HENRY SCHEIN TRANSFERS ITS PROPRIETARY DENTAL IMAGING BUSINESS TO DEXIS, LLC
Posted: January 29, 2007
Agreement enables Dentrix Dental Systems to enhance its leadership position in practice management solutions and DEXIS to continue leadership in dental imaging
DEXIS, LLC, and Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), today announced an agreement to transfer certain assets and liabilities relating to the DENTRIX proprietary digital imaging business to DEXIS. The agreement includes the ImageRAYi and Easy Ray sensors, Image CAM HD intra-oral camera, and the DENTRIX Image, Easy Image, DENTRIX Clarity and Vipersoft software applications. The imaging software solutions to be sold in the future will continue to enjoy the same functionality and product interoperability as they do today. All imaging products offered by DEXIS will be exclusively distributed by Henry Schein.
“DEXIS and Henry Schein have enjoyed a successful exclusive distribution partnership since 2005,” said Mike Donohoe, President of DEXIS. “As this relationship has developed, both companies wanted to further improve services to their customers by recognizing and leveraging their respective strengths. DEXIS has established a broad following since it introduced the world’s most awarded intra-oral sensor solution in 1995. Our combined resources and expertise strengthens our product portfolio and enhances our continued innovation of world-class imaging solutions. DENTRIX Image software will continue to be fully supported and integrated with the DENTRIX practice management software.”
Dentrix Dental Systems, a division of Henry Schein, will continue to separately develop, sell and support the DENTRIX and Easy Dental practice management systems and related services. “We are committed to growing our high-tech business and remaining an industry leader through our support of a wide range of digital products, including the DEXIS portfolio.” said Tim Sullivan, President of Sullivan-Schein Dental. “This transaction allows Dentrix Dental Systems to enhance its leadership position in practice management solutions and provide practice automation and unique services designed to help our customers manage their practices more effectively.”
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