Orbis Medical and Healthcare Center
In 1996, ORBIS laid out the first plans for a new organization housed in a new building and based on brand new principles; “The 21st century hospital”. It also had repercussions on the ICT at ORBIS: ICT had to be integrated into the care processes so that it would form the engine for the company processes, just like any other utility such as electricity. They wanted to move forward towards a dynamic environment where you continue to provide the right IT in spite of changes and complexity.
Orbis’ intention was to have one system that would support all processes within the company. SAP’s ERP software formed the basis of the ‘hospital information system’, extended to include the addition of the EPF and the nursing file. The system communicates with other specific medical systems such as the laboratory system. In the area of workspace technology, ORBIS chose Terminal Servers and Citrix in combination with RES Workspace Manager and RES Automation Manager.
Orbis deploys Workspace Manager in order to give everyone their own personal work environment. This gives people the impression that applications follow them, wherever they log on. Orbis compares Workspace Manager with the flight deck of an aircraft because the flight deck is the control centre from where the enormously complex guidance of a modern airplane is coordinated.
In addition, Automation Manager has been deployed to adapt the environment at the back-end. Automation Manager plays a massive role in the continuity of their environment. It enables you to smoothly deploy additional servers or, when combined with ThinApp, add new applications without endangering stability. This is what really makes the environment so dynamic. It gives managers an overview and control over the various building blocks of the IT infrastructure.
