Healthpac Selects InterSystems CACHÉ for Medical Billing Software System
InterSystems Corp. has announced that Healthpac Computer Systems, a provider of medical billing software, has become an InterSystems application partner. Healthpac will be using the MultiValue capabilities of InterSystems CACHÉ high-performance object database as the technology foundation for its H2003 medical billing software application.
“InterSystems set out some time ago to bring excitement to the development of applications in the MultiValue space and I think the relationship with Healthpac is one example of the success we are having there,” Robert Nagle, vice president of software development, InterSystems, told 5 Minute Briefing. “I also think it reaffirms the commitment to partnership that InterSystems has shown over the years that we have been in business.”
InterSystems is a leading provider of innovative database and integration software. Its product line includes the InterSystems CACHÉ high performance object database, InterSystems Ensemble rapid integration platform, and InterSystems HealthShare platform for regional and national electronic health records. Healthpac develops and markets comprehensive, easily customizable medical billing software for a customer base that includes more than 1,700 users in 43 states.
CACHÉ has innovative Web technology that offers easy access to advanced software tools in a database platform that will enable Healthpac to execute its development strategy of offering Web-based applications in the future. “We have established a very good working relationship with Healthpac and I think one of the key things that they were looking for was a partner that would stick by them for the long term, and they have become convinced that InterSystems is such a partner,” said Nagle. InterSystems' way of working with partners is very much “a hands-on, engaged, proactive” approach - “on the sales side, on the support side, and if necessary, on the development side,” he added.
For more information, about InterSystems, go here. For more about Healthpac Computer Systems, go here.
Back
to top
IBM Announces IBM U2 Web DE 4.4; Sets Dates for U2 University
IBM has announced that the U2 Web Development Environment for UniData and UniVerse version 4.4 (previously named IBM RedBack) is generally available. The new release increases performance, reduces costs, delivers a more usable design environment and enhances SB+ conversions. “This is a release that adds significant function,” Thom Garcia, U2 Tools product manager, IBM, told 5 Minute Briefing. “When we were looking at building U2 Web Development Environment release 4.3, we had a fairly large scope,” he explained. “We decided to break it up into two releases. This is really the second half of what we had intended to deliver originally in 4.3.”
IBM U2 Web DE 4.4 offers an enhanced garbage collection process, said Garcia. This improvement “really is fairly important because it does a couple of things. One, is it makes it easier to administer,” he said. Additionally, a dedicated Webshare for doing garbage collection itself is no longer required. “That enables the customer to either reduce their number of Webshares and reduce their overall cost, or use that Webshare for additional performance,” Garcia explained. IBM U2 Web DE 4.4 also provides an integrated Eclipse-based design and test environment to quickly develop robust U2 Web applications. The IBM U2 Web Designer, introduced at release 4.3, has been enhanced to include RedBack Object (RBO) design as well as RBOScope for testing and debugging. IBM U2 Web Designer continues to provide a rich GUI environment for designing new or converting SB+ assets to ASP.NET-based Web solutions. Additionally, RedBack Designer has been replaced and rewritten as an integrated Eclipse-based component of IBM U2 Web Designer. Testing and debugging of RBOs is also included in this integrated tool via a rewritten RBOScope plug-in. The result, according to the vendor, is an easy-to-use integrated tool that lets developers design and test interfaces and Web applications in a single environment.
With release 4.3, IBM U2 Web DE converted SB+ screens and processes to ASP.NET pages, leveraging existing business logic while quickly creating functional Web applications. IBM U2 Web DE 4.4 offers improved integration with SB+ Security/Login, improved AJAX capabilities, support for auto converting SB combo boxes and improved support of SB conversions. Separately, IBM also announced that dates and venues for U2 University have been locked in. U2 University (U2U) is the premier U2 technical conference for IT executives, managers, professionals, DBAs, developers and business partners. The first U2 University will be held August 28-30 in Denver, CO. Subsequent conferences will be held September 11-13 in Sydney, Australia; as well as October 2-4 in London, England; November 13-15 in Tarrytown, NY; and November 27-29 in San Francisco, CA. There will be three focused tracks: U2 Data Servers, Application Development and Emerging Technologies. In addition to 45 technical sessions with a focus on information to advance attendees’ expertise, the events will offer multiple opportunities for meeting face-to-face with leading U2 experts, complimentary certification exams, birds of a feather sessions, networking lunches and in-depth product roadmaps.
