Michael Thank you :) Well; I'm in Saudi Arabia right now, and we get our machines and support through a local vendor “You will only be remembered for two things: the problems you solve or the ones you create.” - Mike Murdock > Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 01:08:56 -0400 > From: ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: optimal Digest V1 #82 > > optimal Digest Mon, 18 Oct 2010 Volume: 01 Issue: 082 > > In This Issue: > [optimal] Moving Stratus database to a new machine > [optimal] Re: Moving Stratus database to a new machine > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: Hasan Omairah <shagroon@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [optimal] Moving Stratus database to a new machine > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:02:14 -0700 > > Dear colleagues > > An old Zeiss Stratus OCT3000 is going to be replaced by an either a Topcon > 2000 OCT or Ciruss HD OCT. This old OCT has a database of roughly 2000 > patients. When we asked of this old Stratus OCT database can be moved on > either systems the Topcon people said its OK to move it and to be used on the > their machine retaining all records, BUT the Zeiss people said its not > possible! > > It was a surprise to find out that Topcon can read and migrate a Zeiss > database, but Zeiss machine can not read its old one! > > Has anyone ever tried this (moving one machine database to another)? Can we > move the old database to a new Cirrus machine and old studies can be > available for retrieval? > > Appreciating your feedback > > Hasan Omairah AASc. COT OCT-C CRA > > “You will only be remembered for two things: the problems you solve or the > ones you create.” - Mike Murdock > > > > ------------------------------ > > From: "Michael R. Turano Jr." <turano@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [optimal] Re: Moving Stratus database to a new machine > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:25:53 -0400 > > The Cirrus can most definitely house your previous system data. You will have > the Status program on your system that you can open and retrieve your old > data. > Where are you located? > > Michael > > PS financial disclosure I work for Zeiss. > > Michael R. Turano, Jr., CRA, OCT-C > > Imaging Specialist > > C 917.826.9506 > F 917.591.1841 > > turano@xxxxxxxxx > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 18, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Hasan Omairah <shagroon@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Dear colleagues > > > > An old Zeiss Stratus OCT3000 is going to be replaced by an either a Topcon > > 2000 OCT or Ciruss HD OCT. This old OCT has a database of roughly 2000 > > patients. When we asked of this old Stratus OCT database can be moved on > > either systems the Topcon people said its OK to move it and to be used on > > the their machine retaining all records, BUT the Zeiss people said its not > > possible! > > > > It was a surprise to find out that Topcon can read and migrate a Zeiss > > database, but Zeiss machine can not read its old one! > > > > Has anyone ever tried this (moving one machine database to another)? Can we > > move the old database to a new Cirrus machine and old studies can be > > available for retrieval? > > > > Appreciating your feedback > > > > Hasan Omairah AASc. COT OCT-C CRA > > > > > > “You will only be remembered for two things: the problems you solve or > > the ones you create.â€? - Mike Murdock > > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of optimal Digest V1 #82 > **************************** >