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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, and with xml gaining currency, I cannot
understand why organisations who have a collection of systems that need to
be integrated aren't using xml to devise a data interchange standard for
their diverse systems rather than trying to build one giant system. I think the
Ultranet is a case in point.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert T-A</FONT></DIV>
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Gesthuizen</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 25, 2011 7:22
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Any
lessons to be learned?</DIV>
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<DIV>strength in diversity is what I seem to read in this.<BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR>On 23/09/2011, at 12:14 AM, Cameron Bell <<A
href="mailto:bell.cameron.p@edumail.vic.gov.au">bell.cameron.p@edumail.vic.gov.au</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>I would be interested in the opinions of others. Are comparisons with
Ultranet valid?
<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Cameron</DIV>
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<DIV>On 23/09/2011, at 9:08 AM, Mark KELLY wrote:</DIV><BR
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Thanks, Cameron - this is good for SD as
well.<BR><BR>And they said in 2007 that the system would never work
<BR>(<A
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1542486/20bn-NHS-computer-system-doomed-to-fail.html"><A
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1542486/20bn-NHS-computer-system-doomed-to-fail.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1542486/20bn-NHS-computer-system-doomed-to-fail.html</A></A>)<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On 23 September 2011 08:20, Cameron Bell <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:bell.cameron.p@edumail.vic.gov.au"><A
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<DIV>Great Case Study: British National Health Service scraps IT system
after 12 Billion pounds have been spent on it.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><A
href="http://www.walletpop.co.uk/2011/09/22/nhs-computer-system-scrapped-costing-12-billion/"
target=_blank><A
href="http://www.walletpop.co.uk/2011/09/22/nhs-computer-system-scrapped-costing-12-billion/">http://www.walletpop.co.uk/2011/09/22/nhs-computer-system-scrapped-costing-12-billion/</A></A>
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<DIV>"At a checking in appointment recently the nurse filled out a
templated survey, and had to make copious notes on a scrap of paper for
things that hadn't been included on the computer template. At a
hospital, three different phone calls failed to get details of a
forthcoming appointment sent to the correct address because it was
apparently input incorrectly in four different places."</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>From <A
href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2040259/NHS-IT-project-failure-Labours-12bn-scheme-scrapped.html"
target=_blank><A
href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2040259/NHS-IT-project-failure-Labours-12bn-scheme-scrapped.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2040259/NHS-IT-project-failure-Labours-12bn-scheme-scrapped.html</A></A></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0>"Following an official review, the ‘one size fits
all’ IT project will be replaced by much cheaper regional initiatives,
with hospitals and GPs choosing the IT system they need."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0>Cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0>Cameron</FONT></DIV>
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