Stamford, CT - FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc. announced that Novation LLC, the health care contracting services company of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), has renewed its contract with Fujifilm for its SynapseO PACS (Picture and Archiving Communication System). Effective May 1, 2007, through April 30, 2010-with two one-year extension options-the contract will ensure that Novation's alliance members have access to savings on Fujifilm's leading PACS technology.

"Fujifilm continues to enhance its Web based Synapse PACS technology to meet the continually evolving imaging needs of our alliance members," stated David Starr, Portfolio Executive at Novation. "We're pleased to continue the agreement with Fujifilm, as this contract allows us to offer alliance members savings on Fujifilm's system for managing, storing and distributing images and information, as well as its complete line of digital imaging products."

In addition to this PACS contract, Fujifilm has agreements with Novation to provide the company's CR and DR digital x-ray systems, and film and imager products.
"Novation's continued confidence in Synapse is a testament to the strength of the Fujifilm product," said Phil Buffington, Executive Director, National Accounts at Fujifilm. "We have recently surpassed a milestone with the 1000th Synapse installation, and we look forward to additional milestones as we provide an end-to-end solution with our full product portfolio to Novation alliance members."

About FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc.
As one of the FUJIFILM Corporation family of companies with 70 years of imaging experience and almost $25 billion in sales, FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc. is a leading provider of diagnostic imaging products and network systems to meet the needs of healthcare facilities today and well into the future. Fujifilm's Synapse® PACS (picture archiving and communications system) provides a seamless solution for managing, storing and distributing images and information throughout the entire healthcare enterprise. Its Web integrated design and hardware-independence provide a technological infrastructure and deployment model that can be expanded upon in a myriad of ways to adapt to evolving technologies. FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

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