LEAD Technologies Releases Major Update to LEADTOOLS 18

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Want to hear a cool fact? LEADTOOLS Version 18 was released one year ago (January 30th, 2013). So to celebrate V18’s first birthday, LEAD is giving you a present! Today we released a major update to LEADTOOLS Version 18, highlighted by many new features and enhancements to the entire Document, Medical, Multimedia and Imaging product lines.

There is a lot to be said about this release, so your best bet is to check out the press release or see a list of all the new features and enhancements. We hope you enjoy this update and join us in saying “happy birthday LEADTOOLS V18!”

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New White Paper: Using Print to PACS to Digitize Your Legacy Medical Imaging Systems

Digital healthcare is a huge industry, and for good reason. Not only is there an incredible amount of opportunities for businesses, but it also feels good to know you’re a part of something that helps improve people’s health. But for some providers it’s not yet an option to upgrade their equipment, but still want the ability to take advantage of Meaningful Use incentives. How can these institutions continue using their legacy systems and devices but still provide the highest level of care for their patients?

Print to PACS, a powerful feature offered in LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging SDKs, is a perfect solution to these situations. In this white paper we will explore the benefits, scenarios, and easy to use code that will allow you to integrate any legacy system into your digital PACS and EHR systems and round off your launch into the digital healthcare age.

Using Print to PACS to Digitize Your Legacy Medical Imaging Systems
Incorporating a digital Picture Archival and Communication System (PACS) is a must-have in today’s healthcare industry for many reasons. Besides the obvious benefits to productivity, speed, collaboration, automation and so on, there are many government grants and subsidies that providers can qualify for by showing Meaningful Use. The majority of requirements of doing so revolve around digitally capturing and presenting healthcare-related information to improve ease of use and accessibility for individuals, families and healthcare workers. This white paper will show how LEADTOOLS Print to PACS can be used as a final cog in your digital migration and aid in the completion of Meaningful Use requirements.

You can also check out this white paper on CodeProject, where we have circulated it along with the rest of our white papers.

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LEAD Showcasing Device Independent Viewing and Cloud Technology at HIMSS 2014

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HIMSS 2014 is approaching soon, and LEAD Technologies has big plans for this year’s show! Of course, LEAD will be demonstrating the full line of LEADTOOLS version 18 SDKs including medical imaging, document imaging and Multimedia product offerings. In addition, LEAD will be highlighting how LEADTOOLS can be used to quickly and easily achieve specific tasks and uses important to the healthcare industry, including Stage 2 Meaningful Use qualification and Cloud adoption.

Leverage LEADTOOLS HTML5 Medical Viewer and PACS Framework to allow customers to satisfy Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements

  • HTML5 Medical Viewer
    • Patients and providers can view DICOM images anywhere, from any desktop, tablet or mobile device
    • Facilitate computerized order entry for modalities with MWL/MPPS
  • PACS Framework
    • Ease the creation and management of computerized order entry
    • Integrate older legacy systems and modalities into your digital PACS and EHR systems with Print to PACS

Take your solution to the Cloud with LEADTOOLS

  • PACS Server Framework provides robust cloud storage and disaster recovery capabilities
  • HTML5 Medical Viewer Framework may be hosted on the Cloud and scaled to handle enterprise level demands

Visit LEAD Technologies at HIMSS Booth #3839

In addition to these features, LEADTOOLS will have much more on display at HIMSS. While you are in Orlando enjoying the break from cold weather, we hope you take the time to visit our booth to meet LEAD’s imaging experts and check out the latest medical imaging technology in LEADTOOLS.

HIMSS Details

  • February 23 – 27, 2014
  • Orlando, FL
  • Booth # 3839

Contact us (HIMSS-2014@leadtools.com) to set up an appointment to meet with our representatives at the show.

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Free MICR Demo Available for iOS in the App Store

LEADTOOLS Anywhere™ is still going strong and extending its reach into the native mobile app market. Today we are announcing a new demo featuring Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) technology for iOS. MICR is useful in decoding the special fonts used on checks, making it an invaluable resource for any developer writing software for the financial sector.

As a reminder, LEADTOOLS has many additional demos available for iOS, Android, WinRT and Windows Phone including features such as OCR, Barcode, DICOM and more. If you are a mobile application developer, you can see first-hand how LEADTOOLS works on your devices. As an additional benefit, they serve as a living example of how using LEADTOOLS will have positive effects during the approval process for your app’s respective stores.

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New White Paper: Choosing the Right Barcode for Your Application

Our latest white paper contains a wealth of information on selecting the right barcode for your application. There are an abundance of barcode types and sub-types, so choosing correctly from the outset can have a profound impact on your application’s entire development life cycle. Common problems could be using a barcode that doesn’t hold enough information, is too rigid for evolutions in your application, takes up too much physical space, fails to read when damaged, and so on.

After an introduction into different types of barcodes and their uses, this white paper then helps navigate implementing them into your application. Not all barcode SDKs are created equal, and we dive into the many advantages — both for the developer and eventual end-user — of trusting LEADTOOLS in your application. We hope you enjoy the read!

Choosing the Right Barcode for Your Application
For many of us, a day hardly goes by without seeing a barcode. For software developers, this creates immense opportunities to create software that handles both the encoding and decoding of barcodes. How does a developer or project manager get started on their path to success? When you boil it down, there are two primary questions you should ask: Which barcodes should I use? How will I use them? This white paper will help clear the muddied waters surrounding both of these questions by detailing several of the most popular barcodes and how programmers can use the award winning imaging SDK technology in LEADTOOLS to quickly and easily develop their application.

You can also check out this white paper on CodeProject, where we have circulated it along with the rest of our white papers.

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