Pharmac publishes directly with open source
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| The team used Python, libxml/libxslt and TeX, running on Debian GNU/Linux,
| and the open document standards TeX, XML, MathML, XHTML, and Xlink, says
| Geering.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/25F72F231ABF8F5ACC2573630083A579
Finally they realise the power of standards (human-readable and compilable even
100 years down the line). So I'm not the only one that uses TeX for
everything...
Related:
Red Hat scores Swedish pharmacy contract
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| Apoteket, the pharmacy network, will convert to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
| running on Intel hardware, Red Hat said. Financial terms of the deal were not
| disclosed.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/070918/1522057.html?.v=1
IBM Unleashes New Breed of Hybrid Supercomputers With System Cluster 1350
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| "The IBM System Cluster 1350 provides clients with an arsenal of
| technologies to tackle the challenges of high performance computing
| environments, while reducing the complexity and risk of configuring,
| deploying and managing Linux clusters," said Wendy McGee, director,
| IBM Cluster Solutions.
|
| [...]
|
| "...since our compute jobs can run for several months, the Linux
| operating system offers reliability that is critical in our drug
| development," said Robert T. Lum, Ph.D., Vice President,
| Preclinical Development, Telik.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/061107/0181322.html
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