Skytron Asset Manager, powered by Awarepoint, on Display at the AORN 55th Annual Congress

Awarepoint partner Skytron to feature Skytron Asset Manager, powered by Awarepoint at Booth #425 during the AORN 55th Annual Congress

Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2008 --

WHO: Awarepoint (http://www.awarepoint.com/) partner Skytron (http://www.skytron.us/) to feature Skytron Asset Manager, powered by Awarepoint at Booth #425 during the AORN 55th Annual Congress

WHEN: AORN 55th Annual Congress (http://www.aorn.org/Education/EducationEvents/Congress), March 30 - April 3, 2008

WHERE: Orange County Convention Center in Anaheim, California    

TOPIC: The new Skytron Asset Manager (http://www.skytron.us/s-asset-mgr.htm), powered by Awarepoint, is a wireless hospital asset management solution which can consolidate medical equipment information and location needs for both mobile and fixed assets.

It is the healthcare industry's only integrated active RFID asset management and information resource solution to improve hospital patient care, enhance staff productivity and better manage equipment capital and rental expense.

The Skytron Asset Manager solution further integrates with Skytron's SkyVision (http://www.skytron.us/skyvision.htm) operating room video and data system to provide total equipment information at the point of care. With it, users can track the location and status of equipment and people, plus have operation, maintenance and technical manuals at their immediate fingertips, without leaving the operating room.

Awarepoint representatives will be at the Skytron Asset Manager RFID Workstation within the Skytron Booth #425 during the conference.

About Awarepoint Corporation

Awarepoint's Active RFID technologies and real time location systems (RTLSs) include its real time awareness platform, firmware, RFID tags, sensors, and bridges. Awarepoint's technologies collect raw sensor data and transform that data into high-value positioning information that can be used to add location awareness to a variety of healthcare, manufacturing, security and other applications. Requiring no hard wiring, Awarepoint's "plug and track" network is a fully managed service, including hardware, software, remote monitoring and maintenance. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California and serves hospitals across the United States through a national sales and operations workforce. Track us down at www.awarepoint.com

About Skytron

Skytron provides innovative and efficient medical equipment solutions for a variety of healthcare settings and hospital departments, and is recognized across North America for the highest quality products, extensive product menu and exceptional customer service. Skytron products include: general purpose and specialty surgical tables; imaging tables; full line surgical table accessories; surgical lighting, SkyVision O.R. video & data integration; emergency, procedure and exam lighting; birthing room, cath lab & ICU lighting; camera systems; space management and detachable equipment carrier skybooms; smoke evacuation systems; stainless steel storage cabinets; O.R. nurse documentation centers; warming cabinets; scrub sinks; washer-disinfectors, technology management programs, Surgery Center design, equip and build services and the Skytron Asset Manager RFID-RTLS total asset management solution. Since 1972, Skytron has remained true to their commitment of "customer service first, everything else will follow." For more information on Skytron's quality products, visit www.skytron.us.

About AORN

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is the national association committed to improving patient safety in the surgical setting. AORN is the premier resource for perioperative nurses, advancing the profession and the professional with valuable guidance as well as networking and resource-sharing opportunities. AORN promotes safe patient care and is recognized as an authority for safe operating room practices and a definitive source for information and guiding principles that support day-to-day perioperative nursing practice.

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