October 6, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Recognizing the collaborative power of the healthcare community, Cerner (NASDAQ: CERN) launched the uDevelop platform, coupled with the uCern Store, to enable people who use the company’s healthcare solutions to share knowledge, solve collective problems and develop innovations.

The uDevelop platform, modeled on the principle of open source software development, will allow the more than 2.5 million healthcare professionals who engage with Cerner(R) solutions to provide direct feedback on solution enhancements and to have a hands-on role in customizing and developing Cerner solutions.

“The uDevelop platform is an ecosystem, fueled by the wisdom of the crowd,” said Jeff Townsend, Cerner Chief of staff. “With more than 8,000 facilities around the world using Cerner solutions, there is a significant innovation opportunity to engage developers and clinicians that will make healthcare more efficient.”

The uDevelop platform is designed to create an ecosystem to promote the development, sharing and distribution of new and existing Cerner solutions.

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