:BW: Merge Technologies Ships Second Generation of Medical Information Server
BW: Merge Technologies Ships Second Generation of Medical Information Server Jan 5, 2000, 20 :26 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (2842 reads)
"Merge Technologies...announced that second
generation MergeARK(tm) systems have been shipped to sites in Europe. The MergeARK medical image information server is a member of
the MergeWorks suite of products that leverage powerful industry standard technologies such as Linux, Java, DICOM, HL-7 and the
Internet to provide significant workflow integration and information management improvements for the healthcare industry."
"The server is a key component of any electronic medical information network," stated Nick Donofrio, program manager for Merge
Technologies. "In radiology, the server must securely store and supply the relevant clinical images from prior studies. It should also
provide easy retrieval and reprints of original radiographic films. MergeARK has always done this, but now in the second generation
we've moved it to a far more powerful and flexible design platform. The hardware will now be based on Dell servers and the operating
system software will be based on Red Hat Linux version 6.0...."
"Donofrio further explained, "Basing the MergeARK on Dell servers assures our customers that they'll always receive leading edge
hardware technology from a major player in the computer industry. Plus, the broad Dell product line also allows Merge to offer MergeARK
in a wide range of performance and price. And using Red Hat Linux allows the MergeARK to take advantage of the hottest operating
system software. The wide variety of application drivers now supported by Red Hat Linux will dramatically shorten the development time
for the MergeARK software programs. It will be a major boost in productivity for the engineering team."
