Aiming to further expand our market share in
medical data management through strategic alliancewith CRI Middleware
Achieving low cost filing by compression of medical video to 1/2 size
through synchronization of "Claio" image filing system and "CRI
DietCoder" compression transcoding system
The company has agreed with CRI Middleware Co., Ltd. (afterwards referred to as CRI) to conduct
a strategic alliance in medical data management.
Through this alliance, we will synchronize FINDEX's "Claio" image filing system and CRI's "CRI
DietCoder" (afterwards referred to as DietCoder) in order to propose low cost data management of
the constantly increasing quantities of medical video, and new methods of utilization. This solution
will be available from January 2017.
DietCoder is a software transcoder that further compresses compressed video data, such as H.264
and MP4, to 1/2 size without any deterioration in image quality. In addition to halving
communication costs and storage space required for saved video, DietCoder also allows immediate
detection of the presence/absence of deterioration by converting image quality to a numerical value,
and is offered for use in video streaming services (such as VOD and karaoke), video for
VR/commercials, surveillance cameras, car driving recorders, home video games, smartphone games,etc.
Installing CRI's DietCoder video compression capabilities in FINDEX's Claio image filing system
will allow larger quantities of larger videos to be managed using the current amount of storage space.
Claio is highly valued for its versatile ability to capture test data from the medical test equipment ina large variety of clinical departments and divisions, but it will henceforth be possible to capture still
image and video from test equipment that previously could not be used with Claio due to storage
space and network limitations. In addition, it will be possible to propose that—rather than actively
starting recording in time with video filming—recording of video be continued from the start to endof the test procedure, so that hitherto unachievable data capture efficiency may be expected.
Furthermore, all captured video will be integrally managed with other test data in Claio. It will bepossible to examine all long duration videos of surgery, past digital videos, and DVD data—whichhitherto have been managed on different systems—directly on Claio, giving improved patient databrowsability.
For hospitals providing acute care and above, it is predicted that the number of operating rooms per
facility will henceforth increase due to the reorganization and consolidation accompanying

implementation of Integrated Community Care, and so an increase in the demand for video filing isanticipated. In addition, as cheaper video filing becomes available, a greater demand is also expected
for videos other than of surgery, such as videos of medical tests. By combining DietCoder (whichfacilitates efficient use of storage and networks), and "ProCAP HD" (which is multiply compatible
with many types of video signals) with Claio (which is already used at a large number of medicalinstitutions, ranging from university hospitals to clinics), we believe we can offer new solutions to
the filing problems faced by medical institutions. Going forward, in addition to more proactively
proposing efficient integrated management of medical test data using Claio, we will also propose awider breadth of filing to our existing users in order to further expand our market share.