November 2007
ODS Medical (ODS), developer of the PACScomm CD/DVD Image Recording Systems, premiers New Look featuring Primera Hardware

October 2006
ODS Medical (“ODS”), developer of the PACScomm CD/DVD Image Recording System and the PACSstor Image Storage System announces its “V2.6” software release for PACScomm, featuring the following enhancements and upgrades:

• Enhanced DICOM import to include the ability to auto-reconcile patient and study information by using a worklist server.
• New external query selector enhances flexibility in study search capabilities by allowing the user to specify single or multi-archive searches.
• Enhanced administrative configurability of automated processes that provide study search and status information.
• Enhanced structured report configurability and added support for the AGFA/Mitra structured report broker.
• Improved web page customization tools for displaying reports in HTML.
• Additional support for the DICOM specification for CD media creation.

June 2006
ODS Medical (“ODS”), developer and marketer of PACScomm CD/DVD Image Recording Systems and the PACScomm Plus Image Storage & Distribution System, announces its V2.5 upgrade release with the following features and functions:

March 2006
PACScomm and PACSstor Network Attachment Solutions Attract Major Hospital and Imaging Center Accounts

PACScomm and PACSstor Network Attachment Solutions have attracted major hospital and imaging center interest and accounts, including Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland, Park Nicollet Health Services in Minnesota, Montefiore Hospital in New York, MRI Center of Idaho in Boise, and Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in Wisconsin.

These installations are representative of the types of applications PACScomm and PACSstor address in supporting filmless imaging operations for healthcare institutions of all sizes, including medical research, disaster recovery, pre-PACS, and distribution of image studies to patients and physicians.

February 2006

PACScomm V2.4 Feature/Function Release and Product Redesign

1. PACScomm Redesign
The newly redesigned PACScomm unit features a fully enclosed system. This design provides a very simple system install with no assembly or cabling required. This fully integrated system provides a single, space-optimizing footprint, enabling the unit to be adaptable for multiple surface options, including tables or shelving.

2. Initial Support for Application Backup/Restore
A powerful addition to the traditional “Rapid Replacement Program”, this feature automatically backs up all pertinent customer configurable information onto a CD/DVD for recovery at a later time. In the event of a system failure, a replacement system can be automatically restored to the previous system configuration within minutes.

3. Support of Elesys Duet 400 Drive/Printer
The Duet 400 is the new record and print module for all PACScomm inkjet models including PACScomm I and II. The Duet drive also enables the “PACScomm Lite” version, which is ideal for low-volume, low-cost sensitive installations. The Duet 400 is the smallest DVD/CD recorder/printer available in the U.S. market.

4. Support for Manual Drives
Made possible by the incorporation of the Duet 400 Drive/Printer enabling a manual system.

5. Disaster Recovery
Provides the ability, using DVDs, to completely recover the system in the event of a major hardware failure.

6. PACScomm Premier Web-based Software Package
Expands single media operation to CD and DVD capability, with advanced features, web access, and networkability with PACScomm systems. Supports intake of CDs from other providers. Includes new PC with installed software for easy field implementation.

January 2006
Health Imaging & IT (Jan. 2006)

Media Blitz: CDs Burn as DVDs Sit on the Back Burner
The need for standards
by Beth Walsh

Excerpt: 

"Large studies have always been a challenge," says Doug Ricci, PACS manager for the department of radiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Fortunately, he only needs to publish exams to CD in cases where a physician at another institution wants to view the study. Typically, it's a neuroradiology study that requires the special treatment.

Ricci uses software from ODS Medical to burn studies onto CDs and has worked with the company to help enhance the software's special features. For example, the software automatically determines whether the study should go to CD or DVD, based on its size. It also automatically breaks the study at appropriate points. "ODS is working with us for new ways to send these exams to our equipment." In fact, it was at Ricci's suggestion that ODS developed a feature that allows a radiologic technologist standing at the CT scanner to press a "destination" button on the scanner to send the exam to a CD or multiple CDs for "hands-free" publishing. A destination on the scanner called "autoburn" lets the technologist select a series and simply pick up the CD five minutes later.

November 2005
ODS Medical Premiers Expanded Line of Products and New Look

ODS Medical is announces its newly expanded line of CD/DVD DICOM Image Recording and Storage Systems including:

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  PACScomm Lite – an economical CD/DVD manual burn, print system – under $10,000
• 
  PACScomm Plus – a combination CD/DVD Recording and Storage System with 400GB RAID storage – starting under $30,000  
• 
  PACScomm Prime - a full compliment of both inkjet and Rimage thermal print options – starting under $20,000
• PACScomm Premier - a software option for those who want to install the PACScomm software on their existing Rimage burners

November 2005
Merry X-Ray and ODS Medical Announce New National Partnership

ODS Medical and Merry X-Ray are pleased to announce their newly minted national partnership to offer ODS’ PACScomm CD/DVD Image Recording Systems through Merry X-Ray Corporation.

Merry X-Ray is a nationwide provider of service, products and systems that meet the unique medical imaging and service needs of healthcare facilities of all sizes.

October 2005
PACScomm is Now a Complete Mini-PACS Archive

The addition of 400GB of storage positions PACScomm as a short-term working PACS archive, in addition to its CD/DVD mastering capability. The 400GB working archive, along with PACScomm’s Auto Archive function, provides a complete mini-PACS archive that includes off-line archive management. The 400GB non-RAID version is available immediately. A RAID version will be available with a new hardware platform, slated for late 2005.

