IMedix explained

iMedix
Company Type:Private
Foundation:2006
Dissolved: (Acquired)
Location City:New York City
Location Country:United States
Key People:Amir Leitersdorf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Iri Amirav, CMO and Co-Founder
Url:iMedix.com
Website Type:Social networking
Launch Date:January, 2006
Current Status:Active

iMedix was a health search engine and social network service that utilized advanced proprietary algorithms to provide information in response to medical questions and concerns. iMedix was a U.S. cooperation founded in 2006 by Amir Leitersdorf and Iri Amirav. The company's R&D was based in Herzeliya, Israel.

Om May 18, 2011, AVG Technologies acquired iMedix Web Technologies Ltd., realizing "the integration of iMedix software with the Company’s existing solutions."[1] The website shut down sometime after February 2012.[2]

Service and technology

The iMedix service offered a combination of a health search engine and a collaborative community platform.[3]

Reception

iMedix was one of PCWorlds 100 Incredibly Useful and Interesting Web Sites in 2008.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AVG TECHNOLOGIES N.V. filed this Form 20-F on 04/26/2012 . https://archive.today/20160812164042/http://investors.avg.com/mobile.view?c=250967&v=202&d=3&id=aHR0cDovL2FwaS50ZW5rd2l6YXJkLmNvbS9maWxpbmcueG1sP2lwYWdlPTgyMTgxMjEmRFNFUT0xJlNFUT0xMTcmU1FERVNDPVNFQ1RJT05fUEFHRSZleHA9JnN1YnNpZD01Nw%3D%3D . AVG Technologies N.V . 26 April 2012 . 12 August 2016 . 12 August 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: imedix.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120103235708/http://www.imedix.com/ . Internet Archive Wayback Machine . 12 August 2016 . 3 January 2012 . live.
  3. News: 2007-12-14. WebMD Meets Facebook (and Wikipedia): A Medical Revolution or a Nightmare? . Stephen. Dubner. New York Times.
  4. Mark Sullivan "100 Web Sites--The List by Category." PCWorld. Oct 2, 200