Shareholders need a Board of Directors that is willing to address the
                  strategic issues that the company faces

    NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Oliver Press Partners, LLC, the
largest shareholder in Emageon (Nasdaq: EMAG) with a 16.63% ownership
position, announced today that it filed its definitive Proxy Statement with
the SEC and is commencing its solicitation for the election of its three
nominees as directors of Emageon at the Shareholder Meeting to be held on
June 23, 2008. OPP believes that the precipitous decline in the Company's
stock price reflects a complete breakdown in investor confidence in the
incumbent Board and the leadership of the Company. Certainly, OPP does not
view the current low valuation as reflective of Emageon's demonstrated
record of achievement in the marketplace, the substantial established
market position of its products, or the future promise that they offer.

    We believe it is clear that stockholders, employees and customers have
not been well served by the incumbent Board's stewardship and they deserve
better. The current Board has announced to shareholders that after a year
of unsuccessful activity they are disbanding their strategic review
committee and proposing no changes in Board composition. In our view, the
failure by the current management and Board to articulate any vision for
the Company's future suggests they are either unwilling or unable to
address the strategic issues that now demand resolution.

    At the time of the Company's IPO in 2005, during a period when the
stock was trading at over $15, Board members who still serve today owned
1,187,264 shares of the Company's outstanding stock constituting
approximately 6% of the outstanding shares. Today, as a result of
divestures of their shares, these directors own only 204,533 shares of the
outstanding stock constituting not even 1% of the outstanding shares. For
most of the past year, we have been engaged in discussions with the Board
of Emageon about restoring meaningful shareholder representation to the
Board, a step which we endorsed as an important prerequisite to restoring
investor confidence. However, they have now proposed a slate consisting
solely of incumbent directors with no representation by any significant
shareholder.

    In our view, a recovery in the fortunes of this Company will require
the transition to a Board of active and engaged directors who are
single-mindedly committed to achieving the best outcome for the Company,
its customers and employees above any other agenda. We believe that the
election of our nominees represents an important step toward restoring
confidence in the strategic direction of the Company.

    About Oliver Press Partners, LLC

    Oliver Press Partners, LLC was founded in 2005 by Augustus K. Oliver
and Clifford Press and manages several investment funds including,
Davenport Partners, L.P., JE Partners, L.P. and Oliver Press Master Fund,
L.P.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    Oliver Press Partners, LLC ("OPP") filed a definitive proxy statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 30, 2008. In
addition, we may file additional other solicitation materials regarding
this proxy solicitation. EMAGEON'S SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY
STATEMENT BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE PROXY STATEMENT
AND OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S
WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. Shareholders may also obtain free copies of
the proxy statement and other documents filed by OPP in connection with the
annual meeting by directing a request to: MacKenzie Partners, Inc. by
calling Toll-Free (800) 322-2885 or by e-mail at
emageonproxy@mackenziepartners.com.

    OPP PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

    INFORMATION REGARDING THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSONS WHO MAY, UNDER SEC
RULES, BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF SHAREHOLDERS AND
THEIR INTERESTS ARE SET FORTH IN THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT THAT WAS
FILED BY OPP WITH THE SEC.

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