Varian Medical Systems Selects NSI Software to Protect Critical Patient Information.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. and HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Oncology departments using Varian's VARiS Vision(TM) information system now have access to continuous protection for their mission-critical patient data in the event of a disaster or system outage NSI See Network Solutions. NSI - Network Solutions, Inc. Software, Inc. (NSI(R)), a leading provider of high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and data replication technology, today announced that Varian Medical Systems Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) is engaged in the design and manufacture of advanced equipment and software solutions for treating cancer with radiation, as well as x-ray tubes for original equipment manufacturers, replacement x-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems has selected NSI Software's patented Double-Take(R) software and will offer it to customers who can use it to protect critical patient data within Varian's VARiS Vision oncology information system. As the backbone of Varian's new High Availability and Rapid Recovery Protection product (HARRP HARRP Maybe you mean HAARP? HARRP HIV/AIDS Rapid Response Project HARRP Housing Authorities Risk Retention Pool HARRP Heating Appliance Repair and Replacement Program HARRP High Availability Rapid Recovery Protection (Varian) ), Double-Take provides oncology departments with continuous protection for their mission-critical data in the event of a disaster or system outage. "Given that healthcare providers must consistently maintain the highest quality in patient care, while also upholding stringent regulatory compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). , we are experiencing an increasing demand from the healthcare industry for the NSI Software line of replication products," said Don Beeler, President 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. , NSI Software. "We are committed to making our channel partners successful by providing them world-class data replication technology. Within the healthcare marketplace, Varian represents a key channel for NSI because of its significant reach and the broad deployment of its oncology information systems." Quality patient care is dependent on speed of information. Physicians need fast, anytime access to patient information like complete medical histories, X-rays, and CT scan CT scan: see CAT scan. See CAT scan. images. Within minutes, Double-Take enables HARRP to restore the data in the VARiS system; regardless of a routine network failure or a catastrophic outage, the oncology department can still access data. The combined technology meets these demands by providing real-time, asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. replication and semi-automated failover between two servers. Double-Take enables HARRP to replicate changes in data as they occur, at the byte level over a shared or private IP-based network. This process ensures that data is protected, regardless of when changes were made. HARRP can deliver significant value to medical facilities by making critical data continuously available. Because it is based on Double-Take, data protection is completely seamless to the organization, meaning healthcare professionals can focus on patient care, rather than worry about the stability of their IT infrastructure. "Oncology departments are generating an explosion of digital data and images that are crucial to today's sophisticated treatments, including IMRT IMRT Intensity-modulated radiation therapy Radiation oncology A format for delivering high-dose RT to regions–eg, nasopharynx, that are surrounded by radiation-sensitive areas; in IMRT, a broad radiation field is divided into hundreds of small pencil beams, and real-time image-guided radiotherapy," explains Christopher Hanna, PhD, Varian's vice president for oncology information systems. "For radiation therapy, each patient's treatment seeks to maximize the dose to the tumor, while protecting the surrounding healthy tissues. Treatments are based on a mountain of data about the patient's anatomy and treatment plan. You do not want a patient showing up for a daily treatment, and finding that the doctor cannot proceed due to data loss. HARRP will help to ensure that situation doesn't arise." "In the past, our VARiS Vision customers have had to make their own arrangements for backing up data or putting disaster recovery protocols in place," Hanna said. "Now, with HARRP, customers need not solve this problem on their own. We can help them--especially those treatment centers that do not have extensive IT resources." About NSI Software Established in 1991, NSI Software, Inc. (NSI) is a leading developer of patented, award-winning and the most widely deployed data replication technologies and services. NSI Software products, including Double-Take(R), GeoCluster(R) and Balance(TM), enable companies to recover quickly and easily from disasters and continue to provide business-critical information for demanding customer environments. Privately funded, NSI has strategic technical and marketing relationships with industry leaders including Microsoft(R), 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) (R), Dell(TM), HP(R), SunGard(R) and many others. NSI Software works with its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners and reseller channels to deliver comprehensive solutions and support to business users. NSI Software has more than 50,000 users at more than 7,500 customer sites, including over half of the Fortune 500. For more information on NSI Software, visit www.nsisoftware.com, call 1-888-674-9495 or email info@nsisoftware.com. You can also sign up to receive updates from NSI Software by going to http://www.nsisoftware.com/abo/newsletter. About Varian Medical Systems Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. is the world's leading manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, which are treating thousands of patients per day. The company is also a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems for imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 3,280 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe and in its 56 sales and support offices around the world. Additional information is available on the company's web site at www.varian.com. Double-Take(R), GeoCluster(R) and NSI(R) are registered trademarks of NSI Software, Inc. Balance(TM) is a trademark of NSI Software, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are properties of their respective Companies. |
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