InfoServerPlus: providing a medical library as application service.
Clinical decision making necessitates convenient access to high-quality content. The advanced requirements for a multipurpose application must be met technologically by an appropriate system design in the form of a client-server architecture which demonstrates a functional view in differentiating three tiers: presentation, application and data supply. The technical realisation has been accomplished by an application server which serves thin clients on several platforms. Despite considerable expenditures, this solution represents a promising way of disseminating information and knowledge via Intra- and Internet. The requirements and the accompanying system architecture could be satisfactorily implemented.
Department of Medical Informatics, University Hospital of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 26, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Holger
H
Pschichholz
Martin
M
Boeker
Ralf
R
Gaudes
Stefan
S
Schulz
Rüdiger
R
Klar
D022126:Access to Information; D003199:Computer Systems; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D005858:Germany; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*