FUJIFILM Takes Virtualization Technology to Next Level

STAMFORD, Conn., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, a leader in healthcare informatics solutions, announced today that the company has taken several steps to further its expertise in virtualization. The company is already an experienced virtualization provider with dozens of fully-virtualized Synapse(R) environments (PACS, RIS, Cardiovascular) successfully implemented across the U.S. Now, to further bolster its virtualization capabilities, Fujifilm has added several achievements including becoming the first PACS vendor to officially validate its virtualization solution at VMware corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif.

"We are pursuing every avenue to assure that the delivery of Fujifilm's virtualized solution is second to none," said Jim Morgan, Fujifilm's Executive Director, Synapse(R) Marketing. "While we've already successfully rolled out virtualized solutions across our full Synapse informatics product portfolio, we're committed to staying on top of this technology and maintaining what we believe is a clear competitive advantage. Healthcare facilities can be 100 percent confident in Fujifilm's ability to be both a trusted advisor and experienced provider of medical imaging virtualized environments that are architected from the ground up to take advantage of the full complement of VMware virtualization features," added Morgan.

Fujifilm has recently taken three steps to assure its proficiency with the available technologies in the virtualization space. The company has:

OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio, and Sharp Healthcare, San Diego, Calif., are among the many Fujifilm customers currently employing a virtualized solution. Growing in importance in the medical arena, virtualization eliminates single points of failure and further maximizes uptime beyond traditional server architectures. With virtualization, facilities can leverage the significant business benefits of an optimized IT environment that can dynamically support changing business needs while ensuring flexibility and efficient utilization of hardware resources. Fujifilm is effectively applying the VMware virtualization technology and enabling its PACS, RIS, and cardiovascular customers alike to realize the significant benefits of virtualization including lower capital and operating expenses, business continuity, strengthened security and reduced energy consumption.

About FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc.

FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc. is one of the FUJIFILM Corporation family of companies with 70 years of imaging experience and more than $28 billion in sales. Its extensive portfolio includes diagnostic imaging products and informatics solutions to meet the needs of healthcare facilities in both outpatient and hospital settings. The Synapse brand of integrated products includes Synapse(TM) PACS(R), Synapse(TM) RIS(R), Synapse(TM) cardiovascular(R) and Synapse(TM) women's imaging(R); it provides a complete Web-based solution for managing, storing and distributing images and information throughout all healthcare facilities. Additionally, Synapse(TM) managed services(R) offers fault-tolerant solutions including PACS and RIS hosting, and disaster recovery. FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA is headquartered in Stamford, CT. For more information visit www.fujimed.com.

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CONTACT: Courtney Kraemer, FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, +1-203-363-3924,
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