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CSW Group16/06/08 - Interoperability series by CSW continues
20/05/08 - CSW achieves Microsoft Gold status again
14/04/08 - CSW Group in UK's 'Hot 100' for second year
11/12/07 - CSW is SME Organisation of the Year
27/11/07 - CSW in Deloitte Technology Fast 500
20/11/07 - Advanced knowledge services for automotive aftermarket
17/09/07 - Visit us at IMS 2007
02/08/07 - CSW contribute to new Electronic Data Archiving Good Practice Guide
02/08/07 - XML Summer School Success
29/07/07 - KMS launch online exhibition stand at ECM365
02/05/07 - CSW listed in 'Hot 100'
03/04/07 - Registration now open for XML Summer School 2007
05/03/07 - CSW Group launches US subsidiary at HIMSS 07
23/01/07 - XML Summer School -What's new for 2007!
15/12/06 - Merry Christmas! - Looking forward to 2007
27/11/06 - CSW Launch KMS v2.0 at Online Information 2006
27/11/06 - CSW Launches KMS Website
25/09/06 - CSW recognised as one of Britain’s fastest growing technology companies
16th June 2008
- Interoperability series by CSW continues
A series of articles on interoperability in the British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management (BJHC&IM) continues this month with an article by Ann Wrightson from the CSW Group Technology Office. The article entitled “Integrating disparate computer systems into the NHS” looks at current thinking in the international interoperability community and strategies for coping with the problems of integrating the diverse computer systems in use in healthcare services.
Ann looks at complementary integration paradigms for healthcare information systems integration and examines datatypes and common information models to support meaningful sharing of information.
To view the article visit: http://www.bjhcim.co.uk/features/2008/806001.htm
20th May 2008
- CSW achieves Microsoft Gold status again
CSW Group has achieved Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status today for a second year gaining a total of 143 partner points (Gold status requires 120 points). Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are among the most highly qualified in the industry and have achieved the highest level of technological excellence, marketplace impact and customer satisfaction.
As part of the assessment criteria, CSW has worked towards gaining Microsoft competencies which each require a combination of approved customer reference sites, MCP exams and product tests. CSW has so far this year successfully gained the Data Management Solutions and ISV Software Solutions competencies and are currently working towards the Networking Infrastructure Solutions competency.
Microsoft Gold partnership status gives CSW a rich set of benefits including software licences; access to training and support; PR and marketing; and enables a close working relationship with Microsoft that benefits CSW’s customers and gives CSW a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 2003 and represents Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to the success of its partners worldwide. For further information on Microsoft Gold Certified Partnership status and what this means, visit: www.microsoft.com/partner
14th April 2008
- CSW Group in UK's 'Hot 100' for second year
CSW Group is once again ranked in the Real Business/LDC Hot 100 league table, which charts the UK’s fastest-growing privately owned businesses. This follows the award of ‘SME Organisation of the Year’ given to CSW at the prestigious British Computer Society (BCS) IT Awards at the end of last year.
Together, the companies in this year’s Hot 100 have pulled in sales of £4.3bn and boast profits of £280m. With sales having increased from £1.7m to £8.1m over the past four years, CSW has grown by an impressive 59% per cent annually and ranks at position 83.
Grant Berry, regional managing director for LDC, the private equity company that sponsors the Hot 100 survey, says the variety of businesses on the list is an encouraging sign for the UK economy. He adds “People with the right approach to business who keep their focus and recruit the right management team, stand a great chance of becoming successful.”
CSW is one of only five companies in the Hot 100 that sell to the healthcare market. Since the original product development of its Case Notes product began in 1999, CSW has continued to sustain growth over a number of years and has completely transformed its business from a consultancy/services-based company, to a leading product development company for standards-based electronic health records and knowledge management in the UK.
At the end of 2006 CSW extended its operations with the incorporation of its US subsidiary, based in New York, as part of its ongoing strategy to become a global market leading product supplier for electronic health records and knowledge management.
