[CAnet - news] More hospitals get connected with dark fiber

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[Thanks to Doug Torre for this pointer. Some excerpts from the bizjournal
article - BSA]


The Catholic Health System in Buffalo, NY has also implemented a fibertech
network.  I have attached a couple links for you:

http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2005/04/11/daily41.html

http://www.fibertech.com/pressArchive.cfm?ID=58


Fiber optic upgrade links 40 sites

The Catholic Health System has upgraded its technology systems with a $1.5
million fiber optic computer network that links over 40 sites.

Doug Torre, director of information technology for the Catholic Health
System, said the network replaces an outdated system.

"We didn't have the capacity and resilience that the fiber optic lines can
provide," he said. "This is really the ultimate you can build and really the
best you can do. We're fortunate that through good planning and without
raising our operating costs at all, we have an ideal solution that really
makes a big difference for our organization and the community."

The new network will enable additional healthcare applications, including
advanced digital imaging, and will bring redundancy to the data,
communications, voice and video systems. It will also give Catholic Health
the highest level of security possible, Torre said.

"It's a private fiber optic network, which is virtually impervious to
eavesdropping. So we have the highest levels of redundancy, security and
performance - the best of all possible worlds," he said.

Torre's team spent three years planning the network upgrade, which he says
should result in a 20-fold increase in performance. The system will also
allow for future growth and better compliance with HIPPA legislation and
other requirements.



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