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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Agfa HealthCare presents an extensive lineup of new products and solutions at ECR 2007 (Expo B, booth 212), including advanced imaging systems, integrated RIS/PACS/reporting (Radiology Information System/Picture Archiving and Communications System) solutions, sophisticated data management, and integrated digital workflows for radiology, mammography, cardiology and the healthcare enterprise.

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today demonstrated the new release of iSite PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System), which integrates patient information from across the radiology department. Accessible from anywhere in the hospital and beyond, iSite PACS provides radiologists with an intuitive interface to view a broad range of patient images, including those in 3D.