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TMCNet: American Red Cross selects Motorola's MC55 EDA and wireless LAN access points

[August 24, 2010]

American Red Cross selects Motorola's MC55 EDA and wireless LAN access points

Aug 24, 2010 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola has announced that the American Red Cross has selected its MC55 enterprise digital assistant, or EDA, and wireless LAN access points to help document blood donations for more than 200,000 blood drives each year.


Motorola and its partner, MoreDirect, a subsidiary of PC Connections, will custom configure and deliver more than 6,000 MC55 EDAs and 2,000 access points to be deployed throughout the 36 Red Cross regions nationwide.

According to the American Red Cross, the MC55 EDAs will be used by nurses and phlebotomists at mobile locations to document each donation.

The MC55 EDA, with an integrated bar code scanner, will provide the Red Cross with a device that will wirelessly connect the end user to the application and data server used at each blood drive. Built around Microsoft's Windows Mobile software platform, the MC55 packs the power of a desktop computer into a device that operates through an entire shift on a single battery. Additionally, the MC55 can withstand the rugged nature of a mobile blood drive.

Motorola's WLAN access points will provide the Red Cross with a portable Wi-Fi solution. This allows each mobile blood drive to link MC55 EDAs, laptops, printers, handheld devices and servers while exceeding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act security compliance requirements.

The self-configuring wireless system may include multiple access points in mesh configurations to support a wide range of blood drive sizes and locations, the company said.

Jim Mears, vice president of mobile solutions at Motorola, said: "Motorola's complete mobile communications solution empowers the American Red Cross's ability to help ensure the safety of the nation's blood supply while maintaining the privacy of the blood donors. This solution makes for easy installation and reliable operation of the critical infrastructure required for secure blood drives in thousands of locations each week." http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon

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