Microsoft readies a consumer healthcare platform
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| “We are focused on both the enterprise and consumer space,” Shihadeh
| sid, during a meeting we had in New York this week.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=546
See link below (highlight is mine).
Related:
CfH refutes computer failure claims
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| "Very often they are not major incidents as such, but could be caused when
| a patient administration system is running slow or there may be problems
| with the local network. The severity level is attributed by the user and
| this is subsequently very often down graded or amended."
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| Many of the incidents that have been reported by CfH include failure of
| the systems used by surgeons to see X-ray pictures on a computer screen
| in wards and operating theatres. On some occasions the system is believed
| to have crashed during an operation, forcing surgeons to suspend the
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| procedure while a hard copy of the X-ray is found.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/19/cfh_defends_itself/
Gutmann also talked about the way DRM will put people's lives in much greater
danger. Why? Because Hollywood wants that.
Peter Gutmann on Vista DRM
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| Leo: So the insane paranoia really comes from Hollywood, not from
| Microsoft.
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| PETER: It's hard to tell what goes on inside Microsoft. But if you
| read the technical specs, I think any technical person that reads
| those specs would say this is never going to work, and half of the
| stuff is nuts. On the other hand, it could well be high-level managers
| inside Microsoft who don't understand the technology and who
| completely agree with Hollywood and who think we should do this
| even though other people have told me it's impossible, we're
| going to do it anyway.
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http://www.grc.com/sn/SN-074.htm
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