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Norfolk
and Norwich University
NHS Trust chooses Magic Software
to improve patient care and cut costs
Magic Software to update Patient Administration System and
integrate healthcare IT applications
Bracknell, United Kingdom, June 8, 2009
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Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: MGIC), a provider of
application platforms and
business and process integration solutions, today announced
that the Norfolk and Norwich University
Hospitals National Health Service (NHS)
Foundation Trust in the UK is now using the
Company’s application platform to drive patient
care efficiencies and create new, platform
independent applications in-house.
“Our aim is to provide state of the art care and
medical assistance to our patients, which would
be impossible without the right IT tools and
skills. Once deployed, Magic Software’s
technology will help us raise employee
efficiency and the level of patient care to even
greater heights”, said Bill Fisher, IT Director, Norfolk and Norwich
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Magic Software’s latest cloud-based application
platform,
uniPaaS,
will be used to update the Trust’s current
Patient Administration System (PAS). The Trust’s
PAS uses an Oracle database as the data
repository connected to the Magic Software-based
PAS application. As part of its strategy to
deploy innovative web-based applications, the
Trust has also invested in the uniPaaS RIA (Rich
Internet Application) application platform suite
that reduces application delivery time by up to
50% through a service driven methodology and the
use of metadata rather than hard-code.
Applications powered by uniPaaS are not
dependant on any type of operating system,
database or hardware platform. Customers can
also choose to deploy applications both
on-premise and on-demand, as business demands
change.
David Akka, Managing
Director for UK, Eire & Nordic at Magic Software
UK said: “Magic Software has a 25 year pedigree
in delivering business application software that
can answer the complex IT demands that we see in
today’s UK health-industry. Our work with Norfolk and Norwich
University Hospitals Foundation Trust is a major
confirmation of our ability to deliver
measurable efficiencies through scalable and
above all, resilient applications.”
The Trust is also interested in deploying Magic
Software’s business integration solution,
iBOLT. If deployed, this will help the Trust better address
SOA requirements and will integrate several
different applications and internal processes to
provide more effective IT system monitoring and
management.
David Akka added: “By incorporating both our
uniPaaS and iBOLT suites into their IT
infrastructure, the Trust will no longer need to
rely solely on third parties to support some of
their core IT systems. Third parties will
continue to be used where appropriate but the
Trust now has a strategy to allow greater
control over developments aimed at improving
business and clinical goals.”
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust has a 3 year IT strategy
closely aligned to the National Programme for
Information Technology (NPfIT).The Trust’s
overall vision is to use the most modern and
affordable technology to help achieve its
business and clinical aims, one of which, is to
be regarded within the NHS as a Trust at the
forefront of IT with proven business clinical
benefits.
About the Norfolk &
Norwich
University Trust
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust provides the best possible
acute hospital care for a tertiary catchment
area of up to 822,500 people. Acute hospital
care means specialist care for patients who need
treatment for serious conditions that cannot be
dealt with by health service staff working in
the community.
The Trust provides a full range of acute
clinical services, including more specialist
services such as
oncology and radiotherapy,
neonatology,
orthopedics,
plastic surgery,
ophthalmology,
rheumatology,
pediatric medicine and surgery.
Every year staff of 5,700 treats more than
600,000 people from Norfolk, from neighboring counties and from
further afield. Patients are referred. Over the
past years the quality of care offered has been
independently rated as among the best in the UK.
About Magic Software
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: MGIC)
is a leading provider of multiple-mode
application platform solutions – including Full
Client, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), mobile
or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) modes - and
business and process integration solutions.
Magic Software has offices in 10 countries and a
presence in over 50, as well as a global network
of ISV’s, system integrators, value-added
distributors and resellers, and consulting and
OEM partners. The company’s award-winning
code-free solutions give partners and customers
the power to leverage existing IT resources,
enhance business agility and focus on core
business priorities. Magic Software’s
technological approach, product roadmap and
corporate strategy are recognized by leading
industry analysts. Magic Software has
partnerships with global IT leaders including
SAP AG, salesforce.com, IBM and Oracle.
For more information about Magic Software
and its products and services, visit
http://www.magicsoftware.com/.
Except for the historical information contained
herein, the matters discussed in this news
release include forward-looking statements that
may involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may vary significantly based upon
a number of factors including, but not limited
to, risks in product and technology development,
market acceptance of new products and continuing
product conditions, both here and abroad,
release and sales of new products by strategic
resellers and customers, and other risk factors
detailed in the Company's most recent annual
report and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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