Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center Selects Dawning Technologies, Inc

Company to Provide Interface Solutions for Critical Connections

Fairport, New York and Nashville, Tennessee September 23, 2002 --- Dawning Technologies announces the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System at the Nashville, Tennessee campus has selected its Secure Network Interface (SNI) and ResultNet/Plus® System to handle their critical instrument connections. Dawning solutions will provide a secure IP enterprise solution for a variety of lab equipment at multiple locations. Dawning now provides connectivity and interface solutions for 5 different VA campuses throughout Tennessee utilizing 38 SNI devices.

Based upon our success with Dawning interface solutions at our Murfreesboro Campus they were the hands down winner over our previous vendor, Data Innovations, said Linda Alsup Computer Specialist for the VA TVHCS at the Murfreesboro campus. We needed a solution that would allow us to connect all 16 devices Nashville was using to the mainframe, plus an additional 3 devices at our Knoxville outpatient clinic. Their previous vendor could not accommodate our request but the folks at Dawning had a solution that was ready to go right out of the box."

We pride ourselves on providing our clients with the best interface technology available through an aggressive research and development program", said John Selmyer, President of Dawning. We continue to look for ways in which we can use the latest technology to provide our customers with Smart Connections, which add value to their existing network infrastructure. When a large client such as this selects our solution which replaces another vendor, it provides validation that we are on the right track."

The SNI allows any lab professional to quickly and easily connect a clinical analyzer to their TCP/IP network, eliminating the need for additional hardware such as terminal servers or PCs.
The SNI is based upon an open architecture and provides users with complete access to all operating parameters. ResultNet/Plus is a Clinical Router Application, which eliminates the complexity associated with transmitting result data from large scale or multi-site laboratories by providing a central location for all interface connections.

The SNI and ResultNet/Plus combination provides us with a powerful solution by which to manage result data from instruments which can sometimes be responsible for tests that provide life or death answers for our doctors", said John Smith, Network Specialist. The ease of the installation and the level of expertise shown by the crew at Dawning make it easy for me to recommend their solutions to other lab professionals."

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About Dawning Technologies, Inc.
Dawning Technologies, Inc. is the leading supplier of connectivity solutions to the clinical laboratory market. In business since 1984, Dawning solutions are installed in approximately 3000 client sites worldwide. Their customers include information system vendors, IVD instrument manufacturers, POC system vendors and clinical laboratories of all forms. Dawning solutions are available for nearly all clinical analyzers, POC and system-to-system connections. For more information contact their web site at www.dawning.com
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About The VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System at the Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville VAMC offers primary, secondary and tertiary care to more than 250,000 veterans living in middle Tennessee and Kentucky. It is affiliated with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine with active residency programs in all major medical and surgical specialties and sub-specialties. Nashville VA supports a vigorous $5 million research program in addition to the Knoxville Outpatient Clinic and the Vet Center. Approximately 150,000 outpatients and 8,000 inpatients are treated annually.