Re: [LUG] FW: Open Source: Just what the doctors ordered

[Rick Timmis <rick@xxxxxxxx>]

That is Great Great news

It may be only one small step, but its in the right direction and could 
be the beginning of a giant leap for OS in health care. This gets my 
full appreciation

Thanks for the info Adrian

Best Wishes

Rick

Adrian Midgley wrote:

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>Subject: FW: Open Source: Just what the doctors ordered
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>Open Source: Just what the doctors ordered
>
>The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has chosen
> Trustix (www.trustix.com) to supply a Linux based e-mail server
> to deliver bulk e-mail to over 6000 GP's across the United
> Kingdom.
>
>Tony Betts, IT Manager, Royal College of General Practitioners
> stated: "We needed a robust, scaleable and configurable
> solution to enable database applications to improve
> communications to our members. The Trustix solution met our
> current needs and future plans, including the potential move of
> more services to open systems."
>
>The reasons for selection were the ability of the Trustix mail
> and web server applications to run without causing problems to
> other applications running on the same hardware and the
> excellent upgrade path offered by IBM xSeries server platform.
>
>Superior performance was also an advantage, with fortnightly
> e-mail delivery taking less than two hours rather than three
> days required by the proprietary solution.
>
>The solution, supplied by ee-scape, will also allow the RCGP to
> provide new services in the future, including web enabling of
> the College's Quality initiatives.
>
>James Dean UK Sales Director, Trustix. commented "We are
> delighted that the Royal College has chosen our solution as the
> basis for web-enabled communication with its members."
>
>



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