Acuo Technologies Advances Health Digital Imaging Solutions
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 27: HIMMS Booth #6755 -- Acuo Technologies, a developer of DICOM Services Grid(TM) and storage virtualization technology, and Agfa HealthCare, a worldwide healthcare leader and developer of the widely acclaimed Impax(TM) PACS / RIS Solutions, are pleased to announce that Agfa HealthCare has been appointed as the authorized software reseller for Acuo Technologies, covering Agfa and Acuo's North Europe region in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Nordics. This relationship will enable Acuo to expand its ability to distribute and support products in Western Europe and give Agfa HealthCare access to that portfolio of products to complement its own Impax PACS / RIS Solutions. The announcement was made today at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition.
"Agfa HealthCare recognizes the need for standards-based infrastructures, and their services will strengthen Acuo's presence in Western Europe," said Shannon Werb, CTO and COO, Acuo Technologies. "Acuo and Agfa HealthCare continue to drive the 'Powered by Acuo(TM)' brand and empower solution providers to deliver lower cost, better performing image management solutions to their customers."
"Agfa HealthCare and Acuo share a common vision of providing high-performance open-system solutions for digital imaging and we are looking forward to working with Acuo in the near future at a number of sites in the North Europe region," said Adrian Stevens, Director of Agfa HealthCare North Europe Region. "The partnership is continued validation that standards-based infrastructures will drive improved patient care through better image management and accessibility of diagnostic images across healthcare enterprises."
Acuo Technologies(R) will be in Booth 6755, at the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition being held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on February 25 - March 1, 2007.
About Acuo Technologies
Acuo Technologies, with headquarters in St. Paul, MN, was founded in 2000 with the objective of developing the first enterprise-wide collaborative asset management solution for medical DICOM images residing in a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS). Its first commercial product received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510-K approval in 2001. Since that time, over 70 medical sites around the world have deployed AcuoMed/AcuoStore software solutions. For more information, visit www.acuotech.com/ .
About Agfa Healthcare
Agfa HealthCare, part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, provides advanced imaging and healthcare IT systems & services for clinical specialties and healthcare facility management. These systems and services span the entire healthcare enterprise, allowing facilities to improve efficiency and productivity while promoting advances in patient safety, medical outcomes, and quality.
Source: Acuo Technologies
CONTACT: Jessica Smith of Fleishman-Hillard for Acuo Technologies,
+1-612-573-3149, or Jessica.smith@fleishman.com
Web site: www.acuotech.com/
