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EMED workstations to debut at SCAR showEMED's efforts to compete for large-scale PACS installations will get a big boost at the Symposium for Computer Assisted Radiology in Rochester, MN, this month, where the San Antonio, TX-based vendor will

Cemax-Icon and Imation aim to avoid mistakes of consolidating PACS firmsBoosting sales and service organizations is first priorityDoes history repeat itself? Not if Cemax-Icon and Imation can help it. In announcing their acquisition

Siemens speeds diagnosis on MagicView 1000Siemens Medical Systems of Iselin, NJ, will release an upgrade this month for its MagicView 1000 soft-copy reporting workstations that is designed to further streamline the reporting process for

Are HIS vendors a threat to PACS firms?The PACS marketplace has traditionally been a radiology-centric business. Hospital information systems vendors have for the most part watched the PACS game from the sidelines, perhaps due to wariness about

Agfa adopts new strategies in effort to stay on top of PACS heapVendor looks to maintain market leadership in digital imagingAgfa is often credited as being the market leader in PACS, and for good reason. The Ridgefield Park, NJ-based

Company will also display E.Cam from SiemensAt its Society of Nuclear Medicine booth, Toshiba America Medical Systems, of Tustin, CA, plans to highlight the processing speed of the latest version of its nuclear medicine workstation. Toshiba's

Cemax-Icon to be run as wholly owned subsidiaryPACS market consolidation took another turn this month when film and digital imaging giant Imation agreed to acquire PACS software developer Cemax-Icon. The deal is the latest development in an

SNM introduction may spell trouble for dual-head marketNuclear medicine vendor Picker International hopes to revive the moribund market for triple-head gamma cameras with a radically redesigned triple-head system that may unlock the potential of

GE this month finalized its acquisition of almost 20% of ultrasound miniPACS developer ALI Technologies of Richmond, British Columbia. The equity purchase was made through GE's subsidiary, General Electric Canada, which bought nearly two million shares

Increase in users should help FDG supplySometimes a competitor can turn out to be your best ally in business. Take the case of PET and coincidence detection imaging using gamma cameras. At first glance, PET appears to be under assault by its

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has turned down a request by GE Medical Systems to review the court's decision against the Milwaukee vendor in an MRI patent infringement case against Fonar. The court's refusal to rehear the case means

ALI Technologies, of Richmond, British Columbia, continues to reap the rewards of a healthy PACS market. The ultrasound miniPACS developer posted revenues of $3.1 million (Canadian) for the second quarter of fiscal 1997 (end-March 31), a 92% increase

Agreement expands sales for primary-care physiciansSiemens Ultrasound is retooling its sales approach for its mid-range and entry-level scanners to get better market access to office-based physicians. The division has transferred sales

Company also gets boost from JAMA articleCT developer Imatron of South San Francisco, CA, has taken over service and support responsibility in several global markets for Siemens Medical Systems' Evolution XP CT scanner, Siemens' product name for

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG is looking to divest its dental business, but plans to retain the bulk of its Medical Engineering Group, contrary to rumors that have surfaced in the European press recently.Siemens reported April 21 that it is

X-ray vendor Swissray International of Hitzkirch, Switzerland has begun the first deliveries on a $40 million contract to supply bucky-table x-ray systems to Philips Medical Systems of Best, the Netherlands. Swissray is supplying Philips with its Bucky

Company felt pressure from larger competitorsThe challenges of participating in a market with far larger competitors have apparently proved too much for speech-recognition developer Kurzweil AI of Waltham, MA. Kurzweil last month agreed to be

Vendor claims new system has 1024 acquisition channelsGE Medical Systems just raised the ante in the high-stakes battle for technological superiority in ultrasound. The Milwaukee company demonstrated on May 7 a new level of ultrasound performance

Vendor hopes to leapfrog CCD-based detectorsGE Medical Systems in March found an influential audience with whom to discuss its ongoing work on full-field digital mammography. The Milwaukee vendor presented the progress of its full-field R&D to

Executive WatchBob Brannon has joined CompuRad of Tucson as southeastern regional sales manager. Brannon will cover full-line sales in a territory ranging from Washington, DC, to Florida, as well as Department of Veterans Affairs and military

GE completes long-awaited purchase of Lockheed Martin's PACS businessMultimodality OEMs jockey for position as market gains steamGE Medical Systems has bought the assets of Lockheed Martin Medical Imaging Systems, putting to rest rumors

GE to acquire interest in smart-card companyGE Capital of Stamford, CT, has signed an agreement to acquire a significant equity interest in Gemplus Group, a French smart-card vendor. In addition to the equity investment, the companies will work

ISG prepares for PACS market boom by securing portfolio of OEM alliancesCompany is on road to recovery after a rocky 1996Medical imaging software developer ISG Technologies has probably seen more than its fair share of turmoil. The

Sterling finds Canadian showcase for digital expertiseContract with Atlantic Health covers Direct RadiographyIn one of its first full-scale PACS implementations, Sterling Diagnostic Imaging has landed a multimillion-dollar contract to

Fuji to enter PACS market thanks to Olicon agreementOlicon will also license Fuji's CR algorithmsIn a move aimed at mining providers' increasing interest in purchasing complete PACS solutions, computed radiography developer Fuji Medical

TMG and Chi Systems build Imaging Integration ProgramThe PACS and image management consulting program offered as a joint venture between Technology Marketing Group of Des Plaines, IL, and Chi Systems of Ann Arbor, MI, has added three new

Unit to be merged into GE's Integrated Imaging Solutions businessGE Medical Systems this month served notice that it is ready to take the PACS market seriously. After nearly a year of negotiations, the Milwaukee vendor completed its acquisition of

Company blames drop in Tilt-C orders from GEShares of x-ray vendor Fischer Imaging went on a downward spiral this month as the Denver-based company reported a major drop in sales for its first quarter of 1997 (end-March). The company attributed