In structuring the world's largest civilian I.T. program, the U.K.'s National Health Service is relying mostly on vendor-supplied software packages. Here's a sample of some of the more important technology that's being utilized.
| APPLICATION |
PRODUCT |
SUPPLIER |
| Standardized database infrastructures |
Oracle 9i technology platform |
Oracle |
| Office package |
Customized version of Microsoft Office that incorporates the needs of clinicians |
Microsoft |
| Acute care |
Millennium health-care I.T. platform |
Cerner |
| Clinical and patient management, patient administration, pharmacy, lab, emergency, operating room systems |
iPM, PAS, iCM |
iSoft, Torex (iSoft markets Torex application suite) |
| Standardized nomenclature HLI Language engine Health Language Communications interface |
Lorenzo |
iSoft |
| Enterprise infrastructure software |
Sun Java Integration Suite |
Sun Microsystems |
| Content management |
EMC Documentum content management platform |
EMC |
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