PanGo Integrates Location-Based Applications with Cisco's New Clinical Connection Suite; Worldwide leader in networking collaborates with PanGo to extend the power of the wireless network for the healthcare industry.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- PanGo Networks, Inc. (www.pangonetworks.com), today announced the integration of its market-leading location based application to Cisco's new Clinical Connection Suite. Based on a single, converged Cisco Medical-Grade Network, the Cisco Clinical Connection Suite provides real-time communications, monitoring, collaboration and resource tracking, delivered as a four-part, integrated clinical solution. In conjunction with the industry's leading application and medical device partners, Cisco Clinical Connection Suite offers world-class wireless asset tracking solutions focused on optimizing clinician workflow and communications, improving patient and staff satisfaction, and reducing costs through effective management and use of assets.

PanGo was selected by Cisco for its PanGo Locator(R) solution, which connects clinicians with the information, people and equipment they need, when they need it.

"The Clinical Connection Suite offers a compelling enterprise-class solution based on the most advanced location-based systems on the market," said Pierre-Paul Allard, vice president of enterprise marketing for Cisco. "PanGo adds a layer of location-based visibility to Cisco's Medical-Grade Network and enhanced location capabilities that can eliminate workflow redundancies and valuable time spent by nurses and clinicians in searching for critical equipment and other hospital resources. Our mutual customers can take advantage of this while building upon their existing Cisco wireless infrastructure."

Designed for end-users - e.g., nurses, doctors and biomedical engineers - PanGo Locator(R) is an intuitive, web-based Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) including Active RFID Tags, asset monitoring, reporting, notification and management capabilities all in a single system. Unlike alternative single-use proprietary tracking systems that require a separate network of readers and wireless infrastructure, Locator requires no additional network hardware overlay. PanGo's Active RFID Tags can operate over any existing Wi-Fi network to allow users to track assets that are not wireless-enabled. They are the only Wi-Fi-based active RFID tags on the market with two location and reporting modes. The tag's Wi-Fi mode is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11 b/g standards, and enables intelligent features like over-the-air configuration and tag motion and status updates. In a second mode, the tag reports identification information in a short radio-frequency "beacon," which further extends battery life and is interoperable with third-party location technologies including Cisco's Series 2700 Series Location Appliance.

"Supporting the Clinical Connection Suite represents a natural extension of our ongoing partnership with Cisco to provide leading edge location based technologies that help clinicians solve one of their most pressing business challenges - finding resources when they need them," said Mike McGuinness, President and CEO, PanGo Networks. "PanGo's products are optimized to bring healthcare and biomedical professionals significantly closer to achieving complete visibility of their assets. We look forward to working with Cisco to help customers maximize the value of their network."

PanGo(R) - Enabling The Location-Aware Enterprise

PanGo Networks(R) is the leading provider of platforms and applications for the location-aware enterprise. PanGo's integrated location solutions allow organizations to leverage location-based information from the network and transform off-the-shelf WLAN infrastructure into a platform for intelligent applications that improve important business processes. With its flagship PanOS Platform(R) and asset tracking applications, PanGo offers the industry's first complete framework for real-time asset visibility and context-aware information delivery. Specializing in a range of markets including healthcare, manufacturing, retail and government, PanGo delivers reliable and accurate information about the location of connected devices, people and assets.