Agfa lost another high-ranking PACS executive when Henri "Rik" Primo left the company for a position as marketing manager at Siemens Medical Systems of Iselin, NJ. In his new job, Primo will spearhead the development and integration of Siemens' PACS

EMED takes aim at digital x-ray uses with 8-megapixel MegaScan monitorsCompany hopes displays become viewing gold standardPACS firm EMED of San Antonio is preparing for the digital x-ray revolution. The San Antonio company has begun

Philips assumes system integrator role as means for success in PACS marketVendor believes it has built solid position in U.S. marketPhilips Medical Systems was one of the earliest PACS companies, but despite its pioneering role, it has

What role will Unix play in PACS market?A lot of ink has flowed lately in this and many other publications detailing the inroads Windows NT has made in PACS. Vendors moving to NT as their PACS operating system have cited the lower cost of

Merge goes public with plans to lead connectivity realmFirm also developing technology to support electronic patient recordsWhile Merge Technologies has secured a prominent role in the connectivity segment of the PACS market, the

Agfa PACS pioneer Primo takes marketing job at SiemensExecutive will tackle comprehensive healthcare info systemsAgfa lost another PACS veteran last month after Henri "Rik" Primo left the Belgian company for a job with rival

Kodak to partner in PACS with Perot SystemsFilm and PACS company Eastman Kodak has signed a letter of intent with Perot Systems to work together on installing institution-wide PACS networks. Dallas-based Perot Systems will provide networking and

Sun follows up workstation releases with launch of new storage offeringsVendor targets RAID-only storage networks for PACSSun Microsystems is not planning to lose ground in any of its market segments without a fight. Several weeks after

IBM team wins first DIN-PACS award with $7.3 million sale to Navy hospitalCompany continues remarkable string of good luckIBM's streak of success in the PACS market continues. The computer giant's Global Government Industry division in

Medicare payments may focus attention on techniqueMR spectroscopy may finally be ready to shed its image as a research tool with limited clinical application thanks to the Health Care Financing Administration's decision to approve Medicare and

Vendors predict smooth sailing through 1998Call it the triumph of the technological imperative. After years of slumping sales, the U.S. medical imaging market bounced back with a vengeance in 1997. In a series of interviews at last December's

Sterling Diagnostic Imaging's efforts to compete in the PACS market are meeting with success. The Greenville, SC, vendor has landed its second large-scale Canadian PACS site, at Region 3 Hospital Corporation in New Brunswick, Canada. Although Region 3

Michael McLean has been named vice president of the ultrasound business unit at Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA. McLean fills a position that has been vacant since the departure of Phil Smith in 1995. McLean most recently was with Johnson

Pie operates in low-end ultrasound marketsPie Medical, the Dutch ultrasound company that specializes in ob/gyn and veterinary markets, may soon change ownership. For the past two years, the Maastricht, Netherlands company has been offering low-end

A Chinese company has begun building low-priced CT scanners, which could compete in the country for sales with systems marketed by such multinational vendors as Shimadzu, GE, and Siemens. Shenyang Neu-Alpine Software has been granted permission by the

PSS hopes to build a distribution arm to compete with Picker HCPMedical equipment OEMs aren't the only imaging companies being affected by increased group purchasing and the transition toward filmless x-ray. These two trends are also having an

Restructuring applies to North American marketPhilips Medical Systems has changed its sales approach to the North American ultrasound market after years of trying to build a position in the modality. The Dutch vendor will continue selling its SD

Monitor firm Image Systems gets orders from OEM clientsMonitor manufacturer Image Systems of Minneapolis has gained two large orders for its monitors. Richardson Electronics, which has a large client base of PACS customers, placed a $325,000

Swissray sees AddOn-Multi-System as key to penetration of PACS marketCompany is first to win clearance for digital x-ray systemUpstart imaging vendor Swissray International believes its recently cleared AddOn-Multi-System digital x-ray

Sun counters NT trend with debut of Darwin workstationsCompany hopes line will bolster standing in PACS marketOne of the biggest stories in the PACS market in 1997 was the shift to Windows NT-based workstations, thanks to the market's