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Smart-Phone Makers Call the Doctor

in News on October 7, 2009 at 5:10 am PT

The medical waistband is the latest front in the battle among smart-phone makers for the business customer. Pagers have long reigned in hospitals, where they are prized for their dependability. But with doctors treating more patients and hospitals facing pressure to be more efficient, companies like Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. see an opportunity to peddle their devices.