News :: MobilAlarm on the Market as of May 2007
MobilAlarm on the Market as of May 2007
(23/04/2007) As of May 2007, the mobile emergency device that was tested in the international project MobilAlarm will be marketed. Initially, the device will be offered in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Slovakia.
MobilAlarm, a project co-funded under the eTEN programme, tested an innovative alarm service for older, chronically ill and disabled people and for all those concerned about their safety while outside. The service enables them to initiate an alarm call whenever and wherever they need to do so.
After its successful completion in August 2005, activities carried on to launch the service in the market. Though elderly people and those suffering from chronic disease are the core market for the system, the MobilAlarm partners also see potential for it to be used by disabled but otherwise healthy people and possibly by victims of domestic violence or people carrying out hazardous jobs in remote locations.
Initially, the device will be offered in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Slovakia. In Germany, the Vitaris company, previously named Attendo Systems and main industry partner in the MobilAlarm project, offers the device as "Vitaris Mobile".
Thus, MobilAlarm is an example of how the European Commission can help innovative product and service ideas to the market.
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See also: MobiAlarm project website