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East Texas Review
ETMC installs new communications system
By Kelly Bell/ Contributing Writer
May 2008
http://www.easttexasreview.com/story.htm?StoryID=5396
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East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) Regional Healthcare System Emergency Medical Services has deployed new technology called In Motion’s onBoard Mobile Gateway, and onBoard Mobility Manager in order to improve emergency communications and response time over the hospital’s immense service area. President and CEO of In Motion Technology Kirk Moir explained the advantages of this new system... Read More
The weekly Press
Paramedics have increased capabilities with new laptop
By Abby Camron
May 2008
http://www.enfieldweeklypress.com/stories.asp?id=125
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New technology installed by Emergency Health Services (EHS) will see East Hants residents in even safer hands. OnBoard Mobile Gateway is a new service available to paramedics, making a huge difference to many. Tony Morris, vice president of marketing for In Motion Technology says Nova Scotia is leading the pack when it comes to health care providers... Read More
IDC Canada
IDC Profiles 10 Canadian Wireless Companies to Watch
March 27, 2008
http://www.idc.ca/canada/about/pr_2008_03_27.jsp
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MRT Magazine
The Need for Speed
By Glenn Bischoff
February 1, 2008
http://mrtmag.com/mag/radio_need_speed/index.html
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APCO Intl.
Public Safety Communications
Mobile Connections
February 2008
http://www.apcointl.com/services/bulletin/documents/coolcache.pdf
Wireless: Case History
Answering the Call
An EMS replaces a modem-based dispatch system with a wireless-technology solution, improving response times with actionable information.
Health Management Technology - February 2008 - Feature Article
http://www.healthmgttech.com/features/2008_february/0208_answering.aspx
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Wisconsin first responders use 3G for emergencies
Ambulance service connects in-vehicle network and hospitals via mobile
by Jim Barthold
Mon, November 26. 2007
http://www.telecommagazine.com/newsglobe/article.asp?HH_ID=AR_3759
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For Tri-State Ambulance in LaCrosse, Wis., Alltell's local 3G mobile wireless network is the ideal way to link its emergency vehicles with local hospitals. The ambulance service has deployed In Motion Technology’s mobile gateway technology to connect its’ in-vehicle local area networks with the wide area 3G mobile service provided by Alltel.
MRT Magazine
It's Not Panning Out
By Lynnette Luna
October 1, 2007
http://mrtmag.com/networks_and_systems/wifi/mag/radio_not_panning_2/
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Strix Systems Launches Mobility “Solution Set” for Wireless Mesh Applications
Press Release: Strix System
CALABASAS, California, August 21, 2007
http://strixsystems.com/press/mobilitysolutionset.asp
"We're excited to partner with Strix Systems and to be a part of this endeavor to drive deployment of mesh networks," said Kirk Moir, president and CEO for In Motion Technology. "Municipalities are anxious to deploy these networks to their public safety workers and consumers, and by certifying partners, applications and equipment, we believe Strix Systems will significantly shorten overall deployment schedules. Enabling Public Safety professionals to leverage the benefits of this type of network while in motion is a vital part of the equation, a part that In Motion Technology is uniquely positioned to provide."
ABI Research Telematics Blogs - Flexibility is the Key to Efficient Wireless Connectivity
Author: David Alexander, Principal Analyst, Automotive Systems
Posted: July 13, 2007
http://www.telematicsjournal.com/content/blogdetails/388
As wireless networks grow, and new technologies are introduced, the choices and options for automotive consumers are getting increasingly complicated. Problems with obsolete technology generally don’t affect large numbers of mobile users that replace their handsets every couple of years. But when technology is built into a vehicle with a life expectancy of 10-15 years, the demise of something such as OnStar’s analog network (at the end of this year) causes grief to a significant number of customers.
And there is the infrastructure cost. Cellular towers are popping up all over the place and city buildings are bristling with antennae for WiFi, WiMax, and a plethora of public and private wireless networks. Each new system has its own broadcast capability so the telecom companies can compete via coverage quality for the same customers. POTS never had this issue, so you could switch service providers without having another cable running to your house. But clearly the time is long past where we could expect cellular phone companies to collaborate on a single comprehensive wireless network and then compete for customers on service or features.
