Viatronix, OTG ink distribution deal

Advanced visualization application developer Viatronix has signed an exclusive distribution deal for its products with On The Go Technologies Group (OTG) of Concord, Ontario. Under terms of the agreement, OTG will be the exclusive Canadian distribution partner for the Stony Brook, N.Y.-based Viatronix.

OTG said it will also have further access to the product in the United States.

Viatronix offers V3D-Colon, a virtual colonoscopy application; V3D-Calcium Scoring, cardiac calcium scoring software; V3D-Explorer, a multi-purpose 2D and 3D viewing and post processing workstation; and V3D-Vascular, a 2D and 3D vessel structure analysis application.

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