Oki Electric to Launch Outpatient Paging System Using PHS-based Message Card.Tokyo, Japan, Jan 23, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Oki Electric Industry announced on January 23 that it will launch a mobile messaging solution for hospitals, Outpatient Guidance System, on March 10. The new system uses the OiNET791 message card, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base card developed by Oki Electric and Oki's proprietary IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. systems IPstage EX and DISCOVERY series and notifies patients with a ring tone, text message and vibrating alert A vibrating alert is on communications devices to notify the user of an incoming connection. They are particularly common on mobile phones and pagers and are usually used to supplement the ring tone. when their turn comes. It allows patients to wait anywhere in hospital. Oki expects that the new system will help hospitals improve the effectiveness of their operations while protecting patients' privacy. One standard unit consisting of 100 message cards, 10 boxes for collecting message cards, five calling-out devices and one PC for management, sells for 11.8 million yen ($102,600). Oki aims to sell 200 systems annually. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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