PACScomm’s Auto Archive function meets HIPAA requirements for multiple copies of images, as well as provides a convenient mechanism for off-site storage. This feature can be configured by a robust set of policies to automatically create multiple backup copies of the studies located on the PACScomm system to DVD media. The media is printed with identifying information including unique ID. The system maintains a searchable database of the archived studies. These searches will identify the media that the archived studies can be found. By using the DICOM Import feature of PACScomm, the user can retrieve the archived studies.

October 2005
PACScomm feature/function release V2.3

• Adds the ability to span studies across multiple pieces of media (supports both CD and DVD spanning).
• Adds support of DICOM structured reports for capability to include reports to the recorded CD content.

May 2005
XMA X-Ray Marketing Associates and ODS Medical announce new national partnership

Both products were debuted for the XMA membership on the trade floor at XMA’s National Sales Meeting in April.

According to XMA General Manager, Marco Coladipietro, “Since radiology departments inevitably will movie to digital, we needed to put into our dealers’ hands a digital solution to present to customers’ radiology facilities. We identified ODS Medical as a forward thinking fit for us. PACScomm and PACSstor offer low cost, feature rich alternatives to duplicating film, image distribution, and archiving.”

About XMA
XMA is celebrating its 25th year of service to the independent dealer community. XMA represents independent medical imaging dealers throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska and Canada. It was the first independent buying group in North America, allowing smaller independent dealers to compete with national organizations – without sacrificing their local identities. Today, XMA represents over 50 independent dealers offering medical imaging products and services from the most prestigious manufacturers in radiology.

April 2005

April 2005
PACScomm is front page news in Imaging Technology News
"Image Recording, Storage System Provides Economical Archive Alternative"

March 2005

"ODS Medical adds to PACScomm"
Health Imaging & IT Magazine e-zine

February 2005
ODS Medical announces First Quarter 2005 Feature/Function Releases for PACScomm:

February 2005
Scott & White Chooses PACScomm

The Department of Radiology of the Scott & White Clinic and Hospital in Temple, Texas, has chosen the PACScomm CD/DVD Image Recording System. According to the Manager of Support Services in the Department of Radiology, “The best asset we see is the economics. Chemicals and film are very expensive, and labor is expensive. We see an immediate return and a quick ROI with PACScomm. And, it is rare when ‘both parties’ can benefit. PACScomm is good for our patients and good for Scott & White.”

Scott & White has been named among one of the Top 100 hospitals in the nation, ranking among an elite group of 15 major teaching hospitals. Source: “National Benchmarks for Success”, a study conducted by Solucient, a healthcare information firm, appearing in Modern Healthcare (May 24, 2004).

The new system provides an advanced, cost effective solution for redundant image storage, disaster recovery, and can support filmless operations in a variety of imaging centers and smaller diagnostic imaging departments.

For more information contact:
Roger Swigart, Director of Business Development, Swigart@odsmedical.com

To unify the branding of its flagship proprietary product lines, Objective Data Storage announces the consolidation of a dedicated medical business unit under the banner, “ODS Medical”, and the naming of its CD/DVD Image Recording System, “PACScomm™” (formerly “Medidisc”), and its Image Storage System, “PACSstor™”. Together, PACScomm and PACSstor provide a secure, expandable end to end solution for capturing, storing, managing, sharing and accurately tracking patient records. For more than 15 years, the Company has provided information management solutions to segments of the healthcare industry, including radiology and cardiology.

ODS Medical, the health care division of Objective Data Storage, participated as an exhibitor at the 32nd American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, in Boston, Massachusetts, August 1-5, 2004. AHRA is a resource and catalyst for development of professional leadership in imaging sciences.

Joining other leading vendors of medical IT solutions and radiology computer systems, Objective Data Storage exhibited at the “21st Meeting of the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology” (SCAR), May 20-23, 2004, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Objective Data Storage, an enterprise data storage software development company and value added reseller located in Columbia, Maryland, announced the recent acquisition of the assets of US Design Corporation. US Design Corporation was a developer and value added reseller of optical data storage solutions with a 25 year market presence. Through the acquisition, Objective Data Storage gains software intellectual property as well as key customer and distribution relationships that will support its future growth plans. Objective Data Storage is focused on the enterprise data storage market and is developing automated storage management software products utilizing all media – disc, tape and optical – to manage the information storage lifecycle. The Company operates with two divisions: one exclusively focused on software development initiatives; the other, branded as US Design, provides data storage software solutions to enterprises under a value-added reseller model.

Objective Data Storage, a leading developer and marketer of object-based automated storage management software and solutions announced it has completed a second successive acquisition transaction and has acquired the assets of Filelink Corporation, a Bloomington, Minnesota based software development firm. FileLink developed storage management software optimized for the specific attributes of “Reference Data” such as radiology images. The storage software has specific applicability in the medical data storage sector – for managing the storage requirements of digitized DICOM medical images such as CT Scans, MRIs, and sonograms. The acquisition is complementary to existing Objective Data Storage intellectual property and software, and will enable the Company to market data storage software solutions designed for the specific needs of vertical markets such as Healthcare, Insurance, Financial Services, Broadcast, and Security.