Chicago, IL and New York, NY - November 27, 2000 - Today, Mantis Technology LLC unveiled its DataConnect™ Clinical Messaging Service for Radiology. The service delivers Internet/Intranet based clinical messaging services built with the needs of radiology professionals in mind. The service provides secure, near-real time access to clinical data, enabling healthcare providers (clinicians and primary care physicians) to communicate more effectively, and provide a higher level of patient care. Mantis' DataConnect CMS gives physicians the ability not only to view important clinical data (regardless of the originating platform) but also to collaborate with their clinical partners to specifically address the current needs of their patients - all from the convenience of their web-enabled PC (or handheld device). With all of the patient's pertinent data (demographics/histories/lab data/insurance information) at their fingertips, physicians can make more informed decisions about their patients' care -- helping to speed recovery and/or more quickly take action to resolve a health issue/concern.

The Mantis DataConnect CMS automatically routes clinical data across multiple platforms, allowing the secure transport of prescriptions, schedule requests, diagnostic reports, images of interest and a myriad of lab results and allows for secure email messaging. System parameters and security levels are provided through an easy to use Web-based GUI. Clinical information can be delivered to a physician through email or by fax, while a notification can be sent to a telephone or pager alerting the physician that new or updated information is waiting. Physicians can define their order of priority for message delivery, while automatic message delivery confirmations are sent to clinicians in order to verify that results have been sent.

To make DataConnect CMS a reality, Mantis utilizes proprietary (patent pending) engineering tools to seamlessly integrate data (results, reports and images) and deliver transparent access to multiple, disparate information systems and databases. Critical data can be made accessible anywhere an authenticated user needs access - virtually expanding the "office" to anywhere the Internet can be accessed.

Privately held Mantis Technology LLC is a leading healthcare engineering and IT solutions firm based in New York City. The company provides data conversions, custom interface engineering, systems integration services, and fully integrated e-practice solutions for clients nationwide. MedRIStm is Mantis' turnkey, Internet-enabled e-practice management solution for Radiology (complete with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)). Mantis' practice management solutions are provided as client server solutions or via the application service provider-computing model. MedRIS clients can also archive their DICOM images via the ASP offering.