Internet/Intranet access to a multimedia cardiology information system

Presents a client/server concept for the secure transmission of ECG data from a SQL-database server via Internet/Intranet to multiple JAVA-based presentation clients. Architectural aspects of server and client are considered. For the server database access, both ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) and JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) interfaces are discussed. Secure Data transmission requirements are fulfilled by a SSL (Secure Socket Layer) implementation. Client and server prototypes were tested in different realistic system environments. In integrated healthcare, similar systems could enable healthcare professionals to access shared patient-related collections of cardiological data.