Bluesocket, a dealer in open, standards-based enterprise mobility solutions, has
announced that it is helping in the relief efforts of earthquake-ravaged Haiti region.
The company has donated Wireless LAN technology and has provided engineering support to the local Massachusetts relief mission to install wireless connectivity at the Pierre Payen hospital, located 40 miles outside of Port-au-Prince.
According to the company, Bluesocket technology will allow doctors to communicate with each other internally over the hospital network and to access the external internet via a satellite dish. Bluesocket has set up Microsoft SharePoint WSS for the doctors to help them collaborate onsite and with their teams in the United States.
A Bluesocket engineer flew down with the team to set up the company's renowned wireless technology, which included internal access points and external point-to-multipoint access points. The externally positioned access points are weather resistant to cope with the extreme temperatures of the region.
BlueSecure WLAN Controllers are designed to scale from small branch and regional offices to large enterprises requiring higher throughput and centralized WLAN management and control, BlueSecure Controllers support users WLAN deployments from the network edge to the core. Utilizing Bluesocket’s Secure Mobility technology for wireless data and voice applications, the BlueSecure Controllers provide high-performance, reliable, policy-based WLAN security and management solutions that have been claimed to be deployed by thousands of large institutions, enterprises, and public access providers.
The Bluesocket's 802.11n-ready BlueSecure Controller family enables users to easily transition from today's WLAN environments to next-generation 802.11n networks and emerging mobility applications without architectural changes or costly infrastructure upgrades.
“The communications in Haiti are stressed and we wanted to do what we can to enhance communications there,” said Mads Lillelund, CEO of Bluesocket, Inc. “We will continue to contribute our wireless local area technology to areas where we can assist with communication challenges.”
Nathesh is a contributing editor for HealthTechZone. To read more of Nathesh's articles, please visit his columnist page.Edited by
Marisa Torrieri
