Learn about Microsoft products that help deliver value for the healthcare providers industry.
Microsoft HealthVault
A personal health record platform for patients to store their health information from hospitals and share with their doctors and family.
Website: http://www.healthvault.com/industry/
Video: Steve Aylward, General Manager for Health and Life Sciences at Microsoft discusses the partnership with Allscripts and Microsoft in healthcare
IPTV
Delivers both digital live broadcasts as well as value-added services such as Video on Demand (VOD) directly to a TV set from a broadband IP link.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/iptv.aspx
Microsoft .NET Framework
The .NET Framework is Microsoft's comprehensive and consistent programming model for building applications that have visually stunning user experiences, seamless and secure communication, and the ability to model a range of business processes.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/net/
Microsoft BizTalk Server
BizTalk Server is used to connect systems both inside and across organizations. This includes exchanging data and orchestrating business processes which require multiple systems.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/en/us/
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Exchange Server 2007 manages all asynchronous communications and delivers unified messaging (e-mail, voice mail, faxes, and calendaring) to users' Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 inboxes.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/
Microsoft Host Integration Server
Microsoft Host Integration Server offers key enabling technologies that allow enterprise organizations to integrate their mission-critical host applications, data sources and security systems with new solutions developed using the Microsoft Windows platform.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/hiserver/default.mspx
Microsoft Message Queuing
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) technology enables applications running at different times to communicate across heterogeneous networks and systems that may be temporarily offline. MSMQ provides guaranteed message delivery, efficient routing, security, and priority-based messaging. It can be used to implement solutions for both asynchronous and synchronous messaging scenarios.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/msmq/default.mspx
Microsoft Office 2007
The Microsoft Office system has evolved from a suite of personal productivity products to a more comprehensive and integrated system. Building on the familiar tools that many people already know, the Microsoft Office system includes programs, servers, services, and solutions designed to work together to help address a broad array of business problems.
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
Office Communications Server 2007 delivers streamlined communications for your users so they can find and communicate with the right person, right now, from the applications they use most.
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicationsserver/
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is a powerful tool you can use to create and format spreadsheets, and analyze and share information to make more informed decisions.
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
With Office InfoPath 2007, you can create and deploy electronic forms solutions to gather information efficiently and reliably. You can also use the InfoPath Forms Services capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to extend your business processes beyond your corporate firewall, delivering forms as Microsoft Office Outlook e-mail messages, Web browser forms, or forms for mobile devices.
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/infopath/
Microsoft Office Live Meeting
Office Live Meeting is a hosted Web conferencing service that connects and engages audiences in online meetings, training, and events through a reliable, enterprise-class hosted service. With meeting attendees participating from their PCs, you can deliver a presentation, kick off a project, brainstorm ideas, edit files, collaborate on whiteboards, and negotiate deals at a fraction of the cost and without the hassle of travel.
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/livemeeting/
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
Office PerformancePoint Server helps organizations improve performance by integrating monitoring, analysis, and planning into a single application.
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/performancepoint/
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information-sharing across boundaries for better business insight.
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/
Microsoft Office Visio 2007
Microsoft Office Visio 2007 makes it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information. Go from complicated text and tables that are hard to understand to Visio diagrams that communicate information at a glance. Instead of static pictures, create data-connected Visio diagrams that display data, are easy to refresh, and dramatically increase your productivity. Use the wide variety of diagrams in Office Visio 2007 to understand, act on, and share information about organizational systems, resources, and processes throughout your enterprise.
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/
Microsoft SilverLight
A cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
A trusted, productive, and intelligent relational database management system that provides an enterprise-ready data platform for organizations to manage any data, any place, any time.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services
SQL Server 2008 helps enable organizations to build comprehensive, enterprise-scale analytic solutions that deliver actionable insights through familiar tools.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/analysis-services.aspx
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services
SQL Server 2008 Integration Services (SSIS) makes it possible to build high performance data integration solutions, including the extraction, transformation, and loading of data for data warehousing.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/integration.aspx
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Report Builder
The new release of Report Builder delivers intuitive report authoring capabilities to end users. In addition to offering an enhanced authoring experience for business users, Report Builder 2.0 benefits power users that are looking for a more sophisticated authoring environment.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/report-builder.aspx
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services provides a complete, server-based platform designed to support a wide variety of reporting needs enabling organizations to deliver relevant information where needed across the entire enterprise.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/reporting.aspx
Microsoft Surface
A unique solution where users can grab data with their hands and move information between objects with natural gestures and touch.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/
Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager
System Center Operations Manager 2007 is the end-to-end service-management product that is the best choice for Windows because it works seamlessly with Microsoft software and applications, helping organizations increase efficiency while enabling greater control of the IT environment.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/mom/
Microsoft Visual Studio
Visual Studio 2008 delivers on the Microsoft vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality, rich user experiences. With Visual Studio 2008, organizations will find it easier than ever before to capture and analyze information to help them make effective business decisions. Visual Studio 2008 enables organizations of every size to rapidly create more secure, manageable, and reliable applications that take advantage of Windows Vista and the 2007 Office system.
Website: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/
Microsoft Windows Media Center PC
An easy-to-use place to store all of your photos, music, and home videos. Xbox extender allows for up to 4 Xbox systems to connect to 1 MCPC.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/mediacenter/
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 is the most advanced Windows Server operating system yet, designed to power the next generation of networks, applications, and Web services. With Windows Server 2008 you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications, provide a highly secure network infrastructure, and increase technological efficiency and value within your organization.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
Provide a scalable, manageable platform for collaboration and the development of Web-based business applications with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/default.aspx
Microsoft Windows Vista
The Windows Vista operating system offers enhanced security, tangible cost savings in IT labor, and measurable improvements in user productivity. In addition to these benefits, Windows Vista helps organizations with one of their most challenging mandates-reducing risk.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/enterprise/
Xbox 360
Hardware system to provide playing games (local or Xbox Live), viewing photos, playing music, watch DVDs or movies on network or Xbox Live, play games.
Website: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware
ZUNE
A mobile version of music, videos, TV shows, audio and video podcasts, pictures, games and audio books.
Website: http://www.zune.net/en-US