M2 Systems and Healthcare Data Interchange Group Partner to Ensure HIPAA Success; Best Practices Approach Enables Organizations to Meet Impending Deadlines.

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MAITLAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2003

M2 Systems Corporation ("M2 Systems"), a leading provider of highly reliable business process integration and transaction systems for the healthcare, financial and transportation industries, announced today that they have entered into an extended relationship with the Healthcare Data Interchange Group ("HDIG") to jointly promote M2 Systems' i24Payor Suite of Solutions throughout the United States.

"We have worked closely with M2 Systems over the last five years to develop a set of best practices that have enabled the members of HDIG to rapidly and cost effectively implement and become certified on the HIPAA EDI transactions," said Ann Schlosser, Director of Electronic Commerce at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. "M2 Systems has proactively enhanced their i24Payor HIPAA Solution and we are happy to work with them to promote this solution and educate other payors as to the benefits of this approach."

With the HIPAA deadlines rapidly approaching, healthcare payors can benefit from this partnership by becoming a member of HDIG and utilizing the M2 Systems i24Payor HIPAA Solution as their HIPAA transaction gateway and infrastructure. All HDIG members have standardized on M2 Systems' technology and are provided a group benefit as enhancements to the HIPAA Solution are introduced and knowledge is shared across the group.

"Our partnership with HDIG clearly defines the nature of a mutually beneficial relationship," said Joe Adams, M2 Systems' President and CEO. "We have gained significant subject matter expertise to help us meet the challenges of HIPAA and used it to improve our technology offering and the business processes it manages. As the HIPAA deadlines approach, we have been able to help our clients reach business milestones more rapidly while reducing their overall capital investments and cost structure."

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is a law that was enacted to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system of the United States. HIPAA includes administrative simplification provisions that have been augmented by a series of regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services. These regulations set forth national standards for electronic health care transactions, privacy and security.

About M2 Systems Corporation - M2 Systems is an elite software engineering firm focused on delivering on-line real-time and batch transaction processing to specialized vertical markets. The M2 Systems architecture is the compilation of next generation technology and proven solutions that have been successfully implemented for more than sixteen (16) years in the applications of finance and healthcare.

M2 Systems offers the only fully distributed network-centric Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) architecture powered by their highly successful technology platform known as ENGIN. All applications are easily and efficiently integrated using M2 Systems rapid deployment platform, thus maintaining their leadership role in the Enterprise Application Integration market space. For more information about M2 Systems Corporation, contact Jim Anderson, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, [e-mail], at 407.551.1350 or visit us at http://www.m2-corp.com .

About Healthcare Data Interchange Group - HDIG is a consortium of Blue Cross Blue Shield payor organizations whose mission is:

-- To reduce cost for receiving and sending Electronic Data

Interchange ("EDI") transactions;

-- To standardize the implementation and maintenance on members'

EDI platforms;

-- To reduce cost and gain efficiencies and time by jointly

developing, testing and maintaining standard sets of EDI

applications;

-- To influence vendors with regard to design and development of

current and future core product offerings to meet the needs

and expectations of the members of the Association;

-- To share the knowledge and resources of each other's plan; and

-- To be proactive in influencing the national standards and

implementations in the industry.

For more information about Healthcare Data Interchange Group (HDIG), contact anyone of the following Blue Cross and Blue Shield participating plans:

Ann Schlosser, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska,

[e-mail], at 402.390.1858.

Jeff Harmon, Noridian (BCBS of North Dakota),

[e-mail], at 701.282.1261.

Patsie Robinett, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas,

[e-mail], at 785.291.7146.

Chuck Schuele, Cobalt (BCBS of Wisconsin),

[e-mail], at 262.523.4795.

Mona Speranza, Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield,

[e-mail], at 585.238.4422.

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