San Jose-based Vocera Communications, which offers communications services for hospitals and health systems, has acquired fellow clinical communications company Extension Healthcare for $55 million in an all-cash transaction.
The acquisition combines the complementary technology of both companies, creating a mobile communication and collaboration platform within a single system from a single...
Vocera has acquired Toronto-based Wallace Wireless, a competitor that enables healthcare professionals to send pages, text messages, and alerts through their smartphones. Wallace says its system is "secure, reliable, and traceable" and works over both WiFi and cellular networks. Vocera did not disclose the acquisition sum.
Healthcare has proven to be a core vertical for Wallace Wireless, but its...
