AuntMinnie.com Names Brian Casey Editor in Chief.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 4, 1999-- AuntMinnie.com -- gearing up to be the most comprehensive Internet site for radiologists and professionals in the medical imaging industry -- today named Brian Casey as Editor in Chief. Casey will direct AuntMinnie.com's editorial team in making news, educational content and resources available to radiology specialists. Updated on a daily basis, the portal will feature original content, as well as radiology-specific articles and educational resources aggregated from a wide variety of sources. "Aunt Minnie," a term that is well known among radiologists, is used to describe a specifically recognized medical condition, much the same way one recognizes the unique face of a favorite aunt. AuntMinnie.com is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Lumisys, Inc. (Nasdaq:LUMI), the leading provider of desktop medical imaging appliances. Casey brings 10 years of print journalism experience to AuntMinnie.com. He has covered the radiology industry in detail for seven years, as business editor of Diagnostic Imaging and editor of Diagnostic Imaging SCAN, the most widely read medical imaging industry newsletter. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in broadcasting from the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. and San Francisco State University • • [ , respectively. "It's our goal to make AuntMinnie.com an indispensable online resource for the radiology community," Casey said. "With AuntMinnie.com, radiologists will be able to cut through the clutter of the Web and get all the information they need from a single source." Phillip Berman M.D., President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Lumisys, commented, "Brian is our first key editorial hire for AuntMinnie.com. His excellent relationships in our field will be very helpful as we develop an editorial board under his leadership. "We believe that AuntMinnie.com will become a reliable and trustworthy source of information for the radiology community. We are very happy to welcome him aboard." AuntMinnie.com is intended to be the most comprehensive Internet site for radiologists and professionals in the medical imaging industry. AuntMinnie.com will provide a vertical portal A Web site that provides news, articles and services to a particular industry such as IT, finance and retail. It is the industry-specific equivalent of the general-purpose portal on the Web. Also called a "vortal." See portal, corporate portal, business intelligence portal and Web hub. for radiologists, imaging managers, technologists, members of organized medicine, industry, and radiology practices to meet, transact An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting , research, and collaborate on topics within the field of radiology with the ease and speed that only the Internet can provide. Lumisys is the world's leading provider of desktop medical imaging appliances, including the ACR-2000 Desktop CR(TM) computed radiography radiography: see X ray. system and the Lumiscan family of X-ray film Noun 1. X-ray film - photographic film used to make X-ray pictures bitewing - a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography digitizers. These products make filmless environments possible. Lumisys provides OEMs and systems integrators with market-proven hardware and software, making it one of the industry's leading sources for filmless imaging technology. Lumisys is headquartered in Sunnyvale. Additional information on Lumisys is available at www.lumisys.com. This news release contains 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. , including the statements regarding the implementation, functionality and acceptance of the radiology portal. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the company's ability to attract executive talent, strategic partnerships and sponsors, competition from other Internet sites, market acceptance by the radiology community and those risks detailed from time to time in Lumisys' reports filed with the SEC, including the annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1998 and 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999. |
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