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Honolulu, HI - May 6, 2008

Connect Imaging announces software to support Totoku super high resolution display for mammography

Connect Imaging, Inc., developer of customizable PACS (picture archiving and communication systems), has released a new version of its Mammo ViewBox software to support a super high resolution mammography display from Totoku Electric Co., Ltd., of Japan.  The new software will be introduced at the annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) in Seattle May 15–18.

According to Philip J. Manly, chief executive officer of Connect Imaging, the company’s mammography workstation software is the first to support the ISD technology of the Totoku MS51i2 digital mammography display.  “Totoku developed a novel way to triple the resolution of its 5 MP (mega pixel) monitor, but taking advantage of the higher resolution required some software changes,” Manly said.  “Connect Imaging made these necessary modifications a priority.  We now can offer this workstation software to all users of digital mammography.  Though it works most efficiently when combined with other mammography modules in the Connect Imaging PACS, our Mammo ViewBox workstation software is compatible with any DICOM archive.” 

Madhu Reddy, president of U.S. Electronics, Inc., Totoku’s leading worldwide distributor, said, “We believe this display is a significant improvement over standard 5 MP mammography displays, even those that can display 10 bits of gray scale.  We talked with several PACS companies about the software changes that would be necessary to support the higher resolution.  Connect Imaging responded immediately, and is now the first PACS company to release software that supports our new monitor.” 

Manly said the software is an example of Connect’s ability to respond quickly to customer requests.  “Because many of our clients utilize complex workflow, Connect Imaging has developed the capacity to handle customization quickly,” he said.  “Within a few weeks of receiving engineering samples of the Totoku monitor, we had implemented the changes.”

Connect Imaging will display its newest software module, the Mammo ViewBox workstation, with the Totoku MS51i2 digital monitor, at Booth No. 1102, where attendees can view the improved image quality of the 15 MP display.  Other PACS modules in the Connect Imaging product line also will be demonstrated.  U.S. Electronics also will be exhibiting the Totoku MS51i2 monitor at Booth No. 340. 

About U.S. Electronics 

U.S. Electronics, Inc. (USEI), based in Minneapolis, is the worldwide leader in sales of Totoku PACS medical displays.  USEI offers turnkey solutions to original equipment manufacturers and system integrators in the healthcare diagnostic imaging industry.  The company has been actively involved in the design and development of displays since 1994, and in 2000, it partnered with Totoku to distribute the complete line of medical-grade LCD monitors to the U.S. market.  For more information, visit www.usei.com

About Connect Imaging

Connect Imaging offers customized PACS to meet the needs of imaging centers, smaller hospitals, and specialty practices such as mammography, perinatology, and mobile imaging services.  It recently released four separate PACS modules designed specifically for the workflow of mammography imaging practices.  The company maintains manufacturing operations and live technical support in Pittsburgh, and product development operations in Honolulu.  For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.connectimaging.com.

Honolulu, HI - April 8, 2008

Connect Imaging introduces software for Fuji digital mammography systems

Connect Imaging, Inc., a provider of tailor-made PACS (picture archiving and communication systems), has introduced new software for use with FCRm digital mammography systems from FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA.

According to Philip J. Manly, chief executive officer of Connect Imaging, the company developed its newest module, called VCM Port, to address an issue Connect Imaging identified while validating its PACS for use with Fuji’s computed radiography mammography systems installed at one of Connect’s clients. 

“We are pleased to offer this software product to other users of Fuji’s mammography CR systems,” Manly said.  “Connect Imaging excels at addressing the unique workflow issues associated with digital mammography, including those of integrating prior film-based studies.  For Fuji, we created customized software for use with its Flash Plus IIPm console unit to ensure that all portions of a mammography study are hung correctly.”   

Manly said that Fuji has fully validated the VCM Port software.  Users of Fuji’s FCRm systems also may purchase the software directly from Connect Imaging.

According to Manly, the ability to provide customized PACS solutions is a hallmark of Connect Imaging.  “Our software modules allow flexibility in configuration to satisfy current and future requirements,” he said.  “We specialize in complex workflow and image distribution, and are known for exceptional, personalized customer service and support.”  

About Connect Imaging
Connect Imaging offers customized PACS systems to meet the needs of imaging centers, smaller hospitals, and specialty practices such as mammography, perinatology, and mobile imaging services.  It recently released a PACS designed specifically for mammography imaging practices.  Connect operates on three pillars of strength: design, customization, and support.  The company maintains manufacturing operations and live technical support in Pittsburgh and product development operations in Honolulu.  For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.connectimaging.com.

