Customer Case Study
System C Healthcare
4/7/2009
Healthcare Solutions Provider Reduces Development Time and Costs by 50 Per Cent
System C Healthcare is a leading healthcare IT solutions provider in the United Kingdom. In 2008, the company employed an integrated suite of Microsoft technologies to upgrade its patient record and administration management product. By working with Microsoft, the company reduced its development costs by 50 percent.
Industry: IT Services
Size: Medium, 220 employees
Country: UK  UK

Customer Profile
http://www.systemc.com/
System C is a healthcare solutions provider based in the U.K. It has 15 years' experience in the provision of clinical information systems, as well as implementation and consulting services.
Business Situation
More than 80 per cent of its employees have healthcare backgrounds and the company itself has 15 years' experience in delivering successful IT solutions to the NHS and other health organisations in the U.K.
Solution
In 2006, Denley and his IT team reviewed the market for integrated development environments. After extensive evaluation, they decided to work with the Microsoft .NET Framework and participated in the MSPP. Through this programme, System C could work with Microsoft engineers who provided expert advice on how to use Microsoft technologies and create new applications.
Benefit
  • Eases user adoption.
  • Complies with industry standards.
  • Speeds time to market.
  • Lowers cost of development.
  • Enhances potential for innovation.
  • Benefits from Microsoft Partner Programme.
Software
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition
  • Silverlight
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Mobile 6.1
  • Windows 7
Quote
"Even before the proof of concept, our Java developers were getting excited about using the .NET Framework. We realised there was a lot of innovation going on within Microsoft and we wanted to be part of it."
Ian Denley, Chief Executive, System C Healthcare