Harris Computer has made another significant purchase in the maternity software market with the acquisition of Victorian-headquartered Management Consultants and Technology Services (MCATS), which markets the Birthing Outcomes System (BOS) to maternity hospitals primarily in Victoria and the ACT.

Canadian firm Harris, part of the Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Constellation Software company, also owns Sydney-based obstetric and maternity software developer Meridian Health Informatics, which supplies NSW Health, Queensland Health, the Tasmanian Department of Health and Mater Health; and the UK’s K2 Medical Systems, which supplies maternity ward software solutions to Mater, Monash Health, Healthscope, Gold Coast University Hospital and RPA Women and Babies/Canterbury Hospital.