EU launches emergency call system

The European Commission has proposed a system, which provides cars in Europe with a direct contact to the emergency services.

Wockhardt’s target: $1 billion sales next fiscal

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Wockhardt is expecting a $600 million (INR 2400 crore approx) turnover in 2007-08. By 2008-09, the company envisages a turnover of $1 billion.

ePlanet (US) to invest in Chennai medical technology company Trivitron

US-based venture capital fund ePlanet is in talks to invest $12 million in Chennai-based medical technology company Trivitron.

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[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Asian Healthcare IT – on a high !

[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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The SOPARNO Project Set to Make an Impact

[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

SOPRANO stands for �Service-oriented Programmable Smart Environments for Older Europeans� and it is an integrated project in the European Commission�s 6th Framework Programme (IST Priority 6th Call on Ambient Assisted Living or AAL).

Philips Flexing Muscles in Diagnostic & Imaging Markets

[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Philips is one of the leading players in healthcare, mainly in the markets of medical diagnostics and patient monitoring systems that include X-Ray, general ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Towards Nano Products in e-Healthcare Environment : GL Narasimha Murthy

[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Hospitals are also moving away from purchasing point solutions and toward buying equipments from different vendors that are interoperable, and that have a uniform user interface.

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[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Med-e-Tel 2007: An International Platform Showcasing e-Health

[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

A new introduction at Med-e-Tel was Estele, a robotics system for tele-echography, introduced by the French company named Robosoft.

Building Information Capacity for Better Health: US and Beyond : Ticia Gerber

[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The terms e-Health and health information technology (HIT) are used somewhat interchangeably in the United States.

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[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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