RESTON, Va., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The rate of digitization of all
nominative clinical information is evolving at a rapid pace, overpassing 80%
in rich countries, whereas their electronic transmission or sharing is at an
early stage.
ETIAM has a unique expertise in the field of multimedia medical
connectivity. The company edits software products or components enabling the
communication of clinical data between all players and between all kinds of
electronic systems or computer used in the healthcare industry.
Internet will dramatically speed up the profound mutation of the medical
practice launched in all wealthy countries about ten years ago: Transfer of
care activity from hospital to home, practice of networking or tele-medicine,
Patients becoming "care consumers."
As the first mover in e-medical connectivity tools, ETIAM aims to be a
worldwide leader on this very promising new market, estimated at $ 5b. for the
coming 10 years.
ETIAM, which derives now 65% of its revenue from exports, has established
a reputation on the international industrial scene, mainly through the
Internet.
It contributes actively to the main healthcare standardization groups,
especially DICOM.
The base for ETIAM rapid expansion in the next years will be Mediem,
standing for "medical e-mail."
Mediem, which has mobilized 50% of the company resources for the past 3
years, implements a new format designed to meet the specific needs of
multimedia medical connectivity, and has vocation to become a de-facto
standard.
Cegetel.rss, in charge of the French Reseau Sante Social has adopted this
format and contracted ETIAM to equip all their 40,000 subscribers with a
version of Mediem in end 2000.
The key success factors of Mediem(R) are:
-- the "push" Internet approach
-- a high level of connectivity with existing software and systems
-- A "standardization" approach allowing to use ordinary PCs, Mac, and
existing telephone lines to run the 3 ranges of applications of
e-medical connectivity : multimedia reporting, telemedicine,
consumer-oriented service.
-- An innovative marketing strategy combining Internet diffusion of an
attractive stand-alone product and partnership agreements with many
different providers of the healthcare market selling high-value
applicative solutions.
Before the end of 2003, ETIAM will acquire a leading position on the
market of the tools, which enable clinical data exchange between HealthCare
Professionals.
Thanks to this basis, ETIAM will get a key advantage on two very promising
markets on the longer term:
-- Software for Home tele-care
-- Linking e-Health industsry with Care Providers
ETIAM intends at present to increase its capital and raise $3 millions in
order to maintain its technological lead and expand in the U.S. and other
developed countries.
SOURCE ETIAM
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CONTACT:
Jerome Champetier de Ribes, C.E.O. of ETIAM,
+33-2-99-14-33-88, fax: +33-2-99-14-33-80,
Jerome.champetier@etiam.com
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