Sorna Corporation Selects CDW Healthcare as National Reseller of DICOM Imaging Products
June 19 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW
Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), and a leading provider of technology
products and services to healthcare organizations, today announced
it has signed an agreement with Sorna Corporation to offer its
entire product line of DICOM-compliant medical imaging solutions to
CDW Healthcare customers. The agreement further strengthens CDW
Healthcare�s current offering of best-in-class medical imaging
products, available either independently or as part of a range of
customized bundles and infrastructure solutions. The Eagan,
Minn.-based Sorna Corporation specializes in the design and
manufacture of sophisticated systems and software that
intelligently automate and independently manage DICOM DISC burning
and media importing activities. Its products include clinical
workflow-optimized automated DICOM CD/DVD publishing systems, DICOM
media import software, and associated DICOM viewing, storage, and
digital print gateway products that allow DICOM images to be viewed
and printed with PC-compatible peripheral equipment and stored on
portable media. �Our distribution agreement with Sorna further
strengthens CDW Healthcare�s robust line of industry-leading
digital imaging solutions,� said Bob Rossi, general manager for CDW
Healthcare. �Through this partnership, we can now offer our
customers an even greater selection of DICOM-compliant products
that will improve clinical workflow by streamlining patient image
viewing, storage and rendering processes.� Sorna�s product
offerings include its eXpedo family of networked CD, DVD and CD/DVD
recording systems powered by Sorna�s eXpedo's multi-tasking
software as well as FilmX PRI software, LiteBox Viewer, OpenLiteBox
software and OpenLiteBox Administrator. All of these products will
be available to CDW Healthcare customers. �As a national leader in
health IT solutions, CDW Healthcare has consistently impressed us
with its intimate knowledge of the healthcare IT marketplace,
technical expertise and individualized approach to customer
service,� said Cyrus Samari, vice president of sales and marketing
for Sorna. �This partnership will allow Sorna to effectively pursue
our strategy of expanding our customer base and enhancing our
profile among healthcare IT purchasers nationwide.� About Sorna
Corporation Sorna is a privately held, minority-owned corporation
founded in October 1999 with headquarters in Eagan, MN. Sorna
pioneered the use of 100% DICOM 3.0 compatible and IHE Media
Profile conformant automated CD/DVD systems to provide an
alternative to the use of film production for distribution and
storage of radiology examinations. In addition to offering the
largest available selection of workflow-optimized DICOM DISC
publishing systems for medical imaging, its products include DICOM
DISC importing, printing and economic archiving for multi-hospital
networks to physician private practices. About CDW Healthcare CDW
Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation
(NASDAQ:CDWC), is a leading provider of technology products and
services focused exclusively on healthcare organizations. Working
in partnership with customers ranging from small rural providers to
large and complex integrated delivery networks, CDW Healthcare
responds with a sense of urgency to customer technology needs,
delivering best-in-class solutions from top-name brands such as
IBM, HP, Cisco, Microsoft, Planar, EMC, Ergotron, Fujitsu,
Symantec, Motion, Lenovo, Xerox, Lexmark and Symbol. CDW Healthcare
account management teams build strong customer relationships by
responding to customer IT infrastructure requirements with in-depth
advice, technical expertise and the best technology that the
industry has to offer. For more information about CDW Healthcare
offerings, procurement options, services and solutions, call
1.800.410.4239, or visit the CDW Healthcare Web site at
http://www.cdw.com/healthcare. CDW Corporation will file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the �SEC�), and furnish to its
shareholders, a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the meeting
of its shareholders to be called with respect to the proposed
merger between CDW and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. CDW
SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT IS
FINALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THEM BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION. CDW shareholders and other interested parties will be
able to obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement (when
available) and other relevant documents filed with the SEC from the
SEC�s website at http://www.sec.gov. CDW shareholders and other
interested parties will also be able to obtain, without charge, a
copy of the proxy statement (when available) and other relevant
documents by directing a request by mail or telephone to CDW
Corporation, 200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061,
Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone: (847) 465-6000, or from
CDW�s website, http://www.cdw.com. CDW and certain of its
directors, executive officers and other members of management and
employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be �participants� in
the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of CDW with respect
to the proposed merger. Information regarding the persons who may
be considered �participants� in the solicitation of proxies will be
set forth in CDW�s proxy statement relating to the proposed merger
when it is filed with the SEC. Information regarding certain of
these persons and their beneficial ownership of CDW common stock as
of March 31, 2007 is also set forth in CDW�s proxy statement for
its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the
SEC on April 16, 2007. Statements about the expected timing,
completion and effects of the proposed merger between CDW and
Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, and all other statements in this
filing other than historical facts, constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, each of which is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the following cautionary statements. Forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date hereof and are based on current
expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements. CDW may not
be able to complete the proposed merger because of a number of
factors, including, among other things, the failure to obtain
shareholder approval, the failure of financing or the failure to
satisfy other closing conditions. Other risks and uncertainties
that may affect forward-looking statements are described in the
reports filed by CDW with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, including without limitation CDW�s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December�31, 2006.
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