Press release archive for October 2006
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Materials
Agfa presents second generation of ANaiS, its high-security identification cards system, at Cartes 2006
At Cartes 2006 (Paris, November 7 - 9, 2006), Agfa Materials will be presenting the second generation of its complete system for the production of high-security identification cards, ANaiS (Agfa National Identification System), together with an innovating offer of prepress software solutions for security applications. Cartes is the No. 1 professional event in the world of high-powered smart card and ID card technologies.
October 25, 2006
Graphics
Post-Newsweek Media Buys Agfa Platesetters for New State-of-the-Art Printing Plant.
Agfa Graphics announced today that Post-Newsweek Media, a newspaper and commercial printer serving the Washington, D.C./Baltimore, Maryland market, has purchased three :Advantage CLS platesetters with :Arkitex NewsDrive from Agfa to bring state-of-the-art CtP technology to its new plant in Laurel, Maryland, which is expected to begin operations in the first quarter of 2007.
October 24, 2006
Materials
Advanced Materials at Plastic Electronics Frankfurt – a look back
October 24th and 25th 2006, the second international Plastic Electronics conference and showcase took place in Frankfurt, Germany
October 23, 2006
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare Signs Multi-Million Dollar PACS Project with Thomas Memorial Hospital
Agfa HealthCare announced today that it has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, West Virginia (USA), a 260-bed facility that provides a complete Radiology Information System / Picture Archiving and Communication System / Reporting and Computed Radiology (RIS/PACS/Reporting and CR) solution. The installation includes Agfa HealthCare’s IMPAX™ 6.0 PACS and the newest version of Agfa HealthCare’s reporting solution, TalkStation™ 3.1. It also includes six DX-S CR systems, which feature Agfa HealthCare’s unique DirectriX™ needle-based detector technology and Scanhead™ line-to-line CR stimulation and light collection technology, for improved image quality and workflow.