October 30, 2007 - by Erik L. Ridley, AuntMinnie staff writer

(Booth 6551) Connect will feature an upgrade to its DICOM Distributor application in its RSNA booth.

DICOM Distributor can now provide complete tracking of all studies sent and received, according to the Honolulu-based firm. The distributor engine tracks information such as the date and time received, the number of images sent for studies in the queue, and date, time, and number of images sent for studies that have been completely sent, Connect said.

October 25, 2007 - by Erik L. Ridley, AuntMinnie staff writer

(Booth 6551) Connect Imaging will debut PACS Dashboard in its booth at this year's RSNA conference.

PACS administrators or technologists can take advantage of the Web-based graphical user interface of PACS Dashboard to monitor PACS throughput, including current statistics on the number of processed studies, the time for studies to arrive at the PACS, and queue time for studies distributed to workstations and other locations, according to the Honolulu-based firm.

A summary page provides a quick indicator of PACS health, while individual pages can give more detailed information on the operation of each PACS module, Connect said.

Honolulu, HI - August 9, 2007

Connect Imaging Honored as One of Hawaii’s 50 Fastest Growing Small Companies

Connect Imaging, Inc., a pioneer in the development of affordable picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for small- to medium-size hospitals and imaging centers with unique workflow needs, today announced that it is a finalist in the 2007 “Hawaii’s Fastest 50” small business awards program, sponsored by First Hawaiian Bank, Nishihama & Kishida CPAs, Becker Communications and Altres HR.

The Hawaii’s Fastest 50 award recognizes the 50 fastest-growing independent, privately held small businesses in the state based their average annual growth rate. The Hawaii’s Fastest 50 finalists were announced at an awards reception in Honolulu Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007.

According to Philip J. Manly, CHP, DABR, chief executive officer of Connect Imaging, the company is honored to receive this prestigious award for the third time. "We are proud of the rapid growth Connect Imaging has achieved over the last year and are pleased that the business community in Hawaii again has recognized our accomplishments,” Manly said. “We continue to strengthen our modular PACS product line to meet the varied and unique needs of our customers."

Connect Imaging developed the modular Connect Imaging PACS to fulfill an unmet need for an affordable, easy-to-use tool in the management of digital medical images. Traditional PACS systems designed for large hospitals are far too complex and expensive for community hospitals and imaging centers, and low-end PACS systems offer only a cookie-cutter solution that may not fit the unique needs of community hospitals and imaging centers. With the full-featured modular Connect Imaging PACS, smaller institutions now can take advantage of advances in digital imaging and image management, with all of the productivity and patient care benefits these systems offer.

Connect Imaging, Inc., is a medical information management company with headquarters in Honolulu and assembly, testing, and technical support facilities in Western Pennsylvania. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.connectimaging.com.

Providence, RI - June 7, 2007

Connect Imaging Introduces Four New Products for Improved Mammography Workflow at SIIM Annual Meeting

Connect Imaging Inc. introduced four new FDA-approved products which improve mammography workflow. PACS products designed for breast imaging include ViewBox Mammo, the radiologist's diagnostic workstation with Computer Enhanced Reading Strategies. Designed from the ground up to make the radiologist's job easier, ViewBox Mammo handles not only screening and diagnostic digital studies, but also ultrasound and MRI, so that there is no need to switch workstations to view other modalities.

ViewBox Mammo will automatically hang any number of films, with any view labels or view modifiers, without requiring input from the user. ViewBox Mammo allows the radiologist to see diagnostic studies first or screening views first; and choose to hang standard screening views in standard screening layout or in mirrored prior layout. Multiple images with the same view are hung in stacked mode, allowing the radiologist to scroll through them. ViewBox Mammo also sorts additional screening views according to the following DICOM screening header view descriptors: Laterality (R, L, B); View (CC, MLO, ML, etc.); View Modifier (ID, MAG, etc.); Partial View (when multiple images are required for a single breast). When ViewBox Mammo detects a diagnostic study (diagnostic views in the view modifier), it hangs the study with the diagnostic views first.

ViewBox Mammo can be paired with MammographerWorkstation. This product allows the technologist to review both prior studies and current studies in process. The revised SureScan film digitizer software allows addition of mammography-specific header tags. MammoQA allows review of studies for accuracy and the option to add/correct missing/erroneous mammography header tags.

