PictureTel Announces Healthcare Sector iPower Progress.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2001 Healthcare Organizations Standardize on PictureTel iPower; Realize enhanced education, and real-time consultations; patients gain access to specialists PictureTel(R) Corporation (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 :PCTL PCTL Percentile PCTL Prioritized Candidate Target List ), the world leader in integrated collaboration, today highlights PictureTel 900 Series(TM) success in the healthcare sector. Healthcare organizations around the world are helping to meet remote patients' immediate medical needs, conducting far-reaching scientific research, and enabling e-learning initiatives with doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals. The PictureTel 900 Series, launched in July 2000, is the first product offering from PictureTel based on the iPower(TM) architecture, developed with Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . The iPower family represents a new category of integrated collaboration solution - for the first time combining videoconferencing, the PC, and the Internet. PictureTel's patent-pending People+Content (TM) technology delivers a highly natural remote communication experience. Under this approach, when users are interacting "face-to-face," the systems transmit at the highest frame rate to optimize motion video quality. When a care provider elects to share content - X-rays, patient records, test results, real-time output from electronic medical tools, etc. - the systems intelligently switch to a much higher resolution transmission which is required by healthcare organizations. This high-resolution information sharing See data conferencing. capability was not well supported with previous generation videoconferencing technology. "For some time, physicians and specialists have relied on videoconferencing to consult with one another - sharing knowledge and seeking advice and guidance on particularly difficult cases," states Dr. Norman Gaut, chairman and chief executive officer, PictureTel. "Today, integrated collaboration is engendering a new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. in patient/doctor care. Patients can communicate directly with a physician and specialist simultaneously; tests can be reviewed and care protocols considered in one call; and long distance trips to specialty care providers are reduced as situations are evaluated directly. Importantly, preventative care is provided in a hands-on learning environment." On the Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to simply as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan, and more casually as the land "above the Bridge". , the Upper Peninsula Upper Peninsula Abbr. UP The northern part of Michigan between Lakes Superior and Michigan. It is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. Noun 1. Health Care Network (UPHCN UPHCN Upper Peninsula Health Care Network ), a network of independent healthcare organizations, for example, has found that a videoconferencing network has enabled the hospitals to continue to raise the bar in terms of the quality and efficiency of health care in rural geographies. Videoconferencing has helped UPHCN enhance patient care, providing practitioners and patients the ability to meet more frequently and involve specialists without the time and risk of travel for patients with critical conditions. Not limiting its resources to its own staff, the network frequently connects to specialists around the nation. Dr. Kevin C. Chung, a nationally recognized pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. 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It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as . "The nature of patient care, particularly with complex cases - often calls for highly specialized knowledge resources," states Lew Jaffe, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , PictureTel. "The iPower architecture is ideal for extending the reach of precious medical care resources, particularly the doctors, and enabling them to most efficiently participate in patient care. No better example can be found with our military men and women serving overseas. At the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is an overseas military hospital operated by the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense. LRMC is the largest military hospital outside of the continental US. , the hospital operates a state-of-the-art Video Teleconferencing Center for applications ranging from telemedicine to distance learning to staff meetings. Utilizing videoconferencing technology, the hospital provides professional mentoring, conducts patient consults, and provides crucial specialized services to patients that require direct interaction, such as physical and/or speech therapy." A sampling of the healthcare organizations that have adopted iPower or added to their iPower collaboration offering in Q1, 2001 include: Air Force Surgeon General Center For Addiction and Health Frankston Hospital, Australia MD Anderson Cancer Center MLK Community Health Center Muskoka Community Mental Health National Cancer Center, Japan National Naval Medical Center Northwest Community Health Center Peoples Community Health Center Rosebud Hospital, Australia South Australia Health Department St. Anthony Memorial Health Center St. Anthony Medical Center St. Clare Hospital St. Francis Hospital & Health Center St. Joseph Hospital St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare St. James Hospital Strawberry Community Health Center Substance Abuse Management University of Texas Medical Branch Wonju Public Health Center, Korea About PictureTel PictureTel Corporation (NASDAQ:PCTL) is the world leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a full range of visual- and audio- collaboration platforms. PictureTel also owns 1414c, a communications ASP that greatly simplifies the network complexity inherent in mixed rich media collaboration. PictureTel markets network conferencing servers in addition to the complete range of end-point products and delivers a global capability to service, support, and provides complete solutions for customers needing rich media communications. PictureTel is fundamentally in the business of eliminating the barrier of distance, enabling people to be Anywhere Now.(TM) For more information about PictureTel and its products and services, please visit www.picturetel.com. This release includes projections and other forward-looking statements about the company's revenues, earnings, and other measures of economic performance. Actual results could differ materially from forecasts due to many factors such as, for example, competitive pressures, changes in technology, and the difficulty in forecasting in overseas markets and indirect channels. Additional information concerning risks that could cause actual results to differ is contained in the company's 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. and its Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. as filed with the SEC. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. PictureTel is a registered trademark of PictureTel Corporation. PictureTel 900 Series, iPower, and Anywhere Now are trademarks of PictureTel Corporation. All other terms and products names may be trademark or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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