CLI Videoconferencing Used at Indianapolis 500 for Emergency Medical Treatment; Methodist Hospital of Indiana Connected to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1996--CLI (Compression Labs, Incorporated) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CLIX) today announced that the Company's television-quality videoconferencing systems are part of the medical treatment facilities for the Indianapolis 500 race on May 26. CLI (1) (Call Level Interface) A database programming interface from the SQL Access Group (SAG), an SQL membership organization. SAG's CLI is an attempt to standardize the SQL language for database access. systems are being used throughout the month of May to connect the emergency center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest to Methodist Hospital Methodist Hospital is the name of numerous medical institutions.
n. A medical facility that is designated to treat severe physical trauma as a result of the specialized training of its staff and the availability of appropriate diagnostic and treatment tools. at Methodist Hospital of Indiana can immediately examine patients at the Speedway and quickly advise attending physicians of possible treatment. "Videoconferencing provides an added depth to our emergency capabilities. Using the CLI systems, doctors at the hospital can easily view and interact with patients at the Speedway clearly and quickly, and immediately offer advice. In addition, the systems are versatile enough to connect to race track monitors and enable patient monitoring," said Dr. Henry Bock Noun 1. bock - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring bock beer lager beer, lager - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally , the medical director of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A CLI Radiance videoconferencing system is installed in the Hanna Medical Center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This center is equipped for emergencies and is also being used to provide medical examinations for drivers. Doctors at Methodist Hospital of Indiana can examine patients in real-time and interactively over the television-like equipment. In addition, this system has special peripherals that monitor and videotape the race track during crashes for replay to the hospital. The second videoconferencing system is located at Methodist Hospital of Indiana, in downtown Indianapolis, where it has been customized to fit into the dispatch center for lifeline helicopters. Steve Neal, director, telecommunications at Methodist Hospital of Indiana said that he chose CLI videoconferencing for this application because of "the Company's strong leadership position in applying videoconferencing technology to the medical field. I know that they are committed to this market. CLI recognizes that medical applications using videoconferencing have unique needs." Cindy Brown, project manager, telecommunications at Methodist Hospital of Indiana, said, "We have been very pleased with the quality of the video which, of course, is imperative for this kind of work. In addition, CLI has provided the high level of service we required to implement the unique application of this technology." The Radiance product is the videoconferencing system being used at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This family of group videoconferencing systems achieves television-quality video at up to 30 frames per second and 480 lines of resolution The number of horizontal lines on a TV or computer screen. The term typically refers to TV sets; for example, wide screen digital TVs have 720 or 1,080 lines of resolution, while analog TV uses 525 lines. VHS tapes can render from 240 to 260 lines. . For this application, transmission is done at T1 speed, or 1.5 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. , equivalent to 24 voice lines digitized at 64 kilobits each. CLI, based in San Jose, is a leading provider of television-quality videoconferencing solutions for healthcare, business, government, and education organizations. Founded in 1976, CLI has sales offices across the United States, with international offices in Asia and Europe, and distributors serving more than 50 countries worldwide. -0- Note to editors: For more information on CLI, please visit our Web site at http://www.clix.com. CONTACT: CLI, San Jose Joyce Strand, 408/922-4610 Mia Bradway, 408/428-6735 or Methodist Hospital of Indiana Cindy Brown, 317/929-2956 |
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