4Medica Appoints Felipe Carino, Jr. as Chief Technology Officer

Information Technology Veteran to Spearhead Technical Strategy for the Leading Provider of Web-Based Clinical Laboratory Solutions

Culver City, CA - December 13, 2004 - 4Medica, the nation's leading provider of web-based applications designed to support Laboratory Outreach programs, today announced the appointment of Felipe Carino, Jr. as the company's new Chief Technology Officer.

"We are thrilled to have Mr. Carino as a member of our management team," said Ravi Sharma, 4Medica President and CEO. "His extensive background in technical development will prove invaluable as we continue to build and implement innovative solutions to assist our laboratory clients in their Outreach efforts."

Mr. Carino comes to 4Medica with more than 24 years of experience developing leading-edge database, storage and electronic medical record products with a number of leading companies and startups. He has led pioneering efforts in technical development, management, marketing, and competitive pre-sales. Mr. Carino has conceived and led the development of five major new products since 1993 as StorageSQL CTO, FileTek Director Strategic New Business and Teradata Chief Architect.

As an inventor, he has personally been awarded 8 patents with 3 still pending. Mr. Carino has co-authored two IEEE book chapters, presented/published 20+ conference/journal papers and is an area editor for the Information Systems Journal.

Mr. Carino holds an Executive M.B.A. from USC, as well as a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and two Bachelor's degrees (Computer Science and Mathematics) from New York University.

About 4Medica
4Medica is the nation's leading provider of web-based applications designed to support Laboratory Outreach programs. Our mission is to build and implement the best systems and solutions to streamline the workflow and dissemination of clinical information between laboratories, providers and healthcare institutions.

Developed by physicians, our applications have already received unrivalled acceptance because of their powerful, yet intuitive functionality, coupled with demonstrated ability to help reduce costs, improve quality of care and favorably impact clinical outcomes. Our lab ordering and resulting solutions connect over 50 commercial, pathology and hospital labs to more than 15,000 medical facilities nationwide.

We stand apart in our superior technology and customer service resulting in physician and staff loyalty.

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