primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message blueware inc. type privately held industry healthcare information services founded 1993 1 headquarters cadillac michigan key people rose harr president & ceo products software revenue non disclosed number of employees 4000 october 2010 subsidiaries blueland blueware international roseware website http www.bluewaregroup.com blueware inc. is an international strategic healthware solutions corporation located in cadillac michigan 1 created by former ibm healthcare and advanced technology specialists . the development and marketing of software products specific to the healthcare industry is the major focus of the business . blueware inc. develops and supports a family of software products targeted at providing an on line medical record for hospitals . the company is a solution provider to hospitals clinics and home healthcare agencies worldwide and in 27 states in the united states . blueware inc is an ibm premier business partner and also has headquarters located in the united kingdom . contents 1 wellness connection 2 move to florida 3 awards 4 references wellness connection blueware s wellness connection is a server based electronic medical record utilizing computer output to laser disc cold imaging document imaging clinical multimedia imaging with data and biomedical applications in development . this software collects data and images from various sites in a hospital or from remote sites through a modem captures and compresses the printed patient output at the time of printing or scanning and indexes it into electronic patient records folders under the appropriate tabs . information is stored on tape disk drive or on an optical system and can later be called up on a character based screen or a pc . wellness connection runs on the ibm eserver system i server which incorporates ibm hardware technology and utilizes ibm software such as db2 content manager and ibm lotus notes and domino . move to florida in may 2012 florida governor rick scott lauded the move of blueware to melbourne florida . it was announced that blueware expected to employ 190 people at an average salary of 69 000 saying today s announcement is a great win for the space coast as well as for the entire state . at the time harr stated that blueware holds 10 companies within its corporate family and we look forward to expanding our presence in healthcare education and government sectors 2 prior to that in early 2012 blueware ceo rose harr met then brevard county clerk mitch needelman via matt dupree a former lobbyist and business partner of needelman . on april 6 2012 needelman signed a contract with roseware llc one of the 10 companies within blueware s corporate family . on the day of signing 100 000 was wired to blueware . 3 on october 27 2012 needelman signed a 6.1 million load with hewlett packard despite the fact that the county clerk is not allowed under florida law to borrow money . on november 8 2012 needelman immediate wired 5 690 526 to blueware . on january 8 2013 ellis was sworn in as brevard country clerk and continued his investigation into the dealings between needelman and blueware . 3 needelman and dupree were arrested on august 15 2013 . 3 the next day harr turned herself in to the seminole county sheriff s office . 4 awards 2007 beacon award finalist for driving patient centric care 2007 top star business partner by the ibm global public sector 2006 top 50 growing companies in michigan 5 2005 best db2 application ibm beacon award references a b company overview of blueware inc. . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 17 february 2014 . governor scott announces information technology company to locate on space coast . flgov.com . 2012 05 04 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . a b c http www.miamiherald.com news state article1954151.html http www.cfnews13.com content news cfnews13 news article.html content news 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