Award of Patent for Image Distribution on a Web Server.

Business Editors/Health and Medical Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2002

As the very first vendor to incorporate and display medical images on www browser interface, Medweb, Inc. has led the industry in web based technology. On July 23, 2002, the US Patent and Trademark office acknowledged Medweb's accomplishments by awarding patent no. 6,424,996 "Medical Network System and Method for Transfer of Information" to Peter Killcommons, M.D. President and founder of Medweb.

This far-reaching patent is the first of several patents pending in the area of image routing, management and display over the Internet. Medweb continues this tradition of innovation with the introduction of the Internet PACS Guardian. A device designed to bridge conventional PACS design with the rapidly evolving world of Internet by providing a secure DICOMS specific firewall and web Distribution system for Medical Imaging.

Medweb has been providing distributed telemedicine solutions since 1992 and holds the patent for web-based medical image viewing. Its clinical information solutions are built upon public standards such as DICOM, HL7 and Internet technologies. Medweb's robust portfolio of reliable and secure products is designed to dramatically improve the delivery of high-quality healthcare, reduce provider costs, and increase profitability for medical care organizations. Medweb solutions are in use by physicians, radiology groups, hospitals, and universities around the world.

For more information about Medweb, its products or customers, please contact Jennifer Wyckoff in the San Francisco home office at 415/541-9980.