Microsoft Acquires Medical Records System
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| Microsoft Acquires Medical Records System From DC Hospital, Plans to Sell
| It Worldwide
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060726/microsoft_health_care.html?.v=1
Another bite of death? I suspect they compete with Google on this. However,
this is quite unnerving. Back in the Windows 95 days, as teenagers, we used
to joke about 'nuking' (TCP/IP BSoD flaw) patients that were connected to
Windows. The Formula 1 deals, as well as Microsoft on the plane, is no
laughing matter. People's lives depend on security. Take, for example, this
story:
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| Zombies attack Seattle hospital
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| Published Friday 5th May 2006 13:58 GMT
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| A California hacker has pleaded guilty to disrupting computer systems
| - including the network of a hospital - through a malware-fueled
| attack designed to install adware on infected PCs.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/05/hospital_zombie_attack/
It's just one among many.
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