ONGC launches telemedicine project in India
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) of India has launched the telemedicine network project, named “Sagar Space Chikitsa” from SQL platform at Lilavati Hospital of Mumbai, India.
IBM launches health archive solution
IBM has launched its latest Grid Medical Archive Solution (GMAS) at the Telemedicine Association show in the US.
IBM and VISCU wire telemedicine network for US military hospitals
IBM, has partnered with healthcare technology vendor, VISICU to wire a telemedicine network to provide remote critical care support to military hospitals along the Pacific Rim. The system includes IBM BladeCenter servers and a VISICU product, which enables remote monitoring of intensive care units.
Apollo and IBM’s endeavour to facilitate online medical knowledge dissemination
India’s Apollo Hospital Group has joined hands with IBM in an endeavour to develop an online professional platform for doctors across the globe. The proposed online platform is named as ‘Healthcare Super Highway’ and it will undergo phasewise implementation.
IBM Healthcare Competency Centre in Barcelona
IBM has established a 2 million euro IBM Healthcare Competency Centre at the IBM premises in Barcelona to develop innovative technologies and solutions to meet the demands of the European Healthcare sector. It will be functional in September this year.
Nonin Medical to create a Bluetooth Medical Device Profile
Nonin Medical, Minneapolis-based privately owned company specialised in designing and manufacturing of physiological monitoring solutions, has joined 18 other companies, including IBM, Intel, Motorola, Philips Electronics and Welch Allyn, in a Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) Medical Devices Working Group to create a Bluetooth Medical Device Profile.
Intel plans wireless BP monitors
Bluethooth technology firms, such as Intel and Phillips, are planning to release health-related applications called blood pressure monitors.
Computer users in hunt to fight HIV/AIDS
The FightAIDSHome project is asking computer users worldwide to donate the power of their idling PCs to a distributed or grid computing effort to fight HIV/AIDS.
