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Linux-Announce Digest #688, Volume #4 Mon, 23 Feb 2004 09:13:04 EST
Contents:
Legal issues and FLOSS licences ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
[ADMIN] comp.os.linux.announce report for Mon Feb 23 00:05:00 CST 2004 (cola-admin@stump.algebra.com)
Lineox Releases Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.001 (Raimo Koski)
Sredird 2.2.1 (Denis Sbragion)
CTQ Solutions Double Patient Response Rates with (Kate Jones)
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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 13:33:41 CST
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: Legal issues and FLOSS licences
Shun-ling Chen, the Project Manager of the Open Source Software Foundry
(Law & Policy) at Taiwan's Institute of Information Science at the
Academia Sinica writes in to inform of an English version of a booklet,
which deals with Free/Libre and Open Source Software licenses.
Download the PDF file from
http://www.openfoundry.org/en/archives/000387.html
Also, a comparison on the 10 most pervasively adopted open source
licenses could be downloaded from
http://www.openfoundry.org/en/archives/000388.html
She says: "Your comments and corrections are most appreciated."
--
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February 2004 | Frederick Noronha, Freelance Journalist
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Goa India 0091.832.2409490 or 2409783
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | ----------------------------------------
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | Email fred at bytesforall.org
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 | Writing with a difference
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | ... on what makes *the* difference
29 | http://www.bytesforall.org
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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 05:20:49 CST
From: Raimo Koski <rk@raimokoski.com>
Subject: Lineox Releases Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.001
Lineox Releases Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.001
23. Feb. 2004
Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.001 is the first revision of
Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 in the Always Current series of which
a new revision is released every time a bug or security fix program
package is released. When a customer downloads three CD-ROM images or
one DVD-ROM image of the Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux, every
package it contains is current, there is no instant need to update
packages, and the system is secure right from the start. The high
speed download quota for Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux is
sold directly from www.lineox.com at 15 Euros and 20 Euros for both
disk type versions. Lineox expects to release new revisions of the
Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux once or twice every week.
When you install an ordinary, partially outdated Linux distribution,
you have to download and install all the cumulated updates to ensure
you installation is current and secure. Using Always Current Lineox
Enterprise Linux, you install only current program packages and save
both download and installation time. Lets guess that you save half an
hour. Now ask yourself: is that time more valuable than 15 Euros?
Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0, which was released 29. Jan. 2004 is a new
Linux distribution built from modified Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0
sources. Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 offers customers enterprise level
Linux operating system at an attractive price level without bundled
support options. Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 DVD-ROM is available
directly from www.lineox.com and also from resellers. The suggested
retail price is 17.90 Euros for DVD-ROM and approximately 20 USD/Euros
for separately sold printed Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 Installation
Guide.
Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 contains all freely distributable programs
found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS/ES/WS, Red Hat Cluster Suite,
and Red Hat Developer Suite. As preferred package management system,
Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 utilizes apt-get, which resolves package
dependencies automatically. Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 users can use
apt-get to get security and feature updates from www.lineox.com and
other Internet sites. Graphical front-end to apt-get, synaptic, is also
included.
Further information: www.lineox.com, linux@lineox.com
Dealer inquiries: sales@lineox.com
List of updated packages in Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux
3.001: www.lineox.com/lel3001_updated.txt
About Lineox
Although a young company, Lineox founders have made Finnish localized
Linux distributions ranging from the first ever to predecessor of Lineox
Enterprise Linux, which reached about 70 to 90% share of Finnish Linux
retail market.
--
Raimo Koski http://www.lineox.com/ http://www.raimokoski.com/
Århusinkatu 3 A 36, 20320 Turku Tel. +358 (0)2 2361 141
Mobile +358 (0)2 2361 141 (6. alert tone is switched to mobile)
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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:23:15 CST
From: Denis Sbragion <d.sbragion@infotecna.it>
Subject: Sredird 2.2.1
Hello,
sredird 2.2.1 has been released. Sredird is a serial port redirector that
is compliant with the RFC 2217 "Telnet Com Port Control Option" protocol.
This protocol lets you share a serial port through the network.
