Axolotl Announces Agreement With Daniel Freeman Hospitals; Roll-out of Elysium Will Closely Align Affiliated Physicians.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--June 23, 1999--

Axolotl Corp. today announced an agreement with Daniel Freeman Hospitals, Inc., members of the Carondelet Health System, to deploy its Elysium Access, Elysium Workstation, and Elysium Prescription Writer software to affiliated physicians in Southern California. The roll-out of Elysium will commence immediately.

"The proven technology in Elysium will allow us to quickly and securely deliver data to our staff and affiliated physicians," stated Tim Moore, VP and CIO for Carondelet Information Services Center. "This will enable our physicians to access clinical information from their offices, the hospital, or home -- any time of day or night."

"The collaboration and workflow tools in Elysium are fantastic," remarked Dr. Daniel Ahern, MD FACP, Corporate VP and Medical Director for Daniel Freeman Hospitals. "We anticipate that Elysium will bring significant productivity gains and a new level of cohesiveness to our affiliated and staff physicians."

The Elysium family of products is the first secure Internet-based solution for clinical communication between independent providers and their healthcare partners. Elysium Access is a browser-based clinical information system that delivers data to physicians over the Internet or an intranet and provides electronic management and manipulation of the data. Elysium Workstation, an upgrade to Elysium Access, provides a set of powerful workflow and automation capabilities physician offices. The Elysium Prescription Writer module allows physicians to use a standard Web browser to prescribe and renew medications, review interactions and contraindications, and produce patient information.

"We're delighted to have the opportunity to work with the Daniel Freeman Hospitals and the Carondelet Health System. These are exactly the kinds of forward-thinking institutions where the benefits of clinical messaging can be realized immediately. Elysium requires very little IT investment and offers a huge gain in physician productivity," commented Ray Scott, Axolotl's President and CEO. "Through the steady stream of new customers, Axolotl is establishing itself as one of the leading healthcare Internet players."

About Daniel Freeman Hospitals, Inc.

Daniel Freeman Hospitals in Inglewood and Marina del Rey are Catholic, not-for-profit medical facilities sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, members of Carondelet Health System.

About Axolotl Corp.

Axolotl Corp. provides clinical messaging solutions for independent physicians and their healthcare partners. Axolotl's Elysium product suite harnesses Internet, e-mail, and powerful automation technology to link physicians and bring improved patient care and efficiency to physician offices. Elysium is an open architecture standard with interfaces to existing hospital and laboratory data systems, workflow support, and other clinical automation components. Axolotl's clinical messaging standard is already connecting thousands of physicians and providers nationwide.

For more information, contact Steve Sedlock, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Axolotl Corp., 800 El Camino Real West, Suite 150, Mountain View, California, 94040. Phone: [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]. Visit the Axolotl Web site at www.axolotl.com for more information about the Elysium product suite.