Press releases
Graphics
Chicago Sun-Times Purchases Nine Agfa CtP Systems for Increased Throughput.
Agfa Graphics announced today that the Chicago Sun-Times, one of the nation's leading daily newspapers, has purchased nine :Advantage CLS CtP systems, along with :Arkitex workflow components that include both Autoplan and Afirma for increased monitoring and automation.
July 30, 2008
Corporate
Agfa-Gevaert maakt resultaten tweede kwartaal bekend - Gereglementeerde informatie
July 30, 2008
Corporate
Agfa-Gevaert reports second quarter results - Regulated information
Agfa-Gevaert today announced its second quarter results. Mainly due to currency effects, Group sales declined 8.1 percent to 777 million Euro. In local currency, the decline was limited to 2.6 percent. Agfa Graphics’ sales slightly decreased (in local currency), whereas Agfa HealthCare’s competitive position suffered from the strong Euro. Agfa Specialty Products reported strong sales, mainly due to high-volume contracts with customers in the imaging industry. The Agfa-Gevaert Group’s continued efforts to improve its efficiency resulted in a reduction of its Sales and General Administration costs by 25 million Euro (of which 6 million Euro due to currency effects). SG&A costs represented 22.0 percent of sales in the second quarter of 2008. However, these efforts did not suffice to compensate for the high raw material prices, the effect of the sales decline and adverse mix effects. Recurring EBIT was 38 million Euro and the net profit amounted to 3 million Euro.
July 23, 2008
HealthCare
Dr. Volker Wetekam joins Agfa HealthCare as Executive Vice President for IT
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that it has hired Dr. Volker Wetekam as its new Executive Vice President for its global HealthCare IT division. Dr. Wetekam will head up an operation of around 3.000 staff members and report directly to Christian Reinaudo, President of Agfa HealthCare. He will take up his new position on September 15th, 2008.
July 18, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare awarded new contract with Premier for Film and Medical Imagers
Agfa HealthCare announced today that it has been awarded a new three-year contract with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., to provide film and medical imagers at competitive terms and conditions to the healthcare alliance's 2,000 member hospitals and 53,000 other alternate healthcare sites in the United States.
July 14, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare integrates OrthoView™ into IMPAX™
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, and Meridian Technique Ltd., announce today that they have signed an agreement to integrate Meridian’s leading orthopaedic digital planning solution, OrthoView™, into Agfa HealthCare’s IMPAX™ for Orthopaedics solution. Developed in conjunction with the orthopaedic community, OrthoView consists of 5 specialist modules: Joint Replacement, Fracture Management, Limb Deformity Correction, Pediatrics and Spine. Together, OrthoView and Agfa HealthCare’s own embedded Measurement tools IMPAX provide a complete set of functions for the Orthopaedic department.
July 08, 2008
Graphics
Boston Globe Puts :Polaris Online, Bringing the Number of Agfa CtP Systems at NY Times Co. Newspapers to 25
Two :Polaris engines at the Globe make Agfa technology the nationwide standard in newspaper CtP.
June 19, 2008
Corporate
Agfa-Gevaert appoints Kris Hoornaert as Chief Financial Officer
The Board of Directors of Agfa-Gevaert announced that it has appointed Kris Hoornaert as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
In this function, Kris Hoornaert replaces Anne Vleminckx.
June 19, 2008
Corporate
Agfa-Gevaert benoemt Kris Hoornaert tot CFO
De Raad van Bestuur van Agfa-Gevaert kondigt aan dat Kris Hoornaert met onmiddellijke ingang benoemd werd tot Chief Financial Officer.
Kris Hoornaert volgt in deze functie Anne Vleminckx op.
June 18, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare announces launch of its leading Nursing Solution ORBIS(TM) Care in Belgium
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, and the Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden (Belgium) announced today that more than 15,000 nursing documentation forms have been registered electronically in ORBISTM, after the initial go-live in November, 2007. The Imelda Hospital is one of Agfa HealthCare's pilot sites in Belgium and the first of eight Belgian ORBIS customers that have gone live with ORBIS Care.