Ascom UMS – resulting from Ascom’s recent acquisition of the Italian company UMS – provides software solutions for the management of patient care in critical care areas such as intensive care, operating theatres and specialist areas as well as a wide range of Wireless DECT, IP-DECT and VoWi-Fi systems for communication and alarm management. Ascom is a global ICT solutions provider focused on the healthcare sector and in particular on devising effective responses to the specific needs of highly mobile and time-sensitive environments. With its broad portfolio of products, solutions and software architectures, Ascom is able to meet the demands of workflow optimisation in different sectors: healthcare, industry, security and retail. Ascom is headquartered in Baar (Switzerland), has subsidiaries in 15 countries and employs almost 1,200 people worldwide.