ARMONK, N.Y. and MARKHAM, Ontario, Feb.
5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Kallo Inc.
(OTCQB: KALO) today announced that Kallo has deployed its remote
health-care delivery system on the IBM cloud to bring advanced
real-time medical services to rural areas of the world.
Kallo's mobile health-care systems will be used to build and
extend primary care infrastructure in countries including
Guinea and Ghana, making health care accessible to
everyone. The company's mission is to deliver public health
services, manage communicable and infectious diseases such as
Ebola, balance health care delivery inequities, and address rural
disease and health threats. On-demand tele-health services will be
delivered from the company's global command center in Markham, Ontario and regional command centers
in countries of operation.
IBM provides Kallo with technology consulting and services as
well as a cloud infrastructure hosted at the recently opened
SoftLayer cloud center in Toronto.
The Toronto location is part of
IBM's expanding global network of more than 40 centers serving a
growing roster of clients looking to move to hybrid cloud computing
environments that encompass open integration, data control and
unique industry expertise.
"The health-care industry is in a time of accelerating change
that needs continual innovation," said John
Cecil, Kallo's chairman and CEO. "IBM's cloud technology
enables us to 'reach the unreached' to scale and securely deliver
North American standards of health care to some of the world's most
remote or underserved populations."
Kallo services include MobileCareTM,
RuralCareTM, DialysisCareTM, hospital
information systems, tele-health systems, pharmacy information,
disaster management, air and surface patient transportation
systems, and clinical training.
The units work in collaboration with each other, with the mobile
and rural clinics providing primary care. Secondary/local
specialized care is provided by the regional command centers while
the global command center provides specialized consultative care.
With the volume of cases per country and the privacy and
confidentiality standards in cross border tele-health practice,
plans include dedicated global command centers for each
country.
The IBM SoftLayer cloud solution provides increased visibility
into the status and dispensation of sensitive medical data.
Increasingly, clinicians everywhere are leveraging cloud computing
technology – often from mobile devices – as a means to quickly
access and share data and knowledge.
"Kallo is a perfect example of how young companies can take
their business ideas forward on a scalable, flexible, global cloud
infrastructure," said Nevil Knupp,
vice president for IBM Cloud. "Using the cloud to quickly build and
bring solutions like Kallo's to market provides a new level of
agility to the way they develop. By delivering more immediate
results, they can in turn help alleviate some of the most pressing
health issues today."
By deploying its IT environment on the IBM Cloud, Kallo will be
able to concentrate on the delivery of health care while IBM
manages its IT infrastructure, enabling it to seamlessly protect
data and scale with confidence. The reach of SoftLayer's cloud
platform is also important for Kallo as the company plans to expand
its services globally in developing countries.
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About Kallo
Kallo offers a comprehensive health-care
delivery program dedicated to providing technologically advanced,
innovative health-care solutions. Solutions are customized to meet
the requirements of each country and include infectious disease
management, education and training programs. The company's
technology suite transforms health care delivery via rural health
care, disease management, clinical globalization and eHealth
solutions. For more information about Kallo and ongoing business
developments, please visit www.kalloinc.ca.
Media Contact:
Nicholas
Smith
IBM Media Relations
Phone: +1-212-671-9653
Email: nssmith@us.ibm.com
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