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I industry news _ Planmeca _Planmeca introduces Planmeca iRomexis, an advanced mobile image-viewing application for Apple iPhone and iPad devices. This application of- ferscomprehensivefeaturesfor2-Dand3-Dimage viewing and is designed to allow users of Planmeca X-ray units to realise the full extent of their invest- ment. The Planmeca iRomexis application allows users to access images from anywhere in the world using Wi-Fi or 3G networks. Planmeca is the first to introduce a free native Apple iPhone and iPad application with an inte- grated2-Dand3-Dimageviewerwithtrue3-Dsur- face model rendering and the capability to access images over 3G networks. All images acquired with Planmeca X-ray units, including Planmeca ProMax 3D volumes and ProFace 3-D facial scans, can be viewed, enhanced and studied. In addition, the operating status of a clinic’s Planmeca Sovereign and Compact i dental units can be monitored in real time. Images from Plan- mecaRomexissoftwarecaneasilybesentthrough a Planmeca Online account to Planmeca iRomexis device users anywhere in the world. The account holder will be notified automatically on his or her Apple device when new images are available for viewing. The images can then be downloaded to the mobile device. Planmeca also introduces Planmeca Online, a free secure service that allows sharing of images between clinics that use Planmeca Romexis. For example, a radiology centre can send images di- rectly to its customer clinic automatically. When using the Planmeca iRomexis over a public Internet connection, the free Planmeca Online account en- sures secure delivery of images to the user’s device. Please visit http://online.planmeca.com for more information. “This new service emphasises our commitment to R & D and best practices in dentistry. Planmeca provides the most advanced tools—3-D imaging units and software—for acquisition and sharing of images and information for the benefit of patients. This concept also opens interesting future possi- bilities in communication and sharing of medical information between Planmeca’s customer clinics, while taking into consideration HIPAA and other patient safety requirements,” explained Helianna Puhlin-Nurminen, Vice-President of the Digital Imaging and Applications division at Planmeca. TheproductisbasedontherecognisedPlanmeca Romexis desktop software suite that supports both MS Windows and Apple Mac operating systems, and includes processing of all dental imaging mo- dalities: intra-oral, panoramic, cephalometric, and 3-D imaging. Planmeca iRomexis is now available for use with all new and existing installations. Planmeca iRomexis and the Planmeca Online serv- ice are compatible with Planmeca Romexis version 2.6.R or newer._ 44 I CAD/CAM 3_2012 Planmeca Oy Asentajankatu 6 00880 Helsinki Finland www.planmeca.com CAD/CAM_contact New Planmeca iRomexis application