BNAmericas/LinuxInsider: Tecso Launches Open-Source Databank for Health Companies

"Brazilian software supplier Tecso Informatica aims to penetrate the small health company market by launching an open-source version of its business management software system MultiMED, local daily Gazeta Mercantil reported.

"The new system, MultiMED Small Business, uses the open-source databank PostGreSQL. Open-source software permits the company to avoid licensing costs which amount to roughly US$200 [€151] per machine, according to Tecso director John Forman..."

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