Cabletron Systems Selected for US Government's Nation-Wide Organ Transplant Network.ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1998-- SmartSwitch Architecture at the Core of Leading Medical Institution's Nation-wide Network Cabletron Systems (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CS) today announced that the United Network for Organ Sharing United Network for Organ Sharing See UNOS. (UNOS UNOS United Network for Organ Sharing Transplant surgery A database dedicated to optimizing the use of transplantable organs; according to UNOS statistics–1995, ± 20,000 major organs and tissues are transplanted/yr; since successful survival of ), the US Government's nation-wide organ transplant organ transplant: see transplantation, medical. network, has selected the award-winning SmartSwitch to ensure uninterrupted, 24 hour, 365 days per year, access to life-saving organ transplant data. Recently highlighted by Federal Computer Week magazine as one of the 10 most successful computer systems in the federal government, UNOS will be using Cabletron's SmartSwitches for its Organ Procurement Transport Network (OPTN OPTN Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network OPTN Operationalizing and Professionalizing the Network OPTN Option ), which matches organ donors to potential recipients. OPTN's infrastructure of SmartSwitches links a central database of over 50,000 patients to 460 nation-wide transplant organizations. The high-speed computer network allows immediate access for adding or receiving medical information, such as blood type, specific organs needed, as well as other pertinent clinical transplant data. "Every 16 minutes a new name is added to the national organ transplant computerized waiting list," said Kurt Plowman, assistant director of systems technology for UNOS. "Cabletron's SmartSwitches ensure our life-critical systems never go off-line. Just one minute of network downtime could translate into a lost life." In 1996 alone, the UNOS network was credited with saving an average of 55 lives each day. Through the speed and efficiency of the network, 20,000 Americans in critical need of transplants were able to locate matching donors. Top Medical Institutions Rely on Cabletron's SmartSwitches Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. Medical Institutions, Boston's Lahey Clinic The Lahey Clinic is a not-for-profit teaching hospital in Burlington, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1923 by Dr. Frank H. Lahey. History When Dr. Frank Howard Lahey founded a group practice in 1923, his plan was to create a clinic where many specialties would coexist and the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
"The medical industry is relying on Cabletron networking solutions to raise high quality patient-oriented services to the new level," said Craig Benson Craig Benson (born New York City, October 8, 1954) came to public attention by founding Cabletron Systems, now known as Enterasys Networks that became one of the largest employers in New Hampshire, and was governor of the state from January 2003 to January 2005. , Cabletron's co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Leveraging the power of Cabletron's award-winning solutions, hospitals, clinics and health care providers are able to utilize their networks to quickly and cost-effectively administer on-demand healthcare." About UNOS The UNOS organization functions as both a private, non-profit corporation and a Federal contractor that operates the national OPTN and the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. With input from the Federal Government, UNOS develops and implements voluntary policy for a sector of the medical community. UNOS can be reached on the Internet at www.unos.org. About Cabletron Cabletron Systems, a recognized leader in providing high- performance computer networking products, provides dependable network access and communications to millions of people throughout the world. With scaleable products designed for Fortune 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron provides simple, reliable and cost-effective business solutions for the information age. -0- Cabletron's World Wide Web site can be reached on the Internet at http:// www.cabletron.com. Cabletron and SmartSwitch are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cabletron Systems CONTACT: Cabletron Systems Michael Emerton, (603) 337-1429 memerton@ctron.com OR Ruder Finn Crista Pontilena, (212) 583-2708 pontilenac@ruderfinn.com |
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