Cedara Software Announces $100,000 Donation in Support of Asian Tsunami Relief
07 Enero 2005 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Cedara Software Announces $100,000 Donation in Support of Asian
Tsunami Relief - Urges other Medical Technology Companies to
contribute TORONTO, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cedara
Software Corp. (NASDAQ:CDSW/TSX:CDE), recently named Fastest
Growing Healthcare Company for 2004 by America's foremost market
research firm Frost and Sullivan, today announced a $100,000
donation to Save the Children Canada in support of Asian Tsunami
Relief. "The tragic catastrophe in Asia resulting in unprecedented
loss of life requires immediate action to feed, shelter and care
for the survivors", said Abe Schwartz, Cedara CEO. "I feel very
privileged that Cedara's dramatic financial turnaround has given us
the means to make such a major contribution at a time of dire need.
I am also particularly proud of Cedara's socially-responsible staff
many of whom have taken the initiative to personally make
donations. We urge other Medical Technology Companies to donate
what they can." "Children are particularly vulnerable especially so
in times of dire crisis. That is why Cedara chose to make its
donation to Save the Children Canada. Our hearts go out to the
millions who have had their lives permanently affected. We hope
that their suffering can be eased as much as is humanly possible,"
said Schwartz. Save the Children Canada is a non-political,
non-religious organization that provides both emergency relief and
long-term development assistance through partnership with local
communities, government bodies and international organizations.
Save the Children Canada is part of an alliance of 27 Save the
Children organizations that constitutes the world's largest
independent movement for children and serves communities in over
111 countries. About Cedara Software: Cedara Software Corp. is a
leading independent provider of medical imaging technologies.
Cedara software is deployed in hospitals and clinics worldwide and
is licensed by many of the world's leading medical device and
healthcare information technology companies. Approximately 28,000
medical imaging systems and 6,400 Picture Archiving and
Communications System (PACS) workstations have been licensed to
date. Cedara recently acquired eMed Technologies Corporation,
widely known as a provider of innovative PACS and teleradiology
solutions that have been installed in over 2,000 hospitals and
imaging centers. Cedara is quite unique in that it has technologies
and expertise that span all the major digital imaging modalities
including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI), digital X-ray, mammography, ultrasound, echo-cardiology,
angiography, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET)
and fluoroscopy. Furthermore, the Company's medical imaging
offerings are used in all aspects of clinical workflow including
the capture of a patient's digital image; the archiving,
communication and manipulation of digital images; sophisticated
clinical applications to analyze digital images; and even the use
of imaging in minimally-invasive surgery. For more information,
visit the Cedara website at http://www.cedara.com/. All trademarks
appearing in this release are the property of Cedara Software Corp.
DATASOURCE: Cedara Software Corp. CONTACT: Brian Pedlar, Chief
Financial Officer, Cedara Software Corp., (905) 672-2100 ext. 2015,
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