News & Press
Carestream Health’s Radiography Systems
Built with INTEGRITY
Life Critical Systems Depend on Green Hills Software
 SANTA
BARBARA, CA —May 13, 2008—Green Hills Software, Inc.,
the technology leader in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time
operating systems (RTOS), today announced that Carestream Health,
Inc., a leader in medical and dental imaging and information technology
solutions, is using Green Hills Software's Platform
for Medical Devices, including the safety-certified INTEGRITY® real-time
operating system and MULTI® integrated
development environment, in the DirectView Classic and DirectView Elite
Computed Radiography (CR) Systems.
"We selected Green Hills Software’s comprehensive operating
systems, development tools, and middleware solution because of our requirements
for performance and reliability," commented Doug Baker, lead engineer,
Carestream Health. "Green Hills’ Platform for Medical Devices
is a world class solution for medical systems manufacturers.
"Computed radiography is an excellent example of how software content
of medical systems is growing rapidly as manufacturers seek to increase
functionality, improve usability and enhance connectivity," said
David Kleidermacher, chief technology officer, Green Hills Software. "We
are pleased that Carestream Health put its trust in Green Hills Software
to help bring these industry leading CR systems to market."
About the Carestream DirectView Classic and DirectView Elite CR Systems
Ideal for hospitals, diagnostic imaging centers, multi-specialty clinics,
and private practices, the company’s KODAK DirectView CR Systems
are designed for distributed and central CR applications where image
quality, rapid image availability, lower costs, and high departmental
productivity are critical success factors. The KODAK DirectView CR
Systems are highly configurable, small, easy to install and easy to
use. Configuration choices consist of: reader performance, user console,
and various software options including the Kodak DirectView EVP Plus
Software and image processing that delivers the high image quality
expected of KODAK DirectView products.
About the Green Hills Platform for Medical Devices
Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY RTOS, the core of the Platform,
is a true real-time operating system that carries credentials for reliability,
availability, and serviceability, including use in many FDA/CDRH Class
II and III-approved life-critical medical devices. The Platform provides
a complete software development solution that helps device makers increase
productivity and drastically reduce development cost, per-unit cost,
program risk, and product time-to-market. INTEGRITY is fully integrated
with a complete range of feature-rich middleware components for interaction
with other applications and systems in the medical device environment.
With the Platform for Medical Devices, Green Hills Software offers complete
medical device consulting, regulatory assistance, development, audit,
and approval services.
About Green Hills Software
Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software, Inc. is the technology leader
in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems
(RTOS) for 32- and 64-bit embedded systems. Our royalty-free INTEGRITY® and velOSity™ real-time
operating systems, µ-velOSity™ microkernel, IPv6-ready
TCP/IP network stacks, GateD® layer 3 routing, compilers, MULTI® and AdaMULTI™ integrated
development environments, DoubleCheck™ integrated
static analyzer and TimeMachine™ tool
suite offer a complete development solution that addresses both deeply
embedded and high-reliability applications. Green Hills Software is
headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, with European headquarters in the
United Kingdom. Visit Green Hills Software on the web at www.ghs.com.
About Carestream Health
Carestream Health, formerly Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group, is
an independent subsidiary of Onex Corporation, Toronto, Canada. With
revenue of $2.54 billion (U.S.) and more than 8,100 employees, Carestream
Health is a world leader in medical and dental imaging and information
technology solutions; molecular imaging systems; and non-destructive
testing products. The company’s products and services are present
in 90 percent of hospitals worldwide. Visit Carestream Health on the
web at www.carestreamhealth.com.
|
RSS
