Data General and HealthGate Alliance Brings Critical Information to Patients, Clinicians and Hospital Employees Via the World Wide Web.

ATLANTA--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 22, 1999--

HealthGate's Custom-Designed CHOICE Web Systems

Offer a Dynamic and Unique Medical Information Resource

to the Community

Patients and doctors both will be able to access the medical information they need most through their hospitals or clinic's Web site as a result of an agreement signed by Data General Corporation and HealthGate Data Corporation. The agreement allows Data General to offer HealthGate's cutting-edge Web technology and medical content as part of its overall enterprise healthcare solutions.

Using Data General's AViiON(R) enterprise servers and CLARiiON(R) advanced storage technology, HealthGate's Comprehensive Health Online Information Center for the Enterprise (CHOICE) will be embedded in the integrated delivery systems of the healthcare provider's Web site. HealthGate's CHOICE tailors the medical information on the Web site to the needs of a specific community, whether it is an urban neighborhood or a rural farming town.

Data General and HealthGate will debut their solution at the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society '99 (HIMSS) show taking place February 21 - 25 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

"Managed care has restricted the amount of time doctors have with their patients and hospitals are turning to technology to make sure that these time constraints do not affect the quality of patient care," said Gregory Hunt, vice president of marketing and community relations at Cape Cod Health Systems. "The Data General and HealthGate solution that we are currently using not only allows us to offer our physicians immediate access to the latest medical information, but also provides a resource to which they can direct their patients.

"The Internet is making a positive difference in a health system's ability to connect with its patients and influence the quality of patient care," said Peter Stone, vice president of product planning for Data General. "We feel that HealthGate's Web-based communication systems provide the most integrated solution to fit the local needs of individual health systems, provider networks, and patient communities."

"Data General brings us to a market that is demanding both the latest in Internet technology and the most up to date medical information," states Bill Reece, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HealthGate Data Corp. "We are looking forward to working with Data General to help health systems provide critical medical information to their patients, community and employees through the Internet."

CHOICE at All Levels

HealthGate's CHOICE combined with Data General's server and storage solutions provides three levels of medical information via the Web:

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--   The first level is aimed at the consumer who may not have any
     in-depth knowledge of the medical field. Basic,
     easy-to-understand information addresses specific health issues
     for this community.

--   The second level is aimed at patients who have some knowledge of
     an illness and are looking to get a more extensive explanation of
     the disease and treatment.

--   The third level offers complex and detailed information for
     physicians who need quick access to the latest medical research
     and information.

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Pricing and Availability

The HealthGate CHOICE Web technology is currently available through Data General's Healthcare Division. The complete HealthGate Health Communication System with medical content for consumers, patients and physicians embedded in the integrated delivery systems local Website is $55,000/year. The cost may be subsidized by Internet marketing agreements, such as banner advertisements, and the implementation costs vary per organization. For more information please contact 1-800-DATAGEN or visit the Data General Web site at www.dg.com.

Data General Showcases Enterprise Solutions at HIMSS `99

Data General's Healthcare division will combine its leading server and storage technologies with strategic applications from the industry's major healthcare software providers at the HIMSS '99 show, which runs from February 21-25 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Data General has been a leading provider of healthcare solutions for the past 20 years. Its systems are used by more than 1,200 hospitals worldwide. Data General will demonstrate solutions designed specifically for the healthcare industry, including Internet/intranet, point-of-care, decision support, imaging and data warehousing.

About HealthGate

HealthGate is the world's leading on-line content provider of medical and health information on the World Wide Web serving consumers, physicians, hospitals and managed-care providers in the United States and over 90 countries worldwide. The company is in business to facilitate improvements in health care by bridging the information gap between patients, physicians, and researchers. More than 35,000 users visit the HealthGate web site everyday. HealthGate has key alliances with Munksgaard, Data General Corporation, Blackwell Science, Physicians World Communications Group, as well as working relationships with many other physicians, hospitals and managed-care providers to enable access to high quality databases, journals, textbooks, educational programs and decision support information for its users. The company also has more than 100 key content relationships with key publishers including Munksgaard, Blackwell Science, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Surgeons, the National Library of Medicine, the National Cancer Institute, the American Psychological Association, and the American Association of Retired Persons. HealthGate is also the leading provider of Continuing Medical Education programs on the World Wide Web. The company is located at 380 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148. The phone number is 781-321- 6000. For additional information, visit HealthGate's web site at www.healthgate.com.

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