President Bill Clinton's proposed network would create an electronic surveillance system that would link doctors, hospitals and health officials to alert them of outbreaks, according to a statement.

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To take one example, an ObamaCare-mandated update to a major computer network called the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing, which governs insurance approvals, has been delayed by months.

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All the critical systems in a modern car -- engine, transmission, brakes, stability controls -- are linked to a single electronic system called the Controller Area Network bus, or CAN bus.

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The new systems include an online booking system, e-prescriptions and fast computer network links between NHS organisations as well as the electronic records system.

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"PLA analysts consistently identify logistics and C4ISR infrastructure as U.S. strategic centers of gravity suggesting that PLA commanders will almost certainly attempt to target these system with both electronic countermeasures weapons and network attack and exploitation tools, likely in advance of actual combat to delay U.S. entry or degrade capabilities in a conflict, " the report said.

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Its small electronic-distribution system has allowed upstarts like the Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange, an electronic energy-trading network, to whittle away at Nymex's market dominance in the sector.

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O. jointly created a regional information network a community-wide electronic-record system that shared office notes, test results, and hospital data for patients across the area.

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Or would you like a secure electronic message sent by your GP who you trust over a secure network to a booking system which would allow your booking to occur there and then and for you to change it subsequently?

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