Peake Demos its Open-Source Cloud Solutions for Image Sharing

Peake Healthcare Innovations is demonstrating their cloud-based Image Management as a Service (IMaaS) at SIIM 2012. The PeakeSecure portfolio powers a medical image-sharing platform that includes a mix of services from image management and disaster recovery to advanced 3D visualization and cross-enterprise image exchange and workflow. “What differentiates PeakeSecure from other cloud-based image management solutions is our use of the open source development model to make interoperability truly accessible,” says Adam Zaricki, CEO, Peake Healthcare Innovations in a press release. “Peake’s cross-enterprise, PACS-neutral archiving solution enables secure image sharing and thin and zero-client imaging applications with straightforward subscription pricing for a lower total cost of ownership than other solutions.” For more information on the PeakeSecure portfolio of services, visit www.PeakeHealthcare.com.

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