The Mobile Data Association

APD Communications announces today that the company is working with police forces throughout the UK, regarding providing officers with unparalleled access to information on the move.

Here is a selection of White Papers relating to eHealth:

The promise of eHealth

There is an unpleasant, unavoidable truth about our current healthcare systems, which is that they are not sustainable. They stand to go bankrupt – not at some distant point in the future, but within the next decade.

eHealth, or Telecare is seen as the solution, backed by mobile data technologies and low cost, consumer medical devices. However, it faces many barriers in moving from concept to saviour, not least from the medical profession itself, which has spent centuries removing power from patients. Reversing the momentum of that institutional imperative within a few short years seems a very doubtful prospect.

The Promise of eHealth
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Wireless Connectivity – the key to enabling Personal Medical Technology

eHealth, Telecare and Assisted Living are becoming key phrases in any discussion of the evolution of national healthcare policies. They are seen as fundamental to moving responsibility for healthcare back to the patient – a move dictated by changing demographics.
To enable this, the availability of mass market wireless technology that supports these devices is necessary. That technology is maturing in the form of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Wibree. As well as improving the usability of existing medical devices, wireless connectivity is set to spawn a massive explosion of devices aimed directly at the consumer.

Wireless Connectivity – the key to enabling Personal Medical Technology
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The 2008 'MDAs' from the Mobile Data Association recognise those UK companies and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the uptake and success of mobile data over the last 12 months.

The Mobile Data Association is pleased to announce the following Winners in the 2008 Awards

St. Louis, Missouri, USA – April 14, 2008 – Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and supply of customized, performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications, today announced a new generation of intelligent wireless modules from its EZURiO business unit.