CADO Systems, Sequoia Software Form Strategic Product Development, Marketing Partnership.

COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1997--

CADO Systems Gains Technology Edge, Sequoia Gains

Respected Developer, Reseller

Owings Mills, Md.-based CADO Systems Inc. and Sequoia Software Corp., Columbia, Thursday announced the formation of a strategic marketing and new product development agreement between the two firms.

The partnership will enhance CADO's ability to develop highly customized information management software solutions. Using Sequoia's award-winning healthcare transaction server, Medstar(TM), CADO will extend the value they currently provide to the health care market. The agreement takes effect immediately.

CADO Systems is a leading provider of information management systems for the Mid-Atlantic health care community. CADO's products and services are used by over 1,200 physicians and care providers in the region.

According to Sequoia President, Mark Wesker, the relationship with CADO Systems reflects the fast growing interest in and acceptance of the Web-based technology used by Medstar.

"Sequoia's use of SGML/XML architecture allows for a great deal of flexibility in how Medstar is used and the various types of information it can manage," said Wesker. "Medstar gives an organization the flexibility to choose 'best of breed' applications and CADO is a provider of such applications."

CADO Systems President and CEO, Mike Buhler, commented that the two organizations see eye-to-eye on the direction of technology in today's highly distributed, heterogeneous health care environment.

"We share the vision of establishing a more open, integrated health care information infrastructure," said Buhler. "Disparate systems and entities must be able to share and use information that will improve the productivity and effectiveness of the health care organization."

Buhler added, "Sequoia's healthcare transaction server will provide us with a technology tool set that enables us to provide a flexible technology foundation suited to satisfy the specific needs of our customers. The significance of this emerging technology for our current and future clients cannot be overstated."

Sequoia recently won a contract from the U.S. Department of Commerce to develop a national master patient index (MPI) using Web-based architecture.

Earlier this year, Medstar won a Microsoft(R) Industry Solution Award in the Managed Care Clinical/Patient Information category. Sequoia Software is a healthcare transaction server developer providing flexible information management solutions to the health care industry.

CADO Systems, founded in 1981, provides turn-key management solutions in several vertical markets with a focus on health care. The firm is active in a variety of health care informatics standards organizations.

CONTACT: Sequoia Software Corp.

Jeff Mason, 410/715-0206 ext. 226

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CADO Systems

Jack Stose, 410/581-1212

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Cornerstone

Wes Shaffer, 410/727-2131 (office), 410/931-3701 (home)

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