For more information on the Real Business Hot 100 and to see the full listings, visit http://www.realbusiness.co.uk/hot100
11th December 2007
- CSW is SME Organisation of the Year
CSW was awarded the title of ‘SME Organisation of the Year’ at the prestigious British Computer Society (BCS) IT Awards ceremony last week. The awards, which took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, were presented by BBC news broadcaster Kate Silverton in recognition of excellence, professionalism and innovation in IT. CSW’s winning entry entitled ‘Taking Electronic Health Records Worldwide’ was quoted as having “…demonstrated strong company growth in a difficult market, with staff and Investors working closely on product development.”
The BCS IT Industry Awards are a central element of the BCS professionalism programme and have very quickly established themselves as the leading hallmark of success amongst practitioners in the IT industry today. As standards of sophistication, business acumen and skill in the IT world are continually developing, the role of IT and its effective management is critical across the whole spectrum of business. The cross-industry awards recognise, promote and acclaim excellence, professionalism, innovation and the outstanding achievements to which individuals and groups contribute.
CSW’s award winning entry for ‘SME Organisation of the Year’ was selected amongst over 600 nominations that were received for the 23 awards categories. Since the original product development of its Case Notes product began in 1999, CSW has continued to sustain growth over a number of years and has completely transformed its business from a consultancy/services-based company, to a leading product development company for standards-based electronic health records and knowledge management in the UK. At the end of 2006 CSW extended its operations with the incorporation of its US subsidiary, based in New York, as part of its ongoing strategy to become a global market leading product supplier for electronic health records and knowledge management.
David Clarke, BCS Chief Executive, said: “This year’s awards are a fitting culmination to our 50th anniversary year which has been exceptional. Technology has enabled unparalleled improvements in productivity and business efficiency over the last 50 years and today IT drives business. These winners have embraced this concept and proven their excellence in innovation and professionalism; they exemplify the importance and value that technology brings to business, society and the economy.”
John Chelsom, Managing Director of CSW added: “This award is a huge achievement for CSW and is recognition once again of our ability to successfully manage and deliver innovative IT products for our customers, achieving impressive growth and performance in a challenging market. The hard work and dedication of everyone at CSW has succeeded in creating a company that is quite special.”
For more information on the BCS IT Awards, visit http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.16272. Photos of the awards ceremony can also be seen at http://www.derekgeorgephotography.com/gallery/dg/index.html.
27th November 2007
- CSW in Deloitte Technology Fast 500
CSW is listed in this year’s Deloitte Technology EMEA Fast 500 ranking of fastest growing technology companies for 2007.
The Deloitte EMEA Fast 500 program recognises technology companies that have achieved the fastest rates of annual revenue growth across Europe, the Middle East and Africa during the past five years. It is the most objective industry-ranking standard to focus on the technology field in EMEA and includes both public and private companies from all areas of technology: from Internet to biotechnology; from medical and scientific to computers.
The awards, which have been running in EMEA for seven years, are based on an organisation’s five-year average percentage revenue growth. CSW achieved a ranking at number 370 with an impressive five-year percentage growth of 412%. This growth has been achieved at CSW through various implementations of our popular Case Notes product for integrated shared care records management and our XML-based Knowledge Management Suite (KMS) for content and knowledge management.
Average growth rates across the entire rankings were impressive and were the highest since the Fast 500 began in 2001, illustrating that confidence in technology remains high despite economic uncertainties.
To view the full report, visit http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/dtt_tmt_EMEAFast500_2007%282%29.pdf
20th November 2007
- CSW & MUL provide advanced knowledge services for automotive aftermarket
CSW Group and MUL Services have launched a new website - www.autorepair.eu.com, which aims to support vehicle manufacturers and other content providers in working with regulations and standards in the automotive aftermarket.
