Aesculapius Research Group uses Microsoft’s new .Net strategy for software development. Its software developers use the new Visual Studio .NET development environment built on and for the .NET Framework. The .NET Framework provides, through a set of class libraries, the functionality used by all the .NET languages, including Microsoft Visual C#™ and Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET with a common language runtime. See http://msdn.microsoft.com

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• The database used is Microsoft SQL Server 2000, a relational database management and analysis system. SQL Server 2000, the latest version, includes support for XML and HTTP, performance and availability features to partition load and ensure uptime, and advanced management and tuning functionality to automate routine tasks. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/ 

   

• The database are maintained on networked Dell PowerEdge Rack servers and protected by a Cisco PIX firewall in a climate controlled room.

   

• Security of Aesculapius Research Group databases, in compliance with HIPAA, is handled by a Cisco PIX firewall and Microsoft’s Internet Security Administrator. See http://www.cisco.com

   

• Database backup is performed daily by Veritas Backup Exec™, a comprehensive, reliable backup system with scalability with backup to a tape device and library configuration and administration. See http://www.veritas.com

   

• Database backup as a duplicate is also performed by Data Protection Services, LLC. See http://www.dataprotection.net