CompuGroup Medical Italia acquired a majority stake in Tekne S.r.l., located in Ragusa (Italy). Tekne, with its software XDent, is the market leader for Mac OS software for dentists in Italy. With this acquisition, CGM has strengthened its position as a market leader in the Italian market for ambulatory information systems. 
The Radiology Department at Freeman Hospital, part of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has recently installed a third CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution room to replace an aging CR room. Freeman Hospital is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in the country and the Radiology Directorate within Newcastle carries out in excess of 440,000 examinations a year. 
Siemens Healthcare has officially opened a dedicated training facility for its syngo clinical imaging solutions. This includes the advanced 3D routine and reading solution, syngo®.via. The syngo Training Academy is located in the Siemens Healthcare Academy Training and Education Centre, a purpose-built facility at the Siemens plc headquarters in Frimley, Surrey (UK). 
BridgeHead Software announces that it is the leading independent Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) provider in EMEA according to data from the latest research by IHS, the leading global source of information and analytics. The report entitled 'Medical Enterprise Data Storage - World - 2013' provides a comprehensive global VNA assessment and an in-depth understanding of the current structure and future development of this market. 
iPLATO Healthcare, a UK leader in cloud based mHealth and Analytics, has launched the iPLATO App Lab to respond to growing demand for designing and developing 'mobile first' strategies in digital healthcare. Leveraging its pre-eminent position as the innovator of mHealth applications and services in the UK Healthcare sector, along with years of developmental experience in mobile services, the company will open up its expertise to commissioner and provider partners on the iPLATO platform. 
The Board of EMIS Group has announced the acquisition of Digital Healthcare Limited, a leading provider of diabetic retinopathy screening and other ophthalmology-related solutions to community clinics, mobile units, specialist ophthalmology departments and practitioners. The acquisition is in line with EMIS' stated strategy of providing cross-organisational healthcare systems.