The site will be a point of entry for business-to-business information on automotive aftermarket regulation and services, aimed at companies who need information on the availability and requirements for information to support the diagnosis, repair, and servicing of passenger vehicles. It provides current information on European requirements for the supply of repair information to commercial end users in both the independent and franchised sectors and includes documentation on relevant standards, both existing and in development.
The partnership between CSW and MUL, and the development of the site, follows on from the MYCAREVENT project (Mobility and Collaborative Work in European Vehicle Emergency Networks) in which both companies participated. MYCAREVENT was a three year research project, financed by the Information Society Technology program of the European Commission within the Sixth Framework. CSW and MUL were leading partners in the project, working with major European manufacturers and roadside assistance organisations to develop an integrated pan-European repair information portal as a central gateway to automotive repair, diagnosis and maintenance information. CSW developed the underlying information model, ontology and the Advanced Query Service (AQS) to allow end users to search and retrieve repair information from manufacturers and other content providers using a single point of access, while MUL provided the state-of-the-art portal and e-business technology permitting the administration of new information entities to access a range of services, including the AQS, and to seamlessly integrate access to content from various 3rd party and OEM repositories.
Antony Scott, Projects Manager at CSW, said “CSW’s goal in participating in the MYCAREVENT project was to apply both the theory and practice of using web-based technologies in general, and ontologies in particular, to this field. It was an essential step towards providing an industry-wide portal for content from dispersed and disparate sources for the automotive aftermarket.”
Dr. Frank Schönherr, Projects Manager and Consultant at MUL, added …“Our main challenge was the tremendous lack of homogeneity between different content providers in processing, structuring and describing information. Consequently we focused our solution on the unification of information access which leaves existing back-end processes and systems widely untouched. Eventually we successfully demonstrated the integration and optimisation potential of state of the art portal technologies.”
CSW and MUL’s collaboration will lead to the provision of a range of advanced knowledge services for the automotive aftermarket, including a core portal with content and metadata hosting, message routing and transformation, user management and accounting; web-based training infrastructure and shop system; a query service, providing metadata search facilities to the end user; and a content integration service - allowing content to be made available to the end user regardless of its location. The companies are already working in partnership with major OEMs and aftermarket information providers to realise this goal.
For further information on these advanced knowledge services, visit www.autorepair.eu.com, or for more details on MYCAREVENT, visit www.mycarevent.com.
17th September 2007
- Visit us at IMS 2007
As readers of Information World Review (IWR)will already know, CSW Group will be exhibiting at the forthcoming Information Management Solutions (IMS) 2007 at Olympia from 4th-6th December. Come and visit us at stand no. 368 to find out more about the KMS product suite and to win the new iPod Touch!
15th August 2007
- CSW contribute to new Electronic Data Archiving Good Practice Guide
Ann Wrightson, Principal Consultant with CSW Group Ltd, was one of the ‘EDA SIG Core Group’ that developed the recently launched Good Practice Guide: Electronic Data Archiving, published by ISPE (http://www.ispe.org/), the world's largest not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and advancing pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals and their industry. Ann's expertise with metadata and her experience as an advisor to the Digital Archive project at the National Archives led to her being invited to join the group and she has since been involved with development of the Guide from initial concept to publication.
The Data Archiving Guide provides a rational and scalable approach to electronic data archiving through the development of an archiving strategy. The implementation of this strategy should help organisations to achieve and maintain regulatory compliance, especially in the US, and will help to manage electronic records more effectively in the long term.
For further information on the guide visit http://www.ispe.org/cs/gamp_publications
2nd August 2007
- XML Summer School Success
CSW’s XML Summer School 2007 concluded on Friday 27th July, following a week of enlightening seminars and entertaining social events. Delegates from across the world congregated to be tutored by our expert speakers, to the backdrop of historic Wadham College at the University of Oxford.
Despite the unprecedented amount of rain and associated floods, the XML Summer School ran smoothly. The seminars themselves were extremely well-received, eliciting glowing feedback from delegates. One commented on the two-day course on XSLT, XSL-FO and XQuery: “Excellent! I got a tremendous amount of knowledge from these talks”.
