Draeger Medical Releases Infinity OneNet Shared Network Capability

TELFORD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2005-- OneNet simplifies the hospital’s network architecture with one network for patient monitoring and administrative applications, integrating wired and wireless Draeger Medical, Inc. announces the US release of Infinity(R) OneNet, a breakthrough capability that lets hospitals run wired and wireless patient monitoring systems on the hospital’s existing network infrastructure. As part of the Infinity enterprise solution, Infinity OneNet meets the growing need for networked solutions. Traditionally, patient monitoring has required its own separate, dedicated network in order to guarantee security and performance. Draeger Medical is now introducing an innovative alternative that allows “life critical” information from the patient monitor to be delivered over the hospital network. Infinity OneNet is both a network architecture and a comprehensive suite of professional services that allows the hospital’s existing enterprise network to provide patient monitoring in parallel with its commercial and administrative applications - all on one industry-standard network.