BOTHELL, Wash., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardiac Science Corporation , a global leader in automated external defibrillator (AED) and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, announced a three-year agreement with Patni Computer Systems under which Patni will establish a dedicated design center in India and will expand Cardiac Science’s existing in-house design and development capability.
“One of our strategies is to increase the volume and frequency of new product introductions, particularly in Cardiac Monitoring. We have great brands and distribution channels we want to better leverage,” said Dave Marver, Cardiac Science president and chief executive officer. “This agreement provides us the resources and flexibility to pursue multiple new product development initiatives simultaneously.”
“Our mandate is to increase the speed-to-market while keeping costs in check,” said Bob Odell, senior vice president of strategy, design, and operations for Cardiac Science. “This agreement, like the Syncroness relationship we announced earlier this year, dramatically increases our engineering capacity and allows internal team members to focus on changing market dynamics, new customer solutions, and new revenue opportunities.”
Cardiac Science develops, manufactures, and markets a family of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic cardiology devices and systems, including automated external defibrillators (AED), electrocardiograph devices (ECG/EKG), cardiac stress treadmill and systems, Holter monitoring systems, hospital defibrillators, cardiac rehabilitation telemetry systems, and cardiology data management systems (informatics) that connect with hospital information (HIS), electronic medical record (EMR), and other information systems. The company sells a variety of related products and consumables and provides a portfolio of training, maintenance, and support services. Cardiac Science, the successor to the cardiac businesses that established the trusted Burdick(R), HeartCentrix(R), Powerheart(R), and Quinton(R) brands, is headquartered in Bothell, Washington. With customers in more than 100 countries worldwide, the company has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For information, call 425.402.2000 or visit http://www.cardiacscience.com.
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