The XML Summer School is a five-day residential course brings together some of the world's leading industry experts to deliver an informative and challenging curriculum on XML related technologies. Split into three tracks, the curriculum is flexible, so that delegates can combine individual seminars giving them a truly tailor-made learning programme.
Many delegates were very impressed by the amount of world-renowned speakers in open standards and related technologies in their midst; one delegate remarked that “…you get to sit at the feet of the masters!”
The social events at the XML Summer School provide the ideal platform for networking with fellow delegates or extracting information from the speakers on a one-to-one basis. Some delegates argue that the networking and learning experiences outside the classroom are as valuable as that in the classroom.
Highlights of the week included an exclusive tour of the Bodleian Library, where delegates took in the stunning architecture and incredible history of the Divinity School, Convocation House and Duke Humfrey’s Library; and a dinner and tour of Rhodes House.
Overall this year’s XML Summer School was a great success and we look forward to hosting an even better one next year. To register your interest now in the XML Summer School 2008, please email your details to summer.school@csw.co.uk or visit the event website at www.xmlsummerschool.com
29th July 2007
- KMS launch online exhibition stand at ECM365
CSW’s Knowledge Management Suite (KMS) now has its own online exhibition stand at ECM365 (www.contentmanagement365.com).
ECM365 is the largest online event site for the UK web/enterprise content management and document management marketplace. It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and provides a one-stop information resource for business professionals looking for new content and document management services. The site includes a virtual exhibition of industry vendors, independent news/features and respected industry research. As a visitor to ECM365 you can benefit from the following:
- Compare the leading enterprise content management and document management vendors
- Source suppliers relating to all aspects of information management
- A one-stop information source - independent white papers, product launches, press releases etc
- A free educational programme
- No travel time or costs involved
- All the facilities of a physical event
- Archived information on the industry searchable by category
CSW’s KMS exhibition stand is based in Hall 1 and can be found under the ‘knowledge management’ and ‘content delivery’ product categories. It provides permanent access to CSW’s company information, KMS product brochures, white papers and other announcements - such as new product releases and events. To visit the exhibition stand directly, go to http://www.contentmanagement365.com/Stands/CSWGroup/ or the KMS product website can be found at www.xmlkms.co.uk
2nd May 2007
- CSW listed in 'Hot 100'
CSW has been ranked at number 70 in the Real Business/LDC Hot 100 league table, which charts the UK’s fastest-growing privately owned businesses. This follows CSW's listing in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league table of fastest growing privately owned technology firms, which was published at the end of last year.
The annual Hot 100 league table ranks growth in sales over the last four years across all industry sectors – from plumbing suppliers, to online fashion stores and car dealers. To qualify, the latest accounts needed to show sales of more than £5m and be profitable. With sales having increased from £1.6m to £8m over the past four years, CSW has grown by an impressive 71.1 per cent annually.
Grant Berry, UK regional managing director at LDC, the private equity firm which sponsors the survey described the success of the Hot 100 companies, "To be growing profitably when the market is so competitive is a testament to the determination of the country's entrepreneurs."
John Chelsom, Managing Director of CSW added, “This listing is yet further recognition of CSW’s achievements as we move closer to our strategic ambition of becoming a leading supplier of products to the global market in Electronic Health Records and Knowledge Management.”
For more information on the Real Business Hot 100 see http://www.realbusiness.co.uk/Hot100/
3rd April 2007
- Registration now open for XML Summer School 2007
CSW is pleased to announce that the XML Summer School registration is now open. Delegates who register before April 30th 2007 will receive a 15% early bird discount, so book now to avoid disappointment.
The XML Summer School, now in its seventh year, is a five-day residential course taking place at Wadham College, University of Oxford from 22nd-27th July. It brings together some of the world's leading industry experts to deliver an informative and challenging curriculum. The event goes beyond that of a traditional XML training course, offering delegates a unique learning experience in the picturesque settings of Oxford.
