News Release

THINK Alliance

IBM Canada

As the lead organization in the Trillium Alliance, IBM Canada Ltd. will provide healthcare industry consulting expertise and project management to ensure all sub-contractor products and services are successfully delivered and implemented. In addition to hardware such as servers and PCs, IBM will also provide Websphere Portal software to integrate technologies and address security, privacy and collaboration objectives. Through the Alliance, Trillium researchers will also have access to IBM’s world-renowned healthcare and life sciences researchers and technology.

For More Information visit www.ibm.com/industries/healthcare or contact:
Leslie Plant, Media Relations, IBM Canada Ltd.
Phone: (905) 316-6275 Email: laplant@ca.ibm.com

AGFA

As the Enterprise Image Management (EIM) partner for Trillium, Agfa HealthCare provides the technology to manage and distribute diagnostic images and information to the caregivers in, and affiliated with, Trillium Health Centre. The information generated by the Diagnostic Imaging and Endoscopy departments is often a critical piece of the patient’s health record and, as a result, the electronic handling and sharing of this information using the EIM ultimately leads to a better healthcare experience for the patient. Agfa HealthCare’s global research and development for the flagship EIM product is located in nearby Waterloo, Ontario. This enables Agfa HealthCare in Canada to leverage local IT and connectivity expertise and share the results with the THINK partnership.

For more information visit www.agfa.com/healthcare or contact:
Jason Knox, Marketing Manager, HealthCare
Phone: 416-241-1110 ext. 4151 Email: jason.knox@agfa.com

Cognos

Trillium will be standardizing its complete corporate performance management (CPM) cycle on Cognos products, effectively transforming the way the hospital plans and budgets health care programs, patient services and supplier requirements; measures and monitors health care delivery performance; and drives reporting and analysis both inside and outside the organization.

Implementing a Cognos CPM solution will help simplify information access, analysis and exchange among all stakeholders, facilitate healthcare innovation and, ultimately, improve service to Trillium patients and their families. Cognos delivers the next level of competitive advantage achieved through the strategic application of its world-leading business intelligence (BI) on an enterprise scale.

For more information visit www.cognos.com or contact:
Steve Kartonchik, Regional Manager
Phone: (416) 221-0937 ext. 208 Email: steve.kartonchik@cognos.com

Courtyard Group

Courtyard will provide services in the areas of system interfacing and integration services; clinical decision support; clinical informatics expertise; and clinical process/workflow improvement. Courtyard will also augment the IBM team with general consulting services in the areas of solution planning, visioning and architecture; change management; internal quality assurance and client satisfaction; and project management. A professional healthcare services firm with offices in Toronto, Edmonton and New York City, Courtyard works exclusively in the healthcare industry and provides its clients with a hands-on understanding of healthcare organizations, information systems and clinicians' interactions with them. These exceptional services and skills provide Courtyard with a unique advantage in assuring the success of large-scale health informatics projects.

For more information visit www.courtyard-group.com or contact:
David Wattling, CMC, ISP
Phone: 416 349-2602 Email: dave.wattling@courtyard-group.com

Eclipsys

Eclipsys is providing the clinical information system that will integrate all patient information into one integrated health record that can be accessed by healthcare professionals within and outside the walls of Trillium. The advanced clinical information solutions will facilitate evidence-based decision support at the point-of-care and remotely. In addition to providing the enterprise clinical information system, Eclipsys is providing Trillium with advanced automated nursing and critical care capabilities. Eclipsys is also providing an automated surgical solution, ambulatory care solution and emergency department solution that will integrate with the clinical information system, providing a seamless flow of patient information throughout the continuum of care. Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced clinical, financial and management information software and service solutions to more than 1,500 healthcare facilities.

For more information visit www.eclipsys.com or contact:
Michael E. Donner, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Phone: 561-322-4485 Email: michael.donner@eclipsys.com

EMC

As the world leader in information storage and management, EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) provides the necessary technology, best practices and expertise to plan, build and run an infrastructure that stores, protects, manages and shares THINK data. Picture Archiving Communications Systems (PACS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) applications can be integrated with Radiology, Cardiology and Hospital Information Systems to automate clinical information workflow using EMC technology. EMC's vision is to help healthcare facilities get the maximum value from their information. EMC believes information lifecycle management -- a strategy for proactively managing information using networked storage, integrated protection and recovery, and a unified management environment -- is the foundation of eHealth.

For more information visit www.emc2.ca or contact:
Anita Wong, Group Manager, Public & Media Relations
Phone: 416 961-5595 ext. 431 Email: anita@stratamp.com

IMS MAXIMS plc

Founded in 1986, IMS MAXIMS, one of the leading suppliers of integrated clinically oriented Disease Management healthcare solutions will deliver to Trillium clinical solutions, which will meet Trillium’s acute and community healthcare provisioning. The MAXIMS portfolio now encompasses an unparalleled combination of clinically focused solutions, such as Cardiology, Cancer Care, Emergency, Mental Health, Musculoskeletal, Neurology, Radiotherapy, etc.. By extending the care continuum to include all 'natural' communities, IMS MAXIMS prides itself on its ability to document the full patient journey and deliver cross-boundary Electronic Health Records (EHR).

For more information visit www.imsmaxims.com or contact:
Terry Fossey, Group Technical Director,
Phone: 011353 1 284 0555 Email: tfossey@imsmaxims.com

Sybase

Celebrating 20 years of innovation, Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise for customers and partners by delivering enterprise and mobile software solutions for information management, development and integration. For THINK, Sybase is providing advanced technology solutions for Information Management, Application Integration and Mobile & Wireless Infrastructure. These solutions are critical in allowing Trillium to seamlessly integrate data and automate processes, both inside and outside the hospital, greatly enhancing patient care through improved integration with clinicians, community health workers, and government agencies. These solutions also help the hospital administrators and point-of-care clinicians to fully harness, in real-time, the tremendous volumes of data passing through clinical systems, turning it into actionable information.

For more information visit http://www.sybase.com or contact:
Deborah Lacy, Public Relations, Sybase, Inc.
Phone: 925-236-8695 Email: dlacy@sybase.com

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