Frank Rodriguez From the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine to Present Wireless LAN Deployment Case Study at the Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit.University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U , Miller School of Medicine Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) Deployment Highlights Benefits of Truly Pervasive pervasive, adj indicates that a condition permeates the entire development of the individual. Wireless Access for Clinical Facilities Meru Networks Meru Networks is a privately-owned company wireless networking company catering to medium and large enterprises. Meru's products include wireless access points, controllers, and management software. :
What: Frank Rodriguez, Network and Information Manager of the
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, will present a
case study at the Gartner Mobile & Wireless Summit detailing
the challenges, solutions and benefits experienced in deploying
truly pervasive wireless access across the University's
network. Through the WLAN deployment, Frank and his team
provide high-performance mobility services to their clinical,
research and education staff, medical students and visitors of
Miami Medical Center and its network of clinical facilities
throughout South Florida.
The presentation includes a discussion of the many, varied
applications of the WLAN including use of mobile wireless carts
in various hospital areas; IP voice communication badges that
link staff and physicians between clinics; a facilities work
order system; and a "community cloud" providing 1.5 square
miles of outdoor wireless coverage.
When: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 9:15 a.m
Where: The Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit, to be held
February 5 - 7, 2007 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention
Center in Grapevine, Texas.
About Meru Networks Meru Networks is the global leader in wireless infrastructure solutions that enable the All-Wireless Enterprise. Its industry leading innovations deliver pervasive, wireless service fidelity for business-critical applications to major Fortune 500 enterprises, universities, healthcare organizations and local, state and federal government agencies. Meru's award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" Air Traffic Control technology brings the benefits of the cellular world to the wireless LAN environment, and its WLAN System is the only solution on the market that delivers predictable bandwidth and over-the-air Quality of Service with the reliability, scalability, and security necessary to deliver converged voice and data services over a single WLAN infrastructure. Founded in 2002, Meru is based in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. . For more information on Meru Networks and its products, visit www.merunetworks.com or call (408) 215-5300. About the Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit 2007 offers new concepts and best practices to increase ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). on wireless investment, insights on the future of wireless, and unbiased perspectives on devices, systems, integration and the latest trends. The summit provides the critical information necessary to make the best choices to reduce costs, while maximizing current and new mobile initiatives. Additional information is available at www.gartner.com/us/wireless. |
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