Houston, TX - May 23, 2007

Swearingen Software and Connect Imaging Partner to Offer Tightly Integrated, Customized RIS/PACS Solution

Swearingen Software, Inc., a leading developer of radiology information systems (RIS), has announced a partnership with Connect Imaging, Inc., an innovative provider of easy-to-use, affordable picture archiving and communication systems (PACS).  Together the companies will offer tightly integrated, customized RIS/PACS solutions.

The partnership comes after years of both companies observing the fact that no RIS/PACS vendor has been able to demonstrate both a strong PACS and a strong RIS product.  Randall Swearingen, chief executive officer and founder of Swearingen Software, said, “Swearingen Software has long been acknowledged in the RIS world for a product that easily adapts to individual customer needs and thus creates a high level of customer satisfaction.  We did not want to divert our attention from our successful RIS product in order to design a PACS product.  Connect Imaging enjoys a similar reputation in the PACS world but does not want to lessen its focus on PACS by developing an RIS.  By continuing to focus on our respective strengths while strategically integrating our two products, we have created an unprecedented RIS/PACS product that provides the best of both worlds.” 

According to Philip J. Manly, D.A.B.R., chief executive officer of Connect Imaging, the goal in partnering with Swearingen Software is to help radiology departments streamline workflow and improve patient care.  “Connect Imaging is committed to providing innovative, affordable PACS,” Manly said.  “By partnering with Swearingen, we’ll be able to provide customized RIS/PACS solutions that address complex workflow and information management requirements.  Rather than requiring users to change daily routines, we’ll tailor fully integrated RIS/PACS solutions that suit their workflow needs.”

About Swearingen Software
Swearingen Software has consistently been recognized as one of the industry's leading vendors of radiology information systems, developing products that are user-friendly, fully functional, and offer exceptional value.  Founded in 1982, the company has focused its products on answering the radiology management needs of hospitals and clinics of all sizes.  With a comprehensive HL7 and DICOM connectivity suite, Swearingen’s RIS can easily connect to virtually any other HL7/DICOM ready product.  The company is located in Houston.  For more information, visit www.swearingensoftware.com.

About Connect Imaging
Connect Imaging offers comprehensive PACS systems designed to fit the workplace needs and budgets of community hospitals and free-standing imaging centers.  The company’s software modules allow flexibility in configuration and provide PACS solutions that satisfy customer requirements without unnecessary cost.  Connect Imaging is based in Honolulu and maintains its assembly, testing, and technical support facilities in Pennsylvania.  For more information, visit www.connectimaging.com.

Honolulu, HI - November 16, 2006

Connect Imaging to Feature Latest Workflow Tools at RSNA 2006

Two years after introducing DICOM Distributor at RSNA 2004, Philip J. Manly, D.A.B.R., CEO of Connect Imaging, is ready for RSNA 2006. He's eager to show off the latest upgrades to the company's modules. "Workflow seems to be the current buzzword. We've been focused on workflow for the past two years. We welcome the most complex workflow situations because we regard them as a showcase for the flexibity of configuration our modular PACS allows."

Manly thinks visitors to the Connect Imaging booth will find other reasons to be pleased. "Our ViewBox module now has the option of adding an integrated mammorgraphy viewer. The program changes 'personality', depending on the type of study being viewed." Connect Imaging received FDA approval for the changes on September 18, 2005.

"In 2006, we introduced our latest addition to the Connect Imaging product line. We now have module called StudyWorkstation. It functions as a miniPACS. Like many of our modules, it came into being as a solution to a particular client's workflow issues."

The Connect Imaging booth will be in South Hall, No. 5110. "We're located on PACS Alley, so you can't miss our display," Manly joked. "Take advantage of the opportunity to get a hands-on feel for how our PACS works, and to hear how we can serve you."

Chicago, IL - November 28, 2005

Connect Imaging to Demonstrate Enhancements to Innovative PACS Solutions for Small Hospitals and Imaging Centers at 2005 RSNA

Connect Imaging, Inc., a leading provider of easy-to-use, affordable picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for small- and medium-sized hospitals and imaging centers, today announced that it is displaying two key product enhancements at the 91st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2005, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Connect Imaging's booth is located in the South Building, Hall A, Number 4978.

