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Image Technology Laboratories, Inc. Extends RIS/PACS Agreement With Southern Tier Imaging for Southern Tier Health Link HEAL NY Web Portal

Posted on: Friday, 1 June 2007, 12:00 CDT

Image Technology Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: IMTL) is pleased to announce that it has recently extended its RIS/PACS ASP agreement with Park Avenue Associates in Radiology, P.C. at its Southern Tier Imaging MRI facility, through December 2008, and will deploy its WebViewer, WebServer and Health Level Seven (HL7) interface technology in support of the Southern Tier Health Link Web Portal. This Web Portal is part of the New York State Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers Capital Grant Program, often referred to as the HEAL NY Program. HEAL NY includes identification and support for development and investment in Health Information Technology initiatives at the regional level. (http://www.health.state.ny.us/technology)

Lewis M. Edwards, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of IMTL, commented: "We are pleased to continue our relationship with Park Avenue Associates in Radiology, P.C., and to expand it to include our new RIS/PACS WebViewer and WebServer products, developed for the Microsoft .NET Framework, thereby allowing fast, secure, and HIPAA-compliant access to radiological images and reports over the internet by clinical practitioners. Additionally, our HL7 interface engine will allow us to link this patient information from Southern Tier Imaging MRI via the STHL Web Portal, seamlessly and securely integrating with medical information sourced by other NYS Southern Tier regional health care providers while maintaining HIPAA compliance."

"Park Avenue Associates in Radiology, P.C. and the Southern Tier Imaging MRI facility are excited to be a part of this new initiative. Our participation in the Southern Tier Health Link HEAL NY Web Portal, using Imaging Technology Laboratories, Inc.'s HIPAA-compliant technology, supports the privacy of our patients while enabling the secure exchange of electronic health care information. Our goals are for better informed clinical practice, interconnecting clinicians, personalization of care, minimizing or eliminating duplication and waste and, most importantly, improving the health and well-being of our radiology patients, in particular and, the health care system, in general."

ABOUT IMAGE TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.:

IMTL is a medical image and information management company in the healthcare IT market. The Company has developed a single database "Radiology Information System/Picture Achieve and Communication System," known as RIS/PACS, for use in the management of patient information and medical images by hospitals and diagnostic imaging centers.

IMTL's WarpSpeed RIS/PACS system is a single database HIPAA-compliant business solution for the practice of radiology. Through its unique architecture, the Company has combined a picture achieving and communications systems (PACS) and radiology information system (RIS) into a single product that encompasses all facets of the business of radiology, and can cost effectively scale from small imaging centers to large hospital enterprises. At the heart of the system is the workflow manager that assigns and routes units of work across the enterprise, linking hospitals and multiple freestanding centers that have a business relationship to form one large cooperative radiology practice. Diagnostic images and reports produced within the WarpSpeed system are immediately and securely accessible to authorized and authenticated clinical practitioners via the IMTL WebViewer over the internet.

Park Avenue Associates in Radiology, P.C. is the leader in diagnostic, radiology and interventional services in the Southern Tier of New York. Over the years, Park Avenue Associates in Radiology, P.C. has expanded its core business to encompass 20 radiologists and 50 non-physician employees; providing services to Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center, Binghamton General Hospital, and several large multi-specialty groups. In addition, it owns and operates Southern Tier Imaging. This business unit consists of three MRI systems placed at two locations in the community. The Corporation also owns and operates a state of the art PET/CT Imaging Center.

Safe Harbor Statement

The information contained in this press release, including any "forward looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 contained herein, should be reviewed in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and other publicly available information regarding the Company, copies of which are available information sets forth many risks and uncertainties related to the Company's business and such statements, including risks and uncertainties related to that are unpredictable and outside of the influence and/or control of the Company.

IMTL Corporate Headquarters: 602 Enterprise Drive, Kinston, NY 12401 For information call (845)338-3366 www.ImageTechLabs.com


Source: Business Wire

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