Research and Markets - Growing Number of Wearable Computers Utilised In Telemedicine Applications and Clinical Trials

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Healthware - Wearable Computers In Healthcare. to their offering.

(PRWEB) October 25, 2004 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c7901) has announced the addition of Healthware - Wearable Computers In Healthcare. to their offering.

Like Internet enabled home appliances, wearable computing captured the imagination of both the media and the public. Even so, for some time this enthusiasm failed to translate into commercially successful products. Recently, however, a number of companies have started marketing garments, or 'healthware, which monitor the breathing, temperature and heart rates of athletes and keep fit enthusiasts. As well, healthcare providers have identified a role for wearable computers in remote patient monitoring. While we are a long way from a Utopia where clothing continually monitors our health a growing number of wearable computers are being used in telemedicine applications and clinical trials.

Healthware services could provide mobile carriers with a number of benefits -- both tangible and intangible. Supplying services wholesale to the public sector would represent a departure from the operators present model based around applications for consumer and corporate markets. However, healthware services would provide a steady revenue stream, based around older subscribers, at a time when shifting demographics leaves fewer subscribers for youth orientated services.

This report will be beneficial to:
-   Wearable computer vendors.
-   Healthcare providers.
-   Mobile network operators.
-   Semiconductor manufacturers.
-   Pharmaceutical companies.
-   eHealth equipment vendors.
-   Investors in the healthcare sector.
-   Other organisations active in ehealth provision.

Content Includes:
-   The Business Case For The Healthcare Provider
-   The Business Case For The Mobile Operator
-   The Business Case For The IT Vendor
-   The Business Case For The Textile Manufacturer
-   Conclusions
-   Vendor Profiles And Analysis
-   Sensatex
-   Infineon
-   Benefon and Vitaphone
-   Bodymedia
-   Clothing+
-   The MobiHealth Project

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c7901

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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