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Sunquest Confirms Global Growth Focus and Announces Strategic Partnership with Mylab of Finland



    Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a leader in diagnostic information systems, today announced that it has entered into a strategic development partnership agreement with Finland–based Mylab Corporation to develop solutions for the advanced diagnostic information systems market. This partnership with Mylab demonstrates Sunquest´s commitment towards fulfilling its goal to help improve the delivery of healthcare and be a global provider of advanced clinical diagnostic information solutions.

    "Mylab has over 30 years experience developing, delivering, and supporting laboratory information systems in Northern Europe and are leaders in their market," said Richard Atkin, president and CEO of Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. "By working together, Sunquest and Mylab will be able to leverage their respective competencies and develop solutions with enhanced capabilities and broad global appeal. Our partnership represents an important step towards developing advanced, easy to use solutions that operate across the continuum of care."

    "Mylab is excited to partner with Sunquest to collaboratively develop cutting–edge solutions for future technologies," said Esa Soini, CEO of Mylab Corporation. "We look forward to building a mutually beneficial relationship that will combine our technologies and expertise with Sunquest´s strong brand name, product portfolio, and operational excellence."

    About Mylab Corporation

    Mylab Corporation was established in 1987 in Finland to develop and market health care clinical information systems and related services. Today Mylab is the market leader in Finland with nearly 80% market share and is the leading expert in laboratory information services. As the Finnish Healthcare industry consolidates, Mylab has evolved into a system integration and data exchange specialist with its own integration platform MylabWay. The successful integration project ensures that all the laboratories in the district can access the same stable LIS platform. In Finland, 80% of lab results go through the Mylab integration platform. Mylab has deployed more than 40 clinical laboratory information systems in Finland. The company has installed over 1,000 laboratory instrument interfaces and it has interface modules for over 140 different laboratory analyzer types. For more information, visit: www.mylab.fi.

    About Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.

    Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. is a global market leader in clinical data management solutions with more than 1,200 hospitals and commercial laboratories using its products worldwide. The company is dedicated to providing best–of–suite solutions that enable quality patient care, clinical safety, and operational efficiencies. Its experienced sales and technical service teams deliver 24x7 assistance to customers for their procurement, implementation, and customer care needs. The Sunquest Laboratory TM system achieved "Best in KLAS" in the Laboratory Segment for 2007, which was its fourth consecutive year (KLAS Enterprises, LLC, www.KLASresearch.com).

    Sunquest´s professional services division provides a wide array of management and technical tools, including lab redesign and optimisation, outreach and lab network program development, and operational business and implementation plans. For more information, call U.S. and Canada: 800–748–0692, International: +44 (0) 20 7268 3693 or visit: www.sunquestinfo.com.

    Sunquest is a Trademark of Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.