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06th May 2009System C launches Medway Sigma in the Middle East
The UK software and consultancy company joined with local partner E3 Corp to showcase the latest release of the software at the HIMSS Middle East conference in Bahrain this month.
"The opportunities here for the Sigma product are huge," said John Ironmonger, System C's services director.
System C's advanced PAS/EPR system is widely used across the NHS. The latest version, Medway Sigma, stands out for its ease of use and its wide ranging functionality.
"Not only is the system easy to configure for all kinds of health facilities with different process flows to those in the UK, but it also adapts easily to new languages and even character sets," Mr Ironmonger said.
"We have worked closely with Microsoft to give users a familiar look and feel, consistent with emerging common user interface standards. Anyone using products such as Word and Excel will be at home with Sigma. Also, the system is based around a highly scalable Service Orientated Architecture which IT professionals are now demanding."
Medway Sigma has also been designed to be compliant with Microsoft's Connected Health Framework, an architectural approach to developing health information networks which many countries are adopting to support their e-health policies. This means that Medway Sigma has a true n-tier architecture which is both highly scalable and high-performance.
Paul Dewey, general manager of Dubai-based E3, welcomed System C's entry to the market. "The opportunities in this part of the world are growing extremely rapidly. System C has a very modern solution that is well-placed to compete for market share," he said.
In selling to the Middle East markets, System C will also be working closely with US IT giant Lawson Corp. Lawson Corp approached System C after identifying the company as being able to meet the Middle East's demands for integrated patient management solutions.
Background Information
System C Healthcare plc (www.systemc.com) specialises in the provision of healthcare information systems, implementation services and consulting. System C's aim is to help to improve patient care and safety through the effective use of IT solutions and innovative consulting services.
System C Healthcare is a specialist developer and supplier of patient management systems to the health service. The Group's Medway Sigma product range includes: advanced Patient Administration Systems and Electronic Patient Record systems for acute and mental health hospitals and out of hospital treatment centres; a reporting and management information system configured specifically to support the healthcare sector; clinical systems for order communications, A&E, theatres, maternity, diabetes care and other clinical specialities/conditions. Clients include some of the largest acute hospital trusts in the country, including Aintree University Hospital and University College London Hospital as well as specialist trusts such as the Christie, one of the UK's leading cancer hospitals.
System C also deploys its patient management and clinical systems at a number of the most prestigious private sector treatment centres in the country including Sussex Orthopaedic NHS Treatment Centre, Will Adams NHS Treatment Centre (Gillingham), St Mary's NHS Treatment Centre (Portsmouth), Midlands NHS Treatment Centre (Burton) and Eccleshill NHS Treatment Centre (Bradford) amongst others.
System C Healthcare was established in 1983 and is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market.
E3 Corp (www.e3corp.net/ ) is headquartered in Dubai, and is dedicated to helping Middle Eastern healthcare organisations improve the quality of healthcare through the use of highly effective technologies. E3 understand both technology and healthcare, and has worked with many of the leading healthcare organisations in the region and in the USA.