Changes: A bug in buffer handling has been corrected.
Sredird is available at:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/serial/
Regards,
--
Denis Sbragion
InfoTecna
Tel: +39 0362 805396, Fax: +39 0362 805404
URL: http://www.infotecna.it
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From: Kate Jones <kjones@shoorpr.com>
Subject: CTQ Solutions Double Patient Response Rates with
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:09:32 CST
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InterSystems Corporation today announced that Foundation Surgery
Affiliates (FSA), a leading healthcare management group, has doubled
patient survey response rates from 25 percent to 50 percent. The
dramatic response increase was achieved with CACHÉ-based EdgeSurvey
software from CTQ Solutions, an InterSystems application partner,
InterSystems reported at the HIMSS 2004 conference in Orlando, Fla. For
more information, please contact Sabrina Kidwai at 803-699-0710 or by
email at skidwai@shoorpr.com. Press release follows.
===============================================================================
Editorial Contacts
Sabrina Kidwai
Shoor & Company
(803) 699-0710
skidwai@shoorpr.com
Maureen Flaherty
InterSystems
(617) 621-0600
flaherty@intersystems.com
InterSystems and CTQ Solutions
Enable Surgery Facilities to Double Patient Response Rates
with CACHÉ-based EdgeSurvey
Web Surveys Enable Faster Patient Feedback, Faster Improvements
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—February 23, 2004—InterSystems Corporation today
announced that Foundation Surgery Affiliates (FSA), a leading healthcare
management group, has doubled patient survey response rates from 25
percent to 50 percent. The dramatic response increase was achieved with
CACHÉ-based EdgeSurvey software from CTQ Solutions, an InterSystems
application partner, InterSystems reported at the HIMSS 2004 conference
in Orlando, Fla.
The leading provider of database technology in healthcare, InterSystems
develops and markets the CACHÉ post-relational database. All of the top
10 hospitals in America, as rated by U.S. News and World Report, are
running CACHÉ-based systems. CTQ Solutions targets the ambulatory
surgery industry with the EdgeSurvey solution for creating,
distributing, managing and analyzing Web surveys.
More Patient Feedback Faster than Ever
FSA specializes in the development and management of ambulatory surgery
centers, diagnostic imaging centers, surgical hospitals and healthplexes
in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma and New Jersey. The corporate
offices are located in Oklahoma City. FSA is focused on continually
measuring, evaluating and improving overall performance throughout its
facilities. “We were intrigued with the possibility of using Web-based
technology to improve on the traditional paper-based survey process,
which typically results in poor patient response rates and a lack of
consistent benchmarking,” says FSA Vice President of Risk Management and
Corporate Compliance Marilyn Christian. “Surveys are critical to
obtaining the patient feedback needed to improve quality. With
CACHÉ-based EdgeSurvey, we felt there was a good opportunity to get more
and better patient feedback very rapidly. That’s why we agreed to pilot
the service.”
CTQ hosts survey data on a highly secure CACHÉ database, distributing
surveys via email and providing in-depth reports. The FSA pilot project
began with four facilities going live with EdgeSurvey in 4Q03 and met
with immediate success, according to Christian.
“Our overall response rate with the Web surveys quickly doubled from 25
percent to 50 percent. Patient perception from the first exposure to
their surgical encounter to the final recovery phase is very important
to the care they receive,” Christian continues. “It’s the feedback that
comes from these surveys that identifies those areas where we can
improve our patient care delivery.” Areas that have been affected as a
result of the surveys include patient PeriOperative education and
discharge planning, patient and procedure scheduling practices, and
environmental safety. “Concrete results from surveys, such as a decrease
in wait time for the patient or the addition of curbing and lighting on
exterior walkways, have a very positive impact on overall customer
satisfaction,” says Christian.
Surveys are distributed nightly, with CTQ handling the entire process. A
Performance Analysis Report is provided each month, which delivers a
complete summary of all returned results, benchmarking comparisons with
other facilities, trend analysis, and patient comments and suggestions
grouped by service area. “That frees up clinical and administrative
staff to focus more on patient care and customer service, which is a
major payback on our technology investment,” Christian notes.
