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Clearview extends Co*Star Application Integration Software with New Mobileclip Wireless Electronic Clipboard from Pharmcheck

Posted on: Monday, 7 July 2003, 06:00 CDT

AMHERST, N.H. & NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003--Clearview Software of Amherst, New Hampshire and Pharmcheck, Inc. of Nashua, New Hampshire today announced a joint project to extend the breadth of Cleaview's Co*Star(TM) integration software by leveraging wireless, data management technology delivered by Mobileclip(TM) from Pharmcheck.

Co*Star, developed by Clearview Software, is an integration tool which extends the functionality of existing software applications, including legacy applications, thus providing organizations with an additional return on investment. Co*Star provides a new presentation layer with significant additional capabilities, taking full advantage of Windows, Internet and encryption technologies. By exploiting Co*Star's powerful capabilities and associated web-based components, a developer can significantly enhance an entire application, or select portions of multiple applications, for seamless delivery in a thin client, browser based or secure-telnet mode.

Mobileclip, developed by Pharmcheck, is a cutting-edge, wireless information-processing tool that will replace traditional slate and paper-based clipboards. With wireless portability, this rugged, lightweight "electronic clipboard" is ideally suited for data intensive operations that include data entry and gathering, forms processing, information sharing and archiving. Mobileclip's advanced design with "hot-swappable" power technology overcomes many of the limitations imposed by traditional laptop, tablet PC and PDA-centric solutions. Co*Star users can utilize Mobileclip to access their own specialized and proprietary applications. Together, Mobileclip and Co*Star will enable them to collect, transfer and share data from remote locations (i.e. away from a stand-alone/networked workstation or database server). With this powerful new pairing, mission-critical and legacy applications can be deployed simultaneously for efficient data management, information exchange and concurrent analysis along with fail-safe satellite-based communications - in now time(TM).

"In the software industry it is a an enormous task to keep pace with technological advancements. Too often by the time a corporation has completed a conversion of its software application, the "Technological Target" has moved forward," stated Richard Lowney, president of Clearview. "Our approach is to provide an alternative to the replacement of technology. The approach is to provide technological extension tools that build on previous generation applications," Mr. Lowney further stated.

"Today's challenge is twofold when it comes to information systems. First, you need to be able to securely access important records from multiple applications, with a standard presentation layer, such as Microsoft's Windows, and secondly that information has to get into the hands of the decision makers. We have found that more often than not the decision makers are not sitting at a desk accessing information, but they are away from the office providing their expertise. With Co*Star we had addressed the access of important records with our tool, but now with Mobileclip's wireless delivery technology we will be able to put "full screen" information in the hands of the decision makers that are out doing their job," according to Mr. Lowney.

"Mobileclip frees the user from the constraints of traditional data access tools. By teaming with the Co*Star product, we eliminate any integration constrains imposed by existing application presentations. In Healthcare environments Mobileclip's wireless advantage enables the immediate, authorized sharing of patient-specific data and information with other physicians, nurses, pharmacists and specialists who are involved with assessing, prescribing and monitoring a patient's course of therapy", said Richard Overko, Founder and CEO of Pharmcheck. "Co*Star enables us to include and update information from several, previously unrelated applications in one single presentation."

"In the area of public safety, the Mobileclip/ Co*Star system is positioned to be an integral component of a mission-critical Emergency Management and Response system. Mobileclip delivers what we call "4C capabilities" -- Command, Control, Communications and Computing -- in now time. These 4 functions have been treated as separate components, we can integrate them seamlessly with Mobileclip and Co*Star. Mobileclip allows headquarters command to establish and monitor multiple field-based stations; and to coordinate data exchange from multiple stations using this powerful data and communications system," said Mr. Overko.

Mr. Overko went on to say that "Now, first responders such as EMT's, Fire, Police, and Search & Rescue, as well as Emergency Management agencies at all levels (i.e. local, state, county, regional and federal) can benefit from a decision-support system that is strengthened by Mobileclip's now time processing of communications, data and information. This ensures that personnel, materials, supplies and other vital resources can be efficiently allocated, deployed and directed when responding to individual or multiple crisis events."

"We are currently postured to release a version of Co*Star that supports wireless technology using Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) technology and Tablet PCs, but this technology provided by Pharmcheck has created much more excitement," stated Mr. Lowney. "Where other wireless technologies are basically computers, this device is more like a 'Wireless Terminal.' Mobileclip utilizes flash memory to deliver data and information processing capabilities all in a lightweight, portable package, he further commented. "Our customers in government, medical, banking and education are waiting for such a technological breakthrough, where information can be exchanged and shared with decision makers out in the field. They want this without taking on another development effort; they just want to have a more effective delivery system." Mobileclip is the ideal vehicle to fulfill their requirements," added Mr. Lowney.

Clearview Software International is a leading provider of software tools and services that create effective user interfaces to diverse, commercial applications. With Co*Star as its core technology, Clearview Software has effectively integrated host based, Windows and legacy applications on over 150,000 systems in local, LAN, WAN and Internet architectures. Co*Star helps application developers, worldwide, to easily provide full Windows functionality and repurpose existing applications without altering their core application code. The Company, founded in 1992, is headquartered at 326 Chestnut Hill Road, P.O. Box 1370, Amherst, N.H. 03031, with sales offices in Chicago, Canada, England, and New Zealand.

Pharmcheck is a developer and integrator of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems and Clinical Decision-support solutions for Hospitals, Pharmacies, Physician Practices and Managed Care organizations. Mobileclip, a division of Pharmcheck, develops leading edge technology solutions that enable and ensure the accessibility, delivery and exchange of mission-critical data and information. Pharmcheck, Inc. is located in the Millyard Technology Park, 51 Technology Way, Nashua, N.H. 03060.

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