The Swedish IT and medical technology company Sectra Imtec AB has signed a 10-year contract with Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. for exclusive delivery of its PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) software for the London cluster of the National Health Service’s (NHS) National Programme for IT (NPfIT).
The National Programme for IT is being implemented in five regional clusters. The London cluster comprises the NHS hospitals in the London region. Sectra will be subcontracting its software to Philips for deliveries of PACS to this region under a separate agreement between BT, the designated local service provider for the London cluster, and Philips Medical Systems. The contract is part of a major government initiative to dramatically increase the level of investments in IT within the NHS.
“There are more than 40 hospitals in the London region and this is a good opportunity for Sectra. However, it is up to each hospital to decide if and when to invest in PACS, so there are no guarantees as for volumes.” says Staffan Bergström, Vice President for Marketing, Sectra Imtec AB.
“Sectra and Philips have worked together since 1997. Over the years we have delivered some of the largest PACS in the world and we are confident that Sectra, together with Philips’ professional services organization, will be able to provide the NHS with the best possible solutions,” says Staffan Bergström.
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Sectra, the recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Medical Imaging Company of the Year Award, is one of today's major diagnostic imaging providers with more than 600 installations worldwide. Sectra’s core business is delivering top-of-the-line, high-availability, robust enterprise diagnostic imaging for 24/7 operation. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. Internationally, Sectra PACS
™ is marketed and sold through various partners. The company has a large number of systems installed in most major countries in Europe, the Far East and North America.
Sectra has its roots at the Linköping Institute of Technology and is one of Sweden’s fastest growing high-tech IT companies. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of advanced products in expansive niche segments. Today, Sectra’s operations include products in medical systems and secure communication systems.
Operations are conducted in eight countries and the company has approximately 350 employees. Sales for the fiscal year 2003/2004 totaled SEK 495 million. Since March 1999, Sectra’s shares have been quoted on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
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