2007 News
Motion and Intel Live Webcast - C5 Results
December-04-07
Results are in! The Intel and Motion Computing special live webcast showcases improvements in patient care and operational efficiency as a result of the new mobile clinical assistant solution. Listen to industry healthcare leaders and learn about the patient and clinician benefits of the Motion Computing C5 MCA.
View the Webcast
ENR.com (Engineering News-Record)
(Tom Sawyer) November-28-07
Developer's Challenge to Construction: Innovate for Destiny - In Syracuse, N.Y., a developer, Destiny USA, with big ideas and pockets deep enough to pay for them is challenging contractors to leap for a green, sustainable future. Construction goes paperless with Motion Tablet PCs.
Providence Health & Service Deploys WWT and Aeroscout Asset Tracking Based on Motion Wireless Network Design
November-07-07, World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) Press Release
Wireless Asset Tracking Solution: Real-Time Location Solution Solves Problems Associated with Locating and Managing Mobile Resources within a Hospital Environment.
Technology that Works! Advancing Best Practices for Caseworkers.
October 2007 Child Welfare Report,
www.impact-publications.com
Technology that Works (PDF) : The right technology can empower caseworkers to build better relationships with the children and families they serve ... time saved on processes and paperwork translates into more time spent with people.
Going Wireless... Finally, Really on the Road!
(Debby Ramundo RN, BSN, MSIT) (PDF, 600 KB) August 2007
Home Care - Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA: Converting from paper medical records to Electronic Health Records (EHR) opened up new opportunities for information availability for Home Care... New wireless technologies now allow us to take the next step to accessibility and real-time patient information.
Baltimore Sun
(Sindya N. Bhanoo) August-27-07
The Baltimore Sun runs an article about the use of mobile technology in hospitals, focusing on the extra time it takes nurses to enter necessary information. According to the article, tablet PCs, like the Motion C5, “might soon replace the computers on wheels and let nurses chart patient information and view prescription orders in a more mobile fashion.” According to a University of Maryland surgical nurse, the Motion C5 “lets us take care of things right away.”
Family Services Technology Council (FaSTech)
August-08-07
The Family Services Technology Council (FaSTech) is announced with Motion CEO Scott Eckert as Chairman. The Council’s objective is to identify and publish best practices for state and local governments on the adoption of caseworker and agency technology.
See FaSTech website
Insurance Companies Embracing Tablet PC's
Video clip (play time 5:30 min) August-07
GottaBeMobile posts a YouTube video featuring Chubb Insurance discussing its use of Motion tablet PCs. Scott Spencer of Chubb Insurance says that using Motion tablets has increased the company’s productivity by 10 percent, allowing them to do more appraisals and offer more services to customers.
Sydney Water Uses Motion for Measuring
July-07
Sydney Water uses Motion tablets with Retriever's Mobile Software Application to evaluate garden watering needs.
E-Health Insider - Motion C5
July-19-07
iSoft chosen as reseller of C5 mobile clinical assistant: E-Health Insider discusses Motion’s decision to make iSoft the first UK-based reseller of the C5, calling the C5 the “missing link” in healthcare today. The article praises the C5 and all of its features, including RFID scanning and germ-resistant casing. Several positive quotes are included in the article from iSoft, Motion executive Nigel Owens and Dr. Mike Bainbridge, who said the C5 is “the one thing clinicians having been looking for.”
Government Health IT - Doctor Gadgets on the Go - Motion C5
(John Moore) July-16-07
Take One Tablet: Government Health IT applauds the C5 for its slate design and germ-resistant casing, making it perfect for hospital environments. Motion’s Joel French and customer Dr. Brian McCardel are quoted regarding the C5’s features, design and impact on the healthcare industry.
on10.net - House Calls for Healthcare Professionals
Video Clip (play time 21 min) ( Bill Crounse, Joel French, Michael Blum) May-16-07
The Mobile Clinical Assistant: A new category in Tablet PC’s for Healthcare: In this special video edition of House Calls for Healthcare Professionals, Microsoft's worldwide health director, Dr. Bill Crounse, and his special guests take a look at exciting new Tablet PCs from Motion Computing and discuss how these devices are being used by clinicians around the world.
RuggedPCReview.com - LE1700 Review
(Conrad H. Blickenstorfer) May-07
Motion Leapfrogs Competition Once Again: "... the new model (
LE1700) was designed to include "distinguishing characteristics that will take the Tablet PC to new levels." If that sounds like a lofty goal, for Motion it isn't."
