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Axolotl Corporation Announces Strategic Partnership With United States Department of Defense.


Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2001

Phase I implementation includes installation of the AccentHealth

Waiting Room Television Network in

United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF)

Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S.
 Medical Facilities

Axolotl axolotl (ăk`səlŏt'əl), a salamander, Siredon mexicanum, found in certain lakes in the region of Mexico City, which reaches reproductive maturity without losing its larval characteristics.  Corporation, a leading provider of multimedia patient education and e-Health solutions, today announced the signing of a strategic agreement with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  Department of Defense.

Axolotl will deploy its AccentHealth Waiting Room Television Network (WRN WRN Werner Syndrome
WRN World Radio Network
WRN Women's Rights Network
WRN White Rock Networks
WRN Wavelength-Routed Network
WRN Women's Rabbinic Network
WRN Wideband Radio Networking
WRN Wind and Residual Noise
) in approximately 500 high volume patient waiting areas in US Air Force medical treatment facilities within the continental US. By virtue of a newly approved DoD level contract, they are also exploring deployment options throughout the entire Department of Defense. The AccentHealth WRN, produced in conjunction with CNN CNN
 or Cable News Network

Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world.
, is currently featured in over 10,000 physician waiting rooms nationwide and is delivered to over 18 million visitors per month.

Installation will begin immediately in high volume patient waiting areas such as Internal Medicine, Family Practice, OB-GYN and Pediatrics to generate maximum patient benefit from the healthy lifestyle content. Advanced technology will support unique features such as compliance monitoring and customized programming schedules. This exclusive network is of prime interest to national brand advertisers seeking to reach a targeted military audience. In addition to AccentHealth's CNN content, the USAF is hoping to use this sophisticated network to deliver messages on new patient education initiatives and important military healthcare issues to active duty, dependent family members and retirees. The Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia (CEMM CEMM Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia
CEMM Commercial Electronic Mail Message (Federal Trade Commission)
CEMM Customer Expectation Management Methodology
CEMM Center of Excellence for Multi Media
), a division of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency (AFMOA AFMOA Air Force Medical Operations Agency ) spearheaded this project in conjunction with the Office of USAF Surgeon General The U.S. Surgeon General is charged with the protection and advancement of health in the United States. Since the 1960s the surgeon general has become a highly visible federal public health official, speaking out against known health risks such as tobacco use, and promoting disease .

"This partnership represents a unique opportunity for Air Force medical treatment facilities to receive the only healthy lifestyle television network designed specifically for patients," commented Jerry Morrison, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Axolotl Corporation. "We are very proud to partner with the United States Department of Defense to provide powerful communication capabilities and deliver effective patient education to its personnel. AccentHealth's trusted and reliable source of health and wellness information and physician office products have been adopted by over 54,000 medical professionals nationwide" continued Morrison.

About Axolotl

Axolotl Corporation uses advanced communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems
engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry
 to connect physicians to the entire healthcare continuum. The company provides physicians and their staffs with integrated clinical and administrative applications and patient education programs to streamline workflow, increase efficiency, and improve the quality of care. Thousands of healthcare professionals nationwide use the Elysium suite of integrated Web-based applications to manage clinical and administrative tasks through standard Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical
Historically important browsers
In order of release:
  • WorldWideWeb, February 26, 1991
  • Erwise, April 1992
  • ViolaWWW, May 1992, see Erwise
, reducing costs and increasing the time available for treating patients. Through a strategic agreement with Gilat, Axolotl has the exclusive right to distribute its two-way broadband satellite in the healthcare market, providing high-speed, always-on Internet access to physician practices everywhere in the USA. Axolotl's AccentHealth Waiting Room Television Network, produced in conjunction with CNN, delivers award-winning patient education material to more than 18 million visitors each month. These programs enhance the physician/patient relationship and further empower patients to participate in managing their own health. For more information, visit www.axolotl.com.

Statements in this press release concerning the Company's business outlook or future economic performance, anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses or other financial items, and service offering growth, together with other statements that are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Any forward-looking statements are estimates, reflecting the best judgment of the party making such statements based upon currently available information and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements.
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