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Low-cost Rorke Data Galaxy ADA DICOM Archive Appliance Delivers Long-life Storage Solution for Hospitals, Clinics and Imaging Centers; to be Unveiled at  RSNA 2011 at GE Healthcare Booth #3335.

Avnet Company, announced that GE Healthcare's Accessories Group has selected the Rorke Data Galaxy ADA DICOM appliance to provide a low-cost archive solution for hospitals, clinics and imaging facilities. The Galaxy archive solution from Rorke Data is a network attached storage (NAS) system that combines fault-tolerant RAID technology with Panasonic's Advanced Disc for Archive(TM) (ADA) drive and encased Blu-ray Disc(TM) media to deliver long-life, high-capacity removable storage for HIPAA compliant file archiving. The solution will be unveiled at GE Healthcare's exhibition booth #3335 during  RSNA 2011, Nov. 27--Dec. 2, 2011, in Chicago.

"Magneto Optical (MO) drives are no longer being manufactured, and we needed to find an alternative removable media storage solution for our customers," said Rob Schaefer, accessories global product manager at GE Healthcare. "Rorke Data's ADA-based archive appliance reflects an innovation in storage management for the healthcare industry. For customers currently using MO technology, this appliance offers an easy transition to a new solution. The Galaxy integrates the benefits of both hard disks and removable Blu-ray media, delivering a cost-effective archival solution."

The features of Rorke Data's Galaxy ADA DICOM appliance include:

-- Hot swappable 1 TB mirrored hard drives for redundancy

-- Network attached DICOM-compliant storage appliance compatible with multiple modalities and viewing workstations

-- Web-based user interface for easy installation and remote access

-- Automatic archiving to ADA media from high-performance hard drive cache

-- Panasonic 50 GB archive-grade optical media, based upon the Blu-ray Disc industry standard

-- Projected ADA media archive life of more than 50 years

"Current users of the discontinued magneto-optical discs will find that ADA media provides a tremendous increase in disc capacity at lower per gigabyte cost through the use of the widely supported Blu-ray Disc format," said Robin Sweeten, group manager, strategic marketing, Panasonic Industrial Company. "Imaging department staff are already familiar with cartridge-based optical media, and we are pleased to bring this greatly enhanced archival storage solution to GE Healthcare customers via the Rorke Data Galaxy solution."

"The Galaxy ADA DICOM appliance is a robust yet cost-effective archive solution that allows any size healthcare provider to protect and manage patient image data. The system is simple to use and operate, and installs in less than one hour, requiring little or no IT resources, depending on the facility," said Joe Swanson, group executive vice president, general manager sales and marketing at Rorke Data. "We are proud to partner with GE Healthcare in the effort to bring low-cost, high-quality storage solutions to the expanding medical diagnostic imaging market."

The Rorke Galaxy ADA DICOM appliance and Panasonic Advanced ADA Media are available through GE Healthcare Accessories and Supplies. To view the complete solution during RSNA, visit GE Healthcare at booth #3335, South Building Hall A or visit the Avnet/Rorke Data booth #8936, North Building Hall B. For more information on this product and Panasonic ADA media, please contact the GE call center at  1-800-558-5102  or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For more information on how Avnet helps suppliers like Rorke Data and value added reseller partners accelerate their businesses in high growth vertical markets, visit Avnet Technology Solutions.

Advanced Disc for Archive(TM) is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.

Blu-ray Disc(TM) is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association.

Source: Avnet Technology Solutions