Witt takes SPOT for a walk

Witt Biomedical Corp. has announced its new Smart Proactive Observation Technology (SPOT), a software that is able to remotely monitor cardiology enterprise hardware, operating systems and applications. SPOT also has been added as part of the company's CALYSTO for Cardiology enterprise system, a cardiology image and information system.
   
Key abilities of SPOT are:
  • Checks that hardware, software and applications are running smoothly;
  • Minimizes system downtime;
  • Monitors backups, as well as disk space, network bandwidth, and general performance;
  • Manages IT modifications; and
  • Notifies users of conflicting applications in use.

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