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Vancouver, Canada June 5,
2003 - Bycast Inc. www.bycast.com is pleased
to announce that the BC Cancer
Agency (BCCA)
has signed an agreement to expand its image storage
and distribution GRID deployed with Bycast's StorageGRID
MultiSite™. Storage capacity of the image archive
will be increased from 10 to 15 terabytes and the
geographic footprint expanded to include three additional
sites
located throughout the province of British Columbia.
Each of the BCCA's cancer centres will be linked
into a unified archive for all diagnostic imagery
for cancer care. Additional Bycast nodes will be
deployed at BCCA sites including the Fraser Valley
Centre, located in Surrey, BC, Centre for the Southern
Interior, located in Kelowna, BC, and an additional
node will be installed at a Community Cancer Centre
to be determined.
"Reliably storing and quickly accessing patient's
images throughout our geographically distributed
enterprise is a critical element to delivering cancer
care, Bycast's GRID technology has proven to be a
resilient and comprehensive solution and their attention
to detail has exceeded our expectations. We are increasing
our investment in Bycast's StorageGRID MultiSite™," said
Midori Kawahara, Project Manager for the BCCA.
"We are excited to be working with the BCCA
to define a new standard in image archival and distribution.
With the addition of the new nodes, the BCCA's deployment
of Bycast's StorageGRID MultiSite™ is one of
the largest image storage and distribution networks
in Canada," said Geordan Chester, Vice President
of Professional Services at Bycast.
About BC Cancer Agency www.bccancer.bc.ca
The BC Cancer Agency is part of the Provincial Health
Services Authority. The Agency is committed to reducing
the incidence of cancer, reducing the mortality from
cancer, and improving the quality of life of those
living with cancer. It provides a comprehensive cancer
control program for the people of British Columbia
by working with community partners to deliver a range
of oncology services, including prevention, early
detection, diagnosis and treatment, research, education,
supportive care, rehabilitation and palliative care.
The BC Cancer Research Centre conducts research into
the causes and cures for cancer.
About Bycast Inc. www.bycast.com
Bycast provides GRID computing software solutions
for the storage and distribution of fixed content
data, including images, documents, audio and video
for the life sciences. Bycast's product enables the
creation of enterprise-wide and regional data GRIDs
that make the storage and retrieval of images and
documents faster, easier to manage and more reliable.
Bycast's products are based on Bycast StorageGRID
Architecture™, specifically designed to overcome
the scalability, reliability, manageability and security
challenges encountered in the storage and distribution
of petabytes of fixed content data.
For further information please contact
Bycast Inc. (604) 801-5300
corporate@bycast.com
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