IT major, first healthcare IT services organization to be certified for IEEE 11073(x73) for 5 certified device classes (CDC)
Bangalore, India - July 21, 2010:
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced that its x73 Manager USB Reference System, has been certified by Continua Health Alliance, a non-profit, collaborative industry organization dedicated to defining technology standards specifically for healthcare solutions.
Wipro becomes the first Healthcare IT Services organization to be certified for IEEE 11073 (x73) based software reference system for 5 certified device classes. The reference system supports blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, weighing scales, thermometers and glucometers. This solution will enable and simplify the needs of clinical diagnostic applications to collect vital medical data from homecare devices and bed-side monitors through application programming interfaces (API's) thereby forming a critical enabler for the fast growing remote patient monitoring system, home healthcare and e-health markets.
Continua Health Alliance is a collaborative industry organization dedicated to defining technology standards specifically for healthcare solutions. The alliance will establish technical design guidelines to provide manufacturers the information needed to develop products such as interoperable sensors, telehealth platforms, and health and wellness services. Products made under Continua Health Alliance guidelines will provide consumers with increased assurance of interoperability between devices, enabling them to share information with care givers and service providers more easily.
"It is a moment of immense pride for Wipro because apart from the certification, the Toolkit has also been chosen to be a part of the Continua reference design underlining the quality and reliability of the solution," said Mr. Manimaran Rajakannu, General Manager, Medical Devices business of Wipro Technologies. "Our solution is both transport as well as platform agnostic. It goes beyond USB and includes Bluetooth over HDP, and is capable of running on Embedded Linux, Android, Blackberry and other mobile platforms in addition to Windows platform. This will act as a catalyst in our endeavour to provide faster solutions to our customers in the patient monitoring segment," he added.
"Continua's certification of the Wipro's x73 USB Reference System adds another solution to the growing ecosystem of healthcare devices and solutions," said Chuck Parker, Executive Director, Continua Health Alliance. "Interoperability is vital in the development of an ecosystem of connected healthcare devices. The Wipro software toolkit will support the connectivity of many current and future Continua CertifiedTM devices, and will be helpful in the collection and transfer of medical data."
About Wipro
Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT services organization. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application management, and datacenter managed services to corporations globally.
In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India, offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services.
Wipro also has a profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia-Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro's ADS' are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange.
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