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FOR: ISG TECHNOLOGIES INC.
TSE SYMBOL: ISO
NASDAQ SYMBOL: ISGTF
SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
ISG Appoints Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--ISG Technologies Inc. (ISG) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr. Robert J. Dietrich as
Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
Effective September 2, Mr. Dietrich assumed responsibility for the
company's financial strategies, budgets, controls, processes, and
transactions. Mr. Dietrich reports to Dr. Michael Greenberg,
Chairman and CEO.
Mr. Dietrich joins ISG from Mitel Corporation, where he held
executive positions in finance, operations and corporate affairs
over the past 11 years. Mitel Corporation is a leading
international supplier of telecommunications systems and
components with revenues of over $700 million.
Commenting on his new appointment, Mr. Dietrich says, "I am
pleased to join a company with exciting prospects built upon a
technology leadership position in a growing worldwide market. I
look forward to working with the executive team to help fulfill
ISG's vision - to be recognized as the premier software supplier
to companies selling products and services in the healthcare
imaging and informatics industry."
Dr. Greenberg adds, "We are very pleased to welcome Rob. His
solid experience and expertise will be instrumental in helping us
achieve the growth we are targeting over the next few years, while
extending the stability we've achieved this past year."
ISG is the world's leading provider of imaging software to
companies selling products and services in the medical imaging and
informatics industry. ISG's software is currently embedded in
three markets of this industry: image-production (such as CT
scanners, MRI, Nuclear Medicine Imaging, Digital X-ray, etc.);
image management, review and diagnosis (such as Picture Archive
and Communication Systems, and Hospital Information Systems); and
image-guided surgery. ISG's products and services include:
Software Platforms (IAP) - standard software tools that
accelerate the development of all medical imaging software
applications; Image-Guided Surgery Systems (Viewing Wand and SNN)
- enabling less invasive surgery; Radiology Application Software
(VRS and Silhouette) - used to view, analyze, and diagnose
imaging information; Contract Engineering - software development
of scanner operator consoles which large medical imaging companies
outsource to ISG; and Services - technical support, application
support, clinical development, marketing support, and after-sales
service. ISG is a publicly traded company with over 230 employees
worldwide, and is listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (ISO) and
on New York's NASDAQ (ISGTF).
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