Acuo Technologies announced the integration and certification of IBM's Grid Medical Archive Solution (GMAS) as well as the addition of IBM to Acuo's Elite Partner Program. By adding the Acuo Technologies middleware software to the IBM GMAS solution, the medical imaging industry has the ability to procure a strategy that enables the customer to gain control of their data as well as manage it in a manner that provides flexibility and lower the total cost of ownership.

The integration also adds IBM to Acuo's Elite Partner Program, a select group of business partners certified to deliver Acuo Technologies' intelligent medical image management product suite. Acuo Technologies offers partners, OEM's, ISV's and customers, cutting-edge, innovative, secure, open-system software solution for transporting, storing, tracking and retrieving digital images a DICOM environment. The Elite Partner Program provides access to a wealth of resources including marketing support, professional services and consulting -- vital tools to help partners grow their business. Fiscal Year 2007 was a successful year for Acuo's Elite Partners, with sales growth exceeding 100 percent over prior years.

IBM has extensive experience assisting healthcare providers overcome the challenges of delivering critical medical information in a distributed environment. IBM is working to improve healthcare collaboration among medical professionals through the use of grid computing and other open source technologies, allowing healthcare entities to not only control their data and storage, but to enact true Clinical Information Lifecycle Management policies.