DAOU Systems Inc. Extends Relationship With West Tennessee Healthcare Through $800,000 Contract For Network Maintenance and Support.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2000 Additional Expansion Planned For Forthcoming Year DAOU Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:DAOU) announced today that it has been awarded a two-year contract valued at approximately $800,000 to provide ongoing network maintenance and support to West Tennessee West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Of the three, it is the most sharply defined geographically. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River on the west and the Tennessee River on the east. Healthcare. Under the contract, DAOU will continue to support the network infrastructure it implemented for West Tennessee Healthcare under an earlier contract signed in 1998, and may potentially provide up to $1.7 million in additional support for expansion of that network in the forthcoming fiscal year. West Tennessee Healthcare is an integrated delivery system 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 with six hospitals, home health agency, sports rehab, hospice hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can no longer be cared for at home. , psychiatric psy·chi·at·ric adj. Of or relating to psychiatry. psychiatric adjective Pertaining to psychiatry, mental disorders center, surgery center and a skilled nursing center. The 63 West Tennessee Healthcare facilities serve 21 counties in West Tennessee. Robert Johnson Robert Johnson may refer to:
tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise. 3. job in working with our team to install and support a world-class network and computer infrastructure at West Tennessee. Over the course of our relationship, we have seen a level of customer support, technical service and project management that speaks well for the vitality vi·tal·i·ty n. 1. The capacity to live, grow, or develop. 2. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy. of the DAOU organization, and provides us the confidence we need to extend our relationship for ongoing support of our network system." Larry Grandia, President and Chief Executive Officer of DAOU Systems Inc., stated, "We are pleased to have had the opportunity to help West Tennessee Healthcare put in place their network infrastructure. We value our relationship and look forward to providing ongoing maintenance and network support. We also hope to have the opportunity to provide additional hardware and services in support of the expansion of their system in the future." 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 approximately 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. 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 forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. 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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