Laurel Bridge Software had a very successful RSNA 2008, with booth traffic higher than 2007, keeping our engineers very busy giving demonstrations of our DICOM software product line, including the DICOM Connectivity Framework programmer toolkit, Switchboard DICOM dataset router, filter and monitor, Exodus migration controller, Compass store gateway, and Mercury Archive Engine. We renewed old business friendships and started many new ones with colleagues from the States and overseas, many of who we hope to see at HIMSS 2009 (booth 3713) in Chicago in April, 2009, and again for next year's  RSNA 2009.

Laurel Bridge announces the release of DCF version 3.3.0c. Improvements were made to several DICOM server applications and association listeners in the DICOM toolkit and to support for reading and writing very large DICOM non-pixel-data elements. Support has been expanded support for the 2008 DICOM Standard and a variety of safety, performance and fault tolerance functionality has been improved.

Laurel Bridge announces special offers for the RSNA 2008 show season. Mention the show special advertisement on the Laurel Bridge web site now through the end of 2008 and receive 30% off the pricing for any of our software products, including the DICOM Connectivity Framework developer toolkit, Exodus migration controller, Switchboard all-in-one filter, router and monitor, and the Mercury mini-archive. Purchase the Compass Store Router and pay just $3,995 (regularly $6,595). You must mention this special offer to receive the discount. The offer expires on December 31, 2008.

Laurel Bridge Software will be in Chicago from April 4 to 8, 2009 to exhibit at the HIMSS 2009 Conference and Exhibition. Visit Laurel Bridge at booth 3713 to hear about our products, view live demonstrations of our DICOM toolkits, SDKs and applications and meet our DICOM engineers.

Laurel Bridge Software will be exhibitors at RSNA 2008 in Chicago from November 30 to December 5, 2008, with live demonstrations of our DICOM software and tools product line and with engineers ready to answer your questions. Visit the Laurel Bridge booth in McCormick Place, East Bldg. (Lakeside), Hall D, booth number 645. Products to see include the DICOM Connectivity Framework software developer's DICOM toolkit, DICOM Switchboard^TM dataset router, filter and monitor, Exodus for archive migration and DICOM PACS migration, Compass store gateway interface engine^TM, and the Mercury Archive Engine for rapid OEMing of DICOM store archives and PACS. The full product line includes support for Windows, Linux, Java, C#, C++, among many platforms and languages.

Support for the 2008 DICOM Standard has been incorporated into the Laurel Bridge Software product line, including the DICOM Connectivity Framework (DCF) toolkit and complete range of DICOM gateway, router and migration products. Development and refinement of products to support the new standard will continue, with major releases expected for Q3 and Q4 2008.

Laurel Bridge announced the release of DCF version 3.2.0c. In addition to now incorporating and using JAI 1.1.3 into the DICOM Connectivity Framework, this version of the DICOM toolkit has significantly enhanced configuration options, codec improvements for JPEG and JPEG2000, and a number of important improvements in all supported language versions (C#, Java, C++).

Laurel Bridge traveled to Seattle, Washington for the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM 2008), from May 15 to 18, 2008. The annual SIIM event is a scientific and educational meeting and the preeminent educational forum and technical exhibition in image and information interpretation and management.

Laurel Bridge Software exhibited at HIMSS 2008 in Orlando, February 24-28, 2008. Visitors to booth #1671 received information on our products, live demonstrations of our toolkits and applications, and met our DICOM engineers. Information was provided on our complete product line, including the DICOM Connectivity Framework programmer toolkit with support including Java, C#, C++, Windows and Linux, DICOM Switchboard^TM dataset router, filter and monitor, Exodus^TM for archive migration and DICOM PACS migration, Compass^TM, and the Mercury Archive Engine^TM for rapid OEMing of DICOM store archives and DICOM PACS.

RSNA 2007 was a great success for Laurel Bridge Software. The Laurel Bridge booth was exceptionally busy as our engineers demonstrated the latest offerings in our product line, including the DICOM Connectivity Framework programmer toolkit, DICOM Switchboard^TM dataset router, filter and monitor, Laurel Bridge Migration Controller, DICOM Store Gateway^TM, and Mercury Archive Engine. We all enjoyed meeting new and old business colleagues alike from across the country and around the world, and look forward to renewing those connections at HIMSS 2008 (booth 1671) in Orlando in February and at SIIM 2008 in Seattle in May 2008, and again next year at RSNA 2008.