Connect Imaging's upgraded Distribution Manager module forwards studies to radiologists according to flexible and comprehensive rules, whether the radiologists are on site or logged in remotely via DSL or cable modem. The Distribution Manager includes a monitor panel that displays the current status of all routing connections and allows other staff to quickly determine whether the radiologist has received all images in the study.

The company's new ViewBox features several key upgrades such as a background study preloading thread that allows the user to display and manipulate large studies with more than 1,000 slices from the new multislice CT scanners almost as quickly as two-view chest X-rays. The ViewBox user interface also has been enhanced to allow users to reorder images and series on the display, link multiple series (including prior studies) for simultaneous scrolling, and perform normal image manipulation without having to look away from the image.

According to Philip J. Manly, CHP, DABR, chief executive officer of Connect Imaging, these product enhancements reflect the company's commitment to meeting customer needs for increased departmental efficiency and flexibility. "Though small hospitals and imaging centers often have limited budgets, they have many of the same needs as larger facilities and don't want to sacrifice features, customer support, or flexibility in a PACS," Manly said. "PACS is an integral part of our clients' businesses, and over the years we have allowed our customers to handle growing workloads while increasing efficiency. Many of our customers say that choosing a PACS from Connect Imaging is one of the best business decisions they have made, and we're very proud of that."

Honolulu, HI - April 19, 2005

CONNECT IMAGING INTRODUCES INNOVATIVE DVDCOPY SYSTEM

Connect Imaging, Inc., a developer of easy-to-use, affordable picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for small- and medium-size hospitals and imaging centers, today announced the launch of DVDCopy. This stand-alone product enables any PACS user to meet the April 21, 2005 deadline for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security rules, which require hospitals and imaging centers to keep archived copies of imaging studies offsite.

Philip J. Manly, CHP, DABR, chief executive officer of Connect Imaging, sees DVDCopy as an example of the company’s commitment to providing innovative solutions as the regulatory environment evolves. “The process of manually saving images to disks or tapes for offsite storage is time-consuming and inefficient,” Manly said. “Our first stand-alone, plug-and-play product, DVDCopy provides a simple way to automatically gather and store images. We specifically designed it to fit seamlessly into the imaging department’s workflow. Not only does it provide a quick solution for hospitals and imaging centers striving to comply with HIPAA security requirements, but it also enhances productivity.”

DVDCopy is a novel system combining software and hardware whose sole function is to automatically burn copies of digital images for offsite storage. The method is simple: DVDCopy automatically receives all images via Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) transfer protocol from any authorized DICOM Storage Class User. When it has received enough studies to fill a DVD, the system sends the burn job to a DVD “jukebox.” Each DVD produced carries a label with the job number, facility name, and date range for the studies it contains. Only then is it ejected from the DVD burner component into an output bin. Designated personnel monitor the output bin and take the DVDs to the offsite storage location.

From its incorporation in 1999, Connect Imaging has focused on providing the medical community with methods to increase productivity. “We began selling a simple, film-based teleradiology program for isolated island medical communities in Hawaii,” Manly said. “Today, we take pride in the development of cost-effective tools to handle the full range of electronic medical images, whether they were originally derived from film or from digital technologies. Our full-featured PACS systems are easy to use and affordable, and our service reputation is excellent.”

Connect Imaging is based in Honolulu and maintains its assembly, testing, and technical support facilities in Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.connectimaging.com.

Honolulu, HI - August 6, 2004

CONNECT IMAGING HONORED AS ONE OF HAWAII’S 50 FASTEST GROWING SMALL COMPANIES

Connect Imaging, Inc., a pioneer in the development of affordable picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for small- and medium-size hospitals and imaging centers, today announced that it is a finalist in the 10th annual “Hawaii’s Fastest 50” small business awards program, sponsored by Pacific Business News in conjunction with First Hawaiian Bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Hawaii’s Fastest 50 award recognizes the 50 fastest-growing independent, privately held small businesses in the state based their average annual growth rate. The Hawaii’s Fastest 50 finalists were announced at an awards reception in Honolulu Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004.

According to Philip J. Manly, CHP, DABR, chief executive officer of Connect Imaging, the company is honored to receive this prestigious award for the second straight year. "We are proud of the rapid growth Connect Imaging has achieved over the last year and are pleased that the business community in Hawaii again has recognized our accomplishments,” Manly said. “We continue to expand our operations and sales and marketing efforts as adoption of our innovative EasyPACS System increases nationwide."

