Sectra to provide PACS service direct to London hospitals for BT

The IT and medical-technology company Sectra has signed a comprehensive agreement with British Telecommunications plc (BT) to provide Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) products and services to the majority of London’s public hospitals.

BT is the Local Service Provider (LSP) for the NHS London Programme for IT (LPfIT). The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly funded UK national healthcare system. BT has been providing Sectra’s PACS (a system for handling radiology images electronically) to London trusts via a former Sectra partner since 2004.

Under the agreement, Sectra will, as a subcontractor to BT, begin to assume direct and full responsibility for the support and maintenance of the systems and will also supply additional PACS products.

The 21 London trusts comprise of 25 hospitals that combined perform more than 4,000,000 radiology examinations annually.

“This agreement confirms our ability to provide timely, first-class service and support,” says Torbjörn Kronander, President of Sectra’s medical operations. “To be chosen to take over the service responsibility of such a large group of critical radiology operations is an acknowledgement to our very capable staff.”

In addition to direct sales efforts, Sectra continues to offer direct PACS service and support agreements to any customers that previously purchased Sectra products through partners.

About NHS Connecting for Health

NHS Connecting for Health was formed as an agency of the British Department of Health on April 1, 2005 with the primary role of delivering the National Programme for IT (LPfIT). The purpose is to support the NHS to deliver better, safer care to patients, via new computer systems and services, that link general practitioners and community services to hospitals, and to maintain the national critical business systems previously provided by the former NHS Information Authority.

A key aim of the National Programme for IT in the NHS is to give healthcare professionals access to patient information safely, securely and easily, whenever and wherever it is needed. The National Programme for IT is creating a multi-billion pound infrastructure, which will improve patient care by enabling clinicians and other NHS staff to increase their efficiency and effectiveness.

Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President, Sectra Imtec AB, +46 705 23 52 27

Dr. Jan-Olof Brüer, CEO and President, Sectra AB, +46 13 23 52 09

About British Telecommunications plc

British Telecommunications plc (BT) is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services; local, national and international telecommunications services; higher-value broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.

In the year ended 31 March 2007, BT Group plc’s revenue was £20,223 million with profit before taxation of £2,484 million.

British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.

For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt

About Sectra’s medical operations

Sectra develops and sells IT-systems and products for radiology, mammography and orthopedic departments. More than 950 hospitals worldwide use the system daily, together performing over 40 million radiology examinations annually. This makes Sectra one of the world leading companies within systems for handling digital radiology images. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. Sectra’s systems have been installed in North America, Scandinavia and most major countries in Europe and the Far East.

About the Sectra Group

Sectra successfully develops and sells cutting-edge products in the expansive niche segments of medical systems and secure communication systems. The company was founded in 1978 and has its roots in the Linköping University in Sweden. Today, Sectra has offices in eleven countries and operates through partners worldwide. Sales in the 2006/2007 fiscal year totaled SEK 673 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. For more information about Sectra visit http://www.sectra.com.