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In line with an industry moving towards integrated RIS/PACS networks, radiology information systems provider VitalWorks has signed an agreement to acquire PACS firm Amicas for $30 million in cash.

Image management provider ScImage has received a PACS order from Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging Center in Bowling Green, KY.

Medical imaging graphics card developer Matrox Graphics has been selected by PACS developer Sectra of Linkoping, Sweden, and radiology software developer TSI of Lognes, France, to power displays from both manufacturers.

PACS firm eMed Technologies has launched Matrix, the vendor’s next-generation PACS platform and workstation.

Pyramid Medical is introducing Digital Imager, a laptop-based image and video PACS device.

Image management firm Stentor has received a large PACS order from Kaiser Permanente.

Mammography information systems provider PenRad Technologies will be building out its product line at next week’s 2003 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

PACS firm Rogan Delft will be rolling out a range of new digital image management technology at the 2003 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

PACS developer Dynamic Imaging has been selected by Trenton, NJ-based Capital Health System to install its IntegraWeb Web-driven PACS at the facility.

Clinical image management firm StorComm will be highlighting mobile image management technologies at next week’s 2003 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

PACS and RIS developer NovaRad has named Robert Ahlman as vice president of sales and marketing. Ahlman, who has more than 20 years of experience in product and system stales, will be charged with identifying new markets and introducing NovaRad’s product line to those markets, according to the American Fork, UT-based vendor.