LINKOPING, Sweden, Feb. 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sectra Imtec AB (Other OTC:SSBBF) (Stockholm:SECTb) today announced that it has been selected to provide a fully integrated enterprise imaging solution in partnership with one of North America's leading healthcare solutions companies; Eclipsys Corporation(R) (Nasdaq:ECLP). Included in the agreement is development of a new offering, Knowledge-Based Diagnostic Imaging(TM), which provides hospitals with a comprehensive workflow imaging component in conjunction with Eclipsys' SunriseXA(TM) advanced clinical information solution. As a fully integrated solution, Knowledge-Based Diagnostic Imaging delivers improved clinical and financial outcomes to healthcare organizations.
"This partnership agreement significantly widens our representation and presence in North America," said Dr. Torbjorn Kronander, President of Sectra Imtec. "We believe that this new relationship complements our ongoing and highly successful relationships in radiology. Eclipsys offers a vision and a technology roadmap that is very well aligned with our own, integrating medical imaging into the entire health care enterprise infrastructure. This partnership will give us new opportunities to address the business and clinical challenges facing the Health Care segment in North America."
"Eclipsys is excited to provide our customers with a new diagnostic imaging solution that will allow them to further streamline the workflow of clinical information, reduce operating costs and achieve new levels of efficiency," said Paul L. Ruflin, president and CEO of Eclipsys. "In response to the growing demand for enterprise imaging solutions, we want to provide our customers with the best possible imaging technology available. With our Knowledge-Based Diagnostic Imaging solution, Eclipsys will further solidify its industry leadership position by delivering state-of-the-art technology to the imaging marketplace."
As a component of SunriseXA, Knowledge-Based Diagnostic Imaging seamlessly integrates information among different hospital departments so that clinicians can view real-time patient medical records and diagnostic images from anywhere, anytime across the organization. As a closed-loop diagnostic imaging workflow solution Knowledge-Based Diagnostic Imaging links radiology and other specialized diagnostic imaging capabilities, such as cardiology, nuclear imaging and endoscopy, to the clinical workflow of the entire organization. This strengthens clinicians' ability to optimize patient care. The power of Sunrise XA's Intel and Microsoft technology infrastructure coupled with the flexibility of the Eclipsys' Knowledge Based Diagnostic Imaging provide its customers with a highly differentiated workflow solution.
About Sectra
Sectra Imtec AB is one of today's major diagnostic imaging providers with more than 300 installations worldwide. The Swedish-based company operates through partners in most of the world, but delivers directly to end-customers in some markets. Sectra's core business is to deliver top-of-the-line high-availability, robust enterprise diagnostic imaging for 24/7 operation. In Sweden and Norway, which are currently the countries with the largest penetration of diagnostic imaging systems in the world, Sectra holds a dominant market leadership with more than 50 percent of all film-free installations. The company has its largest number of installed systems in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark but has also, through partnerships, systems installed in most major countries in Europe, Far East, Canada and the U.S. For more information, visit www.sectra.com.
About Eclipsys
Eclipsys is The Outcomes Company(R), founded with a mission of better healthcare through knowledge(TM). More than 1,500 healthcare organizations use Eclipsys solutions to reduce errors, enhance workflow, and balance and improve clinical, financial and satisfaction outcomes. SunriseXA(TM) includes integrated software, architecture and services that support all members of the healthcare team with the knowledge they need to support and improve the organization's four core processes -- care delivery, patient flow, revenue and administrative management, and consumer relations. SunriseXA is built on a single, open, component-based Web services architecture based on the Microsoft .NET Framework and other industry standards. For more information, see www.eclipsys.com or e-mail info@eclipsys.com.
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Torbjorn Kronander, President Sectra Imtec AB +46 13 23 52 27, to-kro@sectra.se Dr. Jan-Olof Bruer, President and CEO Sectra AB +46 13 23 52 09, job@sectra.se Visit our Website http://www.sectra.com
Sectra's operations
Sectra has its roots in Linkoping Technical University and is one of Sweden's fastest growing high-tech companies in the IT area. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of high-technology medical IT and telecommunications products. Today, the business includes products in medical systems, secure communication systems and wireless information systems.
Sectra's medical business is conducted in Sectra Imtec AB, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectra AB. Internationally, Sectra PACS is marketed and sold through different partners.
Business is conducted in seven countries with a total of 260 employees. Sales for the fiscal year May 2001-April 2002 reached SEK 426 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O-list of the Stockholm Exchange.
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