At a Glance: Varian Medical Systems

December 03, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Varian Medical Systems Inc. Palo Alto, Calif.www.varian.comWhat it does: Makes equipment, accessories and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions. It has 4,400 employees worldwide, and its total annual revenue for fiscal 2006 was $1.6 billion. Project champions: SmartBeam IMRT backers include Dick Levy, chairman of the board of directors and former CEO, and current CEO Tim Guertin, who was president of the oncology systems business from 1990 to 2005. IT staff: About 25 software marketing personnel, 200 software engineers and 150 software service engineers work in Varian’s oncology systems business worldwide. The company’s IT organization consists of another 135 workers.

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