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Precision Dynamics Corporation Forms Partnership with Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific to Deliver Healthcare RFID Wristband Solutions.


SAN FERNANDO, Calif. -- Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC (1) (Primary Domain Controller) A Windows NT/2000 service that manages security for its local domain. Every domain has one PDC, which contains a database of usernames, passwords and permissions. ), a global leader in automatic wristband wristband An identifying bracelet attached to a Pt's wrist at the time of admission to a health care facility, which may be the only identifier used during a person's stay in a hospital  identification, has partnered with Hewlett-Packard (HP) Asia Pacific to help implement RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna.  (radio frequency identification See RFID. ) wristband solutions in the Asia Pacific healthcare market.

Under the agreement and effective immediately, HP Asia Pacific is granted an exclusive license to offer PDC RFID Wristbands, including Smart Band(R), SuperBand(R), ScanBand(R), CompuBand(R) and Smart AgeBand(TM), as part of its healthcare IT offering to hospitals in Asia Lists of hospitals for each country in Asia.
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 Pacific. PDC will also provide sales and technical support. Designed for positive patient identification and the reduction of medical errors, the RFID system will be targeted for use in a variety of hospital applications, including OR patient ID and surgical site verification, patient registration and medication administration.

"We are delighted to work together with PDC," said Dr. Beng Teck Liang, General Manager for the Healthcare Industry for HP Asia Pacific. "PDC has shown outstanding commitment to delivering high quality RFID wristband systems, which will provide tremendous benefits to hospitals. Our partnership will help accelerate the adoption of RFID solutions in hospitals throughout Asia Pacific."

"The Asian Pacific market has made significant progress in this area," said Gary Hutchinson, PDC President/CEO. "Markets outside the U.S. are embracing RFID technology much faster. Our collaboration with HP in Asia Pacific is an extension of our successful HP Taiwan reseller agreement, and we look forward to working with HP Asia Pacific to further expand the use of RFID technology."

PDC and HP Taiwan established a reseller agreement in June of 2005 and began an RFID implementation at Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan where PDC Smart Band RFID Wristbands are used in the hospital's operating room operating room
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 to identify the right patient, right surgical site, right nurse, right blood and right doctor. This additional safety check is expected to help reduce human errors and enhance patient safety.

For more information on PDC, please visit www.pdcorp.com or email paulam@pdcorp.com.

About Precision Dynamics

With nearly 50 years of experience, PDC is the global leader and pacesetter in the development of automatic identification wristband systems and quality healthcare products. The company introduced the first patient Bar Code ID Wristband System in 1984, the Smart Band(R) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Wristband System in 2000 and the AgeBand(TM) Electronic Age/ID Verification System in 2004. PDC also provides premium healthcare products for labor & delivery, urology urology

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 and other applications. PDC is committed to 100% quality in service, design and manufacturing. This is substantiated by their ISO- iso- or is-
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9001: 2000 and ISO-13485: 2003 certification at their main facility in San Fernando, Calif. Plans to establish certification at their new facility in Tijuana, Mexico are underway. For more information, visit www.pdcorp.com.

About HP

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $85.2 billion. More information about HP (NYSE NYSE

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) is available at www.hp.com.

Precision Dynamics Corporation(R), Smart Band(R), SuperBand(R), ScanBand(R) and CompuBand(R) are registered trademarks of Precision Dynamics Corporation. Smart AgeBand(TM) is a trademark of Precision Dynamics Corporation. All other product names, company names, marks, logos and symbols mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
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