Welcome WBDMA
Vertatique welcomes visitors from the Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association's 2007 Annual Conference "Enhancing Life Sciences".We have pulled together a number of posts illustrating...
View ArticleConnecting for Health
One sign that it is still early days for green computing can be seen in the intersection, or lack thereof, of two UK initiatives . . .The National Health Services' National Programme for IT (NPfIT),...
View ArticleThe Push for Sustainable Biomedical Devices
EU regulators continue to exempt medical devices from sustainable technology standards like RoHS and WEEE. 2012 now looks like the earliest the exemption will be lifted. But pressure on device...
View ArticleHospitals and Decentralized ICT
We've always taken a broad view of the definition of an ICT facility. More than just data centers, ICT facilities include everything from broadcast studios to telecom network operating centers....
View ArticleRoHS and Biomedical Devices
The line between "devices" and "IT" is quickly fading as these two categories merge. Hospitals are a good example. In the late 20th century, many hospitals had two technology departments: "biomed" and...
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Conflict Minerals and the Hidden Cost of e-Devices
Our e-devices contain all sorts of exotic materials, many of which, like tungsten, tantalum, and tin, are refined from ores that originate in Central Africa. Called "conflict minerals", they fund...
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Container-Based ICT For Developing Countries
Containerized modules have become building blocks for mega data centers. These plug-and-play units offer cost-effective scalability for hosting cloud applications needing only a homogeneous platform. A...
View ArticleSustainable Healthcare
The healthcare, like most industries, has seen seen its electronic technologies become ICT technologies. Medical facilities are ICT facilities and much medical gear is ICT gear. That's consistent with...
View ArticleBiomedical ICT - Biotechnology & Healthcare
Vertatique's Green Biomed initiative advances the reduction of energy, waste, and carbon emissionsin the design, manufacture, use, and disposal of biotechnology and healthcare equipment.
View ArticleHealthcare and Green ICT
The "digital hospital" is just one indicator of how healthcare has become part of the Green ICT "Total Industry" model. A 2007 report by the US Energy Information Administration showed the impact: "The...
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