The innovative curriculum caters for all levels and is split into three main tracks: ‘Hands-on Introduction’, ‘Technical’ and ‘Applications’. The world-renowned speakers explore the latest trends in these technologies and illustrate how they can be applied in specific industry settings.
For further information and to register for the XML Summer School, go to www.xmlsummerschool.com
5th March 2007
- CSW Group launches US subsidiary at HIMSS 07
UK-based healthcare IT software provider CSW launched its new US subsidiary, CSW North America Inc, last week at the HIMSS 2007 conference and exhibition in New Orleans.
CSW incorporated the US subsidiary, based in New York, at the end of 2006 as part of its ongoing strategy to become a global market leading product supplier for electronic health records and knowledge management.
The US subsidiary is headquartered in New York City, acting as the distributor for CSW's Case Notes and Knowledge Management Suite (KMS) products in the US. It services new customers in the US, including integrated hospital systems and global pharmaceutical companies. The company acts as CSW Group's exclusive agent for all operations in North America including distribution and resale of all products; development of channel partnerships; and delivery of associated services.
The company’s highly experienced management team includes:
Dr. Steve Arnold, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of CSW North America Inc. Steve has more than 17 years of senior level healthcare experience and is a recognised consultant to the healthcare industry for the implementation of EHR systems and development of Integrated Delivery Systems. In addition to his role with CSW, Steve is President and CEO of Healthcare Consultants International
Jake Nadler, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of CSW North America Inc. Prior to this appointment Jake has held various senior marketing positions, growing successful product and systems integration divisions. He also founded Blackbook Software, a publisher of client relationship management applications for private equity managers.
Tony Stewart, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of CSW North America Inc. Tony has over 15 years' experience in helping organisations improve their business processes, on both sides of the client/consultant fence.
John Chelsom, Managing Director of CSW Group, and President/CEO of CSW North America Inc commented,” We are confident that the North American healthcare and pharmaceutical markets hold great potential for our company and our products. CSW will be bringing our unique, proven experience in delivering standards-based health records management on a national scale and applying it to the US. This will be supported with our content and knowledge management product, KMS, to provide the basis for the next generation of clinical decision support systems.”
For further information on CSW North America Inc., please visit www.cswna.com
23rd January 2007
- XML Summer School - What's new for 2007!
CSW Group is pleased to announce that Dan Connelly, research scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) in the Decentralized Information Group (DIG) and a member of the technical staff of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) will speak at the eighth annual XML Summer School on Trends & Transients in XML.
The XML Summer School, hosted by CSW Group (www.csw.co.uk) is being held at Wadham College, University of Oxford, between 22nd and 27th July and has some of the world’s most knowledgeable XML industry experts sharing their skills and experience. Teaching is based on the traditional Oxford tutorial system with small, focused seminar groups. The 2007 programme features three tracks: an introductory track for beginners; a technical track allowing you to explore some of the essential topics in more detail; and an applications track focusing on the application of XML in industry focussed settings.
This year, Dan Connelly will be joining the event for what promises to be an entertaining and informative debate on the trends and hype in XML-related technologies. His research interest is investigating the value of formal descriptions of complex systems like the Web, especially in the consensus-building process; his contribution to the event will be thought-provoking and guaranteed to stimulate debate.
Other highlights include: an improved two-day Content and Knowledge with XML course which offers delegates the opportunity to learn:
- The value that can be unlocked by representing content and knowledge as XML
- How to turn information assets into more valuable knowledge bases
- How to present the business case for XML
- The levels of planning and control needed to run the knowledge-management process
- Which tools and technologies make the content supply chain most efficient
- New XML standards for creating and delivering executable knowledge
For further information on the learning curriculum and for full details about the XML Summer School, please visit www.xmlsummerschool.com
15th December 2006
- Merry Christmas! - Looking forward to 2007
Everybody here at CSW would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
After successfully launching KMS v2.0 at Information Management Solutions in London late last month we have had a fantastic response. We’re currently planning our event schedule for 2007 and more information will follow early in the New Year.
