Unitech, a leading worldwide manufacturer of automatic data collection products and services and the top player in the rugged PDA marketplace, today announced that it has launched the PA600 Healthcare PDA. The PA600 Healthcare PDA has been specifically designed to meet the increasing requirement in medical environment.

The PA600 Healthcare PDA is a compact and rugged mobile computer with an integrated 13.56MHz High Frequency RFID reader. The unit also supports 2D barcode, making it ideal for any medical RFID applications. Furthermore, the Unitech PA600 Healthcare PDA is especially targeted for healthcare application as its case is constructed from anti-microbial material and is capable of housing both RFID and 2D barcode readers. This feature enables hospital staff to correctly identify patients by reading their RFID enabled wrist bands and ensure that the correct treatment is administered to the correct patient when scanning medicines.

Supporting Oracle Database Lite and Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006, the PA600 Healthcare PDA allows end users to synchronize RFID data with existing business systems and databases. Support for Wavelink Avalanche enables easier management of wireless devices, decreasing cost and time of deployment.

The PA600 Healthcare PDA's rounded shape is designed to fit perfectly into user’s palm. A full QVGA touchscreen enables applicants to view more information about the RFID tags that have been read and an ergonomic alphanumeric keypad makes data entry simple."

Nowadays, it is market trend to apply RFID technology with 2D barcode system in the medical environment specifically as it’s even safer to reduce vital mistakes happening during treatment. Unitech recognizes this trend and has committed much effort into developing a product that specifically meets needs for today and tomorrow to reduce total cost of ownership says Judy Huang, Global RFID Product Manager, Unitech.