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EU's "Nobel prize" for ICT

For the first time the European ICT Prize awards ceremony took place at CeBIT, the world's largest ICT trade fair in Hannover, Germany. "Information and communications technology opens up a world of new possibilities - new ways of working and new ways of living," said Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding as she awarded the prizes.

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Atos Origin presents new processing solutions for the health card and electronic invoicing

Atos Worldline, an Atos Origin company, will once again participate at this year's CeBIT in Hanover from 15 to 21 March 2007. Present on Bitkom Partner’s booth (Hall 9, Booth C52), Atos Worldline will showcase new solutions and concepts, including its upgraded card management system for processing the electronic health card, in association with the integrated security solution in the telematics infrastructure, along with the use of signature cards in its electronic invoicing offering "Worldline eInvoice".

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ICT Policy Support Programme

The ICT Policy Support Programme (or ICT PSP) aims at stimulating innovation and competitiveness through the wider uptake and best use of ICT by citizens, governments and businesses.

The programme builds on the aims of the previous e-TEN, Modinis and e-Content programmes and will support the aims of the new integrated strategy i2010 - European Information Society 2010.

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Europe at BIO 2007 (USA)

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) will be present at the BIO 2007 Annual International Convention in Boston (6-9 May 2007). A joint EU Pavilion will highlight Europe's role in supporting research and innovation in the life sciences and promote Europe as a highly competitive knowledge-based economy with opportunities for research, partnering and business.

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Great Ormond St. Hospital Uses ClearSpan Server to integrate iSoft's iPM with the enterprise

BridgeForward Software, Inc, a leading provider of application integration technology to the US and UK healthcare industry today announced that Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, one of the leading children's hospital in the world has standardized on ClearSpan Server as it's enterprise-wide integration platform.

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HEALTHINF 2008 - Call for Papers

The purpose of the HEALTHINF 2008 - International Conference on Health Informatics (28-31 January 2008, Funchal, Maderia - Portugal) is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare and medicine in general and to the specialized support to persons with special needs in particular.

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Counting the cost of Hungary's new eHealth card

Hungary is expecting to launch the public procurement procedures for the production of its new eHealth card by the end of May 2007. The production and distribution of 11 million new cards and the development of a centralised eHealth IT system is expected to cost the government around €100 million.

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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Select Rhapsody Integration Engine Orion Health

Orion Health Limited, a leading provider of integration and clinical workflow technology to the health sector, announced today that Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust has selected Rhapsody Integration Engine to integrate their clinical data systems in their hospitals and provide preparedness for new infrastructure provided by NHS Connecting for Health.

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Electronic prescription project wins ComputerWorld Award

ComputerWorld magazine's ComputerWorld 2007 Award has been won by an iSOFT-backed electronic prescription project led by the Health and Consumer Council, in collaboration with the Balearics Healthcare Service (IB-Salut) and the Economy Tax and Innovation Council of the Balearic Islands, for its impact on the local population.

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Exact Dosages for the Best Health

With the support of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, hospitals can improve the quality of medical care by designing more efficient processes in logistics and administration. The University Clinic of Jena has used an integrated RFID solution from SAP to create a comprehensive, secure process from the ordering of medication to dispensing it to patients.

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