DAOU-Sentient Integrates ENOSIS With IBM Middleware for Web-Based Data Mart Solution.KENSINGTON, Md.--(BW HealthWire)--April 5, 1999-- Browser Interface Helps Healthcare Organizations Slash Query and Reporting Times On Legacy Data DAOU Systems Inc.'s (Nasdaq:DAOU) Integration Group (Sentient sentient /sen·ti·ent/ (sen´she-ent) able to feel; sensitive. sen·tient adj. 1. Having sense perception; conscious. 2. Experiencing sensation or feeling. ) today announced an initiative with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) that has enabled DAOU to provide healthcare organizations with rapid, cost-effective access to legacy data from any standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , reducing conventional query and reporting times from days to minutes. DAOU has created a low-cost, high-function Data Mart A subset of a data warehouse for a single department or function. A data mart may have tens of gigabytes of data rather than hundreds of gigabytes for the entire enterprise. See data warehouse. solution by integrating its ENOSIS Noun 1. enosis - the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots) union - a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union" (TM)(1) application with IBM Small Business Suite for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (3) and MQSeries(2). ENOSIS provides a tightly bound interface to M/MUMPS(M), the programming language used in nearly 50 percent of today's healthcare information management systems. ENOSIS enables virtually any mainstream application to retrieve and write Mumps data. DAOU's Data Mart solution, through its integration with IBM's industry-leading middleware, will allow organizations to perform data analysis on records from disparate systems. The data is extracted from a variety of legacy systems and then populated into the "Integrated View Access System" (IVAS IVAS International Veterinary Acupuncture Society IVAS Innovative Ventricular Assist System IVAS Internet Value-Added Service IVAS Inward Voice Activated Services IVAS Intracorporeal Ventricular Assist System (heart pump) ) Data Mart where it can be accessed via any standard Web browser. "Healthcare organizations can achieve bottom-line benefits using software tools to identify trends in rising costs," said Scott Armour, director, Worldwide ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. software sales and marketing, IBM Software Group. "By integrating IBM middleware into its ENOSIS solution and providing a browser interface, DAOU will be able to offer fast, easy access to vital financial data. As a result, trends in collection and reimbursement can be identified and then DAOU's IVAS can generate the appropriate letters, forms or emails that can improve cash flow and reduce the amount of time it takes to make important decisions." The IBM Small Business Suite for Windows NT offers, in one software package, all the powerful tools needed for growing businesses to implement Internet and intranet-based applications and e-mail services on their existing Windows NT systems. IBM MQSeries, the most widely used message-queuing software on the market, enables users to exchange information between applications across more than 35 different platforms, from mainframes to PCs. "Through the incorporation of IBM's scaleable, easy-to-use software, DAOU-Sentient can provide a cost-effective Data Mart solution that lets end users construct their own data views without the aid of programmers, and identify potentially costly data entry errors early in the cycle," said Douglas Gruber, vice president of technical services at DAOU Systems Inc. "This agreement also enables us to offer the flexibility of a single solution that can scale from a PC to a System/390." About DAOU Systems Inc. DAOU Systems Inc. is a provider of integrated Information Technology (company) Integrated Information Technology - (IIT) A Santa Clara based company producing a programmable, single chip H.261 and MPEG system. The chip contains a RISC processor, originally based on the MIPS architecture but now called RISCit, and a "Pixel Processor". (IT) solutions and services to the U.S. healthcare industry. DAOU's capabilities range from up-front strategic consulting to IT system design, implementation and long-term tactical support. DAOU's IT offerings include data, voice and video networking, applications consulting and implementation, as well as operational and Internet solutions. DAOU has over 700 employees, and has provided services to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations, including many of the nation's top 100 integrated delivery systems integrated delivery system Integrated provider Medical practice A coordinated health care system formed by physician groups and hospitals which ↑ efficiency and ↓ redundancy in providing health care; IDSs coordinate delivery of a broad range of health . DAOU's clients include organizations such as the Cleveland Clinic, Catholic Healthcare West Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada[1]. As such, it is exempt from federal and state income taxes. , Mercy Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract and Saint Barnabas Health Care. More information about DAOU Systems can be found at www.daou.com on the World Wide Web. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. The company's actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements and will depend upon a number of factors, including those discussed in the company's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission and other press releases of the company. (1) Indicates a Trademark of DAOU Systems Inc. (2) Indicates Trademark or Registered Trademark of International Business Machines Corp. (3) Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are Trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States, other countries, or both. ++ All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. |
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