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CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation
(NASDAQ:CDWC), and a leading provider of technology products and
services to healthcare organizations, today announced it has signed an
agreement with Sorna Corporation to offer its entire product line of
DICOM-compliant medical imaging solutions to CDW Healthcare customers.
The agreement further strengthens CDW Healthcare’s
current offering of best-in-class medical imaging products, available
either independently or as part of a range of customized bundles and
infrastructure solutions.
The Eagan, Minn.-based Sorna Corporation specializes in the design and
manufacture of sophisticated systems and software that intelligently
automate and independently manage DICOM DISC burning and media importing
activities. Its products include clinical workflow-optimized automated
DICOM CD/DVD publishing systems, DICOM media import software, and
associated DICOM viewing, storage, and digital print gateway products
that allow DICOM images to be viewed and printed with PC-compatible
peripheral equipment and stored on portable media.
“Our distribution agreement with Sorna further
strengthens CDW Healthcare’s robust line of
industry-leading digital imaging solutions,”
said Bob Rossi, general manager for CDW Healthcare. “Through
this partnership, we can now offer our customers an even greater
selection of DICOM-compliant products that will improve clinical
workflow by streamlining patient image viewing, storage and rendering
processes.”
Sorna’s product offerings include its eXpedo
family of networked CD, DVD and CD/DVD recording systems powered by Sorna’s
eXpedo's multi-tasking software as well as FilmX PRI software, LiteBox
Viewer, OpenLiteBox software and OpenLiteBox Administrator. All of these
products will be available to CDW Healthcare customers.
“As a national leader in health IT solutions,
CDW Healthcare has consistently impressed us with its intimate knowledge
of the healthcare IT marketplace, technical expertise and individualized
approach to customer service,” said Cyrus
Samari, vice president of sales and marketing for Sorna. “This
partnership will allow Sorna to effectively pursue our strategy of
expanding our customer base and enhancing our profile among healthcare
IT purchasers nationwide.”
About Sorna Corporation
Sorna is a privately held, minority-owned corporation founded in October
1999 with headquarters in Eagan, MN. Sorna pioneered the use of 100%
DICOM 3.0 compatible and IHE Media Profile conformant automated CD/DVD
systems to provide an alternative to the use of film production for
distribution and storage of radiology examinations. In addition to
offering the largest available selection of workflow-optimized DICOM
DISC publishing systems for medical imaging, its products include DICOM
DISC importing, printing and economic archiving for multi-hospital
networks to physician private practices.
About CDW Healthcare
CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation
(NASDAQ:CDWC), is a leading provider of technology products and services
focused exclusively on healthcare organizations. Working in partnership
with customers ranging from small rural providers to large and complex
integrated delivery networks, CDW Healthcare responds with a sense of
urgency to customer technology needs, delivering best-in-class solutions
from top-name brands such as IBM, HP, Cisco, Microsoft, Planar, EMC,
Ergotron, Fujitsu, Symantec, Motion, Lenovo, Xerox, Lexmark and Symbol.
CDW Healthcare account management teams build strong customer
relationships by responding to customer IT infrastructure requirements
with in-depth advice, technical expertise and the best technology that
the industry has to offer.
For more information about CDW Healthcare offerings, procurement
options, services and solutions, call 1.800.410.4239, or visit the CDW
Healthcare Web site at http://www.cdw.com/healthcare.
CDW Corporation will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”), and
furnish to its shareholders, a proxy statement soliciting proxies for
the meeting of its shareholders to be called with respect to the
proposed merger between CDW and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. CDW
SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT IS
FINALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THEM BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION. CDW shareholders and other interested parties will be able
to obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement (when
available) and other relevant documents filed with the SEC from the SEC’s
website at http://www.sec.gov.
CDW shareholders and other interested parties will also be able to
obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement (when available)
and other relevant documents by directing a request by mail or telephone
to CDW Corporation, 200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061,
Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone: (847) 465-6000, or from CDW’s
website, http://www.cdw.com.
CDW and certain of its directors, executive officers and other members
of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be “participants”
in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of CDW with respect to
the proposed merger. Information regarding the persons who may be
considered “participants”
in the solicitation of proxies will be set forth in CDW’s
proxy statement relating to the proposed merger when it is filed with
the SEC. Information regarding certain of these persons and their
beneficial ownership of CDW common stock as of March 31, 2007 is also
set forth in CDW’s proxy statement for its
2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on
April 16, 2007.
Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the
proposed merger between CDW and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, and all
other statements in this filing other than historical facts, constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, each of which is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the following cautionary statements. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof and are based on current
expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements. CDW may not be able
to complete the proposed merger because of a number of factors,
including, among other things, the failure to obtain shareholder
approval, the failure of financing or the failure to satisfy other
closing conditions. Other risks and uncertainties that may affect
forward-looking statements are described in the reports filed by CDW
with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
including without limitation CDW’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.