Shands HealthCare Selects Systemware as Vendor of Choice for Enterprise Content Management.

Software Enables More Efficient Delivery of Critical Healthcare and Financial Information to More Than 500 Shands Hospital Personnel

ADDISON, Texas -- Systemware, Inc., the leading enterprise content management company, today announced that Shands HealthCare, a private, not-for-profit healthcare system affiliated with the University of Florida, has selected Systemware Content Suite to improve the content delivery of critical healthcare and financial information to doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, clinical managers, and department directors.

"When searching for a content management solution, Shands was looking for an open systems architecture distributed system that would support our Oracle strategy, as well as improve data capture and provide a scalable solution allowing secure access to all types of content," said Brad Kowal, assistant director of the data center, Information Services, Shands HealthCare. "We selected the Systemware solution due to its ease of migration from our current mainframe content storage architecture to our open systems architecture strategy, while also gaining the ability to archive, retrieve and integrate any type of content from any platform."

Clinical managers, department directors and assistants doing analysis at Shands' facilities will use the Systemware Content Server with its powerful indexing technologies and Webtop Client to quickly and easily access and manage key information directly rather than having to rely on their IT department to generate reports. Other benefits of Systemware's solution include ease of navigation, ability to download and print reports, and the ability to independently reformat content.

With eight hospitals and more than 80 outpatient clinical practices in north Florida, Shands is the state's leading healthcare referral system and one of the Southeast's most respected healthcare organizations. Approximately 1,500 affiliated UF faculty and community physicians offer comprehensive care in virtually every medical specialty through Shands facilities in north Florida. Systemware's Content Suite will provide Shands with a single content and document repository from which all varieties of content across the healthcare system will be managed. By quickly delivering content to support clinical interactions and administrative support operations, Systemware will enable healthcare providers to maximize the use of their current technology investments while further improving patient care.

"Systemware is pleased to add Shands to the growing list of healthcare organizations that recognize the benefits of our cross-platform, highly scaleable content repository for dealing with the complex document and record management needs of healthcare providers," said Gordon Sellers, director of healthcare solutions for Systemware. He added, "Shands treats tens of thousands of patients a year and manages financial reports across an expansive network; we look forward to working closely with them to meet the needs of all their end-user constituents."

About Systemware

Systemware, Inc. is the leading enterprise content management (ECM) company. Systemware's unique purpose-built solutions enable customers to capitalize on information assets to make better business decisions that improve customer service and reduce costs within business units and across the enterprise. By combining the highest performance content-centric software with a relentless commitment to customer satisfaction, leading companies across a wide range of vertical industries including financial institutions, healthcare, insurance, and retail can benefit from Systemware solutions. For healthcare, Systemware delivers content enabled applications focused on Revenue Cycle Management and Patient Records Management. Founded in 1981, Systemware is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with branch offices throughout the U.S. and is privately-held. For more information, visit www.systemware.com.

Shands HealthCare

Shands HealthCare is a private, not-for-profit healthcare system affiliated with the University of Florida. With eight hospitals and more than 80 outpatient clinical practices in north Florida, Shands is the state's leading healthcare referral system and one of the Southeast's most respected healthcare organizations. Approximately 1,500 affiliated UF faculty and community physicians offer comprehensive care in virtually every medical specialty through Shands facilities in north Florida. Areas of expertise include cancer, cardiovascular, neurological, pediatric and transplant services. In addition to our medical staff of physicians, the Shands HealthCare system includes a workforce of approximately 12,000 employees, of whom more than 2,800 are nurses.