Boston, MA, November 22, 2005 /PRNewswire/ - AMICAS, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCS), a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions, today announced a significant expansion of its partner program, highlighting best-of-breed, value-rich integrations to enhance the Vision Series™ suite of products.

"We carefully evaluated the marketplace and selected products and vendor partners based on customer feedback and their integration capabilities with AMICAS," said Barry Gutwillig, AMICAS' Executive Director of Marketing and Business Development. "This customer-centric solutions-oriented approach resonates well with a broader range of prospects as it means AMICAS will now deliver a single source for contract, coordinated implementation and first call support."

AMICAS partners include:

• Konica Minolta for proven affordable computed radiography products enabling a smooth transition to a completely filmless operation.
• Dictaphone's PowerScribe® for dictation, the leading speech recognition solution preferred by radiologists, completely integrated with the Vision Series offerings.
• TeraRecon Inc. for comprehensive, best in class, powerful 3D Web-based solutions for volumetric imaging delivered enterprise wide.
• Heartlab, an Agfa Company for integrated cardiology viewing and reporting.
• OrthoView for Orthopedic digital planning and templating solutions.
• DeJarnette Research Systems' migration service providing cost effective migration of legacy PACS archive data assuring immediate clinical utility of Vision Series PACS.
• Dell Incorporated - server and workstation hardware expertly installed by experienced Dell engineers overseen by the AMICAS Insight SolutionsSM team.
• Sorna Corporation for creation of DICOM enabled CD/DVD's for portability of medical images.
• PACSGEAR, Inc.'s technology enabling documents to be scanned into Vision Series PACS, affording a smooth transition to a completely filmless/paperless enterprise operation and archive.

"For hospitals and imaging centers complete conversion to digital operations, the PACS software is the key component but it must be augmented minimally by CR for digital Xray, CD burning for manual image distribution and other components based on their particular goals. Now, with our expanded partner program, AMICAS offers it all," Gutwillig adds. Key to each of these partnerships' success is the strong working relationship AMICAS develops with each vendor. Not only does this allow customers to purchase entire solutions directly from AMICAS, with the new partner program, the AMICAS Insight Solutions team delivers implementation expertise for all system components, regardless of the configuration or environment. New consulting and support offerings are now available to AMICAS prospects and existing customers.

"As the pioneer in software only solutions, AMICAS tended to appeal to customers who preferred that approach. Now with our expanded partner program and services we can complement that approach with a complete turnkey offering as well," said Peter McClennen, president of AMICAS, Inc. "AMICAS can now be the single point of contact and deliver even faster implementations with excellent results for customers."

Partners will be represented in the AMICAS Partner Pavilion complimenting the integrated suite of Vision Series™ products being demonstrated at the 2005 RSNA (booth # 1968) in Chicago, IL, November 27 - December 1.

About AMICAS, Inc.
AMICAS, Inc. (www.amicas.com ) is a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions. The AMICAS Vision Series™ products provide a complete, end-to-end solution for imaging centers, ambulatory care facilities, and radiology practices. Acute care and hospital clients are provided a fully-integrated, HIS/RIS-independent PACS, featuring advanced enterprise workflow support and scalable design. Complementing the Vision Series product family is AMICAS Insight Solutions™, a set of client-centered professional and consulting services that assist our customers with a well-planned transition to a digital enterprise.