NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Web-based PACS vendor, eRAD/ImageMedical, and Western Media Group Corporation (OTCBB:WMGC), through its wholly-owned subsidiary MedLink VPN Inc., have signed an agreement to deliver medical image management systems for the worldwide healthcare industry. MedLink VPN Inc. will offer eRAD/ImageMedical's Web-based PACS solution, PracticeBuilder1-2-3, along with its MedLink VPN platform. PracticeBuilder1-2-3 is a full-featured PACS that will be accessed by clients through the MedLink VPN portal.
The MedLink VPN is a virtual private network that provides secure and HIPAA-compliant telecommunications on a platform that allows medical professionals the ability to transfer patient data, billing, insurance claims and other correspondence through a secure network environment. The technology also allows subscribing doctors to securely communicate with other doctors and to remotely access and retrieve patient records, lab results, X-Rays, CAT Scans and other information.
The partnership has immediate plans to install its paired solution at locations that have implemented the MedLink VPN. Currently, the MedLink VPN is in operation at various locations in N.Y. and Calif., and Western Media Group has plans to continue expansion of the MedLink VPN and its associated services utilizing various sales channels.
Ray Vuono, President of Western Media Group Corp, stated, "The key aspect about MedLink VPN choosing eRAD/ImageMedical is their support and responsiveness to our needs. I look forward to building on our relationship with eRAD/ImageMedical as we expand the MedLink VPN."
"This is a great opportunity for EIM to expand the use of our PACS solution thru this private healthcare network," said Peter J. Karoly, CEO of eRAD/ImageMedical. "We look forward to providing MedLink VPN with a highly supported, highly functional offering to their subscribing base of physicians. This alliance will strengthen the solutions of both companies."
About eRAD/ImageMedical
eRAD Inc. was founded in 1999 in Allentown, Pa. and later merged with Image Medical Corporation whose roots are in the Silicon Valley. Currently, there are over 90 installed sites across the United States. EIM's Web-enabled PACS and Teleradiology products and services are used to manage medical images over the clients' Intranets and/or over the Internet. The company's goal is to empower users with new means to manage access to patient records for the immediate and long-term benefit of physicians, patients and clinicians. eRAD/ImageMedical's strategy for medical institutions and practitioners delivers innovative PACS technology for Web-enabled access to patient studies and reports from anywhere with Internet access at a moment's notice.
More information is available at www.eradimagemedical.com.
About Western Media Group Corporation
Western Media Group is a publicly traded holding company that seeks out unique business and investment opportunities in a variety of industries and in various stages. The company's principal product is the MedLink VPN. The MedLink VPN is a virtual private network that allows subscribing doctors to securely communicate with other doctors and to remotely access and retrieve patient records, lab results, X-Rays, CAT Scans and other information. Additional information about Western Media may be found at http://www.wmgcorp.com.
Some of the information in this news release may be forward-looking information under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking information, which includes forecasts, projections and predictions of future events or performance, is subject to and involves risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information. As a result, investors should not rely unreasonably on the accuracy of forward-looking information.
PracticeBuilder1-2-3 is a registered trademark of Image Medical Corp. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the marks of their respective owners.
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