Trio of Companies Reach Out To Puerto Rico Healthcare Systems

ARMONK, NY, Nov. 18—In a move that will accelerate the delivery of smarter healthcare throughout Puerto Rico, IBM, ActiveHealth Management and Medens Corporation have agreed to deliver cloud services that will help physicians share and exchange actionable health information in order to make more accurate decisions about patient care. In Puerto Rico today, less than six percent of physicians use health information technology, and the territory lags behind the rest of the nation in access to patient information. As a result of the new agreement, Medens Corp. will provide the cloud-based IBM and ActiveHealth Management solution for collaborative care with the cloud-based SOAPware EMR+Practice Management System as the foundation of its own offering called the Medens Cloud. The Medens Cloud provides a suite of services that allows doctors to easily manage all their medical and financial data for a more productive, efficient practice. It also facilitates better exchange of patient information and delivers intelligent clinical decision support to improve patient care.

Increasing Energy Efficiency Still A Priority, According to Study

VERNON HILLS, Ill., Nov. 8—CDW LLC, a leading provider of technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare, recently released its 2010 Energy Efficient IT Report, based on a July survey of 756 information technology (IT) professionals in the public and private sectors who purchase IT equipment. The survey found that three-quarters of U.S. organizations are working to reduce energy use in IT operations, from the desktop to the data center. CDW found that energy efficiency has increased importance in the purchasing equation, with 39 percent indicating that it is a very important consideration when purchasing new equipment, compared to 26 percent in 2009. Two-thirds of the respondents are doing at least one of the following:
• Deploying more power-efficient core switches
• Replacing edge and workgroup switches with more power-efficient switches
• Using the network as a platform to manage and reduce energy use
• Adopting 10GB Ethernet, Infiniband technologies
• Reducing storage area network infrastructure by implementing Fibre-channel Over Ethernet (FcOE)
• Moving to top-of-rack models for access layer switching

Hardcore Liquid Blade Makes News

ROCHESTER, MN, Nov. 15—Hardcore Computer, Inc. has announced general availability of the world's first liquid blade server. Liquid Blade was first introduced as a proof of concept in April 2010 where it received the prestigious "Best Data Center Innovation" award at the Blade Insights Summit in Orlando, FL. Liquid Blade represents a breakthrough technological achievement delivering a systematic approach to solving many of the most complex and costly challenges plaguing data centers today – escalating utility costs, the high cost of operating and maintaining sophisticated cooling and environmental control systems and the ever-increasing demand for floor space. Liquid Blade employs Hardcore Computer's patented total liquid submersion cooling technology and is the first and only product of its kind in the industry. According to an independent study, Liquid Blade can deliver up to an 80% reduction in data center cooling costs and reduces construction and on-going operating costs by up to 25%. Liquid Blade is designed to operate in almost any environment and doesn't require costly, sophisticated environmental control systems.

Forbes Names Quality Systems As One of "America's Best Small Companies"

IRVINE, CA, Nov. 18 —Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII), a developer of a range of information systems for automating medical and dental practices, announced today that the company was included in Forbes' annual listing of America's Best Small Companies for 2010, for the 10th consecutive year. The list appeared in the Forbes print edition dated November 8, 2010. To qualify for the lists, companies must be publicly traded for at least one year, with annual revenue between $5 million and $1 billion and a stock price no lower than $5.00. The ranking is based on earnings growth, sales growth and return on equity in the last 12 months and over five years. Forbes also compared a company's stock performance with that of its industry peers. Quality Systems, Inc. and its NextGen Healthcare subsidiary develop and market computer-based practice management, electronic health records and revenue cycle management applications as well as connectivity products and services for medical and dental group practices and small hospitals.