Performance, RAD Environment Underlie Success
Christian points to high performance and the CACHÉ RAD development
environment as capabilities that were key to the success of the
EdgeSurvey pilot. “When we identified needs specific to our environment,
the RAD facilities available in CACHÉ made it easy for CTQ to respond
rapidly. And, the system is very fast, so the productivity impact has
been entirely positive. We really appreciate getting our results so
quickly,” says Christian.
The CACHÉ object technology and RAD environment have played a big part
in supporting fast time-to-market with EdgeSurvey, according to CTQ CEO
Scott Palmer. “In addition, we’ve had 100 percent uptime ever since our
service went live. CACHÉ delivers the level of reliability that our
customers demand, along with the performance and scalability we need to
keep growing,” he says.
“We are focused on helping our application partners to achieve their
business objectives,” says InterSystems Vice President of Strategic
Planning Paul Grabscheid. “CTQ’s success in a high-growth healthcare
sector typifies how this strategy supports a winning partnership.”
About InterSystems
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, InterSystems Corporation
(www.InterSystems.com) has served the needs of IT organizations and
independent software vendors for more than two decades. InterSystems'
showcase products, the CACHÉ post-relational database and the Ensemble
integration platform, enable the rapid creation and fast integration of
high-performance applications. Over four million people use
mission-critical applications based on InterSystems' software. Twenty
regional offices serve application developers and integrators around the
world, and 24 x 7 support is provided for all InterSystems products.
InterSystems is the leading database provider in healthcare, with CACHÉ
in use at the majority of major hospitals and labs around the world,
including America's 10 best hospitals as rated by U.S. News and World
Report.
About CTQ Solutions
Branford, CT-based CTQ Solutions (www.ctqsolutions.com) is founded on
providing quality technology products and services for the ambulatory
surgery industry. Our focus is simple, provide cost effective and
quality products that help facilities improve care, improve service to
physicians and patients, increase efficiency, and obtain better
information for decision-making.
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InterSystems Corporation today announced that Foundation Surgery Affiliates
(FSA), a leading healthcare management group, has doubled patient survey
response rates from 25 percent to 50 percent. The dramatic response increase
was achieved with CACHÉ-based EdgeSurvey software from CTQ Solutions,
an InterSystems application partner, InterSystems reported at the HIMSS
2004 conference in Orlando, Fla. For more information, please contact Sabrina
Kidwai at 803-699-0710 or by email at skidwai@shoorpr.com. Press release
follows.
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<p><u>Editorial Contacts</u>
<br>Sabrina Kidwai
<br>Shoor & Company
<br>(803) 699-0710
<br>skidwai@shoorpr.com
<p>Maureen Flaherty
<br>InterSystems
<br>(617) 621-0600
<br>flaherty@intersystems.com
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<p><b>InterSystems and CTQ Solutions</b>
<br><b>Enable Surgery Facilities to Double Patient Response Rates</b>
<br><b>with CACHÉ-based EdgeSurvey</b>
<p><i>Web Surveys Enable Faster Patient Feedback, Faster Improvements</i></center>
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<br>
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<p><b>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—February 23, 2004—</b>InterSystems Corporation today
announced that Foundation Surgery Affiliates (FSA), a leading healthcare
management group, has doubled patient survey response rates from 25 percent
to 50 percent. The dramatic response increase was achieved with CACHÉ-based
EdgeSurvey software from CTQ Solutions, an InterSystems application partner,
InterSystems reported at the HIMSS 2004 conference in Orlando, Fla.
<p>The leading provider of database technology in healthcare, InterSystems
develops and markets the CACHÉ post-relational database. All of
the top 10 hospitals in America, as rated by U.S. News and World Report,
are running CACHÉ-based systems. CTQ Solutions targets the ambulatory
surgery industry with the EdgeSurvey solution for creating, distributing,
managing and analyzing Web surveys.
<p><b>More Patient Feedback Faster than Ever</b>
<p>FSA specializes in the development and management of ambulatory surgery
centers, diagnostic imaging centers, surgical hospitals and healthplexes
in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma and New Jersey. The corporate offices
are located in Oklahoma City. FSA is focused on continually measuring,
evaluating and improving overall performance throughout its facilities.
