All of Victoria's HealthSmart technology is expected to be in place by next year.

-- Michael Crawford, Computerworld Today

Ethernet Service Links Hong Kong to Beijing

Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) Holdings Ltd. has launched an Ethernet service that connects Hong Kong with Beijing and China's Guangdong province, in an attempt to meet growing corporate demand for networking connections between Hong Kong and mainland China.

HGC, a unit of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd., said the need for cross-border networking capabilities has been increasing since China joined the World Trade Organization and signed the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement with Hong Kong. The CEPA is designed to improve economic ties between Hong Kong and the rest of China.