Dear QuikSand, it will be interesting to see what happens in Sun/MSFT litigation. I wonder if it will take months or years for the case to be settled.
Microsoft's interest is to tie things to Windows.
Of course you are correct. If MSFT is unable to tie every application to Windows, then they will lose their market monopoly.
I thought CPQ portion of MSFT trial was enlightening. New York Times reported that CPQ wanted to develop an interface to put on top of Windows to make it easier for PC users to use Windows. MSFT, however, objected so CPQ withdrew their project.
Didn't Bill Gates's wife produce an application that would sit on top of Windows which would make it easier to use? I do not believe her application was successful commercially. I wonder if it was similar to what Compaq had in mind.
In practice, there is no stopping Java on either the server or the thin client side.
I asked my husband if JAVA was a useful tool. He said that it was but he did not elaborate. I understand that JAVA does not run as fast as C or C++, however.
See news item about use of Java at bottom of page.
Great day for Sun on today's market.
Thanks for your post!!!
Best wishes,
Mephisto
Sun Microsystems, Sanga and MedTech Unveil First
Subscription-Based, Web-Enabled Healthcare Management System Based
on Java Technology
ATLANTA, Feb. 22 / Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW - news), Sanga International, Inc., and MedTech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MDTK - news) today introduced new healthcare management and billing software,
e-Medsoft.com, developed using Sun's popular Java(TM) technology, here at the Health Information Management Systems
Society '99 (HIMSS '99) exposition. The companies are also initiating collaborative marketing efforts for this innovative
healthcare product.
E-MedSoft.com is the first subscription-based healthcare management system available for delivery through the Internet.
Through the Internet, e-MedSoft.com software's Java technology-based integrator allows easy, low-cost communications
across multiple locations, platforms and languages, with virtually unlimited capacity, allowing physicians, hospitals, clinics,
HMOs, insurance companies and government agencies to be linked. The integrator also enables users with existing legacy
systems to easily access and use e-MedSoft.com for communication with other medical facilities.
Further, very specialized medical applications on diagnosis, care outcome analysis, knowledge data bases and drug interaction
can easily be adapted to, and delivered through, the e-MedSoft.com system.
John F. Andrews, CEO of Sanga International Inc. and chairman and CEO of MedTech, Inc. said, ''Server-side,
enterprise-wide applications based on Java technology like e-MedSoft.com are an effective way to control costs and manage
information particularly across organizational boundaries. The ease and low cost with which e-MedSoft.com can be
implemented, its Internet connectivity and its ability to allow for the exchange of information across diverse platforms and
systems signals a new age in healthcare management.''
The e-MedSoft.com software has attracted two major healthcare customers. The world-renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center (FHCRC) will use e-MedSoft.com to electronically link via the Internet FHCRC's databases with its scientific
and medical communities for real-time exchange of information and ideas. Advanced Reproductive Care, with a national
network of Reproductive Endocrinologists in all 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico, will use e-MedSoft.com to provide its
physicians access to an online database for information and results in treating patients with infertility.
According to Masood Jabbar, president, Computer Systems, Sun Microsystems, Inc., ''The creation of e-MedSoft.com is a
significant Java technology-related development for the healthcare industry. We feel that the use of this solution will help
healthcare providers better address the issues of cost and information management facing the industry today.''
Traditionally, healthcare organizations have licensed software from a developer for an upfront fee, installed it on an in-house
computer system, and usually paid ongoing maintenance fees for upgrades and service. Businesses always required a continued
investment in hardware and software with more features and greater capacity. But with e-MedSoft.com's subscription-based
system, healthcare enterprises no longer have to purchase software and upgrades. Instead, they can access e-MedSoft.com for
a small fee and a per-transaction charge.
About MedTech
MedTech, Inc.'s recently acquired medical software product, being sold under the trade name e-MedSoft.com, is leading a
transition in the medical industry as the first subscription-based healthcare management system available for delivery through the
Internet. Users of the software are charged a small upfront installation fee and an ongoing subscription fee based on transaction
volume. e-MedSoft.com offers easy, low-cost implementation, Internet connectivity and the ability to exchange information
across diverse platforms and systems. For more information, see mdtk.com.
Sanga International Inc.
Founded in 1996, Sanga International Inc. is a worldwide leading developer of packaged application software, providing
enterprise-class, e-business solutions to Global 2000 companies. An innovator in the Web-based technology market, the
company develops Sanga Enterprise Solutions completely ''outward-facing'' solutions designed for vertical industry markets,
which are based on Sanga's innovative 4-Tier Distributed Computing Architecture built using 100% Pure Java(TM) technology.
Sanga provides enterprise-packaged solutions in 16 countries throughout the world with 400 employees and contractors
worldwide. For more information, see sanga.com. |
