Foundation Medical Partners Selects Misys Vision/Optimum; Practice Evaluates Product, Management Team and Corporate Culture before Taking Misys Solution to 250 Users

Business Wire, March 19, 2003

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2003

Misys Healthcare Systems - a market leader in healthcare IT - today announced that Foundation Medical Partners has selected Misys Vision/Optimum(TM) as its new enterprise-wide practice management solution.

The deal brings Misys Vision/Optimum's comprehensive suite of patient management and administrative applications to 250 users at the New Hampshire-based multi-specialty group practice.

"We needed a flexible practice management system that had robust functionality today, and also demonstrated a strong roadmap for the future of the product," said Susan Ryan, director of Information Technology for Foundation Medical Partners. "We felt the Misys Vision/Optimum product had that."

Ryan said Foundation Medical Partners' 12-member product selection committee - which included practice managers, business office staff, and IT and administrative personnel - reviewed seven practice management systems in detail before selecting Misys Vision/Optimum.

Along with these product evaluations, the five-month search included conversations with and site visits to other Misys clients. Ryan said members of the selection committee also visited Misys Healthcare Systems' Raleigh, N.C. headquarters - they already knew about Misys' reputation for quality IT products, but wanted to also evaluate the company's corporate culture and management team before making its decision.

"Misys continues to demonstrate a strong sense of professionalism," Ryan said. "(The company) provides us with excellent tools and experienced personnel to keep our project on track and productive."

About Foundation Medical Partners

Foundation Medical Partners is a multi-specialty group practice, affiliated with Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. The organization currently is the second largest group practice in New Hampshire. In 2002, Foundation Medical Partners celebrated its 10-year anniversary. The group employs 104 providers (physicians and allied health professionals) working at 33 separate and distinct practice sites. The Foundation is comprised of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Behavioral Health, OB/GYN and a multitude of specialty practices including Pulmonary, Infectious Disease, Travel Clinic, Surgery, Nephrology, Oncology/Hematology, Rheumatology and Neurology.

About Misys Healthcare Systems

Misys Healthcare Systems, a division of Misys plc, is among the top five healthcare IT companies in the United States. The company designs, develops, and supports a comprehensive suite of information products and currently serves more than 85,000 physicians, 1,200 hospitals, 600 home care providers and hundreds of commercial laboratories, clinics, managed services and other related organizations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.

About Misys plc

Misys plc, the global software products and solutions company, serves customers in the international banking and securities, US healthcare, and UK retail financial services sectors. The group partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries. For the year ended May 31, 2002, Misys reported revenues in excess of $1.5 billion. Misys employs more than 6,500 people internationally. For more information, visit www.misys.com.