MEDIA RELEASE PR41965
LitePoint Joins Continua Health Alliance
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
LitePoint Corporation, the leader in wireless test solutions, announced
today it has joined Continua Health Alliance, along with other technology
leaders.
The alliance's mission is to improve the quality of personal healthcare
and to establish a system of interoperable health solutions for personalized
health and wellness management for all people.
"Wireless will be as pervasive in medical technology as it already is in
consumer electronics," said John Lukez, Director of Product Marketing at
LitePoint Corporation. "It will allow people and organizations to better
manage health and wellness with safe, efficient health information exchange."
Testing Wireless Functionality-Where it Counts the Most
Wireless technology, utilizing many different wireless standards, is
quickly being added to personal medical devices such as glucose meters,
wireless insulin pumps, and drug dispensers. LitePoint has over 10 years of
experience testing all of the most common wireless standards now used in
connected medical devices, including Bluetooth, ZigBee, and WiFi.
Wireless Expertise for Companies New to Wireless Technology
Many medical device companies are new to wireless technology. This is
where Lukez says LitePoint can offer these companies a distinct advantage.
"Our deep expertise and history in helping our customers deliver innovative
wireless products to demanding consumers will be a huge advantage to medical
device makers as they bring these new technologies to their customers and
ultimately to patients and healthcare professionals."
About LitePoint
LitePoint Corporation designs, develops, markets and supports advanced
test solutions for the development and manufacturing of wireless devices.
LitePoint's solutions have optimized and verified the operation of more than
one billion wireless devices. These solutions play a critical role in
enabling advanced wireless products by providing the quickest transition from
design to high-quality production, the fastest and lowest-cost optimization
and test, and the greatest savings on overall manufacturing test costs.
About Continua Health Alliance
Continua Health Alliance is a non-profit, open industry coalition of the
finest healthcare and technology companies joining together in collaboration
to improve the quality of personal healthcare. With more than 200 member
companies around the world, Continua is dedicated to establishing a system of
interoperable personal health solutions with the knowledge that extending
those solutions into the home fosters independence, empowers individuals and
provides the opportunity for truly personalized health and wellness
management.
Media Contact:
Brad Poston, VP Marcom
575 Maude Court
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
+1-408-456-5000 ex. 1248
Brad.poston@litepoint.com
SOURCE: LitePoint Corporation
CONTACT: Brad Poston of LitePoint Corporation, VP Marcom,
+1-408-456-5000 ext. 1248,
Brad.poston@litepoint.com
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