CMS Inc. and Siemens Medical Solutions have inked a three-year sales and development agreement for treatment planning software for radiation oncology under which CMS will become a preferred provider of treatment planning software to Siemens.

Yoqneam, Israel-based Given Imaging has received FDA marketing clearance for its new Given Diagnostic System, including the PillCam ESO video capsule for imaging the esophagus.

Unfors has been granted 510(k) FDA approval for the Unfors PSD, Patient Skin Dosimeter.

Meda Corp. debuted its new RAID Shuttle system at the 2004 International Telemetering Conference (ITC) October 19-21, in San Diego. Meda also showcased its XStream and VideoRAID FCR2X disk arrays.

AccuSoft Corp. released new versions of its ImageGear Imaging Toolkit -- ImageGear Professional V14 and ImageGear MD V14.

Fischer Imaging Corp. and Philips Medical Systems have inked a three-year, global agreement under which Philips will sell, service and support a specialized version of Fischer's digital mammography system integrated with Philips' UNIQUE image processing a

SonoSite's Titan is taking part in a 10-day underwater experiment with NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 7 Mission.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has formed the Health Information Technology Certification Commission Vendor Advisory Council.