Medica Group Selects Ericom to Enhance Delivery of Remote Radiology Services to NHS and Private Healthcare Clients


DROITWICH, England, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Medica Group implements Ericom's application access and desktop 
virtualization solution to help healthcare organisations improve user
productivity, gain better control and improve day-to-day IT operations

Ericom(R) Software is pleased to announce that Medica Group has selected
PowerTerm(R) WebConnect - the alternative to Citrix, to enhance the delivery
of the Group's remote radiology service to their NHS and Private Healthcare
clients across the UK.

Medica Group is a leading UK healthcare consultancy specialising in
remote Radiology services, with over 10 years worth of industry recognised
experience and expertise in the healthcare sector. The Group has worked with
over 40 NHS Trusts in the UK and a number of high profile private hospitals
in the UK and Europe delivering Remote Reporting Services, Technology
Solutions, and Consulting services.

As the 1st and Leading UK provider of Remote Radiology Reporting, Medica
Group works very closely with Local Service Providers (LSPs), Strategic
Health Authorities (SHAs) and NHS Trusts to ensure that they conform and
align their services to the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) initiatives.

By utilising Ericom's industry leading solution, the Medica Group is able
to more simply and cost-effectively enhance the delivery of their remote
radiology service to their NHS and Private Healthcare clients, by improving
user productivity, gaining better control and improving day to day
management.

Ericom has over the past 8 years established itself as a trusted supplier
to over 130 NHS organisations delivering secure remote access across a broad
range of NHS applications, such as PAS, PACS, Pathology, NPfIT and legacy
systems.

Ericom Managing Director for the UK, Ian Platt, commented, "Ericom is
delighted that Medica Group has chosen PowerTerm WebConnect to enhance the
delivery and management of remote access using Terminal Services. This is
testament to organisations seeing the value of our software and the benefits
it holds compared to market alternatives."

Employing PowerTerm WebConnect RemoteView delivers

- Centralised management of applications and user configuration
    - Secure application access -- with built-in SSL encryption and VPN
      support
    - Complete control over user access rights -- integrates with
      Directory services
    - Improves information confidentiality -- no data copied onto
      client machines
    - Real-time remote support -- with built-in SupportView client
    - Improves user and IT productivity -- with access where it's
      needed on-demand
    - Future proof investment -- already includes support for Virtual
      desktops (VDI)



About Ericom

Ericom(R) Software is a leading global provider of Application Access and
Virtualization solutions (VDI). Since 1993, Ericom has been helping users
access enterprise mission-critical applications running on a broad range of
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Terminal Servers, Virtual Desktops, Blade PCs, legacy
hosts and other systems. With offices in the US, UK, EMEA, India and China,
Ericom also has an extensive worldwide network of distributors and partners.
Our expanding customer base is more than 30 thousand strong, with over 7
million installations. For more information about Ericom and its products,
please visit: http://www.ericom.com

Contact:
    Tracy Dolphin
    Marketing Assistant
    Ericom Software
    Tel +44(0)845-644-3597
    Fax +44(0)845-644-3598
    tracy.dolphin@ericom.com
    www.ericom.co.uk



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