Chicago, IL, November 27, 2005 PR/Newswire - AMICAS, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCS), a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions, will debut its new Vision Reach™ software system, a module of its Vision Series™ PACS, at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 27 - December 2, 2005.

The Vision Reach™ system, built on the acclaimed Vision Series™ PACS platform is designed to eliminate the challenge of radiology information delivery. "While PACS adoption has been tremendous, technological barriers such as system downloads, plug-ins and challenging security issues have hampered the widespread adoption of PACS by referring physicians," said Peter McClennen, president of AMICAS, Inc. "Our research indicates that a PACS is generally used by less than ten percent of a facility's referring physicians. When access is desired, HIPAA and challenging technology and security issues have created significant barriers to adoption."

With Vision Reach™, AMICAS has set out to provide a powerful tool designed for referring physicians. To meet this challenge, the system was designed to fit the way referring physicians work. "Referring physicians do not sit at desks with high end computers.they are highly mobile, working at numerous facilities without widespread PC access," Mr. McClennen added.

With over ten years of experience in development of Web-based PACS, the AMICAS research and development team has created Vision Reach™ highlighted by a ZERO INSTALL CLIENT FREE Web-based application. "By eliminating installation and any client level application requirement, we are able to reach a tremendously wide range of referring physicians with this exciting new product," said Kang Wang, PhD, vice president of R&D at AMICAS, Inc.

Using the latest Web-based technologies, Vision Reach™ integrates the radiology report (from a RIS or reporting system) with key images (from PACS) and creates a single "multi-media" report. Included within Vision Reach™ is a sophisticated instant messaging system that uses common e-mail and secure messaging to deliver images, reports and information to any e-mail enabled device.

"Our goal with Vision Reach was to create instant, simple and ubiquitous access to the right information at the right time," added Dr. Wang. With the Vision Reach™ system, physicians' define a messaging and alerting profile and a message destination address. When results and images are available, an instant e-mail is sent to the account of their choice. "Full radiology reports and images are available on any Blackberry® type device with Vision Reach. With Vision Reach, the information is pushed right to them, therefore the user does not have to log-on to multiple systems searching for the needed information- it is delivered directly to them proactively. Vision Reach makes a complex problem very easy."

Vision Reach™ also includes a sophisticated, client free, referring physician portal that supports physician group practices and "on call" schedules for referring physicians. The portal is report centric and provides a complete visual record of the patients' history, reports and images. With a single click, physicians can also launch the Vision Series™ PACS Web-based workstation complete with 3D tools and advanced capabilities. Vision Reach™ utilizes the latest technologies in security standards and provides for full HIPAA compliance. The system can stand alone, run alongside or fully integrate with electronic medical record systems.

"The imaging market depends heavily upon attracting and retaining referring physicians," said Mr. McClennen. "Now with Vision Reach, we believe imaging departments and facilities of all sizes will have a strategic competitive advantage in their market. With Vision Reach enabled, our customers' PACS will be proactively informing their referring physicians about the results of their studies and associated key images. Whether in the ambulatory or acute environment, we expect this will truly help our customers accelerate the growth of their Business of Imaging."

Vision Reach will be on display during RSNA and is targeted for general availability in the first half of 2006.

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.