Rivulet and ConMed Agreement Will Provide High-Definition Video from the OR Throughout...

Rivulet and ConMed Agreement Will Provide High-Definition Video from the OR
Throughout Hospital Campuses

HERNDON, Va., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Rivulet Communications, whose
technology dramatically improves the performance of Ethernet and IP networks,
today announced that it has entered into a reseller agreement with ConMed
Integrated Systems, whose Smart OR(TM) solution provides control over the
entire Operating Room (OR) including data management, communication and
networking capabilities. The agreement, which entitles ConMed to resell the
complete suite of Rivulet's networking products, enables ConMed to move high
definition, standard definition, and computer video out of the operating room
to locations throughout the hospital campus.
"More and more, hospital groups are asking us to deliver high definition
video throughout their facilities and campuses to support their requirements
for teaching and collaboration", said Sam Gordon, ConMed Integrated Systems
General Manager. "Rivulet's solutions allow us to answer this need by
delivering high quality HD, SD, and computer video cost effectively over long
distances using the hospitals' existing IT infrastructure. Additional benefits
include the ability to record this video for on-demand playback over the
hospital network and the ability to view this video from computers anywhere on
the hospital network."
"Rivulet's healthcare solutions are drawing attention from hospitals large
and small," said Ed Kennedy, CEO of Rivulet Communications. "The concept of
medical-grade video anywhere on the network has broad appeal, but until now
it's been elusive. Today, that concept is a reality, with patented delivery
technology tuned for medical environments."
Hospitals can find many applications for medical-grade video anywhere on
the network. Surgical teams can demonstrate new procedures in real time to a
room full of specialists or medical students. Live two-way video interactions
between pathology and the OR can improve knowledge transfer and decision
making. Specialists can conduct visual consultations without leaving their
offices, viewing high quality video on ordinary desktop PC's. Video stored on
the network can be edited for teaching presentations or can become part of the
patient record. Video can further improve surgical techniques by allowing
doctors to review cases stored in an on-line video library using the PCs in
their offices.
Rivulet's high quality video is high-resolution imagery free of
compression artifacts, in a format that enables extraction of sharp individual
frames, delivered in real-time with low latency. In the past, transport of
video outside the OR required compromise. Maintaining quality meant
sacrificing coverage area, using an expensive dedicated network that delivered
video only where cable was pulled. Higher coverage area over the network meant
sacrificing quality, using traditional compression techniques. Now, the IP
video network product suite and patented technology from Rivulet marks the
first time high quality, high definition video has been possible over existing
IP networks, resulting in substantially lower costs and increased ubiquity.
About CONMED
ConMed is a medical technology company with an emphasis on surgical
devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures and monitoring. The
Company's products serve the clinical areas of arthroscopy, powered surgical
instruments, electrosurgery, cardiac monitoring disposables, endosurgery and
endoscopic technologies. They are used by surgeons and physicians in a variety
of specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology,
neurosurgery, and gastroenterology. Headquartered in Utica, New York, the
Company's 3,200 employees distribute its products worldwide from several
manufacturing locations.
ConMed Integrated Systems
ConMed Integrated Systems, a division of ConMed Linvatec is recognized as
a clinical and technological innovator of state-of-the-art integrated
operating room, post-recovery, and critical care environments. The ConMed
SMART(TM) OR, PACU, ICU, and Endo/GI solutions encompass the ConMed Total
Solution approach utilizing staff experts in clinical design and project
management, industry leading Service Arms and Service Managers, and the
leading edge Nurse's Assistant(R) OR Control and Integration Systems.
Completing the Total Solution approach, ConMed offers world-class clinical and
technical training and support that empowers your staff to optimize patient
care.
Forward Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on certain
assumptions and contingencies that involve risks and uncertainties. The
forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and relate to the
Company's performance on a going-forward basis. The forward-looking statements
in this press release involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual
results, performance or trends, to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements herein or in previous disclosures. The Company
believes that all forward-looking statements made by it have a reasonable
basis, but there can be no assurance that management's expectations, beliefs
or projections as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually
occur or prove to be correct.
About Rivulet Communications
Headquartered in Virginia's Dulles Technology Corridor, Rivulet
Communications offers a complete product suite that enables medical,
government and carrier customers to flawlessly transport high-bandwidth,
mission-critical and real-time applications over existing IP networks. With
Rivulet products, organizations can realize the economic benefits of IP-based
convergence without compromising application quality or network utilization.
Rivulet supports applications, including IPTV, VoIP, video, ATM, and TDM
(circuit emulation), in their native modes while guaranteeing a quality of
service (QoS) equivalent to traditional TDM networks. For more information,
please visit http://www.rivulet.com.
SOURCE Rivulet Communications

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