Connect Imaging developed the EasyPACS System to fulfill an unmet need for an affordable, easy-to-use tool in the management of digital medical images. Traditional PACS systems designed for large hospitals are far too complex and expensive for small- and medium-size hospitals and imaging centers. With the full-featured EasyPACS System, smaller institutions now can take advantage of advances in digital imaging and image management, with all of the productivity and patient care benefits these systems offer.

One of the hallmarks of the EasyPACS system is its intuitive, modular design, making it possible for users to learn the system in an hour or less, versus the hours or days of training required with traditional PACS systems. In addition to important patient-care benefits, EasyPACS customers are experiencing significant savings due to reduced film and processing costs, and fewer staff hours spent handling hard copy film. The company also offers a comprehensive service and support program to ensure seamless integration and customization of the system to meet the needs of its customers.

Connect Imaging, Inc., is a medical information management company with headquarters in Honolulu and assembly, testing, and technical support facilities in Western Pennsylvania. The company is dedicated to providing the medical community with effective tools for improving productivity when working with electronic medical images. Connect Imaging’s EasyPACS System is being successfully used by a growing number of hospitals and imaging centers across the country. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.connectimaging.com.

Honolulu, HI - May 27, 2004

CONNECT IMAGING INTRODUCES NEW STUDYMANAGER™ PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT WORKFLOW

Unique Software Performs IHE “Presentation of Grouped Procedures” Functions for Systems that Do Not Support the PGP Standard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…May 27, 2004…Honolulu…Connect Imaging, Inc., developer of easy-to-use, affordable picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for small- and medium-size hospitals and imaging centers, today announced the launch of the StudyManager program, an important new interface between imaging modalities and PACS systems designed to manage the order of imaging studies.

Solving a widespread PACS-related problem, the StudyManager program enhances imaging productivity and improves workflow by allowing different parts of a study or study series to be matched with appropriate physician orders, thus performing the essential elements of the Presentation of Group Procedures (PGP) integration profile. (The PGP integration profile is a key component of the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise [IHE] initiative.) StudyManager also allows image studies from modalities such as computed tomography (CT), computed radiography (CR), and magnetic resonance (MR)—which increasingly involve numerous images—to be easily rearranged when the imaging modality sends them to a PACS system in the wrong order.

According to Philip J. Manly, CHP, DABR, chief executive officer of Connect Imaging, the task of matching relevant images from CT, CR, and MR studies in a PACS with the specific procedures requested by physicians is difficult and time-consuming for radiology staff. “StudyManager provides an important link between imaging modalities and PACS systems, automating a process that has caused headaches for radiology staff since the inception of PACS,” Manly said. “Rather than spending valuable time searching for, organizing, and matching images, radiology staff and clinicians now can focus more attention on delivering high-quality patient care. The program also provides a key solution for hospitals and imaging centers striving to comply with the IHE PGP initiative.”

StudyManager, which can be used in conjunction with most PACS systems, is simple to install and use. The program is designed to be run on a workstation located near the imaging modality so that technologists can establish image order and assign a study to appropriate physician orders before the images are sent to a PACS system. StudyManager automatically performs DICOM modality worklist queries for all study orders for the patient and modality. Users can assign sections of a study to different physician orders, and if only one study order is available, it is automatically assigned to the entire study.

Connect Imaging, Inc., is a medical information management company with headquarters in Honolulu and assembly, testing, and technical support facilities in Western Pennsylvania. The company is dedicated to providing the medical community with effective tools for improving productivity when working with electronic medical images—providing a growing number of small- to medium-size hospitals and imaging centers with full-feature PACS systems that are easy to use and affordable. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.connectimaging.com.

Honolulu, HI - March 9, 2004

Title: Images on demand: New uses for teleradiology technology

Speaker (1:35 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.): Charlotte Manly, Ph.D.

Summary: This presentation will discuss some of the ways teleradiology is now practiced and describe the technology that makes it possible. To illustrate, we will demonstrate a new product which provides DICOM images and full viewing functionality to authorized users anywhere on the internet.

Charlotte Manly, Ph.D., is Director of Development at Connect Imaging, Inc. With degrees in both computer science and cognitive science, she understands the perspective of software users as well as of programmers. Her focus is on maintaining software ease of use and reducing the impact of human error in real-world software use.

KISSIMMEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2003

ScheduleQuest, Inc., a software development firm specializing in automated patient access and scheduling technologies and Connect Imaging, Inc., an Electronic Image Management, PACS vendor based in Honolulu, HI, are pleased to announce the execution of a re-seller agreement. Under the terms of the agreement Connect Imaging can distribute ScheduleQuest's SQ Connect 2.0 patient scheduling and registration system as a private label integrated module.

