Automating Peripherals Wins Microsoft and MS-HUG's Industry Solution Award for Second Consecutive Year.

HARTFORD, Wis.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 28, 1999--

API Wins Award for its Payrollmation System Being Used

at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Automating Peripherals Inc. (API) was awarded a Microsoft Industry Solution Award for Healthcare (ISAH) for the implementation and use of its Payrollmation(R) employee time and attendance solution at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. The award was presented at the Microsoft Healthcare Users' Group's (MS-HUG) Windows on Healthcare Conference in San Diego on September 14.

API won the award for Microsoft's Other -- Administrative/ Financial Systems category. In addition, API was named a finalist in the Acute Care -- Administrative/Financial Systems category for its implementation of its Navigator Series payroll and human resource solution at Henry County Memorial Hospital in New Castle, Ind.

"We're excited to win an Industry Solution Award for the second consecutive year, especially after winning awards in two separate categories at last year's conference," said Luis Garcia, chief executive officer of API. "This demonstrates our success in using Microsoft products as the foundation of our solutions, and leveraging Microsoft's technology to meet the needs of our customers."

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has been an API customer for more than 10 years, which has resulted in a strong partnership between the two organizations. "Our use of API's Payrollmation solution has resulted in consistent pay policies throughout the enterprise and improved the accuracy and efficiency of our employee time and attendance tracking efforts," said Kimberly Eddy, manager of Information Systems and Technology at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. "And by using the system's sophisticated analysis and reporting capabilities, we have been able to significantly reduce our operating costs."

"API has once again demonstrated to our panel of judges that its systems are delivering a high level of features and functionality with solutions based on Microsoft technology," said Richard Noffsinger, worldwide healthcare group manager at Microsoft. "Combining API's applications with Microsoft technology results in powerful, flexible and scalable solutions that lower the total cost of ownership for healthcare organizations."

Winners were selected from 96 entries, 19 of which were named finalists. An independent panel of judges -- ranging from healthcare analysts and consultants, to members of the press -- selected the finalists and winners based on their use of Microsoft technology. Participants were judged on a range of measurable business benefit scenarios and asked to demonstrate that their solution offered the best features and functionality.

API provides strategies for managing diverse data on the most costly resource for health systems -- labor. API's latest products utilize the Windows NT(TM) operating system, open SQL databases, and web-enabled capabilities. The company's healthcare-specific focus ensures that API is uniquely in tune with the dynamic needs of this ever-changing market, and that its products help healthcare organizations meet those needs.

About API

API is a leading provider of payroll, human resource, time and attendance, education tracking, employee scheduling and access control software for healthcare organizations. Founded in 1982, API has more than 350 installations in the United States, with customers ranging in size from 500 employees to more than 20,000 employees. The company is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider. For more information, please visit www.api-wi.com.

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