IPPLEX

Ipplex researches and develops pioneering cross-platform applications and services focused on connecting people with the information, contacts, and places they need to access. Our award-winning iVisit mobile and desktop video conferencing solutions have made online meetings simple and affordable to deploy across organizations of any size. Through the use of our unique peer-to-peer architecture, iVisit has drastically reduced the costs of unified communications and collaboration across PCs, Macs, and mobile phones. iVisit also provides the underlying technology for our LookTel assistance solution and iVisit Mx telemedicine platform . LookTel is a groundbreaking mobile application for Smartphones that provides a full suite of accessibility and assistance solutions for visually impaired and blind users. LookTel combines real-time object recognition that lets users identify specific objects such as packaged goods, CDs, and money with text-reader capabilities using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). If additional help is desired, the user can immediately connect with a friend or family member using live video or audio chat directly from their mobile phone. The app was developed by Ipplex under sponsorship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and was awarded two research grants from the National Eye Institute (NEI) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Over the past few years, close to 40 users have been testing the system and have provided convincing feedback that LookTel dramatically increases their functional independence. With more than 345 million visually impaired people worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and more than 11 million in the U.S. alone, the LookTel app is poised to make a strong impact on the lives of millions of people. LookTel was recently awarded first place at the 2010 CTIA E-Tech Awards for Mobile Applications in the Healthcare category. Another Ipplex development project, iVisit Mx, is a complete telemedicine solution poised to increase access and quality of care for patients while substantially reducing the costs of care. iVisit Mx allows patients to receive case management and treatment by remotely communicating with physicians, nurses and other caregivers face-to-face over mobile devices and PCs connected to Wi-Fi, 3G+ or other broadband networks. iVisit Mx integrates a full suite of remote patient monitoring solutions as well. iVisit Mx was awarded first place at the 2009 CTIA E-Tech Awards in the Healthcare category. Ipplex is working closely with its healthcare and technology partners to deploy health services ranging from wellness and disease management to shortening length of hospital stays and emergency room visits. CellUCare helps patients manage diabetes by providing coaching and intervention, reducing the high costs of future medical care, and giving patients a fast and easy way to access vital information for their mobile lifestyle. Using iVisit Mx's patented 2-way video conferencing, nurse practitioners can talk face-to-face with patients in their homes. Another iVisit Mx partner, Wound Technology Network (WTN), uses the platform to remotely treat patients with chronic wounds. Through its centralized specialist call center, care management software, and use of iVisit Mx, WTN offers patients a level of wound care expertise, standardized protocols, and quality of care that rivals the best specialty wound care clinics. From live audio/video conferencing solutions to mobile healthcare to augmented reality applications, Ipplex is always one step ahead of the curve.