Laurel Bridge Software will be exhibitors at RSNA 2007, located at booth 1767 in the South Hall. Come by the Laurel Bridge booth to get information on new upcoming products, view live demonstrations of our toolkits and applications, and meet and discuss all things DICOM with our engineers. Products to see include the DICOM Connectivity Framework programmer toolkit, DICOM Switchboard^TM dataset router, filter and monitor, Laurel Bridge Migration Controller for archive migration and DICOM PACS migration, DICOM Store Gateway^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.

DicomInputFilters in the C++ version of the DCF now configurably add data to the Original Attribute Sequence. Also added to this version is support for DicomMappingListFilters. DicomMappingListFilter provides an efficient way to match a large number of possible input values for a particular attribute, and add/replace one or more elements, depending on the input key value.

The DCF System Manager is now an integral part of the DCF, making DCF based application isolation much easier. Also, extended capabilities have been added for greater flexibility in filtering DIMSE messages and PDUs.

Enhanced logging functionality has been added, including syslog logging functionality for Linux based systems.

Laurel Bridge announced the release of DCF version 3.1.1a. This version of the software provides extended compression support and is the first DCF release to support 64 bit platforms.

For the first time in its history LBS is offering a 30% discount off list prices for their DICOM Connectivity Framework SDK. This is a one-time offer and applies to DICOM toolkit orders received prior to the end of 2006.<read more>

Laurel Bridge Software announced the release of the Laurel Bridge Migration Toolkit (LBMT). The LBMT is a collection of applications that provides support for companies transitioning from one DICOM compatible image archive to another. The centerpiece of the LBMT is the Laurel Bridge Migration Controller (LBMC) which manages all the migration related activities.<read more>

Laurel Bridge has enhanced support for DICOM developers using the Windows .NET framework. Version 2.8.0a of the DCF software expands DICOM support for managed code development in addition to the COM-based interfaces previously supported. Multiple approaches are now available to the developer using .NET languages to access the DCF libraries.
The current release provides managed code support for DICOM SCUs, including store, print, verification, and query/retrieve. Part 10 Media storage is now supported natively in C#, in addition to Java and C++, allowing DCF developers to implement FSR, FSC, and FSU roles with minimal effort. Uniquely, the DCF allows the user to apply user defined filters to the DICOM dataset as part of the I/O pipeline. In addition to improving .NET support, LBS is continuing to enhance legacy support for VS6 developers.

Laurel Bridge announced enhanced support for DICOM protocol monitoring using the Microsoft Windows environment. The DPA monitors and logs DICOM network communications. Designed for hospital network administrators, developers and field service engineers, it facilitates installation of DICOM devices and supports development and testing of DICOM interfaces on servers (SCPs) and clients (SCUs) by providing convenient, real-time monitoring and logging of DICOM messages. The DPA software acts as an intermediate node between a DICOM client and server: inspecting, forwarding, and optionally logging DICOM PDUs sent by each DICOM Application Entity. The user configures the monitored devices to communicate via the DPA; once so configured, the user may monitor the DICOM communication via any web browser that has network access to the DPA device.

Laurel Bridge announced enhanced support for DICOM developers using the Windows .NET framework. This version of the software allows managed code development in addition to the COM-based interfaces previously supported. Multiple approaches are now available to the developer using .NET languages to access the DCF libraries.