Now there are firm plans to add yet another band of wireless communications for vehicles to allow them to send information to each other and to a new infrastructure of roadside access points. Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) technology is under test right now and could be seen in vehicles as soon as 2009, delivering both safety and convenience features. But it is yet another wireless system that will need blanket coverage across the entire country to realize its full potential. Now its proponents are scratching their collective heads trying to figure out how to pay for the initial installation cost.
So is there an alternative solution that does not need everyone to play nicely together? In Motion Technology has developed a product that senses network availability across a wide variety of different systems and can automatically connect to the most suitable signal. The “onBoard Mobile Gateway” can then provide a moving LAN for the occupants of the vehicle. Now providing service in 60-70 public safety operations across the United States, the technology is too expensive to find its way into consumer products – even automobiles – at present. But with refinement, and the prospect of millions of annual sales bringing the cost down, this would be an interesting approach to using existing infrastructure to accelerate the introduction of DSRC by reducing the number of dedicated access points required, at least for the initial rollout.
In Motion Technology, winner of the BCTIA "Best Application of Technology" 2007 award
Vancouver Sun - By Gillian Shaw - June 07, 2007
VANCOUVER, BC – In Motion Technology, winner in the best application of technology award, is a small New Westminster company that is demonstrating how made-in-B.C. technology can have an immense impact.
The company specializes in mobile wireless communications for safety organizations ranging from ambulance services to police and fire.
What sets it apart and what has won more than 60 customers across North America is its Vehicle Area Networks that can shift seamlessly from one wireless network to another, finding the best connection whether it's WiFi, WiMax, 3G, 4G or another in the alphabet soup that constitutes today's wireless world.
EMS gets an IT upgrade
Healthcare IT News - By Eric Wicklund - April 2007
RICHMOND, VA – The Richmond Ambulance Authority has established a mandate that its ambulances must reach the scene of a rescue call within eight minutes – that’s the optimal time for saving a life, studies show.
And when lives are at stake, there’s no room for faulty communications, incomplete medical information, a wrong turn or a malfunctioning ambulance.
Enter In Motion Technology, a Vancouver, Canada-based provider of wireless systems that allow public safety organizations to stay connected while on the move
In Motion’s onBoard Mobile Gateway and Gateway Manager service, installed last year, allows the RAA to keep in constant contact with its ambulances, provide the quickest route to the location of the rescue call and ensure that the ambulance is running smoothly.
Keep Emergency Services In Motion
Wi-Fi Planet - By Adam Stone - April 5, 2007
If you don’t trust your cell phone connection to last long enough to let you check your messages at home, are you going to trust that connection when someone’s life is on the line?
Not likely, says Kirk Moir, president and CEO of In Motion Technology.
The company recently ran a test project in Richmond, Virginia, equipping emergency vehicles with technology that would allow wireless communications to skip from one carrier to another as signal faded in and out.
The Richmond Ambulance Authority reports that the system has improved dispatch and response times, while also cutting the time paramedics spend on ensuring successful communications by up to 90 percent. The project, begun in 2006, equipped 30 ambulances with In Motion’s onBoard Mobile Gateway.
Ambulances Access Multiple Wireless Nets, Speed Up Patient Care
In Motion technology reportedly improved pre-hospital patient care by improving dispatch times and reducing mobile data communications costs.
InformationWeek - By W. David Gardner - March 7, 2007
Aware that their ambulances could become traveling emergency rooms, the Richmond, Virginia, Ambulance Authority (RAA) installed a wireless communications system several months ago provided by In Motion Technology. The system was designed to help ambulance paramedics access and disseminate patient information while ambulances were underway whether to pick up a patient or to transport a patient to a hospital.
