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SYNCHROLOGIC CUSTOMER HONORED WITH "BEST PRACTICES IN MOBILE & WIRELESS" AWARD BY COMPUTERWORLD AND HP
Guidant Corporation Recognized for its Approach to Solving Mobile Challenges
ATLANTA, GA and FRAMINGHAM, MA, September 29, 2003 - IDG's Computerworld today announced the winners of its "Best Practices in Mobile and Wireless" Awards Program sponsored by HP. Guidant Corporation (NYSE: GDT), a world leader in cardiovascular medical products, was named a winner in the "Systems Reliability" category based on a case study highlighting their successful implementation and deployment of Synchrologic Data Sync, a component of the award-winning Synchrologic Mobile Suite.
Many of Guidant's field reps utilize their mobility solution on site in the operating room to provide technical assistance related to the device and to record implant procedures for FDA regulations. Guidant's solution uses Synchrologic Data Sync to send and receive this product data to 1300 field representatives using laptops connected to the network via wireless, dial-up or broadband/VPN.
The "Best Practices in Mobile and Wireless" award acknowledges Guidant's IT department for their successful implementation strategies and programs to ensure highly available information and data access at any location-at the doctor's office, the hospital or even the operating room. This enhanced level of field support allows Guidant to provide unparalleled customer service to physicians, heart failure specialists and patients.
"This application presented a tough, but exciting, challenge," said John Dancu, president and COO of Synchrologic. "Our products mobilize applications while protecting IT staff from the inherent complexity associated with doing so. Synchrologic provided Guidant with a complete mobile infrastructure solution that offers robust administrative capabilities and the highest levels of security and reliability. We are very pleased Guidant has received this prestigious award."
"The 'Best Practices in Mobile & Wireless' Awards Program recognizes enterprises that have successfully leveraged innovative mobile and wireless technologies to address the most pressing issues in their respective industries and solve business, administrative and customer service challenges," said Leo Leger, vice president, strategic initiatives, Computerworld. "The diverse group of winners - ranging from medical and technology companies to financial firms and military institutions - is a true testament to the pervasive use of mobile and wireless technologies."
About Synchrologic
Synchrologic's mobile infrastructure solutions create competitive advantage by increasing mobile worker productivity and decreasing total cost of ownership of mobile devices. The company's product line mobilizes enterprise email and applications, automates the delivery of documents and Web sites, and provides mobile systems management tools -- for laptops, tablets, handhelds, and smart phones. Key customers and partners include 3M, Accenture, Citicorp, Domino's, Hertz, Microsoft, NEC, Pfizer, Symbian, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. The company is privately held with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and European offices in London and Milan. For more information, please visit Synchrologic's website at synchrologic.com. About Computerworld
Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," is the most trusted source for the critical information needs of IT management. Through its weekly print publication, Computerworld.com website, focused conference series and custom research, Computerworld's integrated offerings form the U.S.-based hub of the world's largest (58-edition) global IT media network. Computerworld has won more than 100 print and online awards for editorial and design excellence in the past five years, including a Jesse H. Neal Award for "Best News Coverage," 22 ASBPE awards and BtoB Magazine's "Media Power 50" in 2003. In print since 1967, Computerworld currently has a guaranteed rate base of 180,000, a total print audience of 1,846,000 (according to IntelliQuest CIMS v.9.0), and an online audience of over 900,000 unique monthly visitors (according to DoubleClick). Breaking news and resources for IT management are available at .
Computerworld is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 330 targeted Web sites in 80 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG's research company, IDC, provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in 43 countries. Company information is available at www.idg.com.
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