SAN DIEGO, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Awarepoint
Corporation’s CTO and SVP of Engineering, Matt Perkins, will
participate in a
panel discussion on trends driving location-based services
(LBS), a market projected to exceed $12 billion by 2014. Sponsored
by CommNexus
San Diego, the
“Challenges and Opportunities of Indoor Location” will
be held on April 19, 2011, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. PDT in San
Diego. Panel participants will examine the opportunities,
benefits, and challenges of using LBS technologies to track people
and equipment in healthcare and other industries.
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Perkins is a thought leader on the topic of wireless sensor
network technologies and author of 14 U.S.-issued patents. A key
innovator for next generation wireless technologies, Perkins
oversees development of Awarepoint’s Real-time
Location System (RTLS) solutions used by health systems to
locate employees and equipment and maximize utilization, workflow,
and productivity. Perkins is responsible for RTLS system design,
simulation, prototype development, and merging innovation with
entrepreneurial opportunity to increase Awarepoint’s market share
in healthcare.
Perkins is responsible for a number of firsts in healthcare,
including:
- RF based in-room accurate plug and play technology
- Sterilizable RFID tag
- RTLS system capable of detectin
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