[Sheflug] Computing

[Richard <nospam [at] sheflug.co.uk>]

Dear All

This week's edition of Computing just fell on me....

http://www.vnunet.com

at page 14 there's an article about EDS.  Says....  "EDS wants to take
care of the NHS - Services giant says it will 'squeeze out'
inefficiencies".  Further down it says...  "EDS sees the health
service as its next key market - Much NHS technology is outdated and
poorly co-ordinated".

erm...  perhaps I might be allowed to say something here ?  Why is it
that a company that is known at an international level as "cowboys
incorporated" is taking an interest in making sure that the tax payer
shells out to extend their company profits ?  Surely someone can see
that we don't need them at all ?

Recently I went to the Get it Right trade show.  While I was there I
met someone from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital who said to me that
they all knew that win95/98 was completely reliable and low cost. 
Furthermore the in built security was the kind of thing that would
retain all patients records.  My own view on this is that I know that
most of the medical records have been stolen.  Other thing is, it's
happened because of the use of NT4.

It might be that I am speaking out of turn here.  Perhaps EDS and the
NHS really do deserve each other ?  So, in future hospital treatment
can only be found in private practice ?

Thanks


-- 
Richard

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