SAND Technology and Park City Solutions Lower the Barriers to Cooperative Health Information Services Partnership Empowers Existing Healthcare Systems With Advanced Information Technology MIDWAY, Utah and CLEVELAND, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Park City Solutions, (PCS) the leading eHealth integration solution provider, today announced as part of its Strategic Alliance Program, a new relationship with Sand Technology. This relationship will combine PCS' industry-leading emPOWERnet application framework and clinical systems with SAND Analytic Server's widely recognized clinical and research data warehouse capability will provide healthcare organizations with innovative, cost-effective solutions for managing access to healthcare records across multiple platforms and locations. The SAND solution allows Healthcare Institutions to leverage their existing investments in technology without disruptive and expensive change. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030609/PCSLOGO) "The SAND Analytic Server, coupled with SAND's SegMentor(TM) toolkit and SNOMED(TM) Encoder, provides an ideal platform for health information sharing and analysis, and has already proved successful in complex research data warehouse environments," states Arthur Ritchie, CEO of SAND Technology. "What we needed to complete our solution were broad-based user access portals, along with the ability to source data from the plethora of systems that exist in Healthcare institutions. Incorporating the power and flexibility of Park City Solutions emPOWERnet framework in a scalable architecture with SAND's data integration and analytics platform allows us to satisfy the information requirements of any size institution and to deliver critical clinical information to healthcare professionals wherever they are located." The SAND Analytic Server Healthcare Suite incorporates industry-leading SNOMED and HIPAA-compliant data security capabilities in a unique platform that provides complete reporting and complex analytic capabilities for healthcare professionals, all from an architecture that requires minimal administration and is adaptable to changing requirements without requiring data redesign. This makes the platform easily able to accommodate and enhances emerging data models such as SNOMED and C2D2 (Consolidated Clinical Data Dictionary) while protecting the investment in current systems. "We are very excited about combining SAND's outstanding data integration capabilities with our products," says Park City Solutions CEO Terry Pitts. "Park City Solutions' emPOWERnet integrated application framework perfectly complements the SAND Analytic Server platform by providing data feeder capabilities from legacy healthcare systems and a variety of tailored portal access to information for patients, caregivers, administrators and researchers." About SAND Technology(R) SAND Technology empowers organizations worldwide with a better understanding of their business through a better understanding of their business data. SAND Analytic Server-based solutions include CRM analytics, web analytics, financial analysis and other specialized "Business Intelligence" applications for government and security, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, retail and other business sectors. SAND Technology has offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Central Europe, and is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol SNDT. For more information, visit http://www.sand.com/. About Park City Solutions Park City Solutions, headquartered in Midway, Utah, with offices throughout the United States, is the leading technology and professional services firm that advances healthcare performance through its people, processes, and technology. Park City Solutions delivers superior value for healthcare organizations by providing a broad range of solutions that enhance patient care and streamline processes, including eHealth portal solutions, business and management consulting solutions, laboratory management solutions, and government IT solutions. For more information, visit the Park City Solutions Web site at http://www.parkcitysolutions.com/. Park City Solutions news releases can be found on its website at http://www.parkcitysolutions.com/. To arrange interviews about Park City Solutions products and services, contact John Cicero, Vice President Marketing and Public Relations, Park City Solutions, at 216.485.4454 or 216.225.3738. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030609/PCSLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Park City Solutions CONTACT: John Cicero, Vice President Marketing and Public Relations of Park City Solutions, +1-216-485-4454 Web site: http://www.parkcitysolutions.com/ http:/// http://www.sand.com/

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