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Misys Healthcare Systems Appoints Mike Holsinger Director of Communications

Posted on: Friday, 29 September 2006, 12:01 CDT

Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced the appointment of Mike Holsinger as the company's new director of communications. Holsinger brings to Misys more than 20 years of experience in marketing, advertising and public relations, and will expand communications initiatives as the company continues to build its brand within an evolving and complex industry.

"Misys is known for its award-winning products of the highest quality across all venues of care and its support of the formation of a truly interoperable and connected healthcare community," said Tony Ryzinski, senior vice president of marketing at Misys Healthcare Systems. "With his broad depth of experience, Mike joins our team at an important time in our growth and our strategy of taking interoperability to the next level. The team is focused on the continued expansion of our brand, our service to Misys customers and making sure that as a company, we always focus on what is most important -- people."

Holsinger joins Misys from John Deere, a leading outdoor power equipment company, where he served as Director of Marketing Services since 2003. At John Deere, he managed advertising and marketing operations on a national and local level, including activities such as brand stewardship, media planning, consumer marketing and public relations. Holsinger's experience also includes five years spent with Euro RSCG Tatham, where he supervised the communications agency's largest and most profitable client while serving as group account director.

"Healthcare IT has emerged as one of the most important technology initiatives of this century," said Holsinger. "I look forward to being part of a team that not only continues to expand Misys Healthcare Systems ' line of award-winning products but plays a role in transforming healthcare."

Holsinger has also held supervisory positions at communications firms Rhea & Kaiser, DDB Needham and Leo Burnett in Chicago. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.

About Misys Healthcare Systems

Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies in North America, develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. Misys' family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies -- Misys Optimum™ solutions -- are designed from the ground up to share patient data across all medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making and improved hospital-physician relations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.

About Misys plc

Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global software company, is one of the world's largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers' markets and operational needs. In banking Misys is a market leader with over 1,200 customers, including 49 of the world's top 50 banks. In healthcare Misys is also a market leader, serving more than 110,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,200 hospitals and 600 home care providers. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services to financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit www.misys.com.

Misys. Making things that really matter, work better.

Source: Business Wire

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