Computing platforms and support communication through Web Services. In this context, @HealthCloud has been developed based on Google’s Android mobile Operating System (OS) [2] using the appropriate software development kit (sdk). Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. Several mobile device vendors already support it. The platform is adaptable to larger and traditional smart phone layouts and supports a variety of connectivity technologies (CDMA, EV-DO, UMTS, Bluetooth, and Wi-
Fi). It supports a great variety of audio, video and still image format, making it suitable for displaying medical content. Finally, it supports native multi-touch technology, which allows better manipulation of medical images and generally increases the application’s usability.