SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - May 19, 2015) - TokBox, a Telefónica company, today announced it will be demonstrating its leading WebRTC platform at the Health 2.0 Europe Conference 2015 in Barcelona, highlighting innovative companies embedding real time communications into web and mobile healthcare applications. The conference is the premier showcase and catalyst for the advancement of new health technologies.
TokBox develops and operates the OpenTok Platform, a global cloud platform for embedding real-time video, voice, messaging and collaboration experiences into websites, applications and services. The scalable, customizable platform gives users the creative freedom to develop any video interaction, from one-to-one chats to large-scale broadcasts.
TokBox's OpenTok platform is powering a growing number of healthcare applications, particularly in telehealth, where companies are leveraging WebRTC to embed real time communications into web and mobile-based solutions to offer services such as virtual consultations, video diagnostics, home-based care and monitoring, and personal emergency response systems. Driven by technology platforms such as OpenTok, the telehealth industry is undergoing rapid growth with revenues in the US expected to increase by roughly 45% this year, hitting $585 million by year-end, according to IBIS Market Research.
At Health 2.0 Europe 2015, TokBox will present telehealth applications powered by the OpenTok platform including Calgary Scientific's Resolution MD® -- a diagnostic and medical imaging collaboration software; and Dr Now® -- a health service that delivers medicines and prescriptions to a patient's home or office directly from a remote, mobile-based consultation.
TokBox CEO, Scott Lomond said: "Whether it is on-demand health advice, video diagnostics or real-time collaboration, WebRTC is transforming healthcare and freeing up doctors rooms and emergency wards. We're proud to showcase some truly remarkable applications of real time communications in healthcare that TokBox is enabling, and look forward to being part of an event that inspires innovation in this industry."
Registration for the Health 2.0 Europe 2015 Conference is open. For the latest Health 2.0 Europe 2015 Conference news, updates and information visit www.health2con.com/news
About TokBox
TokBox, a Telefónica company, develops and operates the OpenTok Platform, making it fast and easy to add live video, voice and messaging communications into online and mobile websites, apps and services. The scalable, customizable platform gives users the creative freedom to develop any video and voice interaction, from one-to-one chats to large-scale broadcasts.
The first platform to incorporate support for WebRTC, OpenTok caters to enterprises, entrepreneurs and developers with powerful APIs and a global cloud infrastructure. OpenTok has been used to add video communications to more than 100,000 services by companies including Mozilla, Major League Baseball, Valspar, Bridgestone Golf, Diet Coke, Ford, Doritos and Double Robotics. For more information visit www.tokbox.com
About Health 2.0
Health 2.0 is the premiere showcase and catalyst for the advancement of new health technologies. Through a global series of conferences, thought leadership roundtables, developer competitions, pilot programs, and leading market intelligence, Health 2.0 drives the innovation and collaboration necessary to transform health and health care. For more information visit www.health2con.com
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