Skyscape Launches A Free Intelligent Medical Calculator At Microsoft User Group Conference

SKYSCAPE LAUNCHES A FREE INTELLIGENT MEDICAL CALCULATOR AT MICROSOFT USER GROUP CONFERENCE

Archimedes™ Provides Medical Practitioners with Easy Access to Critical Medical Formulas

Hudson, MA October 3, 2000 - Skyscape.com, (www.skyscape.com) a leading software developer providing hand-held solutions for the medical community, will introduce its Archimedes intelligent medical calculator for Palm™, Pocket PC and Windows CE®-based devices at Windows on Healthcare 2000 - the sixth annual conference and exhibition of the Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS HUG) - in Las Vegas, NV, October 2-5, 2000. The conference focuses on the latest issues and challenges facing the healthcare marketplace and how information technology, like that produced by Skyscape, is integrated among Microsoft products and technologies. As a strategic Microsoft healthcare partner, Skyscape will demonstrate Archimedes, as well as its entire line of comprehensive hand-held solutions in the Microsoft pavilion.

"Skyscape's solutions exemplify the technology that Microsoft believes delivers customer-centric solutions for the healthcare industry," said John Carpenter, worldwide healthcare industry manager for Microsoft Corp. "These innovative solutions to the Pocket PC and Windows CE platforms directly meet the changing needs of medical practitioners, lead to a higher quality of care and offer increased productivity and cost savings in today's complex healthcare environment."

Archimedes is an intelligent calculator that is pre-programmed with over 70 medical specialty formulas for medical practice areas such as Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Cardiology, Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Hematology, Pulmonary and Renal Medicine. The software provides physicians with quick access to the desired formulae and the ability to search by category, name-listed alphabetically or history. Archimedes' design also enables doctors to easily add new formulas by themselves without upgrading the program.

"The need to present high quality content with referenced and context sensitive hyperlinks will be a key ingredient of expanding the usefulness of hand-held devices for reference and instructional uses", says Jack Gold, Vice President with META Group. "The medical community represent a large, mostly untapped market for these capabilities."

"Joining other prominent Microsoft healthcare partners for this opportunity to demonstrate our software solutions is a great way to further enhance our unique presence in the Microsoft community and medical products marketplace," said Sandeep Shah, President and CEO of Skyscape. "In addition, the venue is providing us with the perfect setting to roll-out, free of charge, our intelligent medical specialty calculator Archimedes. Feedback from our customers has indicated that this unique calculator will be immensely useful to the many medical practitioners who are seeking to use hand-held devices for the daily practice of medicine"

Skyscape currently distributes the most comprehensive portfolio of medical reference works for Palm, Pocket PC and Windows CE platforms including the 5 Minute Clinical Consult, a comprehensive medical reference covering over a thousand clinical topics; LexiDrugs™, a comprehensive drug information handbook; and IDBook™, a disease-specific guide providing information on infectious disease syndromes.

About Skyscape

Skyscape.com (formerly K2 Consultants, Inc.) is an eHealth company developing hand-held wireless solutions for the medical community. Skyscape utilizes its ART™ technology to rapidly develop products that enable practitioners to enhance the quality of patient care and streamline administrative processes. ART™ allows seamless integration of diverse sources of information in an easy to use interface, and is available on multiple platforms. Skyscape's products are currently an essential resource for thousands of medical professionals including users at leading institutions such as Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Partners Health System, Duke University, Mayo Clinic, and the New York School of Dentistry. Skyscape products are available on multiple platforms including PalmPilot and WinCE. The Company is located in Hudson, MA. For more information, visit www.skyscape.com

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