CALGARY, Jan. 27 /CNW/ - IDC (Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd.) (TSX: IDL) announced that Mr. Robin Winsor will resign as the Company's Chief Technical Officer and as an Officer of the Company effective January 31, 2009. Mr. Winsor will continue to assist the Company in an advisory role.
Mr. Tom Boon, IDC's President and CEO said, "Robin was the founder of this company and instrumental in developing IDC's extensive portfolio of products and intellectual property in the field of digital radiography. Robin's innovations and commitment to the science of digital radiography has made him a respected member of the medical community internationally. We are very pleased to be able to continue in an ongoing relationship with Robin."
"Imaging Dynamics has been an all encompassing passion for me and with nearly 1,800 installations in almost 40 countries, I leave my role as CTO with a great amount of satisfaction and pride," said Robin Winsor. "With the significant positive feedback we continue to receive on the improvements made through our recent launch of the Magellan 3.4 and Sirius 1.4 software platforms, it was the right time to reduce my involvement in the day to day operations of the Company. I am fortunate to have had a very talented research and development team and I am confident they will continue to advance the technology."
"In the face of seemingly impossible odds, Robin and IDC have proven that CCD based digital radiography is a viable and in fact the preferred digital radiography technology for many applications," said Tom Boon. "For this IDC will always be indebted to Robin and we wish him the best in his future endeavours."
Mr. Winsor will continue as a scientific and technical advisor to IDC's management team.
About IDC:
IDC (Imaging Dynamics Company) is a medical technology company and innovative force in the fast-growing field of digital radiography (DR) technology. IDC's X-Series line of direct capture technology replaces conventional film-based image capture and provides a cost-effective alternative to cassette based computed radiography (CR) systems.
Each IDC DR solution provides high resolution radiographic images in the digital format required for today's electronic medical record networks, all without the use of film, environmentally harmful chemicals, cassettes or expensive imaging plates. IDC received the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award and the 2008 PROFIT 100 ranking as one of Canada's fastest-growing companies. IDC was also recognized by the 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, which ranks the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America.
IDC is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Visit the IDC Web site: www.imagingdynamics.com.
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