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Sand Sponsors Awards for Use of IT in Biomedics & Health

In support of SoQibs, the new healthcare informatics association dedicated to promoting the optimal use of IT in biomedics & health, Sand Technology sponsored the awards the association presented at the 9th annual international conference SoQibs is hosting, held for the first time in North America.

SoQibs' mission is to encourage the exchange of scientific information among all who are interested in the role that informatics plays in the healthcare system. Healthcare professionals, researchers, technologists, educators and representatives of the private sector from North America, Europe and Africa attended the JFIM 2002 conference in Quebec City May 6-7. More information is available at www.soqibs.org.

The winners were selected by a jury of peers who examined 22 scientific posters submitted to JFIM 2002, and the awards were presented at a wine & cheese reception hosted by Sand Technology.

JFIM 2002 Honorary president Roger A. Cote BA, MD, MS(Path), DSc (hon), FCAP, FACMI, presented certificates and checks to the teams with the three winning entries:

1st Prize:

Telemonitoring: From realtime analysis to reconstruction by virtual reality, by Jean-Baptiste Lamy (Grenoble, France)

2nd Prize (tie):

Automatic Activity Telemonitoring in an Intelligent Health Habitat , by Gilles Virone, N. Noury, V. Rialle, T. Creuzet (Grenoble, France)

Remote Training on the Functional Autonomy Measuring System, by Joanne Guilbeault, L. Mathieu, C. Dumont, C. Vallieres, M.F. Lafleur (Sherbrooke, Canada)

3rd Prize:

Decision support: asthma management, by Icham Sefion, M. Gailhardou, A. Ennaji (Rouen, France)

"As a software company with a unique technology that empowers researchers to analyze massive amounts of data rapidly, we are committed to supporting SoQibs in its mission of improving healthcare through the optimal use of IT," said Jerry Shattner, Sand Executive vice president. "We look forward to long term relationships with many researchers."

About Sand Technology

Sand Technology's unique patented Sand Analytic Server helps researchers analyze complex data rapidly and directly, with a minimum of technical help, and is currently deployed in large-scale projects at a number of institutions. An international company with headquarters in Montreal, Sand Technology has offices in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Central Europe. For more information, contact Sand at 514-939-3477 or visit its Web site at www.sand.com.