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News
Issue #2001 - 15
(Apr. 2001)
(Updated
April 11, 2001)
PRODUCTS,
SERVICES & APPLICATIONS
Pfizer, Microsoft and IBM Partner to Offer MDs Wireless Solutions
Pfizer, Microsoft, and IBM
will collaborate to form an independent company to develop software
and services to reduce the administrative workload of physicians in
private practice.
The new company will focus on the needs of office-based
physicians, particularly those in smaller groups, which represent 70
percent of the office-based doctors in the United States, the
companies said.
To help doctors reduce and streamline their administrative work,
the companies are proposing offering Microsoft’s .NET Enterprise
Server Platform, Windows 2000 and wireless devices. The product
offering will emphasize the integration of clinical, financial, and
administrative tools, enabling doctors easy access to medical
histories, insurance information, and lab results while examining a
patient. A high quality encoding system will be implemented to
ensure that all information is securely transmitted.
The new company is expected to make its first products available
later this year. According to the three founding companies, the new
enterprise will be pursuing acquisitions, partnerships and other
investments to provide a comprehensive product offering.
For more information: http://www.pfizer.com/pfizerinc/about/press/msibm.html
Mobileinfo Comments and Advisory: This
initiative sounds too good to be true - IBM putting its weight
behind Microsoft's .NET strategy so early in its marketing
cycle. Typically, IBM would do such a thing only when there is
significant market acceptance of Microsoft's technology. We do not
think there is any thing unique in Microsoft's .NET implementation
that makes it more suitable for wireless. All that you need for
wireless applications is available on existing platforms.
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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