Telemedicine Solutions in Middle East North Africa

Industry Sector Healthcare
Country United Arab Emirates

FVC partners with GlobalMedia to deliver telemedicine solutions in Middle East & North Africa

Leading value added distributor expands its rich media offerings with bespoke solutions for the medical industry.

FVC, a leading Value Added Distributor in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, has announced that it is partnering with US-based GlobalMedia to sell and support GlobalMedia's medical-grade cameras and sophisticated store-andforward medical imaging and image management software. FVC will represent GlobalMedia exclusively in Middle East & North Africa. "Healthcare is a primary need and the adoption of new technology can help to make crucial, life-saving decisions," said KS Parag, Director of FVC. "We are very pleased to partner with GlobalMedia who have led the telemedicine industry with its innovative solutions. This is a natural addition to our portfolio of rich media solutions that include Polycom, Vaddio and VBrick to name a few. In the Middle East, there is considerable investment in ensuring that the residents get the best care."

GlobalMedia specializes in the rapidly growing medical imaging sector dedicated to visual light imagery that produces live video and still images that range from microscopic cell-level images to macroscopic images of the body. Using GlobalMedia's live video and imaging technology, a patient's condition can be quickly and accurately diagnosed by the most appropriate level of medical expertise - even if the patient and medical specialist are half a world apart. The GlobalMedia award-winning patented technologies and unique intellectual
properties culminate in products and services that exceed even the most challenging requirements for clarity, accuracy, accessibility, convenience and costeffectiveness. Joel E. Barthélémy, Managing Director, GlobalMedia, said, "We are very pleased to work with FVC who have a proven track record in rich media and understand the needs of the Middle East. This partnership will help us deliver our vision of "health care without boundaries" to a region that is diverse and multi-cultural. We arevery confident in FVC's ability to help medical professional in the region maximize the benefits of GlobalMedia's proven Telemedicine solutions."According to Barthélémy, this region is very important to GlobalMedia. Similar to the US telemedicine landscape, the Middle East is challenged by the need to deliver quality healthcare to disperse and diverse regional populations.

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About FVC
Founded in 2000, FVC is one of the leading Value Added Distributors (VAD) across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with dedicated offices in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt and Morocco, working through its growing network of more than 100 channel partners in over 17 countries across the region.

With new technologies and solutions driving the pace of change of businesses in the region, FVC has built a successful business by drawing on the best of global solutions. Uniquely in the region, its combination of full support for its channel partners and market-leading solutions from emerging technologies provides both FVC's partners and their customers with the full confidence to invest in integrated
next-generation IT and networking solutions from rich media communications to security to bandwidth management that will benefit their businesses.

About GlobalMedia
Founded in 2002, Scottsdale, Arizona-based GlobalMedia researches, develops, manufactures and sells medical-grade cameras and sophisticated store-andforward imaging and image management software that enables real-time, macroand micro-level, remote assessment of patients. The company's products include the TotalExamTM camera that greatly facilitates more efficient, effective and accurate triage and general medical exams ranging from wounds and dermatological care to ophthalmology and oral concerns. Additionally, its CapSure® store-and-forward imaging and image management software incorporates patent-pending technology that greatly enhances lowdefinition images, features imbedded measurement technology and provides automated workflow capabilities that enable fully documented images to be archived and/or saved to electronic medical records.

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