Vancouver, BC – September 12, 2006 – Siemens Medical Solutions, a world leader in medical equipment and information technology (IT), has certified Bycast® StorageGRID® solutions as a data archiving platform for both its radiology picture archiving and communication system (PACS), SIENET, and its cardiology PACS, syngo® Dynamics. StorageGRID software simplifiesthe storage, management and protection of the rapidly growing amounts of patient data such as diagnostic images, lab results as well as audio and video files.
“Siemens and Bycast are working together to ensure clinicians always have immediate access to patient data and improve the economics of storing patient data for long periods,” said Rik Primo, National Director of Marketing and Strategic Relationships of Siemens Medical Solutions’ RIS and PACS division. “Our customers need an archiving solution that inherently protects data and optimizes data accessibility and IT costs by storing the right data, in the right place, on the right storage media at the right time.”
“Together, Siemens and Bycast deliver a comprehensive solution for the management, storage and protection of imaging studies for both radiology and cardiology,” said Moe Kermani, President and CEO of Bycast. “The ability to leverage IT infrastructure across disciplines will deliver tremendous economies of scale to healthcare providers.”
About Bycast
Bycast is a leading provider of software solutions to simplify the management of massive fixed-content storage systems. Hewlett-Packard and IBM have partnered with Bycast to deliver storage solutions based on StorageGRID. Healthcare providers can leverage Bycast software solutions to simplify the management of massive, multi-facility fixed-content storage systems. StorageGRID was judged as one of the best Storage Management products of 2005 by SearchStorage.com and Storage magazine. Healthcare organizations throughout the world have deployed StorageGRID powered solutions. Our loyal customer base includes Banner Health, University Health Care System, Mercy Hospital and the Provincial Health Services Authority. Bycast is a privately held company located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. To learn more about the company and its solutions, visit www.bycast.com.
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