MobileInCanada.com
(Philippe Vallée) April-07
Philippe Vallée highlights the LE1600, which he says is lightweight, has a durable screen, provides high computing performance, can be easily held with one hand, and mentions that the extended battery would easily last through a day’s work.
KTVU.com - News
Video Clip (John Fowler) April-07
John Fowler Reports On UCSF Nurses Trying Out New Tablet PC Technology (Motion C5)
eChannelLine
(Paul Weinberg) 3-29-07
New tablet comes with a Vista flavor: Paul Weinberg interviews Scott Ball to discuss the LE1700, with Weinberg saying the “tablet slate PC may be coming onto its own.”
NetworkWorld.com
Video Clip (Keith Shaw) 3-27-07
Top 5 coolest products at CTIA: Keith Shaw selected Motion’s LE1700 as the second coolest product at CTIA. The video clip includes an interview and product demonstration. (Note: video may take a few minutes to load)
eWeek, ChannelInsider.com
(Patrick Hoffman) 3-27-07
Motion Computing Launches New Tablet PC: Patrick Hoffman discusses Motion’s launch of the LE1700, the company’s latest tablet PC that offers touch-screen, wireless and security features for mobile professionals. Tony Bonadero is quoted, “The LE1700 was designed to help increase business professionals' efficiency with the Intel Core 2 Duo technology, up to 4GB of 667MHz memory and the WriteTouch feature."
HealthcareITNews.com
(Eric Wicklund) 2-26-07
Vendor Notebook: Motion Releases New Clinical Tablet: Eric Wicklund states the Motion C5, created by Intel with support from Motion, integrates durable design elements with key point-of-care data and image capture technologies to simplify workflows, ease clinician workloads and improve quality of care.
USAToday (online)
(Michelle Kessler) 2-26-07
Tech Firms in a Fever about Health. According to Michelle Kessler, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and other tech companies are betting that the health care industry will help them grow as their traditional markets mature. Quoted in the story is Motion CEO Scott Eckert discussing how technology is used in this environment, saying that many doctors and nurses "still use pen and paper and clipboards" to record patient data.
Podtech.net
Video Podcast (play time 5:56 min) - 2-22-07
Hospitals Ready for C5: The University of California, San Francisco Medical center says its pilot study using a portable computer called the C5 helped nurses to be far more productive than with conventional personal computers.
Reuters (online)
(Marc Jones) 2-22-07
UK medics could ditch bedside notes for computers. Marc Jones of Reuters in London discusses how the C5 will help British doctors’ and nurses’ workloads and provide access to patient records on the move. The article references accident and emergency specialist Simon Eccles, saying, “the new devices had been a hit with the nurses and doctors involved in trials as they were easy to use and saved time.”
Podtech.net
Audio Podcast Interview (play time 11 min) - 2-21-07
The Motion C5 - Mobile Computing for Health Care. In San Francisco, Intel, with Motion Computing and the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, announced the launch of the Motion C5 mobile clinical assistant, a lightweight tablet computer specifically designed for use in hospitals, for nurse patient care.
eWeek.com
(Scott Ferguson) - 2-21-07
Motion Computing, Intel Push Tablet for Doctors. Scott Ferguson says Motion Computing and Intel are looking to carve out a spot in the health care market with its new tablet PC, the C5. He lists all of the features of the device, highlighting the fact that it is made with the healthcare professional in mind.
PCWorld.com
(Ben Ames) - 2-20-07
Motion Computing Launches Tablet PC for Doctors. Motion Computing says its new tablet PC for hospital workers will save up to 60 minutes of paperwork a day.
CNET News.com
(Tom Krazit) - 2-20-07
UCSF nurses test tablet PCs . Intel and Motion Computing show off the C5 tablet PC, a digital assistant for overworked health care professionals.
Mercury News
(Therese Poletti) - 2-21-07
Intel, Motion Computing develop medical tablet for health workers. Chip giant Intel and tablet computer maker Motion Computing unveiled a notepad-like device Tuesday for nurses and hospital workers to improve patient care, reduce workload and improve the way medical providers deal with electronic medical records.
Investor’s Business Daily (James Detar) - 1/2/07
Intel Prescribes PCs For Health Care Field
Investor’s Business Daily reports that Motion Computing will be the first to sell a tablet PC under the mobile clinical assistant platform sometime in 2007. Forrester Research analyst Eric Brown predicts an increased demand for tablet PCs in the healthcare industry, especially as Baby Boomers get older.
Back to the Top
In the News Archives
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002
