FROST & SULLIVAN HONORS CAPSULETECH WITH 2006 ENABLING TECHNOLOGY AWARD

FROST & SULLIVAN WILL CONFER THE 2006 ENABLING TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR AWARD in the Patient Monitoring medical technology industry on CapsuleTech, Inc. for its DataCaptor Connectivity Suite. CapsuleTech's connectivity solutions enable the integration of data from any bedside medical device into any hospital information system, thereby saving valuable nursing time, enabling clinical workflow automation and contributing to improved healthcare quality. Arnaud Houette, CEO of CapsuleTech, will accept the award on behalf of the company at an awards ceremony to be held in London.

"CapsuleTech focuses on the development of software and hardware that facilitate medical device data integration; its independent medical device connectivity middleware engine features one of the largest device interface libraries in the world with over 330 different types of medical devices," notes Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Aarati Ajay.

Positioning itself as an independent solutions provider, CapsuleTech uses its expertise in FDA 510(k) cleared software development and in medical grade firmware to deliver comprehensive connectivity solutions for hospitals, medical device manufacturers, hospital information systems providers and healthcare system integrators.

The company not only provides turnkey implementation products and services for access to medical device data, but its software includes a rich feature set of systems tools for ongoing data management by the hospital's information technology department staff.

CapsuleTech's DataCaptor system converts medical device data to a common XML or HL7 format to enable easier integration with many types of healthcare information systems applications. DataCaptor Device Interfaces (DDIs) support the integration of information from all medical devices into a common data "bank".

"Device manufacturers constantly upgrade their communication protocols and software, necessitating changes in the type of interface used to integrate the data from the specific device into the information system," observes Ajay. "Here, CapsuleTech has benefited from its wellestablished relationships with medical device manufacturers and has succeeded in staying ahead in product and software upgrades, by concurrently launching upgraded versions of the interface."