Comprehensive Document and Multimedia Connectivity Solution

PLEASANTON, CA – (November 21, 2006) - PACSGEAR, Inc., the leader in document and multimedia solutions for medical image management, today announced the successful introduction of PACSGEAR MediaSuite™ at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, a world-renowned medical center headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

MediaSuite scans paper and includes electronic forms; digitizes plain film; and sends multimedia images such as JPEG and AVI/MPEG to any PACS from any department. MediaSuite features the ability to read external CDs created by the top ten vendors listed in the 2005 "Best in KLAS™" PACS report by KLAS Enterprises, LLC. 

"Hospital file rooms and imaging centers are busy environments that need easy-to-use solutions to import media from a variety of different sources. PACSGEAR has been working with The Johns Hopkins Hospital to provide a comprehensive solution," said Brian J. Cavanaugh, President of PACSGEAR.

"PACSGEAR’s MediaSuite gives us a unified solution for scanning paper, digitizing prior film, and importing external JPEGs and image CDs. Our staff can operate the product with little or no training, and the ability to read multiple CD formats is very important to us," said Dr. James Philbin, Director, Radiology Center for Imaging Informatics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. "MediaSuite allows us to give our physicians access to outside imaging studies anywhere in the Hopkin’s health system."

About The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System

Founded in 1889 by Baltimore banker Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins Hospital is recognized as America's top hospital. This academic medical center is home to The Johns Hopkins Heart Institute, the Brady Urological Institute, the Kimmel Cancer Center, the Wilmer Eye Institute and The Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The Johns Hopkins Health System also includes The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Howard County General Hospital and numerous outpatient facilities and clinics.

For the 15th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of American hospitals places The Johns Hopkins Hospital No. 1 in the nation. In 2005, the hospital ranked in the top four in 16 of the 17 specialty categories listed.

The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have become world renowned for excellence in patient care for breakthrough discoveries in medical research and as a training ground for the nation's finest physicians, nurses, public health experts and other health care professionals

About PACSGEAR

PACSGEAR provides complete document and multimedia connectivity solutions for medical image management (PACS). Its industry-leading software allows physicians, technologists and administrators to send documents, film and multimedia images to any PACS from any department. Worldwide, PACSGEAR’s comprehensive solutions are deployed in over 400 hospital networks, community hospitals and imaging centers.