iSoft to target US by 2006
UK healthcare IT services provider iSoft has revealed that it plans to enter the US market by 2006, backed by the worldwide technology and marketing alliance signed with Microsoft in 2004. The CEO of iSoft’s Indian operations has also stated that the full version of Lorenzo, its next generation healthcare system based on Microsoft’s .Net […]
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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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National Programme sets strategy for non-LSP suppliers
The majority of current NHS clinical systems in England will be replaced in the next four years, according to new guidance for existing suppliers published today by the National Programme for IT. A small number of departmental systems number will be integrated into two portfolios built around the two dominant solutions – iSOFT’s Lorenzo and […]
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Trusts refuse to pay suppliers’ legacy upgrade costs
The National Programme for IT’s policy on legacy systems is causing confusion among trusts and suppliers over who should pay the costs of upgrading systems to enable them to communicate with the spine. Evidence seen by E-Health Insider indicates that most NHS trusts are unwilling to collaboratively fund suppliers upgrade costs – an approach […]
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Accenture signs with iSOFT for Lorenzo
Six months after being awarded the contracts to act as Local Service Provider for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the Eastern and North East regions of England, Accenture has finalised its agreement with iSOFT to act as it provider of core clinical and administration applications. Accenture will use iSOFT’s Lorenzo enterprise-wide clinical and […]
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EMIS predicts signing deals with three LSPs
Primary care systems supplier EMIS has said that is confident that EMIS products and services will be available “working via LSPs alongside the NPfIT” in at least three of the five clusters of the national programme. The company has issued no details of the nature of the agreements it expects to reach with the three […]
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Microsoft and iSOFT announce global strategic alliance
Microsoft has signed a global strategic agreement with iSOFT, which will see the two firms work jointly to enhance iSOFT’s healthcare application, Lorenzo, and support joint development work on new products. A key part of the agreement is said to involve Microsoft providing support to iSOFT "to specifically package its solutions for delivery by third-party […]
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Microsoft denies ‘tailored software’ offer for NHS
Microsoft have denied weekend reports that they are to rewrite their core products on behalf of the NHS, but confirmed that they are in discussions with the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) on how the firm’s software can be best configured to support delivery of the national programme. Neil Jordan, head of healthcare for Microsoft UK denied a report […]
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High Demand for Tablets Predicted in Health
Last week saw the international launch of Microsoft’s Tablet PC software and a series of tablet and slate-style devices by leading hardware manufacturers. Microsoft has high hopes for the Tablet PC, arguing that it will transform the way we work, collaborate and use computers. Microsoft’s public sector industry manager Jenny Duff told E-Health Insider that […]
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