Perfect DiViSy technology for video network in medicine (Moscow information network for teleoncology)

A large telemedicine project is now under development in Moscow. The genera l task of the project is to link oncology research centres and hospitals me eting the project profile, and to provide on-line (using real-time video co nferences) and off-line (via distributed database of medical information) i nformation exchange. There was no existing technology available for use at the project's base which was ready to meet all requirements, so we are usin g specially created technology for video networks (DiViSy V.97). We suppose this technology to be more applicable for use in telemedicine networks tha n are business video conference technologies and classical Internet/Intrane t technologies. We affirm in our conclusion that now is the rime for develo ping special telemedicine standards, recommendations of compatibility, etc. , and that we are ready to take part in this process.