NHS close to signing new Microsoft deal
The NHS is on the brink of signing a new three-year corporate licensing agreement with Microsoft to provide desktop applications for the entire NHS. A National Programme for IT (NPfIT) spokesperson told E-Health Insider: "The National Programme for IT can confirm it has reached an agreement with Microsoft for the provision of desk-top licences, which […]
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Sun awarded ‘tactical’ NHS desktop contract
The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has concluded an evaluation project with Sun Microsystems over the potential use of Sun’s open-source Java Desktop System within the NHS as an alternative to Microsoft. E-Health Insider can exclusively reveal that NPfIT “has concluded that the Java Desktop System, which runs on the Linux operating system, represents a […]
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Citrix prescribes access strategy for health
Ever thought of having an IT access strategy for your trust? Citrix thinks you should. E-Health Insider went along to the company’s iForum in Edinburgh to find out why. Mark Templeton, president and CEO of access infrastructure solutions specialists, Citrix, feels there is good reason to be interested in healthcare. Very interested, in fact. […]
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Don’t forget IT input when planning PACS
Beware of overlooking vital IT input when planning a new digital picture archiving and communications system (PACS), the UK Radiology Congress heard this week. A guide to some of the IT elements that can be forgotten – and some of the implementation techniques that work – was provided for the UK Radiological Congress in Manchester by […]
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Civica to Implement Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
The NHS has placed an order worth £19.4 million over twelve-months with software and services firm Civica to implement the three-year Microsoft Enterprise Agreement across the NHS in England. The contract covers implementing the landmark Enterprise Agreement – a three year deal national corporate licensing between Microsoft and the NHS, originally signed back in October […]
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Panther Takes Aim at Citrix in Health
The DAT Group has launched to the healthcare market Panther Server 2002, as an affordable alternative to Citrix Metaframe, and has appointed Centrom as its exclusive partner for the healthcare IT market. Like Citrix, Panther is a new Enterprise Management Platform for remotely delivering and managing Windows-based applications to client desktops across a network. Leading […]
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