Just what the doctor ordered

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Open Source: Just what the doctors ordered

Royal College of General Practitioners chooses Trustix Linux solutions 
to help keep GPs informed

London, UK – 22nd May 2003 – The Royal College of General Practitioners 
(RCGP) has chosen Trustix and IBM to supply a Linux based e-mail server 
solution to support the delivery of bulk e-mail to over 6000 GP’s across 
the United Kingdom.

The solution, supplied by Cambridge-based reseller ee-scape, will also 
allow the RCGP to provide new services in the future, including the web 
enabling of some of the College’s Quality initiatives.

The RCGP was already evaluating another Linux-based solution, which, 
although it was an excellent out of the box solution, even when compared 
to the existing proprietary solution, could not be scaled up to meet 
RCGP’s needs.

Tony Betts, IT Manager at the Royal College of General Practitioners 
stated: “We needed a robust, scaleable and configurable solution to 
enable some database applications to improve communications out to our 
members. After testing we decided the Trustix solution met our current 
needs and future plans based on known requirements and the potential 
move of more services to open systems.”

Ee-scape suggested a solution based on Trustix web and e-mail servers 
running on an IBM xSeries server.  The RCGP tested two Linux-based 
solutions for four weeks before it decided on the Trustix solution.

The main reasons for selecting the Trustix solution were the ability for 
the Trustix mail and web server applications to run without causing 
problems to other applications that had to be run on the same hardware 
and the excellent upgrade path offered by the IBM xSeries server platform.

Superior performance was also offered by the Trustix solution, with the 
fortnightly e-mail delivery taking less than two hours rather than the 
three days required by the proprietary solution.

"The pace of change within the medical profession has to be matched by 
the infrastructure of the royal colleges,” commented James Dean UK Sales 
Director of Trustix. “We are delighted that the Royal College of General 
Practitioners has chosen a Trustix solution as the basis for its 
web-enabled communication with its members.”

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About Royal College of General Practitioners
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the largest 
membership organisation in the United Kingdom solely for GPs. It aims to 
act as the  ‘voice’ of general practitioners on education, training and 
standards issues. Founded in 1952, the RCGP is a relatively young 
organisation with an outstanding record of achievement. Milestones in 
its history include the establishment of vocational training in general 
practice, the setting up of clinical guidelines for doctors, the 
expansion of research into general medical practice and the promotion of 
primary care.

About ee-scape.net limited
ee-scape.net limited (ee-scape) was founded in Cambridge UK in 2000. 
ee-scape prides itself on being able to offer solutions that aid its 
clients to be successful by providing an exceptional level of service. 
ee-scape specialises in a selective range of products and have a 
comprehensive knowledge of their scope and abilities. This enables 
ee-scape to provide the key I.T. services that ensure security and 
backup of data, shared resources, and to provide routes to communicate 
with the rest of the world.

About Trustix AS
Trustix is a world-recognised vendor of solutions and tools for security 
and systems management on Linux. Trustix received the "Solution 
Excellence Award" from IBM for the Trustix Linux Solutions 2001. The 
Trustix Linux Solutions (TLS) suite is the first-and-only comprehensive 
solution set for enterprises seeking to benefit from the lower cost, 
flexibility, reliability and openness of the Linux operating system – 
without sacrificing the simplicity and functionality of Windows 
products.  All Trustix Linux Solutions are certified for and provided on 
IBM server hardware.

Trustix is a privately held corporation with solid financial backing 
from leading venture funds. Trustix is headquartered in Trondheim, 
Norway with offices in the UK, USA and Asia. For more information about 
Trustix and its infrastructure products, go to www.trustix.com

Press Contacts
Rose Ross / Hannah Knowles, Omarketing Limited
+44(0) 20 8255 5225
rose@omarketing.co.uk  hannah@omarketing.co.uk

Jo Uthus, Trustix
+47 73 54 50 54
jo.uthus@trustix.com



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