A.D.A.M. Internet Health Signs License Agreement with IDX.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1999-- IDX (IDX Systems Corporation, South Burlington, VT, www.idx.com) One of the largest health care information systems companies in the country, acquired in 2006 by GE Healthcare (www.gehealthcare.com), a unit of the General Electric Company. Clinical Products to Integrate A.D.A.M.'s Visual Components A.D.A..M. Internet Health (Nasdaq: ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. ), today announced it has signed an agreement with IDX Systems IDX Systems Corporation (IDX) was a healthcare software technology company that formerly had headquarters in South Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1969 by Robert Hoehl, Richard Tarrant, and Paul Egerman. Corporation (Nasdaq: IDXC), to supply its Visual Components SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). for the IDX clinical applications products. A.D.A.M. develops online health information, including medical illustrations, animation, and interactive 3D content. IDX provides complete information solutions to the integrated delivery network, group practice and hospital markets. "We view our relationship with IDX as a major step in the direction of becoming the standard anatomical anatomical /ana·tom·i·cal/ (an?ah-tom´i-kal) pertaining to anatomy, or to the structure of an organism. an·a·tom·i·cal or an·a·tom·ic adj. 1. Concerned with anatomy. 2. image database for the clinical applications industry," says Gregory M. Swayne, vice-chairman and co-founder of the company. "IDX has long been recognized as a leading provider of information systems within the healthcare market. Their selection of A.D.A.M.'s Visual Components SDK for their clinical applications is clear recognition of the value we provide to clinical applications." "A.D.A.M.'s Visual Components will allow IDX to offer our customers comprehensive visual tools for annotation 1. (programming, compiler) annotation - Extra information associated with a particular point in a document or program. Annotations may be added either by a compiler or by the programmer. ," said Cedric Priebe, M.D., medical director for the company. "IDX believes in adopting standards that benefit the industry as a whole and the A.D.A.M. product is well positioned to become such a standard." More about IDX Systems Corporation Founded in 1969, IDX Systems Corporation provides complete healthcare information solutions for integrated delivery networks, including group practices, MSOs, and hospitals. To connect systems and sites across the enterprise, IDX offers the IDXtendR @ the Site Series--products and services designed to align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. physicians and hospitals, streamline patient flow, enhance quality, and reduce costs. IDX is the company of choice at more than 1,600 customer sites nationwide. For more information on IDX, please visit the web site at http://www.idx.com More about A.D.A.M. Internet Health Based in Atlanta, GA, A.D.A.M. Software, Inc., d/b/a A.D.A.M. Internet Health, is a leading online health information content developer with over 32 gigabytes of medical illustrations, animation and interactive 3D content. The company also is producing www.adam.com - one of the premier destination sites on the Web for consumer health and medical information. ADAM.com features The A.D.A.M. Online Medical Encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books , the leading source on the Internet for consumer-level disease and symptoms-related information. In addition to developing ADAM.com, the company licenses content and software components to the healthcare, education and other professional markets. Statements in this news release concerning A.D.A.M.'s future results, performance or expectations are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Actual results, performance or developments could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including those described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases and other communications. |
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