SAN FRANCISCO and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluefish
Wireless Inc., developer of BluefishRx, the leading handheld prescription
writer and charge capture application and Communication Intelligence
Corporation ("CIC") (OTC Bulletin Board: CICI), 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 http://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 http://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 Online(R)." 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 http://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.
SOURCE Bluefish Wireless Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.bluefishwireless.com
CONTACT:
Chantal Eshghipour of CIC, +1-650-802-7740,
or investorrelations@cic.com; or James Fisher of Bluefish
Wireless Inc., +1-415-309-3453, or james@bluefishwireless.com
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