LightEdge Solutions Partners with Misys Healthcare to Host Electronic Medical Records Aimed at Small Physician Practices

Released on: January 29, 2008, 7:54 am

Press Release Author: LightEdge Solutions - Scott Riedel

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Press Release Summary: LightEdge Solutions has been selected to host the ASP
deployment of a new electronic medical record program by Misys Healthcare.

Press Release Body: DES MOINES, Iowa, January 29, 2008 - LightEdge Solutions, a
leading provider of managed IT services, today announced that Misys Healthcare has
selected LightEdge's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) hosting capabilities for Misys
MyWayT, a new electronic medical record (EMR) application. This new offering and its
SaaS delivery model will allow Misys to extend its reach to small ambulatory
practices, a group that has yet to adopt electronic medical records in a significant
way. Misys, a market leader in healthcare IT, currently offers comprehensive
solutions for the ambulatory healthcare market.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently reported that while
electronic medical records are prevalent in hospitals and large clinics, only 17
percent of physician practices are currently utilizing EMRs. The high initial cost
of software, hardware and implementation coupled with the ongoing stressors of
maintaining a secure storage infrastructure for sensitive medial information is
often deemed too high for most physicians in private ambulatory practices. Software
delivered as a "service" has the advantage of predictable monthly costs, minimal
need for IT involvement and confidence that the server and storage environment is
being monitored and maintained 24x7 by knowledgeable system engineers.

"Misys MyWay, delivered through a centralized host, has the capability of
dramatically changing the EMR playing field for this market segment," said Steve
Slaton, Director of Product Strategy. "We chose to partner with LightEdge because
of its state-of-the-art facility and its expertise in both designing a platform that
will deliver the performance, reliability and security and maintaining such a
platform successfully."

LightEdge will host the Misys MyWay application from a hardened, next-generation
facility built in 2006. Designed to provide the highest level of reliability, the
facility sits atop two separate power grids and has a failover UPS system
(uninterruptible power supply) and backup diesel generators. Highly scalable
Internet feeds from six independent providers assure reliable access to applications
hosted within the data center.


To ensure that both the Misys MyWay application and the sensitive patient medical
data it contains are highly available, the LightEdge team has designed the solution
with a secure, redundant platform in an alternate data center location. Data will
be continually synchronized between the two systems allowing it to automatically
failover to the alternate facility if the primary platform is unavailable.

"This partnership with Misys reinforces the trend that we're seeing in nearly every
industry," said Jim Masterson, chairman and CEO of LightEdge Solutions. "As the
demands for IT and IT services grow, businesses are coming to the conclusion that
they can streamline their organization by out-tasking the IT functions that aren't
part of their core business."

For additional information about Misys MyWay, visit http://www.misysmyway.com.

About Misys Healthcare Systems, LLC
Misys Healthcare - part of the global application software and services company,
Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L) - delivers integrated, comprehensive solutions that improve
results for healthcare practitioners. Drawing on our decades of healthcare
experience, our relationships with more than 100,000 healthcare professionals, and
our commitment to customer success, we deliver innovative software and services that
enable physicians, caregivers, and a connected healthcare community. Misys
Healthcare: Experience, Solutions, Results. Contact us today; visit
http://www.misyshealthcare.com.

About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions empowers businesses to be productive, mobile and effective with
managed business services and Software-as-a-Service solutions delivered through a
multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking business
technology, small and medium-sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled
scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced
administration. LightEdge Solutions® is a registered trademark of LightEdge
Solutions, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.lightedge.com/.

LightEdge Solutions® and the LightEdge Solutions logo, and Scale-on-DemandT are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of LightEdge Solutions, Inc.
Misys MyWayT is a trademark of Misys, plc.
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LightEdge Solutions Media Contact
Scott Riedel
515.471.1256
sriedel@lightedge.com


Web Site: http://www.lightedge.com/company/pressreleases/index.html

Contact Details: Scott Riedel
Director of Marketing
LightEdge Solutions
666 Walnut Street, Suite 1900
Des Moines, IA 50309
788-771-3343
info!lightedge.com

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