November 2010
TOA Unveils ETAdirect 4.0: First Browser-Based Solution that is Offline Capable
TOA Technologies extended its commitment to customer service excellence and innovation with the general release of ETAdirect 4.0. This latest version of ETAdirect enhances TOA's powerful and complete mobile workforce management solution with innovative new features, most notably the industry's first mobile web offline capabilities. This dual mode automatic online/offline capability - an industry first - offers service providers seamless, complete workflow flexibility in the field regardless of where the mobile employee is. The new release alos includes enhanced real-time dashboard visualization, support for multi-appointment work orders and context-aware collaboration. Learn more at www.toatech.com.
Nov 23 | Permalink
Black and Stone to Distribute BodyMedia Fit in Australia
BodyMedia has signed a distribution agreement with Black and Stone to distribute it's BodyMedia Fit product in Australia. A seasonal and outdoor appliance specialist, Black and Stone appointed a new director of health and medical products to concentrate on this move into the well-being market. Learn more about BodyMedia at www.bodymedia.com.
Nov 18 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Co-Founder Receives Franklin Institute Award
The Franklin Institute presented the 2011 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science to John R. Anderson, PhD, co-founder of Carnegie Learning. Anderson's Adaptive Control of Thought (ACT) theory is the psychological model that is the foundation of the company's Cognitive Tutor software. Currently, over 1,000 school districts and more than 500,000 students each year learn math using Cognitive Tutor software. Congratulations to John Anderson!
Nov 16 | Permalink
Clinical Studies Show Body Monitoring Devices Increase Weight Loss Success
Two clinical studies recently released by BodyMedia yielded promising results showcasing body monitoring devices' integral role in the current public health dialogue on using mobile health technology to combat obesity. The first study, published in the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Journal, revealed results from one of the first studies to validate the accuracy of the BodyMedia Armband technolgy in real-world conditions. The other study, conducted by Dr. Steven Blair of the Arnold School of Public Health at USC and presented at the Convergence & Society Meeting at University of South Carolina, showed that combining a lifestyle intervention program and a body monitoring device tripled weight loss. Read more here.
Nov 11 | Permalink
JPMC Adopts SmartWand-DTX
ClearCount Medical Solutions has successfully converted one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation for patient safety to it's SmartWant-DTX system. Jane Phillips Medical Center's (JPMC) SmartWand-DTX system is an RFID-based platform that uniquely counts and detects all surgical sponges used during hopsital procedures. Retained surgical sponges are a big problem and are capturing attention throughout the medical field as the most frequent and costly surgical "never event." Learn more about the revolutionary SmartSponge and SmartWand sytem at www.clearcount.com.
Nov 9 | Permalink
New Release: BodyMedia FIT App
The BodyMedia FIT Mobile App is now available for download from both the App Store as well as the Android. The free application monitors weight and fitness and iPhone, iPod Touch and Android smartphone users can virtually see their physical activity and plan accordingly for the right intake of calories and exercises. BodyMedia FIT is a weight management system which includes an Armband Advantage monitor, optional display of snapshots with the Activity Manager Dashboard and an online Activity Manager. Learn more at www.bodymedia.com.
Nov 2 | Permalink