For more information on U2, go here. To register for U2 University, go here and enter U2U07 in the search box at the upper right hand corner. Click on "View Schedule and enroll."
Back
to top
Ladybridge Systems Unveils OpenQM on a PDA
U.K.-based Ladybridge Systems has announced the availability of the OpenQM post-relational MultiValue database product on PDAs running Windows Mobile 5 or the older Windows CE. "By bringing the world of MultiValue databases to PDAs, OpenQM establishes a new market for personal computing applications, whether they be totally stand-alone or the mobile component of a corporate system,” said Martin Phillips, technical director of Ladybridge Systems, at the time of the announcement. “We see it as being of great value to organizations with staff who work away from the office and may not have an immediate network connection to access corporate data." There has been interest from potential users in the retail and service industries who have a need for portable computing power that can be synchronized with company servers when a network connection is available, according to the vendor.
OpenQM uses the data model common to all MultiValue database products and offers a multi-user solution on Windows and Linux as well as personal computing on the PDA. A Mac version was recently announced. The PDA version has recently completed a successful beta test period and is now available for general use.
Although the user interface is essentially character mode at this release, program operations allow control of the keypad display and detection of stylus taps. Combined with screen save and restore functions, it is easy to construct interfaces that appear to contain Windows drop-down menus and other similar elements, according to Ladybridge.
Applications are developed in QMBasic, closely compatible with other MultiValue products but including advanced features such as object oriented programming. The PDA version of OpenQM includes most of the application development tools provided on other platforms though it is likely that application development would be performed on a desktop system. By providing the tools, developers can make final adjustments to their programs on the device on which they will be run. Files on an OpenQM server can be accessed directly from the PDA when a suitable network connection exists.
The product is licensed on the same terms as the server version with a free upgrade period of up to 10 years and the ability to transfer the license to a new PDA during this period. For further information, go here or email sales@ladybridge.com.
Back
to top
MITS Announces MITS Report Version 1.1
MITS has announced that a new version of MITS Report, an innovative operational reporting tool, is now available. Since its initial release in September, 2006, MITS Report has provided users improved access to their organizational data. As a result of feedback from customers and partners, MITS Report 1.1 is currently available. Enhanced features include email functionality, row and column level security, and the ability to drag-and-drop columns. For more information, go to the MITS Web site or email info@mits.com.
Back
to top
Exclusive Research - Financial and Accounting Most Popular MultiValue Applications
Financial and accounting applications are the most popular running on the MultiValue database platform, according to a proprietary study The State of the MultiValue Marketplace 2007, conducted by Unisphere Researchand sponsored by Revelation Software, InterSystems and DesignBais. Sixty-seven percent of the respondents indicated that they had developed financial or accounting applications using MultiValue technology. The next popular choice was “other,” (48.4 percent), followed by supply chain (46.6 percent), ERP (32.9 percent) and business intelligence (32.9 percent).
Unisphere Research, the research unit of 5 Minute Briefing, conducted the survey of the MultiValue community, which included end-users as well as value-added resellers (VAR) systems integrators (SI) and independent software vendors (ISV). In total, 252 people participated. About 40 percent of the respondents identified themselves as end-users of MultiValue technology. The remaining 60 percent were VARs, SIs and ISVs.
The MultiValue remains committed to the technology. Nearly three quarters of the respondents (74.5 percent) said that MultiValue databases provide more value than relational database management systems. Only 5.2 percent felt MultiValue provided less value than relations. The State of the MultiValue Marketplace 2007 is the most comprehensive study of today’s MultiValue community. If you would like to purchase this 17-page report, which has 26 charts and graphs, please go here.
Back
to top
|
