CareGroup, Inc. Wins the Crossroads 2001 A-List Achievement Award With SeeBeyond's eXchange eBusiness Integration Suite.

Business/Technology Editors

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2001

Winner Accepts Prestigious Award at the Eighth Annual Crossroads

Conference

Open Systems Advisors, Inc. (OSA) (http://www.crossroads-osa.com) today announced the winner of its annual Crossroads A-List Achievement Award at the eighth annual Crossroads Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

To identify the best new products and services for addressing today's business challenges, OSA each year interviews hundreds of business and IT executives who have achieved business results by implementing emerging technology in the enterprise. Vendors win a Crossroads A-List Award based on references from deployed customers.

From among this elite group of technology implementers, OSA selects a Crossroads A-List Achievement Award winner, recognizing the most significant business accomplishments achieved with the use of a Crossroads A-List Award-winning product or service.

The Crossroads A-List Achievement Award goes to the IT customer-vendor team that has executed the most aggressive business strategies using the most aggressive technology strategies, resulting in a decisive competitive advantage. This year's award was accepted by Steve Herzog, Director of Fiscal Information Systems, CareGroup, Inc., for its implementation of SeeBeyond's e*Xchange(TM) eBusiness Integration Suite.

Nina Lytton, President, Open Systems Advisors Inc., and editor of the Crossroads A-List Awards, explains, "We were impressed first and foremost with the business result--solving what CareGroup described as the "Cheers" problem in customer recognition--knowing everyone by name--and achieving regulatory compliance on budget and well in advance of the deadline. We were also impressed that such a small team could accomplish so much in such a short time."

"Thank you for the honor," said John Halamka, Chief Information Officer of CareGroup. "At CareGroup, Inc., we leveraged technology to enhance the patient experience. Using SeeBeyond products, we created a unified view of the entire continuum of patient care and made this available via the Web to doctors and the patients themselves."

"The CareGroup deployment stands as a great example of the competitive advantage organizations can gain in using SeeBeyond's solutions," said Kate Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for SeeBeyond. "With the long-standing mission of managing the seamless flow of information on a global basis, SeeBeyond is committed to delivering proven eBI(TM) solutions that ultimately optimize business process management and improve customer satisfaction. It truly is an honor to see the fruits of our company's mission recognized once again with the receipt of this prestigious Crossroads 2001 A-List Achievement Award."

The annual Crossroads Conference brings a select group of business and IT executives together with Crossroads A-List Award-winning vendors and their reference customers. The Crossroads A-List Awards mark the most important milestone in the product or service life cycle--the point at which a new or enhanced product or service is proven ready for mainstream adoption.

"For users, the Crossroads Conference is an opportunity for high-quality interpersonal networking with experienced peers who share the objective of harnessing new technology and management practices to get business results faster," said Nina Lytton, President, OSA.

For additional information, contact Open Systems Advisors, Inc., 268 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, 617.859.0859; http://www.crossroads-osa.com.

Founded in 1989, OSA provides a real-world perspective on using new technology in business. OSA's research is based on an ongoing and in-depth dialogue with hundreds of seasoned IT executives and business leaders who are using emerging technologies to achieve business results. OSA reports the Crossroads Decisions, bestows the Crossroads A-List Awards, and produces the Crossroads Conference.

Crossroads(R) is a registered trademark, and Crossroads A-List(TM), Crossroads Decisions(TM), and bizno-tech(TM) are trademarks of Open Systems Advisors, Inc.; eBi and e*Xchange are trademarks of SeeBeyond Technology Corporation; any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.