Definiens Expands in the North American Market by Strengthening its Management Team

Released on = July 26, 2007, 2:31 am

Press Release Author = Definiens

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image IntelligenceT
company, is preparing for further growth and has formally appointed Greg Calaman as
Vice President of its operations in North America. Mr. Calaman has been a member of
Definiens' management team since April 2006. His promotion to the role of Vice
President of the North American Operations reflects Definiens success in this
market, as the company continues to grow its revenue and customer base.


Press Release Body = Morristown, NJ, USA / Munich, Germany - July 25th, 2007 -
Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image IntelligenceT company, is preparing for
further growth and has formally appointed Greg Calaman as Vice President of its
operations in North America. Mr. Calaman has been a member of Definiens' management
team since April 2006. His promotion to the role of Vice President of the North
American Operations reflects Definiens success in this market, as the company
continues to grow its revenue and customer base.

"Definiens currently generates approximately 50 percent of its revenues from the
North American market and we see Greg's experience as a valuable asset to our
continued long term growth," said Definiens' CEO Thomas Heydler. "The Definiens
North American team has recently won major new customers in Life Sciences and Earth
Sciences markets, contributing to a continued growth of our North American
operations. We are encouraged by the acceptance of the Definiens Enterprise Image
Intelligence Suite in the largest software market in the world and continue to
invest in a further expansion under Greg's leadership."

Mr. Calaman joined Definiens from Pfizer, where he was part of the worldwide IT
leadership team. Prior to Pfizer, Mr. Calaman was responsible for the professional
services organization at BEA, and founded a healthcare technology company
specialized in the cardiovascular outpatient market.

Mr. Calaman is a graduate of the US Naval Academy holding a bachelor's degree in
Aerospace Engineering and has completed an executive business curriculum at Wharton.
In addition to his work, he serves on the Advisory Council of the Krall Center for
Executive Education at Drexel University and on the Board of Advisors to the Trestle
Group Foundation of London.


About Definiens
Definiens is the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence company for analyzing and
interpreting images on every scale, from microscopic cell structures to satellite
images. The Definiens Cognition Network Technology®, developed by Nobel laureate
Prof. Gerd Binnig and his team, is an advanced and robust context-based technology
designed to fulfill the image analysis requirements of the Life and Earth sciences
markets. The technology is modeled on the powerful human cognitive perception
processes to extract intelligence from images. Definiens provides organizations with
faster image analysis results, allowing deeper insights enabling better business
decisions. The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany and has offices
throughout the United States. Further information is available at www.definiens.com.

Definiens, Definiens Cellenger, Definiens Cognition Network Technology, Definiens
eCognition, Enterprise Image Intelligence and Understanding Images are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Definiens. All other names are the trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.


Press contacts:
Definiens
Rene Hermes, Vice President Marketing
rhermes@definiens.com

+49 (0)89 231180-11


Lucy Turpin Communications
Nina Wenske, PR & MarCom Manager
definiens@lucyturpin.com

+49 (0)89 417761-13



Web Site = http://www.definiens.com

Contact Details = Definiens
Rene Hermes, Vice President Marketing
rhermes@definiens.com

+49 (0)89 231180-11

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