Trestle and Bacus Integrate Systems

In a move designed to provide pathologists with more options, Trestle Holdings, Inc. (Irvine, CA, USA) has partnered with Bacus Laboratories, Inc. (Chicago, IL, USA) to integrate the advanced digital microscope systems of Bacus with Trestle's suite of digital pathology workflow applications.

This agreement allows pathologists to use Trestle's Xcellerator application suite and connect it to a wider choice of digital microscopy devices. This integration marks a move away from proprietary formats, toward technical standards and open architecture intended to benefit users who have often been frustrated by the lack of interoperability among software and hardware. Bacus' viewing format offers compatibility with the microscopes used in the Nikon Coolscope VS systems as well as with Trestle's MedMicro products.

"As pathologists embrace digital devices and workflow applications, it is essential that the industry respond with improved plug-and-play compatibility so that users can derive more value from their investments in equipment,” stated Maurizio Vecchione, CEO of Trestle Holdings. "Now, pathologists can choose the optimal device for specialized forms of imaging and integrate their virtual microscopy data into one, consistent, standardized digital workflow solution.” Trestle Holdings develops and sells digital imaging and telemedicine products that link dispersed users with each other via information databases and analytical tools.

"There is now a recognized need to organize virtual slides in a meaningful and flexible way for storage and subsequent review by multiple parties,” observed Dr. James Bacus, president of Bacus Laboratories. "This agreement will allow both companies to focus on their respective areas of expertise.”





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