Canopy Systems Names Alan Winchester CEO.

Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BW HealthWire)--April 18, 2001

Industry veteran, sales and marketing expert to guide Canopy Systems'

strategic growth in emerging care coordination market

Canopy Systems, Inc.(TM) -- a leader in providing Web-based solutions for care coordination -- announced the appointment of Alan Winchester as chief executive officer, effective April 30, 2001.

With a 20-year track record of successfully building technology-based companies, Winchester brings to Canopy Systems the knowledge and strategic sales and marketing experience to lead the company through its next level of growth. Prior to joining Canopy Systems, Winchester co-founded Medic Computer Systems, Raleigh, N.C., where he served in several executive management positions for more than 16 years and was instrumental in negotiating the purchase of Medic by London-based Misys plc for $924 million in 1997.

"I'm thrilled to join Canopy Systems because I have the opportunity to explore the emerging care coordination market and work on the patient care side of the business," said Winchester. "This position gives me a chance to make a difference in healthcare by offering solutions that allow healthcare organizations to provide better patient care through better care management. I am impressed with the company's application service provider (ASP) business model as well as the staff's commitment and industry expertise. Canopy Systems is one of the few healthcare information technology companies I have seen that has successfully blended quality clinical and technical talent."

During his tenure at Medic, Winchester served as senior vice president of corporate development from 1997 to 2000, where he was charged with corporate strategy and guided the purchase of Medic by Misys plc. Medic's net revenue grew to $269 million in 2000, with more than 12,000 customers. Prior to that, he served as Medic's president of the clinical division and was responsible for marketing the company's electronic medical records products. In the early 1990s Winchester served as vice president of customer services and created the e-commerce division, which generated annual revenues of more than $90 million. From 1982 to 1989, Winchester built Medic's national sales organization and marketing plan and developed the process for selling information systems to physicians, increasing national sales to $50 million.

Winchester sees many similarities between Canopy Systems' efforts to automate care coordination processes and Medic's push to automate office functions at physician practices in the early 1980s. "Canopy Systems has positioned itself as an early leader in the immature market of care coordination," he said. "The company's market timing is perfect because healthcare organizations are just starting to realize the need for care coordination to improve the health of their patient communities while reducing the costs of patient care."

Winchester replaces Canopy Systems' co-founder David Kibbe, who will serve as Chairman. In this position, Kibbe will work with Winchester and the management team to support client services as well as a variety of sales and marketing initiatives. "Canopy Systems has successfully passed through the early stages of growth and we are now recognized as an industry leader in the area of clinical Internet software for care coordination," said Kibbe. "Alan brings the sales and marketing expertise and skills necessary to drive our continued growth. I remain deeply committed to the company's vision and will work with Alan and the rest of the Canopy Systems' staff to broaden our growing leadership position."

About Canopy Systems

Canopy Systems, Inc.(TM)(www.canopysystems.com) is the leader in providing Web-based solutions for care coordination. The Canopy(R)product line utilizes the ASP model to provide case, disease, and utilization management applications across the continuum of care. Canopy Systems, Inc.(TM) is a subsidiary of The Medical Mutual Group of North Carolina.