ComView Launches Second Generation Java/Oracle Based Telemedicine Site for Cardiology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 4, 2001 ComView Corporation, a leading provider of cardiac imaging management systems for hospitals, cath labs and echocardiology facilities, today reported the launch of its second generation Internet portal site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. for the transmission and storage of dynamic cardiac images. The cardiac specific telemedicine site (www.etelecardiology.com) allows physicians to send, store, review, and share complete full-motion cardiac studies with anyone anywhere in the world via a highly secure Internet connection. This unique and first-of-its-kind service was initially launched at last year's American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949 to educate, research and influence health care public policy. The president for the 2006–2007 year is Steven E. Nissen. [1] The organization has 39 chapters in the U.S. meeting and had over 3,000 cardiologists register for the service within the first 30 days. "The demand for the service has required us to dramatically upgrade the technology behind the scenes," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ComView's Chief Technology Officer Shailander Mangla. "The combination of using the latest Java(TM) Server Pages technology and Oracle's SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. database on the Linux platform has given the site the ability to reliably handle many thousands of transactions per day. We are now properly positioned to scale as needed as needed prn. See prn order. to accommodate all of the cardiac clinicians who visit the site." Currently ComView utilizes Exodus Communications Exodus Communications was a high-flying internet hosting and service provider to dot-com businesses that went broke along with their customers. Exodus inception Exodus was founded in 1992 as Fouress, Inc., and reincorporated in 1994 to Exodus Communications. (TM) to host the portal site and handle the physical security needs. "We chose Exodus knowing our customers would demand the highest level of reliability and security," says Mangla. "As HIPPA Hip´pa n. 1. (Zool.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; - called also bait bug ltname>. See Illust. under Anomura. becomes more of a concern for hospitals, every step of the process of handling patient data should be vitally important. Exodus is the industry leader in mission critical enterprise operations and provides ComView's customers the highest-level service and security in the industry." ComView freely distributes its cardiac viewer the ViewStar-PC(TM) and the telemedicine service at its Web site www.etelecardiology.com. The basic service is free and is underwritten by leaders in the field of cardiology such as Medtronic, Guidant, Eli Lilly, and Boston Scientific. The company plans to offer data warehousing storage and remote access as a subscription service in the coming months. ComView Corporation is a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative products for cardiology and is funded by Menlo Ventures, a venture firm with over $1 billion under management. The Company offers a full line of high-performance digital products to record, view, archive, network and generate reports for workstations that support cath lab, angiography angiography or arteriography X-ray examination of arteries and veins with a contrast medium to differentiate them from surrounding organs. The contrast medium is introduced through a catheter to show the blood vessels and the structures they supply, including , and ultrasound imaging needs. ComView's executive offices are located at 5870 Stoneridge Drive, Suite One, Pleasanton, California 94588, and its telephone number is 925/416-8950. The Company's Internet Web site address is www.comview.com. |
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