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CompuGROUP Increases Sales by 23%

In the first nine months of the business year 2008, CompuGROUP Holding AG has increased its group-wide sales by 23% compared to the same period in the previous year, while operating profit and cash flow were at the same level as last year. Business development activities remain at a high level, and CompuGROUP has secured its largest contract ever in the Austrian hospital information systems sector.

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EU Project CommonWell Launched to Improve Quality of Life for Older People

As part of the EU initiative to promote better quality and more economically efficient solutions for the provision of health and social services, an innovative project with participants from five European countries has been launched, with Tunstall Healthcare Ltd leading the technical work. The CommonWell project aims to support independent living and improve the quality of life for older people and those with long-term conditions.

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Electronic Prescribing: Building, Deploying and Using E-prescribing to Save Lives and Save Money

Over the past 150 years, the advancements in medicine, public health and the delivery of care have been nothing short of breathtaking. We routinely achieve feats that were virtually unthinkable even a generation ago. But one facet persists: paper. We have yet to find a way to move beyond paper record keeping. However, electronic prescribing (eprescribing) is a technology whose time has come.

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Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Made Easy with Mammomat Inspiration

Siemens Healthcare has introduced its new biopsy unit to the market, enhancing the Mammomat Inspiration digital mammography platform with stereotactic breast biopsy. The digital system with basic functions for screening has been on the market since the end of 2007.

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Identifying Smokers Via Text Messaging Proves Effective for CVD Battle

An innovative scheme using mobile technology to identify patients 'at risk' of developing CVD by effectively establishing smoking status has recently proved a great success for NHS Hammersmith and Fulham.

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Biotechnology Business Exchange 2008 kicks off International Life Science Forum

The Biotechnology Business Exchange (BBE) is the annual 'speed dating' event run by UK Trade and Investment, for UK companies to meet and do business with international players in the Life Science industry. It will be taking place on Monday, 8 December, marking the start of the International Life Science Forum.

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Commission Announces e-Inclusion Award Winners at Conclusion of 2008 e-Inclusion

The winners of the 2008 European e-Inclusion Awards were announced last night at the e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference in Vienna, the concluding event of the Commission's "Be Part of it!" campaign. Seven European initiatives have been selected for their innovative uses of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to promote digital and social inclusion in Europe.

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FP7 - ICT Proposers' Day 2009

Visit ICT Proposers' Day Budapest on the 22nd of January 2009 and build quality partnerships for participating in the new Information and Communication Technologies Work Programme for 2009-2010 (ICT WP 2009-2010). This one day event is a unique opportunity for already existing and future project participants:

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Extending the Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence

The world of artificial cognitive systems and machine learning is moving at a fast pace and is becoming a major international research challenge. New techniques are being developed in this field that will transform many aspects of our day-to-day lives and work.

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Be at Med-e-Tel 2009 to Meet a Highly Qualified eHealth Audience

1-3 April, 2009, Luxembourg
An extensive international program with participants from 50 countries in Europe and around the world will put your company and solutions in front of an audience that is looking to see and hear the latest developments in telemedicine and eHealth.

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