"Behind-the-scenes" technology provides comfort, safety and convenience for patients and staff

MILWAUKEE – (Feb. 21, 2005) – Johnson Controls, Inc., the global leader in facility management and control, is deploying the InnerWireless® broadband distribution system and Metasys® building management system at the new University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. The 155-bed, 242,000-square-foot hospital will open in winter of 2005.
“The wireless and building management systems may not be visible to hospital staff, patients and visitors, but the benefits will be felt by all. These technologies are key contributors to the hospital’s mission to provide the best medical care, as well as a comfortable, convenient and positive environment for patients and their families,” said Michael J. Crowe, vice president of technology for Johnson Controls.

The wireless system will help Comer Children’s Hospital enhance patient safety and overall hospital productivity through uniform delivery of wireless signals, while the building management system helps the hospital facilities operate with efficiency and reliability.

The InnerWireless System
“We chose the InnerWireless system because it is uniquely capable of delivering on our vision. Specifically, we require a wireless distribution system that could make wireless work everywhere in the hospital, and we prefer to work with one company rather than several distinct vendors who wanted to build separate wireless networks,” said Eric B. Yablonka, vice president and chief information officer, University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System (UCHHS).

The heart of the wireless utility is its engineered wireless distribution system, consisting of cables, antennas, and other components engineered to support the rapidly expanding number of wireless applications and devices. From handheld devices for clinicians to two-way radios for security to asset-tracking systems and wireless building controls, the InnerWireless system helps improve hospital productivity by guaranteeing delivery of wireless signals anywhere inside the hospital.
Comer Children’s Hospital plans to launch several wireless clinical applications including Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony that will be used to enhance communications for the Comer nursing staff. Nurses throughout the facility will have VoIP phones that will be integrated with the nurse call system to provide real-time alert notification. In addition, a wireless bedside admission solution will allow parents to stay with their child throughout the admitting process.

In addition to providing high-quality care, Comer is well positioned to act on its family-centered, child-friendly philosophy. Other enhancements include the capability for patients, families and friends to connect their own laptops and/or computers to the Comer wireless infrastructure to get access to the Internet. This connectivity may allow parents to work from their child’s room or could allow patients access to on-line homework. Cellular phones will be allowed throughout the facility and various carriers will “tap” into the wireless utility to provide coverage for employees, patients, and family members throughout the building, including in elevators.

Metasys Building Management System
The Metasys building management system incorporates Microsoft .NET-connected software that permits easier, Web-based connectivity within an enterprise, facilitating the flow of information between building systems and other management systems. At Comer, the Metasys system not only controls the major heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, it also receives and provides information to the hospital’s emergency generators, medical vacuum and fire alarm systems. In addition, it helps control the most critical areas of the hospital, with software integration to isolation room pressure monitors.

About Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls, Inc., is a global market leader in automotive systems and facilities management and control. In the automotive market, it is a major supplier of seating and interior systems, and batteries. For nonresidential facilities, Johnson Controls provides control systems and services to improve comfort, energy management and security management. Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its sales for 2004 totaled $26.6 billion. For more information on Johnson Controls, Inc., visit the company's web site at www.johnsoncontrols.com.

About InnerWireless
InnerWireless® supports a full range of wireless applications and services in hospitals and large commercial buildings with its broadband, multi-service wireless distribution system. InnerWireless provides engineered and guaranteed wireless coverage throughout buildings ranging in size up to 10 million square feet. This permits InnerWireless to offer a single integrated wireless utility that accommodates wireless systems essential for:

• Interpersonal Communications including PCS/cellular, messaging/personal data, enterprise voice, and paging
• Clinical Operations including wireless infusion therapy/medical administration, enterprise/clinical data, WMTS and portable patient monitoring, and people and asset tracking
• Building Operations including building automation, security and first-responder communications, and push-to-talk radios

InnerWireless has a strategic alliance agreement with Johnson Controls, Inc., the recognized global leader in building controls and infrastructure. Under the agreement, the two companies collaborate to bring truly unique wireless solutions to market. Johnson Controls holds an equity position in InnerWireless.

For more information about InnerWireless, see www.InnerWireless.com

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