Samsung Selects Voalté Clinical Communications Solution of Choice – #HIMSS12

SARASOTA, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2012) – Today Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Samsung Mobile) announced the selection of Voalté to provide clinical communication systems for use on Samsung’s smartphones. With this selection, Samsung broadens its offerings in the healthcare field.

“Samsung Mobile is dedicated to providing quality, secure mobile solutions for the rapidly growing field of mobile healthcare,” said Timothy Wagner, Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Sales for Samsung Mobile. “The Voalté One system will be a flagship product used in conjunction with our SAFE™-certified smartphones, including the Galaxy Note with the intuitive S Pen™.”

Samsung is uniquely positioned to satisfy the needs of hospitals and other healthcare providers with a broad line of LED high-resolution displays and Samsung Galaxy™ products, including the Samsung Galaxy Note™, and the Samsung Galaxy Player™.

In collaboration with Samsung, Voalté fine-tuned its Voalté One application to take advantage of the flexibility of Android, the most popular operating system for mobile devices.

“We deliver a rock-solid system combined with a compelling service and support experience that engages our clinical users,” said Voalté’s Vice President of Innovation Trey Lauderdale. “The Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 and the Samsung Galaxy Note are terrific mobile platforms for nursing.  They are Wi-Fi ready, durable, yet very lightweight and the touch screens are vivid and responsive. This allows us to deliver a great solution on a very affordable device.”

Voalté’s smartphone communications system enables caregivers to send and receive presence-based text messages, make high-definition voice calls across the hospital VoIP system, and receive critical care alarms, providing faster response time to patient needs. Installed in hospitals nationwide, Voalté has put more smartphones in the hands of nurses and hospital workers than any other clinical communications provider.

Samsung will be showcasing Voalté One in Booth 223 at the HIMSS12 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas Feb. 20-24.

Voalté provides compelling software solutions for healthcare institutions that solve communication problems at the point-of-care. Voalté products are designed to be intuitive, high value, mission critical applications running on the latest generation of touch-based smartphones.  For more information, visit www.Voalte.com or call 941.312.2830.

Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets, wireless infrastructure and other telecommunications products throughout North America.  For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2010 consolidated sales of US$135.8 billion. Employing approximately 190,500 people in 206 offices across 68 countries, the company consists of nine independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Memory, System LSI and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, semiconductor chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.