Challenge:
When lives are on the line, speeding the flow of information can spell the difference between life and death. Industry-leading Allina Health System wanted a faster way to move critical data through its legacy information infrastructure.

Solution:
By deploying a distributed solution on Intel®-based servers and using standards like Extensible Markup Language (XML), Allina supercharged its legacy solutions and netted a 10-12X speedup in information flow to help them deliver great patient care while keeping costs in line.

		Application:			Acuo* Technologies AcuoMed* software
		Server:			Compaq* ProLiant* DL380R01 servers with Intel® Pentium® III processors
		Storage:			Ciprico* NETarray 1000 Fibre Channel RAID for High I/O Storage
		Operating system:			Microsoft* Windows* 2000 Server
		Administrative interface:			Microsoft Management Console
		Database:			Microsoft SQL Server* 2000