Data Critical and Metrocall Sign Distribution and Technology Integration Agreement to Support Healthcare Industry.Business Editors, Technology Writers ALEXANDRIA, Va. & BOTHELL, Wash.--(BW HealthWire)--March 21, 2001 Companies to Provide Wireless Web Clinical Applications to Physicians Using Two-Way Messaging Devices Data Critical Corporation (Nasdaq:DCCA DCCA Department of Commerce and Community Affairs DCCA Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs DCCA Dependable Computing for Critical Applications (Conference) DCCA Debian Common Core Alliance DCCA Dupont Circle Citizens Association ), a leader in wireless communication in health care and Metrocall, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCLLC), one of the largest wireless data and messaging companies in the U.S., today announced a licensing, distribution and technology integration agreement to provide wireless data services for physicians. Under terms of the agreement, Metrocall will license and distribute Data Critical's unwiredDr wireless web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. to Metrocall's 300,000-plus health care professional customers, as well as the entire medical community. Terms of the agreement include minimum distribution and marketing requirements for Metrocall and development obligations for Data Critical. In addition, Data Critical will become the exclusive provider of dictation services to Metrocall's medical customers. Internet-based and configured for wireless access, the unwiredDr wireless web applications suite from Data Critical enables physicians to chart patient records, prescribe medications, dictate notes, check lab results and conduct other clinical paperwork via wireless devices such as WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. cell phones, two-way messaging units and browser-enabled personal data assistants. In particular, the service is ideal for small to medium-sized physician practices. Through Metrocall, unwiredDr will be made available on Motorola's Timeport P935 two-way paging device using the ReFLEX 25 wireless platform. The Timeport P935 is one of the most advanced two-way devices on the market, combining e-mail, calendar, contacts, Web access and two-way messaging with high-resolution graphics in a compact, lightweight device. UnwiredDr services will be available as part of Metrocall's Timeport medical packages on a monthly subscription basis, per module or as an integrated package. About Data Critical: Data Critical Corporation develops and distributes wireless and Internet systems for communicating critical healthcare data. The company offers StatView(TM), AlarmView(TM) and FlexView(TM), a line of wireless alarm notification products for hospitals. It also provides MobileView(TM) and ECGStat(TM), a line of wireless products for physicians as well as WebChart(TM) and PocketChart(TM). The company has twenty-five partnerships with such industry leaders as Aether aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. Aether god of whole atmosphere. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 42] See : Air Systems, Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , CRITIKON, General Electric, LabCorp, Medtronic, Siemens, and Welch Allyn Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices, cardiac defibrillators, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps. . Additional information about Data Critical is available at www.datacritical.com. About Metrocall, Inc. Metrocall, Inc. headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, DC. , is one of the largest wireless data and messaging companies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. providing both products and services to more than six million business and individual subscribers. Metrocall was founded in 1965, became a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in 1993 and currently employs approximately 3,500 professionals coast to coast. The Company offers two-way interactive messaging, wireless e-mail and Internet connectivity, cellular and digital PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. phones, as well as one-way messaging services. Metrocall operates on many nationwide, regional and local networks, including a new Two-Way Interactive Network (TWIN), and can supply a wide variety of customizable Internet-based information content services. Also, Metrocall offers totally integrated resource management systems and communications solutions for business and campus environments. Metrocall's wireless networks operate in the top 1,000 markets all across the nation and the Company has offices and retail locations in more than forty states. Metrocall is the largest equity-owner of Inciscent, an independent business-to-business enterprise, that is a national full-service "wired-to-wireless" Application Service Provider (ASP). For more information on Metrocall please visit our Web site and On-line store at www.Metrocall.com. This release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Important factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, are detailed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by Data Critical Corporation, including its annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for fiscal year ended December 31, 1999. Data Critical Corporation undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Copies of Data Critical's public disclosure filings with the SEC are available from its investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. department. |
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