Skyscape Recognized as One of the Most Successful and Innovative Companies in New England

Business Wire,  May 26, 2004  

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HUDSON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004

Leader in Mobile Medical Solutions Honored for Transforming the Way Medical Professionals Access and Use Information at the Point-of-Care

Skyscape(R), Inc. (www.skyscape.com), a leading provider of enterprise-wide mobile medical and nursing reference solutions, today announced that it has been honored with the 2004 New England Innovation Award from the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE). Skyscape was selected as one of the most successful and innovative companies from an overall field of more than 100 companies spanning all industries. Skyscape joins a prestigious roster of past winners including Staples, Ben & Jerry's, Genzyme, Avid and Security Dynamics.

"Skyscape is extremely pleased to be selected as a New England Innovation Award winner by SBANE. Like the previous outstanding winners, we feel privileged to be included in this longstanding list of prestigious and innovative companies and are humbled to acknowledge that the execution of our vision is making an impact worldwide," said Sandeep Shah, CEO of Skyscape.

By winning the SBANE Innovation Award, Skyscape was recognized for transforming medical practice at the point-of-care and for its business success. Success through innovation was the theme throughout the evening as offered by award ceremony keynote speaker Todd English, executive chef and restaurateur, and by SBANE awards presenter and president, Robert Baker.

Revolutionizing Medical Practice

Over the past four years Skyscape has lead a revolution in medical practice by providing medical professionals with the trusted, integrated information they need on their handheld computers to make the most informed decisions at the point of care. Skyscape's unique smARTlink(TM) technology dynamically integrates information from different software references. Today, more than 290,000 medical professionals rely on Skyscape to treat patients more effectively and reduce medical errors. No other company offers the breadth and depth of integrated medical reference content that is provided by Skyscape. The company has partnerships with the top 30 medical publishers and provides references for over 35 specialties. As a result, Skyscape has the largest installed base of paying customers in the industry, including individual and communities of medical practitioners at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Stanford Medical School, Partners Health System, Duke University, Mayo Clinic, SUNY and Kaiser Permanente.

About SBANE

The Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE) is a nonprofit organization established in 1938 to educate and advocate for smaller businesses. Its almost 1,000 member companies throughout New England range from smaller service businesses and product companies to 200+-employee manufacturing plants. SBANE's educational programs and member services address the shared interests and needs of its diverse membership.

About Skyscape

Skyscape is the leading provider of interactive, intelligent mobile solutions for healthcare enterprises and individual practitioners. Unlike other products on the market, Skyscape provides full, seamless integration for more than 200 of the most respected medical references, from more than 30 major medical publishers, for 35 medical specialties, via its patented smARTlink technology. Skyscape's mobile platform enables the enterprise-wide deployment of the industry's most extensive portfolio of handheld medical and nursing reference information to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare decision making at the point-of-care. Skyscape utilizes its patented ART (Advanced Reference and Transaction) infrastructure technology to create compelling high-value solutions for handheld devices that reflect and support the intuitive thought processes of the medical practitioner. Skyscape's solutions are available on multiple platforms, including Palm OS(R), Windows(R) CE and Pocket PC. For more information about Skyscape, please visit our Website at www.skyscape.com.

Skyscape and smARTlink are registered trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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