Surgical Information Systems Receives Performance of Excellence Award; Award Recognizes SIS Subsidiary Company, SIS Software (India) Pty. Ltd., for its Commitment to Quality Software Development.

ATLANTA -- Surgical Information Systems (SIS), the leading provider of perioperative information systems, recently received the Performance of Excellence Award by the Government of the State of Andhra Pradesh, India. The company was recognized for the offshore development accomplishments of its wholly owned subsidiary, SIS Software (India) Pty. Ltd. located in Hyderabad, India. The award was presented by the Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy on the occasion of the Inauguration-cum-Awards function of the 5th edition of GITEX India 2006. Learn more about SIS by visiting http://www.orsoftware.com/sisindia.

"We are very please to receive this award," said Bob Strom, Chief Technical Officer for Surgical Information Systems. "SIS India is an integral component of our U.S. technology organization and this award is a noteworthy achievement. It is an indication of our commitment to maintain high development and quality standards, increase speed-to-market and to deliver maximum value to our clients."

In 2000, Surgical Information Systems recognized the need to increase development capacity to continue to provide high-quality products and services and achieve its vision of being the premier perioperative information system. Additionally, they sought a solution that would enable them to augment their development organization and still deliver value to their clients. They found their answer in Hyderabad, India and formed SIS Software (India) Pty. Ltd. SIS India employs highly-skilled personnel that provide application development, quality assurance and systems integration testing services for Surgical Information Systems. The combination of their healthcare domain expertise and application knowledge makes them a seamless extension of SIS' existing development organization.

Surgical Information Systems (SIS) provides automated intelligence across the entire perioperative continuum, empowering hospitals to enhance patient care and business operations. SIS centralizes and unites all information exchanged between the people, processes and resources associated with surgery to deliver fast, accurate and comprehensive information precisely when it is needed most - at the scheduling desk, point-of-care, O.R. control center, surgeon's office, with materials management, and in the executive boardroom. Surgical Information Systems holds strategic partnerships with both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) Corporations.