InterSystems Unites with Oleen and SurgiDat to Win Department of Veterans Affairs...

InterSystems Unites with Oleen and SurgiDat to Win Department of Veterans Affairs Contract

   Software Agreement Provides Surgical Instrument Management System
Built on InterSystems CACHE Database to Nine VA Healthcare Centers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(Business Wire)--InterSystems Corporation today announced that Oleen, an
InterSystems implementation partner, will provide the InterSystems
CACHE(R)-based SurgiDat system to the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA).

   The leading database provider in healthcare, InterSystems develops
and markets innovative database and integration software. Its product
line includes the InterSystems CACHE high-performance object database,
InterSystems Ensemble(R) rapid integration platform, and InterSystems
HealthShare(TM) platform for regional and national electronic health
records. Oleen, based in Silver Springs, Md., is an IT consulting firm
to the healthcare industry. SurgiDat Corporation, a part of Medical
Systems Design (MSD) Pty., Ltd, with offices in Stamford, Conn., is an
InterSystems application partner that specializes in software
solutions for inventory automation in healthcare.

   "We are gratified to have the opportunity to work with Oleen and
SurgiDat to provide the top-tier, highly innovative SurgiDat surgical
instrument management software to VA hospitals," said Paul Grabscheid,
InterSystems Vice President of Strategic Planning. "InterSystems has
very successful working partnerships with both companies," he
continued, "And, it was exciting to participate in uniting domestic
and internationally-based partners for this opportunity to enable the
VA's world class healthcare strategy."

   "Oleen is excited about the opportunity to work with SurgiDat and
InterSystems to deliver a new generation of process control in
surgical instrument management to the VA," said Mark Plitman, Oleen
Vice President. "We are very pleased that InterSystems, which provides
the CACHE database technology platform for SurgiDat, helped to
establish a strong business relationship that works positively for
everyone involved," he said.

   "The combination of InterSystems' high-performance object database
technology, Oleen's consulting expertise and SurgiDat's rich features
and capabilities ensures the success of this initiative," said Todd
Kemp, MSD CEO. "We are delighted to partner with these healthcare
technology leaders for the long term."

   About InterSystems

   InterSystems Corporation is a global software technology leader
with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and offices in 22
countries. InterSystems provides innovative products that enable fast
development, deployment, and integration of enterprise-class
applications. InterSystems CACHE(R) is a high performance object
database that makes applications faster and more scalable.
InterSystems Ensemble(R) is a rapid integration platform that enriches
applications with new functionality, and makes them connectable.
InterSystems HealthShare(TM) is a platform that leverages existing
healthcare applications to rapidly create regional or national
electronic health records.

   InterSystems is the world's #1 vendor of database and integration
technologies for healthcare applications, with its products used by
most major hospitals and labs, including America's 10 best hospitals
as rated by U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit
InterSystems.com.

   About Oleen

   Oleen is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in information
management. Clients include all types of healthcare organizations,
from integrated delivery systems to HMO's, medical practices, and
hospitals. Since 1988, Oleen has assisted clients with every aspect of
the information management process including project management,
analysis, business process reengineering, implementations,
conversions, custom programming, training, EDI, and facilities
management. Oleen services clients from corporate offices in the
Washington, DC metropolitan area. For more information, call
800.248.9534.

   About SurgiDat

   SurgiDat Corporation, in Stamford, Conn., is an IT software
company, with its core business focus on inventory automation in
healthcare. As a Web-based application, SurgiDat software interfaces
to multiple hospital systems to provide an organization with the
comprehensive SurgiDat Inventory Automation solution for surgical
inventory management, including point of use allocation and billable
item capture. SurgiDat's laser bonding method for marking surgical
instruments with a barcode enables complete stock visibility and
increases patient safety with validation of sterile process against
use on a patient. For additional information, visit www.SurgiDat.com.

InterSystems Corporation, Cambridge
Maureen Flaherty,                617-621-0600        
pr@intersystems.com
or
Shoor & Company
Rita Shoor,                803-699-0710        
rshoor@shoorpr.com

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