Miami, Florida Hospital Switches to OpenDNS Across Entire Network
Larkin Community Hospital Makes its Internet Safer with OpenDNS
Jun 2, 2008 — San Francisco -- OpenDNS, the award-winning navigation service that makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable, today announced Larkin Community Hospital has switched to OpenDNS from the default service it received from its ISP. Larkin Community Hospital is a leading healthcare facility in South Miami, Florida. OpenDNS is the world's largest, fastest-growing DNS service.
The hospital, which employs a full-time staff of more than 500 practitioners, ranks Web content filtering among its top technology priorities. Having used a pricey appliance, and at a point where a new model would cost thousands of dollars in addition to an annual subscription fee, Larkin IT staff were drawn to OpenDNS's free solution.
The hospital rolled out OpenDNS network wide and has enjoyed 100 DNS uptime since making the switch. All staffers, patients and guests connecting to the Internet through the hospital network are protected from phishing scams and navigate the Internet more efficiently with the helpful OpenDNS Guide.
"OpenDNS is fantastic and I recommend it to everyone," said Elias Diek, Network Administrator for Larkin Community Hospital. "It's more responsive than our previous DNS service, it saves us thousand per year and helps us to control all of our computers with ease using the Web content filtering dashboard."
About Larkin Community Hospital
Larkin Community Hospital is located in Florida and has been serving the health care needs of South Miami and the surrounding communities for more than 35 years. The mission of Larkin Community Hospital is to provide the highest quality primary care, to serve the medical needs of its community, to honor the patient bill of rights and to ensure patient safety.
Furthermore, Larkin Community Hospital is proactive in helping to educate its patients, staff and community in preventive medical care. For more information about Larkin Community Hospital, please visit http://www.larkinhospital.com
About OpenDNS
OpenDNS makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable. Based in San Francisco, the company operates a large distributed network that powers a new kind of recursive DNS (Domain Name System) service that provides all Internet users increased security, reliability and performance. OpenDNS is thoroughly committed to building and operating the best DNS platform in the world and to improving the Internet. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: http://www.opendns.com
The hospital, which employs a full-time staff of more than 500 practitioners, ranks Web content filtering among its top technology priorities. Having used a pricey appliance, and at a point where a new model would cost thousands of dollars in addition to an annual subscription fee, Larkin IT staff were drawn to OpenDNS's free solution.
The hospital rolled out OpenDNS network wide and has enjoyed 100 DNS uptime since making the switch. All staffers, patients and guests connecting to the Internet through the hospital network are protected from phishing scams and navigate the Internet more efficiently with the helpful OpenDNS Guide.
"OpenDNS is fantastic and I recommend it to everyone," said Elias Diek, Network Administrator for Larkin Community Hospital. "It's more responsive than our previous DNS service, it saves us thousand per year and helps us to control all of our computers with ease using the Web content filtering dashboard."
About Larkin Community Hospital
Larkin Community Hospital is located in Florida and has been serving the health care needs of South Miami and the surrounding communities for more than 35 years. The mission of Larkin Community Hospital is to provide the highest quality primary care, to serve the medical needs of its community, to honor the patient bill of rights and to ensure patient safety.
Furthermore, Larkin Community Hospital is proactive in helping to educate its patients, staff and community in preventive medical care. For more information about Larkin Community Hospital, please visit http://www.larkinhospital.com
About OpenDNS
OpenDNS makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable. Based in San Francisco, the company operates a large distributed network that powers a new kind of recursive DNS (Domain Name System) service that provides all Internet users increased security, reliability and performance. OpenDNS is thoroughly committed to building and operating the best DNS platform in the world and to improving the Internet. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: http://www.opendns.com
