Stock Repurchase: In the fourth quarter of 2008, the Board of Directors directed the Company to initiate a $5.0 million stock repurchase plan. The Company did not repurchase any shares during the second quarter of 2009. Under this plan, the Company has repurchased approximately 281,000 shares of our common stock for approximately $426,000.
Business Perspective
"We are very pleased with our performance in the second quarter of 2009. We demonstrated excellent progress on a number of important fronts - including record bookings and revenue, accelerated progress on our business integration, continued focus on customer success, while at the same time pursuing strategic growth opportunities," said Stephen Kahane MD, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of AMICAS. "Our recent acquisition enables AMICAS to scale and to execute both as a top-flight IT solution provider and as a standalone, independent public company. We believe that this combination clearly establishes AMICAS as the number one independent vendor in this space and, according to Millennium Research Group, the number three player overall."
Dr. Kahane also said, "We continue to maintain focus on our core markets - including serving the end-to-end needs of radiology groups and outpatient imaging businesses, addressing departmental workflow needs for image-intensive specialties in hospitals and IDNs, as well as delivering vendor-neutral, large scale imaging infrastructure solutions that support healthcare system EMR installations."
Dr. Kahane went on to say, "In parallel, we are committed to capitalizing on a number of industry sub-segments that we believe provide excellent prospects for
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