Thomson, a leading provider of clinical and management decision support solutions to healthcare professionals, announced the launch of Thomson Clinical Xpert™ for PDAs.

Under the banner "Generation NeXt", Siemens Medical Solutions demonstrates excellence in systems design and applications software for increased flexibility in cardiology and shared service at EUROECHO 10 in Prague, Czechia.

The flat detector (FD) has already replaced the image intensifier in cardiology and angiography. It will enjoy a similar future in radiography. However, presently many users shy away from the higher investment costs involved in this change. But with the new Axiom Aristos VX Plus, Siemens is introducing a system that facilitates entry into fully digital radiography.

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.

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.