AXCESS Inc. Partners with ACES to Deliver Products to Healthcare Facilities in the Northeast.Business & Health Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2001 BioMedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. Equipment group to sell and promote AXCESS products AXCESS Inc. (Nasdaq: AXSI) a leading provider of asset management products and solutions, announced today that it has joined forces with Affiliated Clinical Engineering Services, Inc. (ACES) of Danvers, Massachusetts Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, Danvers is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials. . ACES(R) delivers distinctive biomedical clinical engineering and asset management programs to healthcare facilities throughout the Northeast. Established in the early 90's, ACES assists hospital administrators by providing a viable method of out-sourcing medical equipment repair, maintenance, and clinical engineering. With numerous hospitals and medical centers currently under contract, ACES plans to offer AXCESS' ActiveTag(TM) asset management and Prism Video(TM) digital video product lines as a value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. service to increase efficiency and utilization of existing hospital equipment and inventory. "The RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. and video technology from AXCESS Inc., combined with ACES' Comprehensive Healthcare Asset Management Program(R) (CHAMP), bring the first interactive asset management system to healthcare," stated Frank Rubino, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of ACES. He continued, "The efficiencies, cost-savings, and the value-added benefits delivered to our clients through our Clinical Engineering Program, combined with RFID and digital video, create a new model of service delivery. We are pleased and excited to offer this innovative system to healthcare as a stand-alone technology or in combination with our services." AXCESS Inc.'s ActiveTag system leverages the local area network to provide facility-wide, real-time location information of critical resources delivered directly to the desktop. Consisting of hands-free, wireless RFID tag technology, the system allows users to locate tagged assets and personnel. The ActiveTag system is used for asset management, containment, and location as well as for personnel and vehicle access control. The company's Prism Video digital video transmission and recording products also can be integrated with the ActiveTag system for video verification and recording of events such as asset movements. "Our automated asset management system is highly synergistic with biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering An interdisciplinary field in which the principles, laws, and techniques of engineering, physics, chemistry, and other physical sciences are applied to facilitate progress in medicine, biology, and other life sciences. services. AXCESS' products add value to ACES' offerings and AXCESS gains a strategic entry into healthcare facilities. We look forward to being able to work with such a reputable organization in the hospitals they serve today and in the future," stated Allan Griebenow, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AXCESS Inc. About AXCESS Inc. AXCESS Inc., headquartered in Dallas, TX, provides network-based system solutions to the enterprise using patented technologies in wireless, automatic identification and multi-media for improving operations productivity, physical security, asset and inventory management, and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. . Products include hands-free, long range RFID (radio frequency identification See RFID. ) technology used to track and monitor people, assets, inventory and vehicles as well as patented digital video compression technology for enterprise multi-media transmission and digital recording. AXCESS Inc. is an incuVest partner company. |
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