EMS Magazine's Resource Guide: Technology in EMS - Information Technology Gets Tough
EMS Magazine - By Kathryn Robyn - April 27, 2006
"It's one-third router, one-third modem and one-third an applications platform-in a box about 8½ by 11 and about two inches deep with a cell phone radio inside. It's the 'toughbook' of mobile gateways," says Kirk Moir, CEO of In Motion Technology, manufacturer of the onBoard Mobile Gateway, or oMG 1000.
Made specifically for the "command vehicle" market, this little box can connect all the computers and other devices in the truck to each other via wi-fi, and then send the information within them over a cell phone network back to base or hospital as needed, he says.
Some of the country's most (self-described) "aggressive" EMS services-from the standpoint of technology-have gotten on board with the oMG and are installing it in their fleets to aid in dispatch, vehicle information and electronic patient records. American Medical Response (AMR) deployed it last fall in Richmond (VA) Ambulance Authority vehicles where they are the contracted service, and Charlotte, North Carolina's Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency (commonly known as Medic) is in the middle of deploying it in their 52-ambulance fleet at press time.
Richmond Ambulance Authority pairs black box recorders with wireless data transfer
EMS Magazine - By Kathryn Robyn - March 2, 2006
Richmond Ambulance Authority was the first to receive accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) in 1994. Some 10 years ago, despite the controversial nature of tracking technologies, the Virginia public utillity service also became one of the first to install Road Safety International's RS-3000 On-Board Computer System--the so-called "black box" recorder--into its vehicles to track driver safety. With data indicating that technology has drastically cut maintenance costs, the Authority has taken the next step and become the first to upgrade these monitors with In Motion Technology's onBoard Mobile Gateway (oMG 1000) equipment, which can transfer the data directly to the communication center's servers over a wireless network.
Be a backseat worker
Transform your vehicle into a high-speed Wi-Fi hot spot on wheels
CanadianBusiness.com - by Andrew Wahl
There's no better place to be stuck in traffic than in the back of a plush corporate limo. Still, it can become a bit of a productivity black hole when executives can't easily connect with the company network on their laptops to check in on their teams. The workflow bottleneck can be worse than rush hour on West Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge.
On the roadway, not the runway
CNN.com
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- In still more fallout from the crowded conditions at today's security-heavy airports, some business travelers are forsaking the runway for the road, making entire trips in chauffeured vehicles with high-tech mobile office equipment.
In Motion Technology has developed an in-vehicle system that links to new-generation cellular data services
IT Wireless Insider
In one of the most intriguing announcements I've seen so far this year, In Motion Technology has developed an in-vehicle hot-spot system that links to new-generation cellular data services. The OnBoard Mobile Gateway creates an 802.11-based hot spot within a vehicle, such as bus or train, and links it to the Internet via one or more cellular connections. Carey International, which provides ground transportation services from airports in various cities, expects to deploy the technology so its riders have Internet access during transit. The system can also be used for employee-only systems, such as on trains for use by the crew or by public safety vehicles to create ad-hoc hot spots at the sites of fires, crimes, accidents, and disasters.
Transportation companies moving to offer Wi-Fi service
COMPUTERWORLD - Story by Bob Brewin
Carey has tapped Vancouver, British Columbia-based In Motion Technology Inc. to provide its mobile Wi-Fi system, which includes a standard 802.11b access point providing a raw data rate of 11Mbit/sec. The access point is hooked into a cellular data terminal that operates over the Verizon Wireless 1xRTT Code Division Multiple Access network. That network has an average throughput of between 70K and 80Kbit/sec.
Launch of the onboard Mobile Gateway
globetechnology.com
VANCOUVER, July 31 — In Motion Technology Inc. has announced thec, an in-vehicle 3G-based wireless HotSpot. The onBoard Mobile Gateway is a ruggedized wireless services platform combining the mobility of third-generation cellular data networks and Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), resulting in connectivity to the Internet for vehicle passengers.
In Motion Takes Hotspots on the Road
Wi-Fi Planet - By Vikki Lipset
Mobile networking startup In Motion Technology Thursday launched a mobile hotspot service that uses high-speed cellular networks to provide Internet connectivity in vehicles.