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ALI acquires Olicon in deal to build service, installed baseNo decisions made yet about technology integration, howeverInstalled base is crucial for long-term market success. At least that’s the message many PACS vendors appear to be

Converged networks increase bandwidth, reduce costsFirms target healthcare for combined voice, video, data offeringsDevelopments in networking technology such as converged networks—the integration of voice, video, and other data over

DICOM Update: DICOM accommodates new technologyBy Herman Oosterwijk, President, OTech Inc.Every year, PACS vendors present new technological applications, advances, and extensions to existing imaging

GE completes acquisition of Applicare Medical ImagingDeal adds teleradiology, miniPACS support to PathSpeedConsolidation continues in the PACS market as vendors strive to find the right product mix and strategic reach to achieve market

Firm’s functional anatomic mapping system is highlight GE Medical Systems pulled off the corporate equivalent of a slam dunk at this month’s Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Los Angeles. The Milwaukee company packed crowds

Agfa’s integration of Sterling Diagnostic Imaging has begun to move forward, with the companies announcing a North American management team for the combined businesses. Former Sterling employees are well represented. Sterling COO Ernest

Japanese multimodality vendor Toshiba this month appointed Hiromitsu Igarashi as president of the company’s U.S. operation, Toshiba America Medical Systems, of Tustin, CA. Igarashi replaces Masamichi Katsurada, who has served as president of

Technology may find a new home at other companies, however Japanese multimodality vendor Hitachi Medical has decided to put an end to the sale and marketing of its own gamma cameras, the company disclosed at this month’s Society of

The Food and Drug Administration last month cleared—for the second time—Italian biomedical firm Esaote’s E-Scan MRI system. Although the agency originally approved the system last summer, the FDA requested another application when

Dutch PACS firm will maintain OEM deals, howeverGE Medical Systems continues to move aggressively to increase its worldwide presence in the PACS market. The Milwaukee-based modality and PACS vendor last week acquired PACS software developer

Startup to market toolkit to end-users, OEMs Internet and Web-based software development tools like Java and CORBA (common object request broker architecture) offer much potential for improving the performance and breadth of PACS networks.

VA pushes vendors to support DICOMThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was one of the first PACS users to implement DICOM interfaces between commercial PACS, imaging modalities, and hospital/radiology information systems (the VA's own VistA

ISG taps Ford for PACS post ISG Technologies has named Agfa veteran Alyn Ford vice president and general manager of its VRS/PACS group. Ford most recently served as sales and marketing manager for Impax, and has held several other sales and

Siemens readies digital x-ray systems for commercializationVendor will tout work-flow advantages of Multix FD and Thorax FDThe digital x-ray market got a little more crowded last month with news that Siemens Medical Systems has received

GE acquisition of Applicare appears close to completionDutch PACS software developer would maintain OEM dealsThe rumored purchase of Applicare Medical Imaging by GE Medical Systems is apparently nearing conclusion. A source close to the

Hologic's acquisition of DRC moves close to completionDensitometry firm plans OEM deals, relationships with PACS vendorsThe turbulent world of digital radiography took an unexpected turn last month with the surprising announcement that

Agfa completes Sterling purchaseAgfa's acquisition of Sterling Diagnostic Imaging is now complete. The Ridgefield Park, NJ-based film and PACS vendor has acquired all the capital stock of Sterling's parent company, SDI Holding Corp. A management

DpiX gets new lease on life with purchase by consortiumTrixell, Varian, and Planer take controlling interestAnother supply crisis for thin-film transistor (TFT) arrays used in flat-panel digital radiography systems has been averted. A

SCAR meeting shows evolution of technologyNew compression offering draws attentionThe Symposium for Computer Applications in Radiology continues to rise in prominence as a key meeting for those interested in PACS technology developments.

Siemens launches monitor sales office Siemens Imaging Technology has formed a U.S. sales force to handle OEM sales for its flat-panel and high-resolution monochrome and color displays for the PACS and medical markets. Its current

Spanish hospital sees PACS as key to efficient operationNew institution serves 230,000 via capitated payment modelHealthcare institutions around the world are facing a strategic imperative to operate more efficiently. In this economic

Fonix exits healthcare after L&H acquisition Consolidation continues in the speech recognition market. In the latest corporate move, Fonix has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Healthcare Solutions Group to Lernout & Hauspie Speech

Agfa’s acquisition of Sterling Diagnostic Imaging is now complete. The Ridgefield Park, NJ-based film and PACS vendor has acquired all the capital stock of Sterling’s parent company, SDI Holding Corp. A management team for the combined

Vendor gets FDA nods for Multix FD and Thorax FDSiemens Medical Systems plans to tout the work-flow advantages of digital x-ray technology when it begins selling two new systems that use full-field digital x-ray detectors. The Iselin, NJ, company

ISG Technologies has named Agfa veteran Alyn Ford vice president and general manager of its VRS/PACS group. Ford most recently served as sales and marketing manager for Impax, and has held several other sales and marketing positions in Agfa’s

New version slated for low-cost single-head marketWith more than 600 of its variable-angle E.Cam gamma cameras installed worldwide, the nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems continues the robust recovery that began with the debut of

GE Medical Systems is reportedly in the final stages of closing its acquisition of Dutch PACS developer Applicare Medical Imaging, according to sources close to the companies. If the deal does go through, it will give GE an important boost in

Toshiba America Medical Systems plans to emphasize productivity gains, as well as its coincidence-ready E.Cams with 5/8-inch crystals, at next month's Society of Nuclear Medicine show in Los Angeles. The Tustin, CA, company received clearance for