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Merge Healthcare forms partnership in the Middle East
Published February 14, 2007 - BizTimes Daily
Merge Technologies Inc., which does business as Merge Healthcare, a West Allis-based medical imaging software and services company, today announced a new partnership with HBO Middle East (ME) to deliver radiology solutions throughout the Middle East.
As part of the agreement, HBO ME will distribute Merge Healthcare's PACS, clinical applications, connectivity products and other solutions throughout the region. The two companies will work together to service end-user health care needs.
Merge Healthcare and HBO ME will work jointly towards offering customers in the GCC region, which includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Yemen.
"The strength of Merge's offerings lies in their ability to provide customers with truly unique solutions that are clinically advanced and tailored to meet their needs and environment," said Eli Chedid, president of HBO ME.
"We are very pleased to be working with HBO ME in the Middle East," said Jacques Cornet, president of Merge Healthcare EMEA. "Merge Healthcare is firmly committed to improving patient care through the development and delivery of healthcare IT solutions that directly address the different needs of each healthcare practitioner. In the Gulf countries, HBO's experience and knowledge of regional needs provide an important foundation to accomplish this goal."
