The move comes after reports warned that IT systems in the health sector suffered almost 50 percent of more spyware attacks than other industries.

NSW Health's head of IT infrastructure, John Brown, said an efficient solution is needed to maintain strategy and policy on health care in NSW."Any disruptions can quite literally have an impact on the health and treatment of patients in NSW," Brown said.

In keeping with the government's 'buy not build' philosophy, the sector has bought the software rather than build its own infrastructure.

"The benefits are fairly obvious in that you don't end up with aging, out-of-date equipment that will need to be replaced," Brown said.

The department, working with Dimension Data, conducted a three-week trial of the software in August last year, which had positive results.