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Methods Inf Med 1993; 32(04): 292-301
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634934
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A New Architecture for Integration of Heterogeneous Software Components

E. M. van Mulligen
1   Dept. of Medical Informatics, Erasmus University
2   University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
,
T. Timmers
1   Dept. of Medical Informatics, Erasmus University
,
J. H. van Bemmel
1   Dept. of Medical Informatics, Erasmus University
› Author AffiliationsWe gratefully acknowledge the contribution of R. E Weber (Dept. of Andrology) and of A. J. van Ooijen (CDAI), both of the University Hospital Dijkzigt Rotterdam, to the database service for accessing Andrology data in the Hospital Information Svstem.
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06 February 2018 (online)

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Abstract

An architecture is described that integrates existing applications in a network-wide system. The architecture follows the new open software paradigm, and defines kernel and application services that collaboratively solve the tasks of end-users and provide them with an intuitive user-interface. This paper describes the message language and the kernel mechanism for addressing application services. The architecture has been developed as much as possible to conform with current standards.

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Integration - Client-Server - Connectivity - Workstation
 

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