Dell’s Unified Clinical Archive Cloud to Power Merge Honeycomb, the Nation’s Largest Medical Image Sharing Network
CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions, announced today that it has selected Dell as a preferred provider of cloud computing services, storage and enterprise hardware products to simplify information access, management and archiving among its portfolio of image interoperability solutions.
Through its secure cloud-based Unified Clinical Archive solution, Dell manages more than 4 billion medical images and studies for healthcare organizations. Utilizing its cloud-based health information technology, Dell will host Merge Healthcare’s Project Honeycomb, the nation’s largest medical image sharing network. With Project Honeycomb, providers can upload, download, view and share diagnostic quality medical images – at no cost.
For providers who want on-premise image management, Merge has certified its iConnect Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) on Dell’s DX Object Storage platform, providing intelligent access, storage, protection and distribution for the fixed digital image content managed by Merge Healthcare’s iConnect VNA. The data and storage management features inherent in Dell’s systems combined with Merge’s iConnect offering will enable healthcare providers to manage their critical medical images in a highly secure and efficient manner.
Merge will integrate its solutions within the DX platform, using Dell’s capabilities to provide a highly-available, cost-effective VNA offering. By utilizing the data management features of the DX, iConnect VNA will offer advanced features such as federated storage, business continuance and nested image retention and deletion strategies.
“The combination of Merge and Dell enables secure and scalable onsite and cloud-based solutions that strengthen the coordination of patient care among healthcare stakeholders,” said Jeff Surges, CEO of Merge Healthcare.
“Dell is pleased to work with Merge to enable our customers to support innovation in healthcare through more efficient use of IT,” said David Zirl, Ph.D., area vice president for Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences solutions. “Digital medical information is growing at an unprecedented rate. Advanced on-premise and cloud-based solutions can break down traditional information silos by allowing healthcare organizations to securely manage, store and share that data as needed to coordinate patient care.”
About Merge Healthcare
Merge Healthcare is a leading provider of enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions. Merge solutions facilitate the sharing of images to create a more effective and efficient electronic healthcare experience for patients and physicians. Merge provides enterprise imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics and eye care; a suite of products for clinical trials; software for financial and pre-surgical management, and applications that fuel the largest modality vendors in the world. Merge’s products have been used by healthcare providers, vendors and researchers worldwide to improve patient care for more than 20 years. Additional information can be found at www.merge.com.
