DAOU Systems, Inc. Announces New Professional Services Contract with Carle Clinic Association.Business Editors/Health and Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--April 11, 2000 DAOU Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DAOU) announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at over $250,000 to provide professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to Carle Clinic Association. Under the contract, DAOU will perform interim customer services management and project management for a rollout of 1,500 NT workstations. Carle Clinic Association is one of the largest private physician groups in 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. , and is comprised of nearly 300 physicians practicing in more than 50 specialties and subspecialties. The contract engages DAOU to perform interim customer services management of Carle's Customer Support Center. DAOU will analyze Carle's current IT support environment with a focus on improving the support given to end users, and will make recommendations on improving processes based on industry standard best practices and the specific environment and needs of Carle. In addition, DAOU will manage a 1,500 NT workstation upgrade and deployment project. The workstation upgrade will allow Carle to move quickly to a standard and stable desktop computing environment that is a prerequisite for other pressing IT initiatives such as NT-SMS, EPIC, and enhanced printer utilization. Tom Ream, Chief Information Officer for Carle Clinic stated, "We look forward to benefiting from DAOU's expertise and focus on improving our processes. DAOU has the project management experience we were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. to provide the needed leadership in the desktop area." Larry Grandia, Chief Executive Officer and President of DAOU Systems, Inc., stated, "Carle Clinic has a rich history of excellence both in delivering health care and in deploying automation to improve its critical processes. DAOU is proud to have been selected by Carle Clinic to perpetuate its enviable tradition of excellence, and we look forward to this important engagement." About DAOU Systems, Inc. DAOU Systems, Inc. is a provider of integrated Information Technology (company) Integrated Information Technology - (IIT) A Santa Clara based company producing a programmable, single chip H.261 and MPEG system. The chip contains a RISC processor, originally based on the MIPS architecture but now called RISCit, and a "Pixel Processor". (IT) solutions and services to the U.S. health care industry. DAOU's capabilities range from strategic consulting to IT system design, implementation and long-term operational support. DAOU's IT offerings include data, voice and video networking, applications consulting and implementation, as well as operational and Internet solutions. DAOU has about 650 employees, and has provided services to more than 1,300 health care organizations, including many of the nation's top 100 integrated delivery systems integrated delivery system Integrated provider Medical practice A coordinated health care system formed by physician groups and hospitals which ↑ efficiency and ↓ redundancy in providing health care; IDSs coordinate delivery of a broad range of health . DAOU's clients include organizations such as the Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic (formally known as the Cleveland Clinic Foundation) is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Cleveland Clinic was established in 1921 by four physicians for the purpose of providing patient care, research, and medical , Catholic Healthcare West Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada[1]. As such, it is exempt from federal and state income taxes. , and Saint Mary's Saint Mary's, island, Scilly Islands Saint Mary's, England: see Scilly Islands. Health Network, Reno, Nevada. More information about DAOU Systems can be found at www.daou.com on the World Wide Web. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. DAOU Systems' actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements and will depend upon a number of factors, including those discussed in the company's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission and other press releases of the Company. |
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