Wyse Partners with the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago to Reduce Patient Risks and Costs

Health Care Data Management and HIPAA Compliance Revolutionized by Thin Computing

SAN JOSE, Calif. – 2006/03/14 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing, announced today that the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago (UIMCC) has more than 1,500 Wyse thin clients deployed throughout  their hospital system, which includes 22 clinics and nine remote clinics. Most patient information is now stored and accessed from the medical center's centralized data centers.  Physicians have the ability to read current patient information within seconds without having to locate a paper chart or cross reference another PC’s data.

"When you walk into our nursing units," said Karen Engelhardt, RN, MBA, Director of Production Operations at UIMCC, "there isn't an available computer. We have 3,000 Medical Center employees and 7,000 users of clinical systems who need access." To ensure fast access and to protect patient information, UIMCC adopted a thin-computing solution. Users log-in to use applications and information based on who they are and their role in the system.

The solution, which includes Citrix Presentation Server, makes up-to-date information more accessible to employees at the hospital, in nearby clinics and remotely.

"Centralizing information access within the IT infrastructure simplifies the lives of the staff, reduces cost and increases security and reliability," said Tarkan Maner, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Wyse.  "With no locally stored data to manage, thin computing not only provides health care organizations with cost savings, but HIPAA compliance as well."   

"The Wyse thin clients alleviate potential data security concerns. They provide peace of mind. If I had all thin clients, I wouldn’t have to worry about hard drive disposal issues," Engelhardt said.

关于Wyse Technology

WYSE创建于美国硅谷，是全球最知名的智能网络计算解决方案供应商之一。连续8年蝉联全球智能网络应用终端市场占有率第一，占全球市场份额的38％。WYSE提供的硬件、软件和服务为用户提供了可中央控制的系统来协调运算资源、应用软件资源、储存资源以提高性能，在确保系统安全、可靠、灵活的同时，降低了总体拥有成本，并且将IT部门从不必要的支持和维护工作中解放出来，大大提高了生产力。多年来，WYSE深受全球众多知名商业及公共机构的信赖，主要应用智能网络应用终端的产业包括金融、电信、广播传媒、零售、运输、政府、医疗、国防、旅游、能源、教育等行业，WYSE的客户主要是行业领先的全球化公司，财富全球排名前100名中有超过四成已经成为WYSE的客户。

从2005年初起，WYSE开始大规模发展针对新一代网络计算终端的软件和系统开发。并在中国和印度大力投资技术研究与开发中心，加速新产品开发和推出结合本地客户要求的客户化解决方案。

WYSE的全球总部位于美国硅谷，分支机构遍布世界各地。亚太区总部设在中国北京海淀区融科资讯中心大厦，下辖六个分公司，分别位于中国台湾、日本东京、韩国首尔、印度班加罗尔、澳大利亚悉尼和新加坡。