June 2007 articles (22)
Office 2007 is the latest version of the Microsoft Office suite - which remains the world’s most popular office productivity software. This article takes a peek under the bonnet to look at some of its new features, which will be most welcomed by healthcare professionals. Read more...
Tags: document formats, document inspector, Excel, forms, galleries, graphics, live preview, Office 2007, Outlook, PowerPoint, Ribbon, SmartArt
Davey Winder, the IT security journalist of the year, reminds IT managers about the basics of email security. Read more...
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server has many uses where networks come together. As its name implies, these include improving security and maximising the use of available bandwidth; as NHS trusts that want to give their staff secure access to their networks have discovered. Read more...
Microsoft Forefront is a suite of security products that can be deployed to protect the whole of a network, from the edge, via servers to individual desktops. Read more...
Tags: Antigen, Client security, Forefront, IAG, ISA, malware, Microsoft Defender, network, security, spam, spyware, viruses, VPN
Downloading digital images takes a few seconds rather than 20 minutes and mobile radiologists have fast, secure, remote access to patient data – now that Microsoft’s Whale Intelligent Application Gateway has been implemented at Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust. Read more...
Tags: CT scans, encrypt, Essex Rivers Trust, Eurodata Systems, IAG, Intelligent Application Gateway, mobility, network, NHS CFH, PACS, radiologists, Security, Whale
Recently, public policymakers have begun to look at technology issues that impact how government works and serves citizens via improved e-government systems. Policymakers are focused on ensuring the effective use of technology, including creating, using, and archiving government documents. Read more...
When defining a project plan ensure that you are able to show the alignment of the project deliverables (the outputs and outcomes) to the organisation's business strategy. Read more...
Richard Granger this week highlighte the issue again of local integtation as a key enabler to supporting the implementation fo CfH services within Trusts. Read more...
Windows Vista has a feature called Bitlocker Drive Encryption. With Bitlocker the entire Windows volume is encrypted to help prevent unauthorised users from trying to break Windows file and system protections. The data on the disk is even secure if the disk is removed and attached to a different device. Read more...
A lot of customers ask about sharepoint and how best to get their technical staff up to speed. Apart from setting up a server in a sandbox area yourself we have now launched a new set of virtual labs that you can take advantage of. Read more...
The Product Use Rights (PUR) document - available from the URL below is produced 4 times a year and is designed to help you license and manage Microsoft products. Read more...
Microsoft is committed to drivng interoperability across Health applications World Wide - based on open Web and HL7 ( V2 and V3 ) standards. Read more...
We are constantly being asked by Health customers how we can help them make sense of the information they hold. Often this data is in a myriad of IT systems and on differing technologies. Our solution in this space is very straight forward and builds on tow key technologies: Read more...
The Home User Program gives you the chance to obtain the latest version of Microsoft Office for your home computer. Read more...
Although the new Windows Live Messenger integration and improved Achievements system are the more widely advertised new features of the Spring Update, a little known new feature has crept its way into the latest Dashboard version – improved image quality when using the Xbox 360 VGA output. Read more...
Licensing, many think is labyrinthine and confusing, and the aim of this article is to begin to de-mystify how Trusts in England can procure software licensing in the most cost-effective way that meets 3 key imperatives: Read more...
Eligible Bodies for participation in the NHS Enterprise Agreement as defined by NHS Connecting For Health, and acknowledged by Microsoft. Read more...
I recently undertook one of the most valuable training courses I've ever been on, here at Microsoft. The course is a three day role playing workshop training you on how to deal with members of the Board - in this case in a sales situation. The role plays are undertaken by ex Financial Directors, CEOs and so forth. The learning form this as you would expect is the judicious application of common sense. But the interesting thing that left me was how little IT is perceived as bringing to a conversation with a Board member. Read more...
Microsoft have recently announced a fundamentally different way to interact with your computer called Surface http://www.microsoft.com/surface Read more...
Microsoft have recently launched a new resource centre for Office in Healthcare, a summary of all the articles is here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/workessentials/CH102017661033.aspx?pid=CH101486121033 Read more...