IBM invests $100 million in collaborative innovation ideas
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.
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Multix Swing giving new momentum to practices
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.
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TietoEnator supplies IT support for operational planning to the City of Stockholm
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.
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Siemens brings network connectivity to healthcare
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.
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Siemens presents Germany's first scenario for integrated healthcare based on gematik specification
At Medica 2006 Siemens is exhibiting the first functional scenario for integrated healthcare in Germany, including cards, connector, and mandatory and value-added services. Medica visitors can discover how integrated healthcare could work in the future. For this scenario, Siemens already satisfies the stringent data protection and security requirements of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) regarding the confidential processing and transfer of patient data.
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Siemens Shows Syngo WebSpace at Medica 2006
Siemens Medical Solutions shows syngo WebSpace, a client-server computed tomography (CT) workplace solution, at Medica 2006 from November 15 through 18, 2006.
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Reimbursement to Determine Future Course of European Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems Market
The European market for continuous glucose monitoring systems is in its nascent phase. Despite its promising potential, industry participants remain wary due to concerns over reimbursement and acceptance by conservative clinicians. However, the projected integration of continuous glucose monitoring systems with insulin pumps will support market expansion.
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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. 
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.