The Siemens Healthcare Sector has maintained its leading position in the field of medical technology despite a tough business environment. "In past years, we've expanded our product portfolio and even more consistently aligned it to customer needs," said Hermann Requardt, CEO of the Healthcare Sector, at the Siemens Healthcare Capital Market Day in London. 
Medway Community Healthcare, a community interest company, is the first to implement the newly launched community healthcare system, Advanced Community, from Advanced Health & Care (Advanced). 
Agfa HealthCare announces that at ECR 2012 it will demonstrate how its products and portfolios create complete and integrated solutions to meet the specific needs of healthcare facilities at the departmental, hospital and regional levels, regardless of size, workflow design or budgetary considerations. 
General Electric Co. (GE), through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. announced several developments for their planned 50-50 joint venture. The new company, to be named Caradigm™, is expected to launch in the first half of 2012, pending customary closing conditions.