August 29, 2007 — Merge Healthcare, a leading medical imaging software and services provider, announced the creation of a new eStore Affiliates program, which enables participating organizations to sell eFilm Workstation and other eCommerce products offered through Merge Healthcare's industry-leading eCommerce web site.
The eStore Affiliates program represents an expansion of the eCommerce channel, which has provided a cost-effective and user-friendly way to try, buy, license and receive support for eFilm Workstation as well as future eCommerce products.

August 29, 2007 — Performance management solutions company SciHealth was named to the first-ever Inc. 5000 magazine list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the country.
SciHealth was ranked the 69th fastest growing software company, posting a 442 percent growth rate from 2003 to 2006.

August 29, 2007 — A disease management program that focuses on case management and interdisciplinary communication for chronically critically ill patients and their caregivers significantly reduced the cost of care after hospital discharge without increasing the hospital’s costs of delivering care, according to a report in the September issue of the American Journal of Critical Care.
People with chronic conditions account for most healthcare costs and caring for chronically critically ill persons carries the highest costs.

August 29, 2007 – Cedara Software, a Merge Healthcare company and medical imaging software and services company, announced that Varian Medical Systems has licensed the Cedara MergeCOM-3 DICOM Toolkit for use in their medical imaging applications.
The Toolkit will allow Varian to accelerate the development of DICOM-compliant solutions cost effectively.

August 28, 2007 — Orbis Education announced it has implemented its first collaborative educational services solution in San Diego, CA, in conjunction with the University of Oklahoma, Southwestern College, San Diego State University, and Sharp HealthCare.
This collaboration allows students in San Diego to earn an accelerated second degree BSN from the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing beginning in August 2007.