Solve Your Image Management Problems Media Cybernetics, Inc. IQbase 2006 Seminar Series

Solve Your Image Management Problems

Media Cybernetics, Inc.

IQbase 2006 Seminar Series

Agenda

• Welcome - Introductions• Interactive Discussion:

– What do you want to get out of today’s meeting?– Why use an image management system?– Workflows

• Overview of IQbase• Demonstration of IQbase• Question & Answer Session• Lunch

Media Cybernetics, Inc.

Developer of image analysis software and solutions for investigators (scientists, production personnel, quality assurance, etc.)• Leading supplier in microscopy imaging• Founded in 1981 • Offices in 7 countries around the world• Acquired in 2001 by Roper Industries, $1.5 Billion/year

in revenue • NYSE traded company (ROP)

Media Cybernetics’ Imaging Products

• Life Science & Industrial Imaging – Image-Pro Plus & Image-Pro Express

• Image Database – IQbase

• Imaging Development Tools - IQstudio & IQcapture

• Live Cell Imaging – InVivo Analyzer

• Deconvolution & Visualization – AutoDeblur & AutoVisualize

• Molecular Imaging - Gel-Pro Analyzer & Array-Pro Analyzer

Why are you here today?

• Is there a problem?• What are your image management

issues?• I’m here for the free lunch!• (There is no FREE LUNCH – your

time is valuable)

Some Things We’ve Heard

• I can’t find images - searching• I want to share my images – collaboration• I want to organize my images and metadata

together – image management• I want to secure my images – access• I want to be more efficient – streamline

workflow

Image Management Discussion

How are you managing yourimages today?

The Image Management Problem

As the number of images grows, so does the time spent managing them

The Trouble with How We Try to Manage Images

Common Methods– Desktop or Network File

Systems

– Ill-suited Business Databases

– Consumer Photo Albums


Desktop or NetworkFile Systems

– Difficult to search

– Hard to organize

– Minimal sharing of images and data


Ill-suited Business Databases

– Not designed for managing images and data

– Difficult to add or make changes


Consumer Photo Albums– Not designed for

managing images and data

– No sophisticated search tools

– Difficult to share on network or Intranet

Purpose of an Image ManagementSystem

• Asset Management

• Decision Support

• Knowledge Management

• Training System

Image Database Benefits

• Time Savings to Search

• Collaboration

• Secure Access

• Workflow

“IQbase is simplicity combined with technical depth.”

Rick KontraIBM Corporation – Microelectronics Division

How Can We Help?

IQbaseImage and Data Management

• Designed for managing images and data

• Sophisticated search tools

• Image Informatics

• Access image database from the Web

• Highly customizable: VBA built-in

IQbase Database Benefits

• Reduce costs associated with image handling

• Improve productivity

• User-friendly

• Secure image information

• Scalable as organization/projects grow

• Minimal IT staff involvement

Sample IQbase Customers

Academic Health & Pharma

Life Science Research

Live Demonstration

• Workflow Discussion

• IQbase demonstration

How Do You Work?

• Does everyone follow the same procedures?

• Let’s look at a common workflow

Image Database Workflow

CaptureCapture ArchiveArchive ReviewReview SearchSearch

ExportExport

ShareShare

Capture Images

IQcapture Image-Pro Plus 3rd Party Devices

Archive Images & Data


ExportExport

ShareShare

Archive Images & Data

• Drag & Drop

• Image, Calibration and Measurements from IPP

Review Images & Data


ExportExport

ShareShare

Review Images & Data

• Categorize • Add Meta

Data• Annotate &

Compare• Measure

Search for Images & Data


ExportExport

ShareShare

Search for Images & Data

• Context-sensitive Search

• Saved Searches

• Inside MS Office Documents

Export Images & Data


ExportExport

ShareShare

Export Images & Data

• Create Custom PDF Reports

• Send Images & Data to Excel & PowerPoint

Share Images & Data


ExportExport

ShareShare

Share Images & Data

• Search & Query• View Images

via the Web • Secure Images

with Access Control

IQbrowser

• Search and Download

How Do You Work?

• What is your workflow?

• Live Demonstration

Image Database Workflow


ExportExport

ShareShare

Things to Consider for Image Management

• Why do you need an image management system?

• Who will be using this system?• Who will support this system?• How do you define your desired

workflow?• Refer to your handout

Let’s Eat!

Thank you for attending.

HEADQUARTERSMedia Cybernetics, Inc.8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 200Silver Spring, MD 20910 USAPhone: + 1 301 495 3305Fax: + 1 301 495 5964Email: [email protected] Web: www.mediacy.com

Teresa ShawDenise Chambers

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