Data General and Proxim Form Strategic Alliance to Enhance Point-of-Care Solutions for Healthcare

Strategic Insights -

Data General Corporation and Proxim, Inc. have announced a strategic alliance to enhance Data General's point-of-care solutions for healthcare by integrating Proxim's wireless LAN technology. This new partnership will allow Data General to expand its current OEM agreement with Proxim to resell, integrate, and support Proxim's entire line of wireless local area networking products. The partnership will focus on meeting the growing demand for wireless networks in emerging network infrastructures, particularly in the healthcare industry.

Key Takeaways:

  • Data General and Proxim have formed a strategic alliance to enhance Data General's point-of-care solutions for healthcare by integrating Proxim's wireless LAN technology.
  • The agreement will allow Data General to expand its current OEM agreement with Proxim to resell, integrate, and support Proxim's entire line of wireless local area networking products, including RangeLAN2, RangeLAN802, and Symphony products.
  • Data General's Point-of-Care strategy includes a broad range of handheld or pole-mounted clients, servers, and network design and implementation services, leveraging wireless network technologies for caregiver convenience.
  • The partnership will focus on meeting the growing demand for wireless networks in emerging network infrastructures, particularly in the healthcare industry.
  • Data General has a solid presence in the batch handheld market, with an installed base of more than 60,000 data collection terminals.
  • The Proxim wireless product line includes the award-winning RangeLAN2 family, which is recognized as the standard in the healthcare industry.
  • Data General's Worldwide Healthcare Division generates $260M a year in revenues from its strategic alliances with leading HIS vendors and four specialized initiatives.
  • Data General has been a leader in providing high-technology enterprise solutions to the healthcare industry for the past 20 years, with solutions currently in use at more than 3500 hospitals worldwide.

Statistics:

  • Data General generates $260M a year in revenues from its Worldwide Healthcare Division.
  • Data General has an installed base of more than 60,000 data collection terminals in the batch handheld market.
  • The Proxim wireless product line has been installed in more than 700 healthcare facilities worldwide.
  • Proxim has more than 15 years of experience in the wireless LAN market.
  • Proxim has established itself as a leader in the emerging home networking market with its Symphony suite of cordless networking products.
  • Data General has been a leader in providing high-technology enterprise solutions to the healthcare industry for the past 20 years.
  • Data General's solutions are currently in use at more than 3500 hospitals worldwide.

Sources:

  • "Data General and Proxim Form Strategic Alliance to Enhance Point-of-Care Solutions for Healthcare" - Business Wire, September 7, 1999.
  • "Data General Corporation" - Data General Corporation website.
  • "Proxim, Inc." - Proxim, Inc. website.
  • "About Data General" - Data General Corporation website.
  • "About Proxim" - Proxim, Inc. website.