We will also soon be announcing details of future enhancements and new features to KMS, if you’re interested in finding out more please get in touch.
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27th November 2006
- CSW Launch KMS v2.0 at Online Information 2006
CSW are proud to announce the release of v2.0 of their Knowledge Management Suite (KMS) at this years’ Online Information show at Olympia in London on 28th November.
CSW have extended the product suite’s existing capabilities and functionality to provide improvements in the core of the application, delivering increased scalability and enhanced performance times. KMS has been designed to meet the needs of customers who want to create and publish XML content to multiple mediums. Improved benefits include:
Reduction in Publishing and Production Costs – enhancements in KMS v2.0 have contributed to reducing the cost of content development on organisations. KMS v2.0 streamlines the complete publishing process, supporting users and automating business processes with workflow, smoothing the journey from information to knowledge bases.Advanced Interface Design– the new contemporary design reflects in-depth customer research to improve functionality. The intuitive design improves adoption time; no specialist training is required.
Improved Scalability – core product improvements enables KMS v2.0 to manage content effectively from the small business to enterprise level. Efficiently managing one to many thousands of publications.
Enhanced Content Quality – KMS v2.0 utilizes XML to provide content validation and quality assurance: automated consistency checking and enforces enterprise-wide policies, guidelines and styles.
Demonstrations of KMS v2.0 can be seen on stand number 276 in the Information Management Solutions (IMS) area at the Online Information 2006 exhibition.
For more information, visit http://www.ims-show.co.uk/
27th November 2006
- CSW Launches KMS Website
To coincide with the release of CSW’s Knowledge Management Suite (KMS) v2.0, a dedicated website has now been launched to provide a central resource for all KMS related information.
The website reflects the modern design of the new user interface and includes detailed information on the products within the KMS suite including:
Knowledge Engineering System (KES)Knowledge Delivery Engine (KDE)
The Knowledge Identification and Transformation (KITE)
KMS has been designed to bridge the gap between traditional document Content Management Systems and Knowledge Management applications. The system allows publishers to work from single source content and provides multiple automated delivery formats designed around individual publishing needs. KMS also provides advanced tools to classify content using data dictionaries.
For more information on KMS please contact marketing@csw.co.uk
25th September 2006
- CSW recognised as one of Britain’s fastest growing technology companies
CSW has been named at number 30 in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league table of fastest growing privately owned technology firms, which was published on 24th September 2006.
The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 first began in 2001 and ranks Britain's fastest growing, innovative private technology companies by their sales growth over a two year period. The Tech Track 100 adopts the London Stock Exchange’s Techmark definition of a technology company. Its definition is one ‘whose business growth and success is dependent on the development of one or more technologies’. Techmark also requires evidence of significant technological innovation in a company’s product or service.
CSW’s position at number 30 in the Tech Track 100 is based on sales growth between 2003 and 2005, which shows an impressive average annual increase of 95%. Sales grew from £1.6m in 2002/3 to £6.1m in 2004/5 after the NHS picked CSW’s Case Notes product as a key component of its National Care Records Service three years ago. Since then CSW has continued to grow, recording sales of £8.0m in 2005/6.
CSW was also one of the 69 businesses in the league table that showed a profit. CSW has continued this success more recently with our partners through the implementation of a shared-care Single Assessment Process (SAP) solution for Tower Hamlets and a contract to design the Finnish National Healthcare Information System.
John Chelsom, Managing Director of CSW added, “The Tech Track 100 has become one of the main measures of success for innovative technology companies. The key to long-term success is to sustain this growth over a number of years, as CSW has done since first appearing in the Tech Track 100 in 2002.”
For further information on the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 see: http://www.fasttrack.co.uk
