Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server2007 robust web capabilities will allow Healthcare City to deploy advanced web based services

Dubai, UAE, February 18, 2009 - Furthering its commitment to the delivery of solutions for the healthcare industry, Microsoft Gulf today announced that Dubai Healthcare City has adopted Office Sharepoint Server 2007 (MOSS) as a platform to develop and deploy internet and extranet based infrastructure building on to its MOSS based Intranet platform. Dubai Healthcare City is committed to providing world class services to its customers and the implementation of a robust internet platform will provide capabilities that connect with customers and allow fully functional services via the web site. MOSS out of the box functionality will allow Dubai Healthcare city to develop and deploy highly scalable and robust internet/extranet infrastructure in a short amount of time and at reduced costs.

The solution allows Healthcare City to collaborate on projects and automate several business processes leading to increased efficiencies across the organization. Furthermore, the implementation of MOSS is part of Dubai Healthcare's long-term strategy to use technology that spans intranet, extranet and internet applications to enhance collaboration and facilitate easy communication.

"Improving service and containing cost is high on the agenda of the healthcare industry," said Shahab Ahmed, Information Worker Business Group Lead, Microsoft Gulf. "Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides a robust platform for building highly scalable and functional Internet, Extranet and Intranet infrastructure at significantly lower costs. The ability to integrate information stored in a variety of data sources across the entire continuum of care is also essential to streamline healthcare processes and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is a critical enabling technology. With the ability to efficiently connect disparate legacy systems and build new applications quickly and economically, Office SharePoint Server provides an effective framework that enables improved collaboration and decision-making tools."

Microsoft's vision for knowledge-driven health utilizes the company's cutting-edge technology to help the healthcare sector build world class internet/extranet infrastructure, integrate their systems, dramatically enhance collaboration and increase information sharing via enterprise search, resulting in the ability to deliver high-quality products and services to patients and consumers worldwide.      

"Microsoft SharePoint has given us a single, integrated platform to manage our internal communications, project collaborations and document management processes," said William Zeqiri, Portal Manager, Dubai Healthcare City.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides robust capabilities to quickly deploy internet based content and services. It also enables a single, integrated location where employees can efficiently collaborate with team members, find organizational resources, use enterprise search for experts and corporate information, manage content and workflow and leverage business insight to make better-informed decisions.

More information about Microsoft in Healthcare can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/healthcare

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