Growing demand for medical services, increasing cost pressures, ecological responsibility and the special security requirements make the operation of hospitals an extremely challenging task. Siemens Building Technologies offers a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and products that extensively integrates hospitals' technical infrastructure and thus creates economic benefits as well as greater security for patients and staff. 
TietoEnator has developed a voice control solution for recording dental findings in an electronic patient data record. The development work was carried out in cooperation with three Finnish joint municipal authorities providing primary healthcare services. The purpose of voice control is to promote the efficiency and quality of oral healthcare. 
IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Samuel J. Palmisano announced that the company will invest $100 million over the next two years to pursue ten new businesses generated by InnovationJam, an unprecedented experiment in collaborative innovation held earlier this year. 
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced that its Medical Systems division is introducing the Philips asset tracking solution, a turn-key solution used for locating hospital assets and improving efficiencies. Using Wi-Fi based technology by AeroScout Inc., the asset tracking solution is designed around the hospitals' existing 802.11 wireless infrastructure, allowing hospitals to leverage investments they have already made in their wireless technology. During the Medica in Duesseldorf, Siemens Medical Solutions shows an X-ray unit that ensures high quality diagnostics for practices with limited budgets. Known as Multix Swing, the system brings new momentum into the everyday life of medical practices headed by radiologists, surgeons and orthopedists. TietoEnator will supply an operational planning system for home and elderly care services to the City of Stockholm. The system is to be integrated with the city's existing operational system. The system being procured - named SchemOS by the City authorities - offers efficient planning support for care suppliers throughout the City of Stockholm. The electronic healthcare card is viewed in Germany as an opportunity for a modern healthcare system. Experts estimate that more than 500 million euros can be saved in Germany annually. Behind this number are intelligent server solutions, billions and billions of data bits, highly-developed security technology, digital hospitals, networked physicians, and above all: a focus on patients.