Stentor to Provide University of Chicago Hospitals With iSite Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS)

Market Wire, February, 2005

Stentor, a leader in the distribution, management and storage of digital medical images, today announced the University of Chicago Hospitals have signed a multi-year agreement to implement Stentor's iSite® PACS for on-demand delivery, management and storage of diagnostic-quality images across the hospital network.

"We are excited to be entering into a relationship with University of Chicago Hospitals to provide them with our iSite PACS solution," said Jeff Otten, CEO of Stentor. "University of Chicago is a leading and innovative healthcare delivery facility and we are proud that they have chosen our iSite PACS."

All facilities in the University of Chicago Hospitals integrated network will have enterprise-wide image access and always-online long-term storage. The organization will also integrate EPIC Systems' electronic medical record (EMR) software with iSite PACS.

"University of Chicago Hospitals are excited to implement Stentor's iSite PACS platform across our network," said Richard L. Baron, M.D., Chairman of Radiology at University of Chicago Hospitals. "Our physicians and radiologists appreciated the functionality and flexibility that iSite PACS provides, which will give our network real-time diagnostic-quality images that meet our patient safety and clinical research needs."

iSite PACS is a digital medical image and information management system that provides enterprise-wide, diagnostic-quality images and relevant information, advanced radiology workstations, and always-online storage. Stentor has partnered with other technology providers to bring increased functionality to its technology platform, such as image-enabled EMRs, computer-based physician order entry (CPOE), 3-D imaging and speech recognition.

About University of Chicago Hospitals

The University of Chicago Hospitals, an academic medical center on the campus of the University of Chicago, is a not-for-profit corporation. The hospital is one of the largest providers of uncompensated care in Illinois. The Hospitals' University campus includes 26 buildings and care facilities that include Bernard A Mitchell Hospital, a primary adult patient facility; University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital; Chicago Lying-in Hospital, a maternity and women's facility; Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM), an ambulatory-care facility.

About Stentor

Stentor, Inc. is a leader in the distribution, management, and storage of digital medical images. Through the company's iSyntax® technology, Stentor has created iSite® PACS for image distribution, radiology reading, and always-online long-term storage.

In November 2004, Stentor was ranked the #1 PACS vendor in the United States in the 2004 industry report from KLAS Enterprises. In July 2004, Stentor was awarded the 2004 PACS Customer Value Enhancement Award from Frost & Sullivan.

Stentor is an ISO13485-certified medical device manufacturer, whose product carries the CE mark and first received 510(k) clearance to market its product from the FDA in October 1999.

© 2005 Stentor Inc. All rights reserved. Stentor is a registered trademark of Stentor, Inc. The Stentor logo, iSite and iSyntax are trademarks of Stentor. Inc.

For More Information: Mark Reis Stentor Marketing and Corporate Communications 650-228-5384 mark@stentor.com