Microsoft has announced its decision acquire Global Care Solutions (GCS), a privately held company based in Bangkok, Thailand that develops enterprise-class health information systems.

GCS employees will join Microsoft's Health Solutions Group, which will manage product development and delivery.

According to Peter Neupert, corporate vice president for the Health Solutions Group at Microsoft, "The international, fully integrated nature of the GCS technology, and the fact that it is built from the ground up on scalable Microsoft technology, makes this a great addition to our portfolio of health enterprise products as we look to power developing and emerging hospital systems around the globe.”