Axeda Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: XEDA), the world's leading provider of device relationship management (DRM) enterprise software and services, announced today that it will present at the Analytical and Life Science Systems Association's (ALSSA) Service Executives Meeting in Burlingame, CA on Tuesday, April 20, 2004. ALSSA is the primary trade association for suppliers to the chemistry and life sciences industry.
The focus of the meeting will be remote diagnostic solutions for the medical instrument industry. Axeda's president and founder Dale Calder will share his expertise on how Internet based solutions such as the Axeda DRMTM system are changing the face of service for mission-critical testing and treatment equipment deployed in hospitals and medical laboratories. He will also address how security and privacy are preserved in these sensitive environments to enable system compliance with regulations protecting patient information such as 21 CFR Part 11 and HIPAA.
"Service teams in the medical space are facing the need to transform themselves from reactive to proactive organizations in order to remain competitive," said Mr. Calder. "I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to a group of leading service executives about the positive impact that secure, Internet based remote diagnostics is having on medical device companies. The Axeda DRMTM system is currently monitoring equipment ranging from chemistry and DNA analyzers to oncology treatment systems. Our software enables service teams to provide immediate and remote technical assistance to their customers, significantly reducing downtime."
The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, Burlingame, CA. For more information, please visit www.axeda.com or the ALSSA site at www.alssa.org .
The Analytical and Life Science Systems Association (ALSSA) is the primary trade association for companies that supply instruments, chemical reagents, consumables, and software used for analysis and measurement in chemistry and the life sciences. ALSSA's Service Executives Meetings are held semi-annually and are directed to senior managers responsible for service and support operations.
Axeda Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: XEDA) is the leading provider of device relationship management (DRM) enterprise software and services. Axeda helps businesses become more competitive by using the Internet to extract real-time information hidden in their intelligent devices. The Company's flagship product, the Axeda Device Relationship Management SystemTM, is a distributed software solution that lets businesses remotely monitor, manage, and service intelligent devices deployed around the world, allowing them to optimize their service, development, sales, and manufacturing operations. Axeda customers include Global 2000 companies in many markets including Medical Instrument, Enterprise Technology, Office And Print Production Systems and Industrial and Building Automation. Axeda has sales and service offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and distribution partners worldwide. More information about Axeda is available at www.axeda.com .
Everyday intelligent devices such as copiers, building control units, medical devices, computers and storage systems, and industrial machines are an important new source of business information. Device relationship management systems allow companies to tap into this valuable information anytime anywhere. Pioneered by Axeda, device relationship management technology provides a distributed information management system that leverages the Internet to allow timely, accurate, and unbiased information to be communicated automatically between intelligent devices, wherever they are deployed around the world, and service personnel or enterprise business systems. Device relationship management helps turn reactive businesses into proactive businesses providing new sources of revenue, increased operational efficiency, and lower costs, with an ROI that is often measured in months.
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