KOWA Optimed, Inc.
Ophthalmic Diagnostic Innovator to Introduce New VK-2 Satellite Office System Software
Los Angeles, CA- Kowa has just announced its new VK-2 Satellite Office Software. The
system will premiere at the 2008 American Academy of Ophthalmology in Atlanta.
Physicians and key representatives of the media will have an opportunity to see actual
demonstrations of the product. In today’s healthcare environment most large ophthalmic
practices have satellite offices linked through VPNs (Virtual Private Networks). Many of
these practices have Kowa VK2 Digital Imaging Systems that currently store patient retinal
images from the fundus camera to a local computer at the same clinic location. While this
method is effective for stand-alone clinics, a system linking large practices with their
satellite offices is an increasing necessity in a technology integrated clinic environment.
Kowa Optimed has created this software module and will offer it as an optional add-on
solution for practices with multiple locations. Using the VK-2 Satellite Office Software,
remote offices will be linked with a main server allowing captured images to be viewed
across the network. The VK2 Satellite Office System offers an automated and seamless
background process that integrates retinal images from each satellite office into one single
central database. Once images are copied to a single location, viewing stations can be
connected to the network and the central database will be viewable across the entire VPN.
“This is an important added capability for our VK2 Digital Imaging System as practices are
looking for ways to maximize their investment and optimize patient care with increased
accessibility and centralization of their patient databases,” says Craig Ross, Vice President of
Kowa Optimed.
Kowa’s VK-2 and the Satellite Office System leverage the software usability and offers
diagnostic imaging accessibility at its finest. Even clinics outside the main VPN that do not
have access to the VPN can use the system’s satellite system to exchange transferred
images to the integrated database. By simply inserting a CD or DVD into the main office’s
server, VK-2 Satellite Office System automatically imports images. The VK-2 Digital Imaging
System helps practices and doctors handle an unlimited number of optimized retinal images
with speed, ease and efficiency.
About Kowa Optimed, Inc: Kowa Optimed has a long and impressive tradition of
providing precision products that advance the state of innovation within key industries. The
company’s mission reflects that of its parent company, which has established a track record for
innovative success that dates all the way back to 1894. Founded in 1980, Kowa Optimed is Kowa
Company’s presence in the Western hemisphere, and represents one of the largest privately owned
companies in Japan. Kowa offers CCTV lenses for FA industrial, machine vision, and video security, as
well as low‐cost, high quality color and monochrome cameras. For more information please contact
KOWA Optimed, 20001 Vermont Avenue, Torrance, CA 90502, or by telephone at (800) 966‐5692 or visit
www.kowa-usa.com.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Meyers Communications
Dan Meyers / 323.971.4771
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