Cedara and ANEXA to Deliver Integrated Digital Solutions to End Users
November 18 2004 - 2:10PM
PR Newswire (US)
Cedara and ANEXA to Deliver Integrated Digital Solutions to End
Users TORONTO, ON and PEABODY, MA, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Cedara Software Corp. (NASDAQ:CDSW/TSX:CDE) and ANEXA
Corporation, a subsidiary of Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOGE),
today announced that they have entered into a cooperative agreement
to enable customers of either company to obtain complete, fully
integrated digital imaging solutions to meet their imaging and
image management needs. ANEXA is a provider of digital imaging
solutions for Digital Radiography (DR), advanced software
applications, and other key products for select end- user markets.
Cedara is a leading independent developer of medical software
technologies for the global healthcare market. Under the agreement,
the direct sales organizations of ANEXA and Cedara will promote
each other's products and work jointly to offer end users in the
North American market complete, integrated imaging solutions,
including advanced digital imaging equipment, application software
packages, and PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications Systems)
products. Cedara recently acquired eMed Technologies Corporation,
widely known as a provider of innovative PACS and teleradiology
solutions that have been installed in over 2,000 hospitals and
imaging centers. Loris Sartor, Cedara's Vice President of Sales,
stated, "This agreement represents a great opportunity for Cedara
to work with a dynamic, innovative player in the DR marketplace.
With the strong heritage in medical imaging of ANEXA's parent
company, Analogic, ANEXA is uniquely able to meet the needs of the
DR market and provide specialized, highly integrated and
cost-effective solutions." The acquisition consoles of ANEXA's
imaging products feature Cedara software. This allows seamless
integration of Cedara's image management tools including Cedara's
I-SoftView(TM) and I-Reach(TM) PACS solutions, and the Cedara
OrthoWorks(TM) clinical workstation for orthopedic planning. Dennis
Runyan, ANEXA's Vice President of Sales, said, "We are delighted to
be working with Cedara to provide our customers with comprehensive
software products and PACS solutions that integrate seamlessly with
ANEXA systems. Cedara's products, combined with our own powerful DR
systems, enable ANEXA to offer its customers complete, enhanced
solutions for their radiography needs." About ANEXA: ANEXA
Corporation is committed to opening new frontiers in digital
imaging. Drawing on the extensive technology, experience, and
resources of its people and partners, ANEXA offers a growing family
of high-performance, Next- Generation Digital Imaging Solutions to
meet the clinical challenges of today and tomorrow. ANEXA is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Analogic Corporation, a leading designer
and manufacturer of advanced health and security systems and
subsystems sold primarily to Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEMs). About Cedara Software: Cedara Software Corp. is a leading
independent provider of medical imaging technologies. Cedara
software is deployed in hospitals and clinics worldwide and is
licensed by many of the world's leading medical device and
healthcare information technology companies. Approximately 28,000
medical imaging systems and 6,400 Picture Archiving and
Communications System (PACS) workstations have been licensed to
date. Cedara recently acquired eMed Technologies Corporation,
widely known as a provider of innovative PACS and teleradiology
solutions that have been installed in over 2,000 hospitals and
imaging centers. Cedara is quite unique in that it has technologies
and expertise that span all the major digital imaging modalities
including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI), digital X-ray, mammography, ultrasound, echo-cardiology,
angiography, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET)
and fluoroscopy. Furthermore, the Company's medical imaging
offerings are used in all aspects of clinical workflow including
the capture of a patient's digital image; the archiving,
communication and manipulation of digital images; sophisticated
clinical applications to analyze digital images; and even the use
of imaging in minimally-invasive surgery. Certain statements
contained in this news release are forward-looking and are based on
current expectations that are subject to a number of uncertainties
and risks, and actual results may differ materially. These
uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to: the
management of the growth of the Company, dependence on key
personnel of the Company, competitive pressures (including price
competition), changes in market activity, risks associated with
international operations, the development of new products and
services, the enhancement of existing products and services, the
introduction of competing products having technological and/or
other advantages, the dependence on key customers, regulatory
changes to the health care industry, seasonality, economic and
political conditions and adequate protection of the proprietary
interests of the Company. Further information about these risks and
uncertainties can be found in the continuous disclosure documents
filed from time to time by Cedara with the securities regulatory
authorities, which documents are available at
http://www.sedar.com/. DATASOURCE: Cedara Software Corp. CONTACT:
For more information about Cedara, visit the Cedara website at
http://www.cedara.com/ or contact Loris Sartor, Cedara Software
Corp., (905) 672-2100 ext. 2285, Email: . For investor-related
inquiries, contact Brian Pedlar, Chief Financial Officer, (905)
672-2100 ext. 2015, Email: . For more information about ANEXA,
visit http://www.anexanow.com/ or contact Dennis Runyan, Anexa
Corporation, 1-800-423-8086, Email: ; To request a free copy of
this organization's annual report, please go to
http://www.newswire.ca/ and click on reports@cnw.
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