Wam!Net plans archiving services to ease transition to digital domainFirm will also provide stand-alone image transport servicesIt's no secret that archiving is one of the most challenging elements of implementing a PACS network.

PACS not ready for HIS prime time The integration of PACS networks with other healthcare information systems is a topic that can't be ignored by any vendor participating in the digital image management sector. Partnerships abound between PACS

Siemens Medical Systems this month announced the introduction of its new Quantum gradients as an option to users of the Iselin, NJ, vendor's Symphony 1.5-tesla and Harmony 1-tesla MRI scanners. The powerful gradients will serve as a platform for

A $10 million line of credit from Finova Capital should help Mobile PET Systems in its quest to set up a network of mobile PET routes. The San Diego company on March 12 announced the financing, which will be used to cover the purchase of five Siemens

Companies raise concern about expense of exhibiting annuallyThe European Congress of Radiology conference in Vienna has experienced a rise in prominence in recent years, which has paid off with growing numbers for attendance and exhibition space.

Philips Medical Systems of the Netherlands last month won a $29.2 million contract with the Republic of Tanzania’s Ministry of Health to rehabilitate and modernize almost 100 regional and district hospitals across Tanzania. The deal extends over

Philips Medical Systems released a new line of refurbished imaging equipment this month. The Shelton, CT, vendor has launched worldwide sales of its Select line of pre-owned, fully refurbished equipment, ranging from general x-ray,

Firm to offer alternative to other OEMS’ programs Toshiba America Medical Systems’ brief respite on the sidelines of the multivendor service competition didn’t last long. Just months after breaking off its multivendor relationship

General Electric Company of the U.K. cleared up some of the speculation over its acquisition intentions with the announcement this month that it plans to acquire telecommunications company Reltec of Cleveland for $2.1 billion. The two companies signed a

Initial installations to go online in mid-yearMany market watchers expected the U.S. military’s Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) project to be the single greatest monetary event to hit the PACS

Company joins Trex Medical as only firms with approvalGE Medical Systems has begun European shipments of its Senographe 2000D full-field digital mammography system, the company announced at last week’s European Congress of Radiology in

Cemax-Icon technology to make up bulk of new PACS familyPerhaps no other medical imaging vendor has made more twists and turns in negotiating the PACS market than Eastman Kodak. The Rochester, NY, company’s latest PACS permutation came last

Agfa’s MIL-PACS organization has received a $7.8 million purchase order from a U.S. Army hospital in Fort Bragg, NC, under the military’s Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) contract. Equipment

In an effort to better reflect the range of products it offers, Dicomit Imaging Systems changed its name last month. The Richmond Hill, Ontario-based PACS provider is now incorporated as Dicomit DICOM Technologies. The company provides image

After brokering the sale of ATL Ultrasound to Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (SCAN 8/5/98), chairman and CEO Dennis Fill has moved on to a new venture. Fill last month was named president and CEO of Cytran, a new

Multislice option should be available by the end of 1999Toshiba plans to use this month’s European Congress of Radiology to showcase its latest subsecond CT offerings. The new scanner line, called Asteion, will be offered at a price point

The sale of its 75% stake in music subsidiary PolyGram helped boost 1998 net income numbers for Dutch industrial conglomerate Philips Electronics. The company saw lower operating income for the year, however, which some industry analysts interpreted as a

GEC windfall prompts speculation over potential imaging acquisitionsPhilips, Siemens, Applicare and Acuson cited as possible targetsComments by the chairman of the U.K. parent company of imaging modality and PACS firm Picker International

Philips taps Larson for PACS position Philips Medical Systems North America has named John Larson vice president of the company's integrated clinical systems division. Larson assumes responsibilities held by Fred Goeringer, who has left

Merge moves beyond OEM focus to expand recognition among end usersTraditional OEM firm provides technology to ease move into PACSMerge Technologies has been a mainstay in the PACS market. Beginning in the late 1980s as a supplier of DICOM