THE INTERNET, July 2, 2009 - Brian Proffitt of Linux.com writes "...running IT in a hospital of any size is a hard enough proposition. If computers don't work, health care can be delayed [...]. So how to maintain and handle computers for patient use--use that automatically points those computers at the security nightmare known as the Internet?

One hospital, I was pleased to read, is using Linux and thin-client technology to provide the cure.

The Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) in Glendale, CA has used a solution from IBM, NoMachine, and Novell to bring email and Web access to patients' bedsides, and they saved  some serious maintenance and energy costs in doing so."
 

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