CHICAGO—GTCR, a private equity firm based here, today announced that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire GreatCall Inc, a large provider of PERS and cellular devices to seniors. GTCR has ...

Smartphone is a misnomer. What we’re all carrying around in our pockets are computers—small, complex computers, with so much capability, making calls is just a minor detail. But the truth is some ...

Private equity firm GTCR has signed an agreement to sell GreatCall, a health IT company, to Best Buy for $800 million in cash. The deal is anticipated to close in the third quarter of this year. Based ...

Senior friendly feature phone maker GreatCall Wireless announced the availability of its first smartphone, the Jitterbug Touch, on Wednesday. Based off of Sprint's Kyocera Milano, this below ...

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 30, 2016) - GreatCall Inc., the leader in connected health for active aging, is starting a program that addresses one of the top issues in aging: transportation. The ...

Best Buy will acquire GreatCall, supplier of mobile healthcare devices and services, for $800 million, the electronics retailer announced Wednesday. The acquisition is part of Best Buy's "2020 ...

San Diego’s GreatCall has spent more than a decade deciphering how to deliver technology to seniors in a way that they’ll actually use it. Now with the backing of a new investor, the maker of big ...

GreatCall, the mobile technology developer best known for its Jitterbug phones for seniors, has acquired Lively, a startup maker of a home health monitoring platform for the same demographic. Terms ...

GreatCall, the San Diego company that started out making smartphones for seniors in 2006 but now offers a suite of connected safety products for aging in place individuals, has been acquired by ...

The Lively app by GreatCall gives older adults easy, one-touch access to 5Star Urgent Response service via Bluetooth to their smartphone when used with the Lively Wearable2 – an easy-to-wear, durable ...

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Dec 3, 2015) - GreatCall Inc., the leader in creating usable technology for active aging, has acquired the assets of Lively Inc., a connected home health platform for ...

Traditional medical alert systems can get help when you have an accident at home. But now you can also buy mobile devices, including GreatCall Splash and Mobile Help Solo, that promise to connect you ...