November-December 2008
SAGE Advice for Sound Decisions
Dear Customers
Industry &
Technology News
Greetings!
SAGE assumes a responsibility to you, our
clients. We've been researching the latest communications technologies and their impacts on
education, business, and healthcare. From converged voice, data, and video
systems to workflow and productivity improvement methods, you can rely on us to
recommend, customize, simplify, and purpose-build new solutions to serve your
interests. For a great example of how new technology can enhance processes
without adding complexity, see Rauland's new Responder 5 Nurse Communications
and Workflow Platform.
In this issue:
Rauland releases
Responder 5 nurse call system
ShoreGear 8.1
Axis, Bosch, and Sony
standardize interfaces
PolyVision
maximizes teaching tool potential
VBrick reaches
schools through E-Rate
Avaya 1600-series
IP telephones
Sincerely,
Mark Lizambi
Healthcare Systems Sales Engineer
Responder 5 is a VoIP network running the SIP standard protocol,
which makes interfacing to wireless phones and other technologies easy. In fact,
the integration capabilities of Responder Systems are far more sophisticated and
robust than those in other nurse call systems. The Rauland solution delivers
faster connection times and greater traffic-handling capacity. The solution's
information applications make use of standard IT architecture; they operate (and
are managed) independent of the nurse call infrastructure. A single point of
standard-protocol connection accomplishes the integration of Responder 5 with
the hospital's information system, along with wireless phones and real-time
locating systems. These features result in greater overall reliability and
simpler, more cost-effective maintenance and support. Responder 5 utilizes
standard CAT 5E/6 cabling. Because it has an Ethernet backbone, the system can
also run long distances on fiber.
Read more about
Responder 5
Read more about Rauland-Borg Corporation
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SAGE Healthcare
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Axis Communications, Bosch
Security Systems, and Sony Corporation are cooperating to create an open forum
aimed at developing a standard for the interface of network video products.
Currently, there is no global standard defining how network video products, such
as cameras, video encoders and video management systems, should communicate with
each other. The new standard is expected to comprise interfaces for
specifications, such as video streaming, device discovery, intelligence
metadata, etc. The framework of the standard, incorporating the key elements of
network video product interoperability, will be released in October 2008 at the
Security show in Essen, Germany.
Read more about
the Axis, Bosch, and Sony forum
Read more about Bosch
Security Systems
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Axis Communications
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Sony
Corporation
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