Medsphere has certainly put money into the development of this technology. And I will understand if they want a return on that investment.
Is there any way that we could develop equivalent technology in an opensource fashion? I don't understand the arrangement he described. Kevin --- Jim Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very interesting. I look forward to learning more > about it when it becomes available. What > is the middleware? Perl, Java, other? What is the > crossplatform foundation for the client? > > The split-server configuration is similar to the way > that we configure VMACS in production > systems except that we also use https for the local > connections. > > Todd Berman wrote: > >On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 15:25 -0700, Jim Self wrote: > >> This sort of approach would undoubtedly simplify > many things. Since SSL is *THE* secure > >> protocol for virtually all secure web services, I > imagine that it was simply overlooked > >> not rejected. > >> > >> Could you give us more specifics as to what you > (medsphere) are doing and is it available > >> as Open Source? > >> > > > >We have implemented 2 things, a crossplatform > version of CPRS that runs, > >and has been tested, on Windows, Linux and OSX. Our > goal is to both > >modernize CPRS in general, and to allow us to > integrate and expand on > >the GUI functionality offered. This application > talks to VistA through a > >piece of middle-ware, that publishes a > standards-based SOAP Web Service > >API instead of RPC calls. This API is available > over a HTTPS connection, > >and the middle-ware then speaks directly to the > VistA server, over a lan > >connection (thus isolating the VistA server from > the internet-at-large, > >and allowing remote connections in a HIPPA > compliant manner). We are in > >the midst of heavy discussions about how to open > source the various > >pieces involved. > > > > > >--Todd > > --------------------------------------- > Jim Self > Systems Architect, Lead Developer > VMTH Computer Services, UC Davis > (http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/us/jaself) > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux > Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, > straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you > need to get up to > speed, fast. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
