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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
BluefishRx Prescription Writer Named Best Medical Application of 2004 by Handango
SAN FRANCISCO and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Aug. 18 -- Bluefish Wireless Inc., developer of BluefishRx, the leading handheld prescription writer and charge capture application and Communication Intelligence Corporation ("CIC") (OTC Bulletin Board: CICI - News), the leader in biometric signature verification and a leading supplier of electronic signature solutions, announced today that BluefishRx Prescription Writer, which includes CIC's electronic signature applications, has been named "the best medical application of 2004" for the Palm OS by Handango, the leading provider of handheld software downloads, in the 2004 Handango Champion Awards.
BluefishRx incorporates many of the leading names in handheld software. Partnerships with ePocrates (drug, formulary and interaction data), HyperCereus (medical informatics), PrintBoy (print engine) and CIC (biometric signature verification) have enabled BluefishRx to deliver a feature-rich and affordable product with trusted drug, coding, printing and security features. A free trial can be downloaded from www.bluefishRx.com.
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, the use of electronic prescribing reduces medication errors significantly. Illegible prescriptions and confusion caused by similar sounding drug names are not uncommon. It is estimated that medication errors alone contribute to more than 7,000 deaths annually. With BluefishRx, a prescription can now be sent from the physician directly to the pharmacy of the patient's choice eliminating potential fraud or errors due to poor handwriting.
"Our focus has been on providing physicians with a complete and affordable solution. We save the physician time and turn a previously mundane task into something that helps improve their patient care. Today, more than 90% of the nation's healthcare transactions still occur via an exchange of paper and thus the adoption of ePrescribing is an important step toward improving the safety and quality of health care," stated James Fisher, CEO of Bluefish Wireless. "To date, we have over 2,000 users and with several large hospital systems in advanced trials, we expect to triple that number within the next nine months."
"Bluefish Wireless is a recognized industry leader and we are delighted to be partnering with them in this high potential ePrescription market opportunity," stated Guido DiGregorio, CIC's Chairman & CEO. "Based on the recently announced initiatives by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, mandating the nationwide adoption of ePrescription, and with the recognition Bluefish Wireless has received we expect an accelerating transition to secure electronic writing and transmission of prescriptions by physicians as ePrescription becomes the standard of medical practice in the United States by 2009."
Judged by members of the media and other industry experts, the Handango Champion Awards honor the best in mobile software. Handango markets more than 35,000 applications from more than 8,000 Handango Software Partners through an extensive global distribution network of online, retail, and enterprise channels reaching more than five million mobile users each month. Handango announced the winners of the Handango Champion Awards at the Handango Partner Summit on June 24, 2004. Award finalists were chosen by customer votes and expert nominations. The winners were determined by a panel of industry luminaries including representatives from Laptop Magazine, SymbianOne, PhoneScoop, RCR Wireless, PocketGoddess, USA Today/Gannett News, The Wireless Developer Network, Network Computing, The Gadgeteer, My-Symbian, Palm Infocenter, Bityard Magazine, TheFeature, PDAStreet, Wireless Gaming Review, KGO AM810, Network World, Smartphone Thoughts and Java World. A complete list of winners is available at www.handango.com/Awards/ChampionAwards.jsp.
About CIC
Communication Intelligence Corporation ("CIC") is the leading supplier of biometric signature verification and natural input software and a leading supplier of electronic signature solutions focused on emerging, high potential applications including paperless workflow, handheld computers, smartphones and eCommerce, enabling the world with "The Power to Sign OnlineŽ." CIC's products are designed to increase the ease of use, functionality, and security of electronic devices and eBusiness processes. CIC sells directly to OEMs and Enterprises and has products available through major retail outlets such as CompUSA, Staples, OfficeMax, and key integration/channel partners or direct via our website. Industry leaders such as Charles Schwab, Fujitsu, IBM, Oracle, PalmSource, Prudential, Siebel Systems, Siemens Medical Systems, Sony Ericsson, Symbol and TVA have licensed the company's technology. CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California and has a joint venture, CICC, in Nanjing, China. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.cic.com .
About Bluefish Wireless Inc.
Bluefish Wireless develops handheld medical tools as well as an advanced two-way wireless platform for developing and deploying applications for handheld devices. This platform has been licensed by over 50 companies including; PalmOne to deliver their 'Addit' application, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO.ORG) and The Medical Letter. Founded in 1999, Bluefish Wireless is based in San Francisco. For more information, please visit our website at www.bluefishwireless.com.
NOTE: CIC, its logo and the Power to Sign Online are registered trademarks. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
Forward Looking Statement
Certain statements contained in this press release, including without limitation, statements containing the words "believes", "anticipates", "hopes", "intends", "expects", and other words of similar import, constitute "forward looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual events to differ materially from expectations. Such factors include the following (1) technological, engineering, quality control or other circumstances which could delay the sale or shipment of the products; (2) economic, business, market and competitive conditions in the software industry and technological innovations which could affect the Company's business; (3) the Company's inability to protect its trade secrets or other proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others or prevent others from infringing on the proprietary rights of the Company; and (4) general economic and business conditions and the availability of sufficient financing.
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