Phil Manly, CEO of Connect Imaging stated, "With the SQ Connect 2.0 solution we are able to offer the healthcare industry's premier patient scheduling and registration system as an integrated product. In addition the SQ Connect 2.0 browser provided us with a platform for image and report distribution back to the referring physician for unmatched efficiency."
"We are very excited about having Connect Imaging as a re-seller for ScheduleQuest. The market response to our integrated offering has been extremely positive," said Stephen M. Ralston, CEO of ScheduleQuest. "I believe we have hit a nerve in the marketplace."

The companies will be showcasing the integrated product at the upcoming AHRA convention in Anaheim CA, booth #116.

About Connect Imaging, Inc

Founded in 1999, Connect Imaging Inc. of Honolulu, HI, has developed a feature rich, cost effective electronic image management system (PACS) for imaging centers and small to medium hospitals. Connect Imaging provides customers with custom designed solutions from its array of standardized, Windows based, DICOM compatible products, at a monthly cost that is usually less than the current cost of film and chemistry. All Connect Imaging products provide logging of access to Protected Health Information (PHI) to enable facilities to meet their HIPAA security auditing requirements.

About ScheduleQuest, Inc.

ScheduleQuest, Inc. of Kissimmee, Florida has developed a patented patient scheduling solution designed for hospitals, diagnostic imaging centers, physician's offices and call centers. ScheduleQuest delivers browser-based patient scheduling applications that allows for HIPAA compliant access to centralized scheduling data and facilitates management of patient scheduling, as well as management of equipment and resources among hospitals, outpatient facilities, and physicians' offices. ScheduleQuest is unique in its ability to allow outside interrogation of appointments while maintaining the facility's privacy. ScheduleQuest is a privately held and employee-owned company with client installations in 23 states in US. http://www.schedulequest.com

Honolulu, HI - August 8, 2003 (Pacific Business News)

Small local company offers worldwide, 24-hour service

Julie Mitchell
Pacific Business News

What do you call a company with only 11 employees based on an island in the Pacific that is able to provide customers around the world with service 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year?

Philip Manly calls it Connect Imaging Inc.

Connect Imaging installs picture-archiving and communications systems in clinics and hospitals. The system allows people to view medical images -- from modalities such as a CT scan, MRI, ultrasound or x-ray -- on a computer screen rather than on black-and-white film placed over light boxes.

"In the business world, when do you use paper?" Manly asked. "Never. The medical field is starting to go digital, too."

Connect Imaging began advertising only recently, relying instead on satisfied customers recommending its system to others, Manly says. That strategy generated revenue growth of almost 250 percent over two years, from $302,654 in 2000 to $1,043,057 in 2002. That performance placed Connect Imaging No. 7 on PBN's Fastest 50 list of growing businesses.

While there are other picture-archiving and communications systems in the medical community, Manly says he has developed a product that's easy to use and less expensive.

"Users have told us it's the easiest to do," he said, adding that it takes just 15 minutes to train clients on his system compared to the hours or days of training the other systems require.

His system costs half as much as the others, he says, "because we're efficient in how we do our programming and we maintain a low overhead."

Manly came up with the easy-to-use picture-archiving and communications system when he realized none existed.

"There seemed to be a need for it and I could do it," he said. "I know a lot about the field."

A physicist from Boston, Manly has been in the medical business for 25 years and manages another medical physics consulting business called Gamma Corp. He moved to Hawaii in 1971 after earning a BS in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MS in health physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He's also certified by both the American Board of Health Physics and the American Board of Radiology, an accomplishment fewer than 70 medical physicists in the United States have made.

Connect Imaging has installed its system in 15 to 20 clinics and hospitals in Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

Because clients are spread out over different time zones, Manly finds it necessary to provide 24/7/365 customer service. He's able to so this by always having one engineer on call every night and using technology that enables the engineer to remotely troubleshoot and fix problems customers have, no matter where they are.

Honolulu, HI - July 10, 2003

Connect Imaging, Inc. was voted one of the 50 fastest growing small companies in Hawaii. Pacific Business News, in conjuction with First Hawaiian Bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers compiled its list of finalists for the ninth annual "Fastest 50" small business awards program and announced that Connect Imaging Inc. was among the fastest 50.

 



 

 

 

 

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