DICOM Selects Cardiff TELEform as New Data Collection Standard for European, Asian and Pacific Rim Markets.Business Editors/Technology Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000 DICOM (medical, standard) DICOM - (From Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine) A standard developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communications between medical imaging devices. Will Also Distribute Cardiff eForms and Personalized Interaction Solutions Strategic Partnership Represents Significant New Business Opportunities for Both Companies Cardiff Software Inc. today announced that DICOM Group Plc. (London:DCM DCM abbr. Distinguished Conduct Medal .L) will resell Cardiff's eTransaction product solutions through DICOM's sales and consulting services organizations in Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Under the agreement, Cardiff TELEform(R) will become a global data collection standard for DICOM. DICOM is a leading supplier of software and consulting services for implementing automated document capture applications, and recently joined with Adobe Systems (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) and HarbourVest Partners LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control as late-round investors in Cardiff. Cardiff's automated information, forms processing and personalization products are complementary to DICOM's current scanning and document capture products. "The Cardiff and DICOM partnership will result in better and faster implementations of Information Capture solutions for our mutual customers," said Dennis Clerke, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Cardiff. "The partnership also increases revenue and profit opportunities for DICOM and Cardiff, accelerating the growth in shareholder value for both companies." "By leveraging the Cardiff product line through our existing infrastructure, we will be able to expand the revenue opportunity of our core software and consulting services products," said Otto Schmid, chairman 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 DICOM. "The addition of Cardiff TELEform to our product offering means that DICOM can now deliver complete online and offline data capture solutions -- quickly and affordably. The partnership with Cardiff represents a strategic opportunity for DICOM to grow our information capture business worldwide." About DICOM Group Plc. DICOM is a global leader in the area of Electronic Data and Document Capture (EDC EDC See: Export Development Corp. ), a fast-growing segment of the Electronic Document and Content Management market. EDC technology is used at the important phase at the beginning of the workflow and document management value chain and closes the gap between non-digital information and data which can be further processed by ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. and e-commerce applications. DICOM is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. since 1996 and on the Neuer Markt in Frankfurt since January 2000. On a combined basis, DICOM achieved revenues of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 159 million in the financial year 1998/99 and employed 540 employees. The increasing demand for comprehensive international solutions and the relevant project management is seen by DICOM as a confirmation of its strategic direction. About Cardiff Software Cardiff's integrated eTransaction solutions are used by more than 20,000 organizations, including Global 2000 companies, to automate a wide range of business transactions and processes. Cardiff's Information Capture, eForm and Personalized Interaction solutions work together to replace manual processing with automated online systems, putting information to work more quickly and affordably than ever before. Cardiff TELEform and MediClaim(TM) Information Capture products automatically convert paper forms and documents into online information for database, XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and eBusiness applications. Cardiff's eForm Warehouse(TM) Suite, HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. +Forms(TM) and PDF+Forms(TM) are used to automate the collection and processing of data from Internet forms, and to replace corporate paper forms with automated online eForms. Cardiff Personalized Interaction products include AutoMerge(TM) Publisher, a powerful way to deliver pre-filled forms and eReply documents using e-mail, Adobe PDF, fax and print, and the AudienceOne(TM) Personalization Server, which creates and delivers personalized documents using the Web, e-mail, fax and print-on-demand systems. More information on Cardiff eTransaction Solutions can be found at www.Cardiff.com. |
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