American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO Health Plan Selects SeeBeyond Solution to Serve as Foundation for HIPAA Compliance.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2003

SeeBeyond Platform Set to Accelerate Compliance Efforts

and Speed Future Initiatives

SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN), a leading global provider of business integration and composite application assembly solutions, today announced selection by American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU) Health Plan. Key contributing factors in the selection of SeeBeyond by APWU Health Plan included the Company's deep healthcare industry experience, comprehensive solution for HIPAA compliance, and partnership with leading HIPAA transaction certification and validation company, Claredi.

Providing health insurance for postal employees, federal employees and retirees, APWU Health Plan is located in Silver Spring, Md., and services 130,000 members through a PPO option and a consumer driven option. To meet its near-term goal of HIPAA compliance, APWU sought a HIPAA solution that could provide critical out-of-the-box functionality, leverage APWU's investment in legacy systems, handle complex pricing transactions, and support business process management.

"The SeeBeyond HIPAA solution will assist us in meeting HIPAA compliance on an accelerated schedule without sacrificing our long term I/T objectives," said Carroll Midgett, chief operating manager for APWU. "This is a strategic technology investment, and we are optimistic about the prospects for the deployment of the platform in delivering rapid assistance in our compliance efforts with HIPAA mandates, as well as an increased level of service and responsiveness as we move closer to a real-time organization."

Complementing the SeeBeyond solution, Claredi Corporation, the nation's leading certifier of HIPAA EDI transaction compliance, provides an enhanced solution for HIPAA compliance. The combined SeeBeyond and Claredi solution reduces the complexity of HIPAA implementations through the delivery of a unified, end-to-end solution that combines SeeBeyond's proven integration technology with Claredi's distributed, in-stream HIPAA testing and certification.

Additionally, APWU views the SeeBeyond implementation as an asset not only in assisting in meeting the HIPAA compliance deadline, but in meeting APWU long term goals of employing the HIPAA solution set to achieve real-time efficiencies and Web services integration.

"With more than a decade of experience in the healthcare sector, SeeBeyond provides a proven solution to assist in enabling both compliance with industry mandates as well as to establish the foundation for future technology enhancements," said Scott Harper, vice president of Healthcare for SeeBeyond. "We are proud to have been selected by APWU to help meet its HIPAA compliance mandates, and believe the power of the SeeBeyond platform will also yield positive operational results that will have a dramatic effect on the entire organization."

About APWU Health Plan

The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Health Plan offers both a fee-for-service plan with PPOs and a Consumer-driven Option. Both options are open to employees or retirees covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. Located in Silver Spring, Md., the Health Plan is a department of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO. The Plan employs 180 persons, to service the 130,000 people who are covered by the Health Plan. The APWU Health Plan is a self-administered and self-underwritten plan, fully committed to providing quality health insurance to eligible members within the FEHB Program.

About SeeBeyond

Drawing on 14 years of software innovation and real-world experience in integrating systems across Global 2000 organizations, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN) delivers the industry's most comprehensive, standards-compliant network for the rapid assembly and deployment of enterprise-scale end-user applications built on existing systems and infrastructure. Going beyond eAI, the SeeBeyond(R) Integrated Composite Application Network (SeeBeyond ICAN) Suite is designed to help organizations dramatically improve business operations resulting in reduced costs, increased market share and improved customer service. SeeBeyond has more than 1,825 customers worldwide, including ABB, ABN Amro, BHP Billiton, The Cleveland Clinic, The Dial Corporation, DuPont, Florida Power & Light, Fluor Daniel, Fujitsu, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Pfizer, Samsung, Sprint, Sutter Health and United Healthcare. For more information, please visit www.seebeyond.com.

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