Partners in the European MARTE (MOBILE And ROBOTISED TELEECHOGRAPHY) project, in collaboration with ROBOSOFT, carried out the first robotised tele-ultrasound examination via satellite. This demonstration was accomplished with an ESTELE robot entirely controlled by the robuBOX®.				
The Open eHealth Foundation (OeHF), an open source initiative for the efficient exchange of medical information based on existing standards, is officially registered as a nonprofit organization in Delaware. This milestone enables the foundation (which was launched at HIMMS 2008 by Agfa HealthCare,
InterComponentWare and Sun Microsystems) to begin operations.