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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.
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