Allentown-Based Cetronia Ambulance Deploys Next Generation Wireless Communications...

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Allentown-Based Cetronia Ambulance Deploys Next Generation Wireless Communications Network

   Vehicle Area Network from In Motion Technology Improves Emergency
    Responses, Communications and Patient Care in the Lehigh Valley
ALLENTOWN, Pa.--(Business Wire)--In Motion Technology, a leader in wireless networks for public
safety organizations, today announced that Cetronia Ambulance, Inc.
headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has deployed In Motion's
onBoard(TM) Mobile Gateway to improve medical emergency operations,
communications and response times for its medical transportation
services for the residents of the Lehigh Valley.

   The onBoard Mobile Gateway will enable communications between
Cetronia's medical devices such as ECGs, driver monitoring and safety
equipment, and dispatch systems. And it will allow the seamless
transmission of information between these systems and Cetronia's
operations command and area hospitals while emergency vehicles are at
incident scenes and in transit.

   "Since deploying the Gateway, we have seen a steady improvement in
response times," said Larry Wiersch, Executive Director of Cetronia
Ambulance. "By integrating the Gateway with our dispatch and other
applications, we now have the ability to recognize when a unit misses
a turn, so we can immediately redirect the unit. We can also track
road conditions throughout the day and strategically pre-position
units for the best possible response. The Gateway is now an essential
part of our fleet management."

   Since 1955, Cetronia Ambulance has been serving the residents of
eastern Pennsylvania with a full range of medical transport support
services, including 911 operations, advanced and basic life support,
and wheelchair and ambulette services. Cetronia also provides a
variety of safety and health education services to the Allentown
community. Its mission is "to be the leader in emergency medical
services, transportation and community health resources."

   The onBoard Mobile Gateway is deployed in more than 90 communities
nationwide, and provides emergency vehicles with mobile, secure,
wireless local area networks, called "vehicle area networks." The
Gateway senses and selects the best available wireless network,
enabling first responders to access and disseminate critical
information from the field.

   "First responder organizations like Cetronia Ambulance are
experiencing improved response times and operations by deploying this
technology," said In Motion Technology CEO Kirk Moir. "Their choice of
In Motion Technology for vehicle communications will improve emergency
communications, operations and life-saving patient care."

   "We needed a technology that would improve our communications
today and enable us to transition to the high performance
communications networks of the future," said Wiersch. "The Gateway
allows our Paramedics and EMT's to focus on saving lives rather than
operating their communications devices, resulting in improved
emergency responses and more effective patient care."

   About In Motion Technology

   In Motion Technology provides cognitive wireless systems that
enable public safety organizations to stay connected while in motion.
The company's complete vehicle area network solution ensures that any
IP device can be useful in the field immediately with no modification,
connecting to headquarters over the most reliable communications
network available. In Motion Technology solutions have been
successfully deployed in high-performance EMS, Police and Fire
departments in the US and Canada. Founded in 2002, In Motion
Technology is based in Vancouver, BC. For more information, please
call (604) 523-2371 or visit www.inmotiontechnology.com.

   About Cetronia Ambulance Corps

   Since 1955, Cetronia Ambulance Corps has been a leader in
providing emergency medical services to the residents of the Lehigh
Valley. Today, Cetronia provides advanced and basic life support
ambulance, ambulette and wheelchair transportation services and a
breadth of youth and community education services. The professionals
who provide these services are highly skilled, certified by the
Pennsylvania Department of Health and dedicated to their community and
the finest patient care.

In Motion Technology
Media Contact:
Michael Rubin
Rubin|Meyer Public Affairs
michael.rubin@rubinmeyer.com
202-898-0995

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