maximising your wlan investment through deliverable applications

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We Locate Assets and PeopleWe Locate Assets and People

Barry ReadEkahau, Inc.

[email protected]


Introduction

Ekahau was founded in 2000 as a spin-off from the COSCO group of the Helsinki University in FinlandEkahau location algorithms: a solid scientific innovationFirst commercial product launch in 2002: Industry-first Wi-Fi based tracking systemToday in excess of 200 Healthcare clientsOver 100 certified resellers worldwide Several worldwide partners, such as 3M, McKesson, Siemens, Aruba, Cisco, Meru, Trapeze, etc12 patents filed on its core technology in Europe, Asia and the U.S.


Wi-Fi partners

System integrator partners

Technology partners

Global Partners

Sampling of customers:


IEEE 802.11 standard board support to Wi-Fi RTLS:- 802.11k will enhance the client side communication and RSSI

collection- 802.11v will standardize the Wi-Fi tag communication to the

access point

Enterprise Wi-Fi NetworksEnterprise Wi-Fi Networks

DATA LOCATIONLOCATIONVOICE

Yankee Group 2005 Transatlantic Wireless Business Survey:- “Enterprise-based Wi-Fi networks will reach more than 80% penetration by 2008.”

How Is The Market Evolving?


Basic Solution

EkahauPositioningEngine

EkahauVision

XML APIOutput/Query

Web-basedQuery/View

Text BasedQuery/View

Historical Reporting

Rule-basedReporting

Alerting

ReportingViewing

Text MsgAlerts

E-mailAlerts

Pop-upAlerts

CampusWLAN

Ekahau Tags

Intranet



Ekahau RTLS tags

Asset Tracking:

People Tracking:

Messaging:

Telemetry & Communication:

Asset tags

Staff badge

Wristband tag

Text pager

Temperature tag


3rd Party App/ERP

3rd Party App/ERP

Ekah

au R

TLS

Ekahau Positioning Engine

Ekahau APIEkahau APITag,

Position, Presence

Query

Tag, Position, Presence

Query

Real-Time Event

Stream

Real-Time Event

StreamTag and Asset Management

Tag and Asset Management

Two-way Messaging

Two-way Messaging

Engine CoreEngine Core Locationalgorithm

Locationalgorithm

Tag ManagementInterface

Tag ManagementInterface

Bitmap Images

(Floorplan, Tag

Location)

Bitmap Images

(Floorplan, Tag

Location)

802.11 a/b/g/n Vendor integration

Interface

802.11 a/b/g/n Vendor integration

Interface

Ekahau Vision Enterprise Information Systems

3rd Party Customer Applications

Wi-Fi Network Wi-Fi Network

PDAs BarcodeScanner

Inventory Tag

TemperatureTag

Asset Tags

Staff Badges

Wi-Fi Pager RFID

Scanner

VOIPPhone

TelemetryTag

TabletLaptop

Ekahau – Open Platform


Enterprise IP Backbone

EkahauVisionWeb AccessOver EnterpriseWAN

Site 1: Site 2: Site 3:

Multi-site Architecture


Ekahau Wi-Fi based Real Time Location Solution

RTLS Deliverables


Asset TrackingAsset Tracking

Improved Asset Utilisation

Reduce Stock Shrinkage

Increase Staff Efficiencies

Compliance with Healthcare & PPM Guidelines

Real Visibility of Equipment Libraries

Virtual Stock Locations

Auditors!

ROI Drivers & Enablers


Process VisibilityProcess Visibility


Improved Capacities

Improve Staff Efficiencies

Eliminate Bottlenecks

Reduce Wait Times

Real Visibility of Equipment Libraries

Patient Safety


Safety & SecuritySafety & Security


Improve Patient/Guest Safety

Improve Staff Safety

Improve Risk Management

Analyse Safety Procedures


Basildon & Thurrock NHS -

Medical Equipment Tracking & Utilisation,

Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS -

Asset Tracking, Asset Utilisation, Staff Safety, Patient Safety,

Westfield Shopping Centre (West London) –

Car Valet Service,

BAA -

Security Services Heathrow T5,

St Andrews Healthcare –

Staff Security,

The London Clinic

Medical Equipment Tracking & Utilisation, Concierge Services,

Sample End Users - UK


Single Infrastructure -

No additional hardware, installation and support overheads. Alleviates Healthcare concerns with 125Khz technology.

WLAN Agnostic -

Solution will work on any WiFi WLAN, even across multiple installations.

Two Way Communications –

Allows for automatic battery updates, two way messaging, acknowledgements for alerts and ‘Over the Air’ configuration amendments.

Open API -

Totally Open API within the Ekahau Positioning Engine, using XML & HTTP protocols.

High Levels of Accuracy -

Accuracy levels are based on the WLAN design and implementation however 3 to 5 meter accuracy is easily obtainable and floor levels are guaranteed.

Ekahau Advantages

Gary CorderyHead of Medical

Equipment Management Services

[email protected]

Background• One of the first 10 NHS Foundation Trusts in the country.• Serving the 310,000 population of Basildon and Thurrock.• 2009 - Budget of £230 million.

• Treated more than 69,000 inpatients and day cases.• Provided nearly 327,000 outpatient consultations.• Attended to nearly 90,000 Accident and Emergency (A&E) patients.

• More than £75 million has been invested in the last few years. • £18 million new Accident & Emergency Dept inc new Childrens A&E.• £5 new Endoscopy Unit opened 2009

• Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC opened in July 2007). • Amongst the most modern centres of its kind in the country.• Provides specialist diagnosis and treatment for people with cardiovascular

(heart) and respiratory (lung) diseases.

Rfid – The need• Equipment rarely stays in one place

• Equipment has to be searched for daily

Rfid – The Solution

• Real time tracking of assets

• Find my nearest……

• Activity reports to show usage of equipment

• Asset verification for audit

Why Ekahau?

• Trialled in Cardiothoracic Centre

• Works on existing infrastructure

• Network agnostic

• Configurable tags

• Partnership

ROI – the big question

• Less time wasted searching for equipment

• Alerts on equipment relocation/theft

• Real-time Bed management

• No more wasted external service visits

Right Equipment - Right Time!

Number of Pumps

Number of Infusion

episodes per Pump

Percentage not on time

Extra bed day caused

Cost of Bed Day

(recoverable)

Avoidable Lose per

yearPredicted 5 Year Loss

1092 100 10% 0.5 £150 £819,000 £4,095,000

1092 100 5% 0.5 £150 £409,500 £2,047,500

1092 100 2.5% 0.5 £150 £204,750 £1,023,750

1092 100 1.0% 0.5 £150 £81,900 £409,500

Thank You


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