mark Jarman, president of Inovonics. “This award is a testament to our commitment to providing the most effective and reliable end-to-end IP-enabled wireless system in the security market today. At Inovonics, we strive not only to protect an organization’s physical structure, but ensure the safety of its most critical assets – human lives.”
Radius monitors any of Inovonics’ security sensors or end devices and interfaces to fire, access control and environmental monitoring systems, providing instant notification to mass communication alert devices. When a security or life threatening event occurs, the alert is automatically transmitted to Radius. Once the signal is received, the system processes and locates the position of the event and alerts the appropriate authorities. Radius can work alone or be integrated with other safety/security systems. The key features and benefits of Radius include:
In addition to being honored during the Security Products Virtual Event, an online physical security conference, all of the winners – including Inovonics – will be presented with their awards at ASIS 2011 in Orlando, FL, September 19-21, 2011. Inovonics’ Radius will be featured in its booth #3801 at ASIS.
About Inovonics Wireless Corporation
Inovonics is the industry leader in high performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Founded in 1986, the company pioneered and patented the use of 900 MHz wireless technology to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. A leader in security and senior care markets, and the standard for multi-family submetering solutions, the Inovonics family of transmitters, receivers and control modules provides the wireless backbone for many of the world’s most widely used wireless systems. Renowned for exceptional performance and reliability, more than 6.5 million Inovonics wireless systems have been deployed in the most challenging of commercial environments, where structural limitations and multiple wireless networks can prove disruptive to lower quality systems. Working with leading OEMs and service provider partners, Inovonics provides network design and system engineering support to continuously advance the use of wireless technologies for corporate, industrial, government and educational applications. For more information contact Inovonics at (www.inovonics.com), or call 800-782-2709.
Contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Mobile: 303-827-5164
Company’s new Radius product is garnering attention and interest among channel partners
LOUISVILLE, Colo., May 16, 2011 – Inovonics (http://www.inovonics.com), the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced it has signed four new channel partners to resell its new RadiusTM product. Radius is the security industry’s first situational awareness system that combines mass notification capabilities with advanced wireless positioning technology to pinpoint mobile duress alarm devices. The new dealers that will sell and implement Radius are CyberMedix Medical Systems, Capture Technologies, Phase 1 Electronics and VSA Security Systems.
Introduced last fall, Radius is quickly gaining the attention of dealers, integrators and other channel partners because of its advanced location capabilities and ease of integration with other life safety and business monitoring systems. For instance, unlike traditional hard-wired control panel systems that have been used to detect safety issues and report alarms, Radius provides a complete end-to-end, IP-enabled wireless solution for the security market. Radius can work alone or be integrated with other safety and security systems.
CyberMedix Medical Systems
CyberMedix Medical Systems (http://www.cybermedix.com/), a Dana Point, California-based integrator, provides wireless patient data management, communication and information solutions for the hospital and home care industries. CyberMedix has developed the InteleNettTM family of patient data management products for hospitals and the PatientLynx Medical Data ExchangeTM family of device management products for home care. These systems increase productivity, reduce cost, improve efficiency and extend the operational life expectancy to existing patient monitoring and therapy delivering devices. This strategy provides rapid deployment of products to meet market demands at the speed of technology.
“CyberMedix is committed to improving quality patient care and substantially reducing health care costs by maximizing information and communication management technology,” said Ron Barnett, president of CyberMedix. “Through our partnership with Inovonics, we are able to leverage its world-class wireless security technologies and products, such as Radius, which pinpoints location and situation awareness. Radius will allow our customers to implement flexible, durable and reliable solutions that are critical for life safety applications.”
Capture Technologies
For more than 60 years, Capture Technologies (http://www.capturet.com) has been an independent VAR and is a leading provider of top-tier solutions, services and integration for identity and voice. Its clients span a variety of industries, including financial, public safety, legal services, healthcare, education and government. Capture Technologies works with the leading brand names in VoIP, voice recording, video surveillance, access control, photo ID and dictation.
“Capture Technologies strives to deliver high-quality security solutions to customers in several different industries,” said Lou Parrague, CEO at Capture Technologies. “As a dealer of Radius, we can leverage Inovonics’ wireless technology and offer an innovative security system with monitoring, notification and location all in one package.”
Phase 1 Electronics
Founded in 1976 and based in Scottsdale, Ariz., Phase 1 Electronics (http://www.phaseonepower.com/) focuses on the most advanced technologies in security, surveillance and access control. It also installs and services basic networks and automation systems. Its leading-edge technology is backed by a team of highly trained professionals who take pride in their work. Company technology and training is personally directed by the company’s President who is a professional engineer with experience in all the directed categories. The company is bonded with commercial and residential licenses and certifications.
“Phase 1 Electronics is excited to offer Inovonics’ Radius location and situation awareness system,” said Howard Brown, president. “Because of our background and strong technical knowledge, Radius fits neatly into our focused offerings of product and services. And because of Inovonics’ reputation for offering wireless products that are built on flexibility and reliability, we know it is the ideal match for any type of critical security application.”
VSA Security Systems
VSA Security Systems (http://www.vsasecuritysystems.com/) has been providing security for families and businesses in its community for more than 30 years. From one side of Georgia to the other, as well as much of Alabama, VSA Security Systems has installed burglar alarms, camera systems, access control, fire alarm systems, telephone systems and many other custom security solutions. A great part of VSA Security Systems’ success has been based on long-term customers and word-of-mouth referrals.
“Providing top-notch security to our local community customer base is our foremost priority at VSA security,” said Pete Berry, president, VSA Security Systems. “We trust Inovonics’ wireless technology because of its proven reliability and ease of installation. With Radius, we can offer our customers a comprehensive security system that is unique to the marketplace.”
Configurations, Availability and Pricing:
Radius can be used within single buildings or scale to large multi-building campuses spread over hundreds of acres. It can be easily integrated with other fire and safety and security systems and be customized based on customer preference. It is available now and is priced based on customer configuration. For more information, visit Inovonics website at (www.inovonics.com/radius.aspx) or join the conversation at (www.twitter.com/inovonics).
“Inovonics is proud to be working with the caliber of channel partners, such as these,” said Mark Jarman, president. “Radius fills a unique void in the security industry by providing clear pinpoint location. This capability is a requirement for when critical or life safety situations are present. Working together with our growing dealer network, we now can offer a truly integrated solution that will meet this need.”
About Inovonics Wireless Corporation
Inovonics is the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Founded in 1986, the company pioneered and patented the use of 900 MHz wireless technology to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. A leader in security and senior care markets, and the standard for multi-family submetering solutions, the Inovonics family of transmitters, receivers and control modules provides the wireless backbone for many of the world’s most widely used wireless systems. Renowned for exceptional performance and reliability, more than 6.5 million Inovonics wireless systems have been deployed in the most challenging of commercial environments, where structural limitations and multiple wireless networks can prove disruptive to lower quality systems. Working with leading OEMs and service provider partners, Inovonics provides network design and system engineering support to continuously advance the use of wireless technologies for corporate, industrial, government and educational applications. For more information contact Inovonics at (www.inovonics.com), or call 800-782-2709.
Contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13
Mobile: 303-827-5164