At MUSE, DR Systems Announces Canadian Medical Device License and will Highlight PACS Interoperability and Server Virtualization

SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--
During the upcoming 2009 International MUSE Conference, DR Systems will announce
their Canadian Medical Device License for the company`s Unity RIS/PACS as well
as featuring their latest Unity Release 8.2 software.

The Canadian Medical Device License was received for the Unity RIS/PACS Software
from Health Canada. The license will allow product distribution into Canada and
is issued in accordance with Medical Devices Regulations, Section 36.

The new software contains significant innovations that make the Unity PACS a
top-tier choice for interoperability with or the replacement for a legacy PACS,
and enhanced cost savings with server virtualization capabilities.

DR Systems will be in Booth 215 in the exhibit hall during the meeting. The MUSE
conference runs from May 26-29 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

DR Systems is a PACS industry leader in supporting interfaces within MEDITECH
MAGIC and client server HCIS environments, with installations of this kind at
more than 50 hospitals to date. DR Systems and MEDITECH have been interfacing
with each others` systems since 1995, the longest such track record in
healthcare.

DR Systems Unity Release 8.2 includes these innovations:

* Unity access via enterprise-based and physician office EMRs (electronic
medical records). Accessing through a Web browser to the EMR allows for clinical
review of exam reports, images, and voice clips along with other patient
information.
* CS Series Workstation. This new product series provides facilities with the
ability to use the full range of Unity PACS software features on client-supplied
hardware.
* Multiple Volume Support. This capability provides greater system scalability
while increasing data safety, configuration flexibility, and system
availability.
* Improved Sentinel remote monitoring capabilities. Sentinel continuously
monitors the real-time performance of the PACS to enable proactive customer
support from DR Systems. Sentinel looks for errors and processing delays in
queues; and tracks the flow of medical images and text reports.

DR Systems will also highlight further developments of these works-in-progress:

* Operation of the Unity PACS in a virtualized server environment.
* Interoperability capabilities utilizing advanced DICOM connectivity of its
Unity PACS to show cross-platform capability
* The company`s new ZDA (Zero-Download Ambassador), Web browser-based clinical
review application

Server virtualization reduces hardware costs, operating costs, and service
interruptions. It will enable institutions to use fewer servers, instead of
running each application on its own dedicated server. It also will allow
radiology departments to continue with full functionality during planned
downtimes.

Institutions using virtualization technology can also maintain a greener profile
because they consume far less electrical power for their servers. Without
virtualization, a hospital might be running several servers 24 hours per day for
applications that are used only occasionally. Virtualization eliminates this
wasteful, expensive scenario.

Unity Platform DICOM connectivity enables the PACS to interchange DICOM images
with systems by other manufacturers. The Unity tools make DICOM images more
usable to technologists and reading radiologists than standard DICOM data would
otherwise allow. DICOM is a native image format in the Unity PACS Platform.

The new "ultra-thin client", ZDA (Zero Download Ambassador) will provide
significant advantages for institutions already using DR Systems` Web Ambassador
software. ZDA will enable referring doctors and other clinicians to view exams
and reports remotely from their home or office computers, or while traveling --
without having to download the software first.

About DR Systems

DR Systems, Inc. is the leading independent provider of enterprise imaging and
information management systems for hospitals, integrated healthcare networks and
diagnostic imaging centers. For more than 16 years, the company has helped over
500 hospitals and imaging center sites lower their cost of operation by
improving management of patient information, eliminating film costs, and
increasing workflow speed, while providing better clinical quality and patient
care. For more information, call 800-794-5955 or visit www.dominator.com.

Dowling & Dennis Public Relations
Liz Dowling, 800-386-0157
Liz@DowlingDennis.net
or
DR Systems
Douglas Dill, 800-794-5955 ext. 2420
DDill@Dominator.com

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