Bluegiga is growing market of health and medical fields with the new access point Bluegiga eHealth

BARCELONA, Spain, February 17, 2010 / PRNewswire / – Bluegiga Technologies today announced availability of its new access point Bluegiga eHealth based on Bluetooth Health Device Profile (HDP). The new technology can be used in various applications in medicine and health. The first systems of remote monitoring on a large scale using the access point Bluegiga eHealth will be implemented by the Japan-Alive Inc., which provides “assistance welfare NTT DoCoMo (Berlin: MCN.BE – News)>> For people to remote monitoring of the health of an individual.

The use and wireless technology are growing market of medical and health. Trends in personal health, lifestyle and demographics contribute directly to the skyrocketing costs of health care, and industry is seeking new ways to improve client care and lower costs.

The Bluetooth HDP was created by the Bluetooth SIG and manufacturers of medical and health support for advanced wireless applications for home, clinic and hospital. HDP devices for end users such as glucose meters, monitors blood pressure, scales, ECG monitors, thermometers or transmit data to remote monitoring stations or fixed to any other receiving system. Bluetooth technology is ideal for transferring wireless data because of its low power consumption, low cost, high security, robustness and interoperability.

“It is expected that by 2025 there will be 1.2 billion people over 60 years in the world and they will all need more health services. Combining this with an increasing number of people suffering from obesity and opportunities in the personal welfare and sport, health industries and medical fields that can certainly benefit from Bluetooth wireless technology,>> Tom observes Nordman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bluegiga.

The access point Bluegiga eHealth offers service providers an open platform and easy to use for the Bluetooth standard or sensor networks Bluetooth Health Device Profile-based, easily connecting them to any base data remotely or on site.

The access point Bluegiga eHealth includes a protocol for the exchange of personal health data IEEE 11073-20601 and programming interfaces to enable open application integration with various school systems. At the World Exhibition of mobile access point Bluegiga Bluetooth HDP eHealth will be presented with Google Health to Stand 1F62 in Hall 1.

Bluegiga has a number of existing customers already using the modules and network devices for a wide range of solutions developed for networks of hospitals to consumer devices.

Bluegiga Technologies Inc. supplies modules for wireless solutions and access devices with Bluetooth OEM (London: OEM.L – News), Systems integrators and telephony operators. The devices are safe, profitable and easy to integrate are used by industry leaders in the fields of health and medical, automotive, audio, industrial and consumer applications. Bluegiga was founded in 2000 with its headquarters in Finland and sales offices in the United States and Hong Kong. Through its distribution network, Bluegiga is present in over 65 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit the website http://www.bluegiga.com

The Bluetooth wireless technology is the global standard for personal connectivity to short-range wireless for a wide range of electronic devices. The technology is now available in its fourth version of the core specification and continues to grow, building on its inherent strengths – small factor radio, low power, low cost, fail-safe, robust, accessible and with Capacity of ad hoc networks. The device installed base of Bluetooth represented more than one billion products at the end of 2006, making it the only well-known choice for developers, manufacturers and consumers worldwide.

The Bluetooth word, mark and logo are registered trademarks and are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc..