Is the DICOM.NET SDK Open Source?
The SDK is NOT open source but you may request the source code if you can show a need and are willing to agree and sign some forms. A permanent and non-intrusive license key is required for you to deploy your products that use the SDK.

Does the SDK support compression?
The SDK supports all compression types but does NOT have any libraries or APIs that actually perform this. With so many commercial, open source and free-ware libraries currently available we designed our SDK to easily use any compression libraries.

Should I pay for runtime or commercial use?
No runtime or commercial licensing is required. Really!

So why don't you charge for runtime or commercial use?
We want to drive up demand for DICOM products in the industry and remove the barriers for new product development because we really do want to make your medical imaging and information systems a success!

Why should I buy more than one license?
The SDK is for a single user (aka developer) and is NOT an enterprise licensed product. If all you have is one developer then all you need is one. If you have more than one developer then buy one for each that is compiling or "coding" using our SDK. Purchasing one for each developer is crucial so we can give proper support and assistance. Enterprise licensing is available upon request.

Is the DICOM.NET SDK Common Language Runtime (CLR) compliant?
DICOM requires the use of unsigned pixel data and other unsigned data types which are inherently not CLR compliant. This can be overcome by adding overloaded API's but doing so will have ramifications which prevent us from adding them directly to the native SDK code at this time.

Does the SDK run on other operating systems?
Yes, The SDK runs flawlessly under MONO (Free .NET for UNIX, Machintosh, etc).

Is the DICOM.NET SDK thread safe, so you can, for instance, handle multiple concurrent stores as an SCP?
The SDK is fully thread safe and is fully multi-threaded and can handle virtually unlimited concurrent associations in a very efficient manner.

Using your SDK can we capture images directly from a Scanner or X-Ray machine?
The SDK does not have any direct API's for capturing or displaying images. The use of GDI+, OpenGL, and DirectX make this un-necessary. The SDK does have a very efficient stream interface which is intended to be used by whatever graphics engine you choose.

Is the SDK an ActiveX component?
NO,The SDK is not an ActiveX component. It is a native .NET library which is much more easy to use and runs much more quickly than any ActiveX components because it eliminates the many layers of COM.