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Microsoft Exchange dumped for Linux-based clone
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| After conducting an evaluation of alternatives, the hospital decided not to
| upgrade to a newer version of Exchange. Instead, it went with a Linux-based
| Exchange clone that it felt could meet the needs of its 700 users without
| forcing them and IT to learn a whole new system.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/052808-microsoft-exchange-linux-clone.html
Hospitals that use Windows ought to be avoided. With ~40% of all Windows PCs
being zombies, who can you trust? What about your personal medical records?
There were stories in the press about entire hospitals becoming botnets.
Related:
Hospital software vendor McKesson uses Linux to heal IT budgets
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| At first, convincing hospital executives to go with McKesson's Linux-based
| applications was difficult because of fears that Linux wouldn't be as
| reliable as Unix, which had been in their IT shops for years, Simpson
| said. "It took some time for them to understand that open source is safe,
| that open source has support," he added.
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| The deal with Red Hat "really kicked the program into gear," he said,
| allowing McKesson to offer its software with Red Hat Enterprise Linux in a
| top-to-bottom package for mission-critical hospital IT systems.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9052142&intsrc=hm_list
Linux in Healthcare
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| Linux in healthcare is a tale of things seen and unseen. Linux/Open
| Source have enjoyed tremendous popularity in embedded systems and
| networks for major technologies used in healthcare that healthcare
| providers may not even be aware of.
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http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3215/
Leading Hospital Relies on Red Hat Solutions for Improved Reliability and
Patient Care
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux now runs on 40 BIDMC servers, 11 of which are
| installed in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Cluster that hosts Intersystems Cache
| and the hospital's proprietary Triple A applications, those that are most
| mission-critical for patients.
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http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/393977.html
Florida Hospital Enhances IT Performance and Patient Care with Red Hat
Solutions
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| Florida Hospital, ranked in US News and World Report magazine as one
| of “America’s Best Hospitals” for the past six consecutive years, has seven
| facilities totalling 2,300 beds throughout Central Florida and is part of the
| Adventist Healthcare system, the largest not-for-profit healthcare provider
| in the nation.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080310/20080310005264.html?.v=1
The OSS Cure for What Ails Hospital IT
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| "Our central IT department is too small, so we did this transition on our
| own. Now we are seeing signs of the Linux operating system spreading
| elsewhere in the system. The central office has a large proprietary staff but
| no technicians to handle Linux. They view us as progressive technologists,"
| Ron Skantz, Linux administrator for Florida Hospital, told
| LinuxInsider. "They are going to have to do the same thing we did."
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/The-OSS-Cure-for-What-Ails-Hospital-IT-62536.html
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