Increases in revenue and employees highlight strong potential for future growth
Press release
Bonn/Germany
June 04, 2013 02:00
- Agfa HealthCare moves up 4 spots in rankings in 2012, to 8th place. - Evolution and ranking show forward development and strong potential for the future.
Agfa HealthCare announces today that its German operations, Agfa HealthCare GmbH, have been ranked 8th in the 2012 edition of the well-known Lünendonk Listing of the top 25 software companies in Germany. The increased ranking is partly based on the company's annual revenue. In the same timeframe, the number of employees at Agfa HealthCare GmbH increased from 701 to 742.
Agfa HealthCare GmbH moved up 4 places over the previous year's result, to the 8th position. Aside from CompuGroup Medical (6th position) and AOK Systems (15th position), the Bonn-based company is the only vendor active exclusively in the healthcare sector. The listing reflects an increase of revenues in Germany compared with the previous year, and a staff increase of 41 employees.
"These figures demonstrate the positive developments taken by the company. In particular, the healthcare IT business has been growing very strongly", highlights Winfried Post, General Manager, Agfa HealthCare GmbH. "The healthcare IT and medical technology markets are advancing well. We are confident that we will be able to continue to increase our revenues in the coming years."
Market research and consulting company Lünendonk GmbH has published its well-known, annual Lünendonk Listings since 1984. The listings focus on the leading consulting, software and IT services companies operating in the German market. Annual vendor surveys are used to develop the lists, with evaluations performed based on detailed information provided by the companies surveyed, as well as information from reliable secondary sources.
Agfa-Gevaert NV is one of the world leaders in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of imaging systems and products. Net sales break down by sector of activity as follows:
- Radiology solutions (36.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies radiology departments of hospitals all over the world with traditional X-ray film, hardcopy film and printers, digital radiography equipment and image processing software. Agfa's roots are in traditional medical imaging, but in today's healthcare market, digital radiography has become the dominant technology. All Agfa's digital radiography systems are offered with the company's leading MUSICA image processing software and its MUSICA workstation for image identification, acquisition and quality control;
- Digital Print & Chemicals (35.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies sign & display printing companies with a range of highly productive and versatile wide-format inkjet printers and dedicated inks, in addition to workflow software, cutting machines and inkjet media. Agfa produces classic film-based products, such as film for non-destructive testing and aerial photography, as well as microfilm and film for the production of printed circuit boards;
- HealthCare IT (21.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV offers Imaging IT Solutions (The Enterprise Imaging platform creates a true imaging record for every patient, containing all possible images of the patient, regardless of the department and the facility that created them), Hospital IT Solutions (the leading Hospital Information System /Clinical Information System ORBIS, connects medical departments and administrative departments of hospitals into one virtual network), and Integrated Care Solutions (these solutions support collaboration across the borders of care organizations and medical disciplines and enable hospitals to actively engage with all stakeholders in the expanded care process, including physicians, informal care-givers and patients) ;
- Offset solutions (5.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV is a leading supplier to the printing industry, offering innovative and reliable solutions. Commercial, newspaper and packaging printers around the globe rely on Agfa for the most extensive range of integrated solutions, from computer-to-plate systems with digital offset plates over color management and workflow optimization software to pressroom chemicals.
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