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Thursday December 4, 4:46 pm Eastern Time
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SOURCE: Swissray International, Inc.; EMED
Swissray Announces Alliance with EMED
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Swissray International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRMI - news) has
announced the establishment of an alliance with EMED, a leading teleradiology and PACS vendor.
Swissray and EMED made the announcement during the Radiological Society of America (RSNA)
meeting in Chicago this week, where Swissray was a focus of attention after becoming the first
manufacturer to win FDA clearance to sell direct digital X-ray technology in the United States.
Swissray International announced the formation of a strategic alliance with EMED of San Antonio,
Texas, USA on December 2. The Swissray/EMED alliance will provide world-class scaleable
imaging network and management systems with archiving capabilities for the entire healthcare
enterprise. ''Open architecture and compliance with DICOM and HL-7 standards assure that
Swissray by EMED PACS will fit into healthcare providers' future in digital imaging,'' said Ronald
Ford, President of EMED.
''Together we have created a virtual worldwide network for communicating digital images,'' Ford
declared at RSNA.
''Being selected by Swissray to provide the PACS piece of the direct digital radiography solution
further validates EMED's position as a PACS supplier,'' Ford said. ''The Swissray by EMED PACS
solution includes our DICOM server, multiple viewing options ranging from web browser to our full
diagnostic workstation, and our archives,'' he added.
''There will be an impact upon healthcare and all the associated social implication by enhancing and
laying the foundation of opportunities for telemedicine,'' Ford stated. ''With the Swissray direct
digital radiography (ddR) system and the 'Swissray by EMED' PACS, the workstations will have the
ability to establish communications with EMED's teleradiology base of more than 10,000 users
around the world,'' Ford explained. ''Within minutes of capturing a ddR image, that image can be
transmitted to any of these providers using our MultiView Standard software for viewing,'' he added.
''Our strategy is more than just selling digital radiology systems,'' said Ueli Laupper, VP -
International Sales and Marketing, Swissray International. ''We are providing a complete solution
involving Swissray companies and strategic partners like EMED to enable our customers to enjoy the
benefits of film-less radiology,'' Laupper added.
EMED, a Raytheon E-Systems company, designs and manufacturers a wide range of medical image
management systems. EMED's products are based upon open architectures and industry standards.
Products and systems range from enterprise-wide networks to smaller-scale image scanning and
viewing stations. Raytheon E-Systems is a worldwide developer and producer of electronics systems
products in the areas of intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance systems, command and control,
specialized aircraft maintenance modification, guidance, navigation and control, communications and
data systems.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN - news), headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, is a $12
billion international, high technology company which operates in four businesses: commercial and
defense electronics, engineering and construction, aircraft and major appliances.
Swissray introduced a new era in radiology at RSNA, with its introduction of digital radiology and
the elimination of film in radiology. The company's digital X-ray equipment introduces the first
film-less radiology. Swissray became the first manufacturer to win FDA clearance for sale of its
digital X-ray technology in the United States on November 24. Swissray plans to market the
approved AddOn-Bucky(tm) in the United States as part of its AddOn-Multi-System, a complete
multifunctional digital X-ray system which performs most general X-ray applications. FDA clearance
for the complete system is pending.
Swissray International, Inc., based in New York, NY, is an innovative developer and manufacturer
of X-ray technology and systems. The company is a pioneer of direct digital radiography (ddR)
technology and is, with its unique product line, the leader in digital X-ray systems.
This release contains certain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties or other factors not under the company's control which may cause actual results,
performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from the results, performance
or expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to, those detailed in the company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
SOURCE: Swissray International, Inc.; EMED
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