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Catalyzer-based image management systems automate data
handling and archiving for imaging facilities. The uploader component
creates catalogs of image data as they are acquired, and
uploads the catalogs and data to a secure
server. Format-specific plug-ins are used to automatically
populate the catalogs with metadata extracted from image
files, such as microscope settings and notes typed into the
microscope by the user during acquisition. Users may then
search this metadata, in combination with data input by
users and administrators, via the server-based image
database, subject to the same flexible access controls
described for the inventory management application.
Once images are
aquired, users have the ability to add annotations, highlighting points or
areas of interest, with associated text. Annotations can be browsed and shared
via the Catalyzer server, or images can be viewed without annotations.
Axiope has teamed up with two hardware providers to offer
joint solutions for specialized image management systems:
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Apple Computer - optimized for Apple's XServe/XRaid data storage platform
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BD Biosciences - tailored for BD Bioscience's Pathway imaging system
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