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Del Global Technologies (Franklin Park, Illinois) reported it has signed a three-year supply agreement with Analogic (Peabody, Massachusetts), an OEM supplier of imaging systems.

Del Global will market and sell advanced single- and dual-detector digital radiography systems designed and manufactured by Analogic for high-volume general radiography, emergency, and orthopedic applications. These systems include an intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) with touch-screen control, and standard DICOM 3.0, featuring Query, Print, Store, and Modality Worklist capabilities.

Terms of the agreement include worldwide distribution rights and onsite service and support for Del Global’s customers. Other terms were not disclosed.

According to M. Thomas Boon, VP of global sales and marketing for the Del Medical Systems Group, “Del Medical is known for product quality and reliability, so we choose our industry relationships carefully. Analogic is a leading OEM supplier of advanced imaging technology with installations in major hospitals throughout the world. This relationship will extend our digital radiography portfolio and capabilities for our customers, while providing them with the quality and support that they expect.”

In other agreements:

• Cepheid (Sunnyvale, California) said it signed a group purchasing contract with Broadlane (Dallas), a supply chain services company serving more than 20,000 acute care hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, physicians practices and other healthcare providers throughout the United States. Under the terms of the contract, Broadlane customers can take advantage of Cepheid’s molecular diagnostic instruments, reagents and services for its GeneXpert System and Xpert line of tests, including Xpert MRSA.