“We were intrigued with the possibility of using Web-based technology to
improve on the traditional paper-based survey process, which typically
results in poor patient response rates and a lack of consistent benchmarking,”
says FSA Vice President of Risk Management and Corporate Compliance Marilyn
Christian. “Surveys are critical to obtaining the patient feedback needed
to improve quality. With CACHÉ-based EdgeSurvey, we felt there was
a good opportunity to get more and better patient feedback very rapidly.
That’s why we agreed to pilot the service.”
<p>CTQ hosts survey data on a highly secure CACHÉ database, distributing
surveys via email and providing in-depth reports. The FSA pilot project
began with four facilities going live with EdgeSurvey in 4Q03 and met with
immediate success, according to Christian.
<p>“Our overall response rate with the Web surveys quickly doubled from
25 percent to 50 percent. Patient perception from the first exposure to
their surgical encounter to the final recovery phase is very important
to the care they receive,” Christian continues. “It’s the feedback that
comes from these surveys that identifies those areas where we can improve
our patient care delivery.” Areas that have been affected as a result
of the surveys include patient PeriOperative education and discharge planning,
patient and procedure scheduling practices, and environmental safety. “Concrete
results from surveys, such as a decrease in wait time for the patient or
the addition of curbing and lighting on exterior walkways, have a very
positive impact on overall customer satisfaction,” says Christian.
<p>Surveys are distributed nightly, with CTQ handling the entire process.
A Performance Analysis Report is provided each month, which delivers a
complete summary of all returned results, benchmarking comparisons with
other facilities, trend analysis, and patient comments and suggestions
grouped by service area. “That frees up clinical and administrative staff
to focus more on patient care and customer service, which is a major payback
on our technology investment,” Christian notes.
<p><b>Performance, RAD Environment Underlie Success</b>
<p>Christian points to high performance and the CACHÉ RAD development
environment as capabilities that were key to the success of the EdgeSurvey
pilot. “When we identified needs specific to our environment, the RAD facilities
available in CACHÉ made it easy for CTQ to respond rapidly. And,
the system is very fast, so the productivity impact has been entirely positive.
We really appreciate getting our results so quickly,” says Christian.
<p>The CACHÉ object technology and RAD environment have played a
big part in supporting fast time-to-market with EdgeSurvey, according to
CTQ CEO Scott Palmer. “In addition, we’ve had 100 percent uptime ever since
our service went live. CACHÉ delivers the level of reliability that
our customers demand, along with the performance and scalability we need
to keep growing,” he says.
<p>“We are focused on helping our application partners to achieve their
business objectives,” says InterSystems Vice President of Strategic Planning
Paul Grabscheid. “CTQ’s success in a high-growth healthcare sector typifies
how this strategy supports a winning partnership.”
<p><b>About InterSystems</b>
<p>Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, InterSystems Corporation
(<a href="http://www.intersystems.com">www.InterSystems.com</a>) has served
the needs of IT organizations and independent software vendors for more
than two decades. InterSystems' showcase products, the CACHÉ post-relational
database and the Ensemble integration platform, enable the rapid creation
and fast integration of high-performance applications. Over four million
people use mission-critical applications based on InterSystems' software.
Twenty regional offices serve application developers and integrators around
the world, and 24 x 7 support is provided for all InterSystems products.
<p>InterSystems is the leading database provider in healthcare, with CACHÉ
in use at the majority of major hospitals and labs around the world, including
America's 10 best hospitals as rated by U.S. News and World Report.
<br>
<p><b>About CTQ Solutions</b>
<p>Branford, CT-based CTQ Solutions (<a href="http://ctqsolutions.com">www.ctqsolutions.com</a>)
is founded on providing quality technology products and services for the
ambulatory surgery industry. Our focus is simple, provide cost effective
and quality products that help facilities improve care, improve service
to physicians and patients, increase efficiency, and obtain better information
for decision-making.
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<br>
<br>
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