DataCard and Smith Hager Bajo Announce Joint Marketing Agreement.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 1999--DataCard Corporation announced today at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference in Atlanta a cooperative marketing agreement with Smith Hager Bajo, a leading healthcare consultancy.

Smith Hager Bajo specializes in helping healthcare providers develop programs, facilities and strategic plans that address the healthcare needs of women and children. Under the agreement, Smith Hager Bajo will include DataCard portable patient information and patient tracking solutions in their recommendations when appropriate.

"The programs and strategies we develop for healthcare providers often require tangible evidence of membership for patients," said Kathleen Bajo, a principal with Smith Hager Bajo. "DataCard's smart card-based solutions will provide a perfect fit for many of our clients."

DataCard offerings covered in the agreement include the new DataCard(R) SmartRec(TM) portable patient information solution and the company's broad range of patient identification, membership and tracking solutions.

"We are extremely impressed with the power and flexibility of the DataCard solutions," Bajo said. "Smart card technology clearly will improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare--and we think DataCard is doing an excellent job of harnessing that power."

Ravi Sharma, president of DataCard's healthcare company, said he expects the agreement with Smith Hager Bajo will speed industry-wide adoption of DataCard's new smart card-based solutions.

"Smith Hager Bajo is regarded as a true thought leader in the development and delivery of quality healthcare for women and children," Sharma said. "Their recommendations and support will be tremendous assets as we bring our new solutions to market."

DataCard Corporation, a privately held company based in Minneapolis, Minn., provides customers around the world with fully integrated solutions for a variety of financial, identification and healthcare applications. In addition to turnkey solutions, the company offers complete lines of card personalization systems, digital photo ID systems, photo ID printers and transaction systems. (www.datacard.com)