Destiny, the UK’s leading provider of digital pen business solutions and Blue Prism, the agility software company, have joined forces to offer an exciting and innovative solution for Mobile Healthcare professionals.

Under the terms of the agreement Blue Prism is licensing its Integration Server technology to Destiny, to form a vital component in the Destiny Mobility Solution for Healthcare.

The digital pen, based on Anoto technology, enables mobile healthcare workers, such as district nurses and midwives to capture important information whilst they perform their roles in the field.

The healthcare workers fill in a digital health check form.  The paper is printed with an almost invisible dot pattern, the digital form is completed using a digital pen and when it is completed they tick the ‘send’ box on the digital form and the data on the form is sent to Destiny’s secure servers - either by a simple docking process or via a Bluetooth mobile device. The pen strokes are instantly converted by Vision Objects MyScript software into a graphical image of the original handwritten form, and a data file.

The data and actions are captured and directly integrated with the National Program for IT (NPfIT) Patient Administration System via the Blue Prism Integration Server. The benefits are significant including:

 
1) Data is captured in real time with “easy-to-use” digital pen and paper, delivering pdf copies of documents and forms as well as converted data files within minutes of completion.

2) Significant time is saved on administration work for the healthcare professional who can, therefore, spend more time with patients and improve the quality of care

3) Direct integration into the MPfIT PAS ensures that data is captured efficiently without the need for re-keying, or back office administration staff

4) Data is captured accurately and “right first time” ensuring the best level of patient care, removal of potentially distressing errors and cost reduction in back office staff needed to correct errors

5) Rapid and seamless integration with NPfIT PAS ensures that the technology can be quickly and cost effectively deployed to mobile professionals

6) Blue Prism technology is a secure, proven NPfIT integration technology and is in operation in the NHS providing the integration for a number of applications including self-service kiosks and clinical support systems.

Alastair Bathgate, CEO of Blue Prism commented, “We are absolutely delighted to be working with Destiny to bring this new and innovative mobile solution to the NPfIT users. The speed and ease of integration enables the mobile solution to deliver rapid and impressive benefits to the Trusts.”

Edward Belgeonne, CEO and founder of Destiny, said: “We are delighted to be working with Blue Prism on this project. The solution has the capability of making a massive difference to the public sector, particularly in healthcare. It delivers significant cost and time benefits, with little investment required and minimal training, thus allowing more resource to be dedicated to patient care.”

About Destiny

Destiny is the registered trademark for Destiny Wireless plc, a world leader in the business market for the delivery of mobile workforce solutions. Destiny is a global Platinum Partner of Anoto Group AB, one of five in the world and the only one in the UK. Destiny owns the IP rights of the Logitech io2 digital pen, making them one of two digital pen manufacturers in the world.

Destiny enables organisations with mobile workforces to get fast returns from high technology at low cost, with little or no training, change to working practices or upfront capital. The Destiny digital pen is based on Anoto Digital Pen and Paper technology and replaces paperwork delays and expensive trips back to the office with an easy-to-use and energy-efficient way of collecting accurate, reliable data from the field and transmitting it back to base in seconds.

Destiny’s services include digital pens, digitised forms, mobile devices and web-based tools for the efficient collection and management of data from the field, effective job push and allocation, resource management, intelligent scheduling and asset tracking.

Destiny’s award accolades include: 2007 Growing Business Awards Technology in Business; Microsoft’s People Moving Business, Quality in Construction for Excellence in ICT and the Information Age Effective IT Award. Edward Belgeonne, CEO and founder of Destiny, is the national winner of Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of The Year Award for Science and Technology, 2007. Destiny was also nominated a finalist in the BCS IT Industry awards for the
Best Use of Green Technology Project Award in conjunction with Advanced Peripheral Systems (APS). For further information please visit destinyplc.com.

About Anoto Group
Anoto Group is the company behind and world leading in the unique technology for digital pen and paper, which enables fast and reliable transmission of handwritten text into a digital format. Anoto operates through a global partner network that focuses on user-friendly forms solutions for efficient capture, transmission and storage of data within different business segments, e.g. healthcare, bank and finance, transport and logistics and education. The Anoto Group has around 110 employees, offices in Lund (head office), Boston and Tokyo. The Anoto share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Nordic small cap list under the ticker ANOT. For more information: www.anoto.com

About Vision Objects
Vision Objects provides the industry standard in Handwriting Recognition Technology and Text Input Methods for pen-based user interfaces. Vision Objects’ ground-breaking MyScript Technology reliably recognizes and converts handwriting into smart, valuable and searchable digital information. MyScript is available in a wide range of languages addressing markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. MyScript is integrated into many existing systems for high level form processing, personal information management, messaging, education and automotive applications. Vision Objects’ mission is to develop and market accurate and high performance Handwriting Recognition & Understanding software for any platform using handwritten data entry through pen-based user interfaces such as Digital Pens, PDAs, Tablet PCs and Smartphones. For more information, visit www.visionobjects.com.

About Blue Prism
Blue Prism provides a new generation of operational agility software. Our innovative technology delivers significant benefits to organisations like University Hospital Birmingham, Barclays, npower, The Co-operative Financial Services, Shop Direct and Orange, helping them to manage complex business processes, linking and integrating systems seamlessly and effortlessly to target changing business needs

The company works across a range of industries and operational
environments including Healthcare, call centres, utilities, telecoms and banking. We also supply the Blue Prism Integration Server technology for our OEM partners who are delivering new and exciting solutions harnessing the speed of deployment and integration power that Blue Prism delivers. For more information on Blue Prism please call us on +44 (0)870 879 3000 or contact us at info@blueprism.com.

For more information, please contact:

Emma Blackmore

PR Officer Destiny

E: emma@ampersand.uk.com

T: 0151 709 4547

or Pauline Brown at Blue Prism at Pauline.brown@blueprism.com or 0870 879 3000