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Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Select InterSystems Ensemble

InterSystems Corporation announced that Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is using InterSystems Ensemble® for an extensive project to rationalise its IT architecture and implement a strategic approach to application integration. The Trust chose Ensemble, a rapid integration and development platform, to implement a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) approach to increase its IT service flexibility.

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Siemens Signs Agreement to License Microsoft HealthVault

Microsoft Corp. and Siemens AG (through its Siemens IT Solutions and Services division) have announced the signing of a licensing agreement to introduce Microsoft HealthVault in Germany. HealthVault, a personal health application platform, enables individuals to store their health information including immunizations, disease history and prescriptions in an online account.

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Mobile Software Partner Sought for European Dementia Technologies

Tens of millions of elderly people in the EU suffering from mild dementia may be able to look after themselves, and free up their carers, thanks to a new European-developed system. The COGKNOW consortium is looking for new partners to help with commercialisation and marketing.

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Continua Selected to Participate in European Commission Support Action

Continua's European Union Policy Work Group (EUPWG) has announced the alliance's selection by the European Commission to participate in a Support Action in its union-wide 7th Framework Program for R&D.

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Health Executive Summit: Visions, Strategies, Best Practices

19-21 May 2010, Paris, France.
Focusing mainly on European healthcare challenges, the Health Executive Summit convenes speakers and participants from around the world to share visionary strategies, innovative programmes and latest best practices.

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European Journal of ePractice: eHealth and Beyond

The European Journal of ePractice is a digital publication on eTransformation by ePractice.eu, a portal created by the European Commission to promote the sharing of good practices in eGovernment, eHealth and eInclusion.

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Aerotel and EcoTec Launch New Personal Telecare Service in Finland

Aerotel Medical Systems, a world leading manufacturer of modular, mobile and home-based telemedicine and telecare solutions, and EcoTec, a leading Finnish provider of personal safety and tracking services, jointly launched a new personal telecare service in Finland.

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5th Digital Pharma & Life Sciences Conference with Exhibition Organized by Microsoft and Partners

10 February 2010, Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Germany.
With the 5th Digital Pharma & Life Sciences Conference Microsoft and its partners continue their commitment for the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. The international event focuses on innovative IT solutions and projects for research and development, collaboration as well as life sciences.

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ICT 2010 - Call for Networking Proposals

27-29 September 2010, Brussels.
The Networking Sessions at ICT 2010 complement the conference and exhibition and provide an open forum for exchanging views and ideas on how to address current ICT challenges. These sessions are designed to facilitate contacts between researchers, innovators and engineers from all ICT fields.

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Reconstructing the Whole: Present and Future of Personal Health Systems

The draft final version of the book PHS2020 - Reconstructing the Whole: Present and Future of Personal Health Systems presents the vision of future Personal Health Systems that are truly personalised and holistically focussed on the users and proposes a number of research roadmaps to fill the existing gaps and turn such vision into reality.

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