Siemens adopts Suse
Siemens Medical Solutions has opted to employ Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time operating system and NightStar application development tools to improve the performance of some of its magnetic resolution imaging products, according to a press release.
The solution is built on the Suse Enterprise 10 platform with added real-time capabilities by Concurrent.
Concurrent says Siemens is one of the first to employ the system and it will be generally available in September 2006.
IBM promotes open framework
IBM has contributed software to the Eclipse Foundation`s open healthcare framework that will connect information that exists on any US health information exchange.
IBM says this sharing of information in the open source community may allow healthcare officials to easily analyse clinical information and make quicker diagnosis while maintaining privacy.
3D simulations could help patients
A 3D simulation has been developed that may help doctors treat patients with collapsed lungs without initially being invasive, BBC reports.
The simulator shows how much pressure is required to open airways without having to cause damage airway tissue. Physorg.com says the treatment will be beneficial to premature babies or people suffering from Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
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