Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltd. was founded in 1982 and went public in 1986. Logibec is among the fastest-growing North American companies specializing in the development, marketing, implementation and support of information systems for the health and social services sector. Since its acquisition of MDI Technologies, Inc., in June 2005, Logibec has continued to expand its American activities with the recent acquisition of the assets of Achieve Healthcare Technologies and QuickCARE Software Services and is now a leader in the U.S. with a customer base of approximately 7,000 facilities. Its American activities are now managed under the name MDI Achieve. Logibec's services are delivered by an experienced team of approximately 430 employees. The Company has its head office in Montreal as well as offices in Quebec City, Edmonton, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Dallas, Tampa and Smithfield, Virginia. The products and services currently offered by Logibec are as follows: ADMINISTRATIVE SOFTWARE PACKAGES Logibec proposes the ESPRESSO software package as a powerful and integrated solution designed to meet the administrative needs of healthcare institutions. It includes the following modules: Financial, budget and materials management Human resources and payroll management Time management including workforce scheduling and replacement lists Along with eESPRESSO that provides mass deployment functions and additional decentralization tools, this software package family has become the uncontested leader in Quebec. This can be explained, among other things, by its feature richness, user-friendliness and rates adapted to the current economic context. Our data warehouse solution further completes this product family by providing managers with business intelligence tools and dashboards. PATIENT AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PACKAGES Logibec offers a wide range of patient and clinical management software packages. CLINIBASE, SICHELD PLUS and CLINIBASE CI includes several modules that are specifically designed for acute care, long-term care and multipurpose facilities. These software packages are available in French and English and are currently used by entire regions and major hospital centres throughout Quebec, Manitoba and Alberta. eCLINIBASE, a newly introduced product, meets the needs for a regional patient index and regional appointment scheduling system. In collaboration with the Société de gestion informatique SOGIQUE inc., Logibec has also developed the I-CLSC software package used by all local community health centres (CLSCs) throughout Quebec. Logibec is in charge of updating and supporting this information system which integrates several modules specifically designed for this type of facility. Logibec recently introduced its new product MED-ECHO PLUS, designed to support the classification systems ICD-9 and ICD-10. Using a coding tool, data warehouse, a link to the Grouper software package and real-time admission interface, MED-ECHO PLUS is a user-friendly, flexible application for entering and managing detailed data on patient stays in emergency departments, clinics or hospitals. CLINICAL SOFTWARE PACKAGES The clinical record CARETOOLS is an innovative solution offered by Logibec for care providers who need to access clinical information. This software package is an effective solution used by care providers to share clinical information in the framework of an integrated service network. It includes the following modules: Consent management Electronic record management (ERM) including document scanning Clinical data dictionary, knowledge bank, forms and business rules editor HL7 interface engine and data development module The SIURGE software package has become the industry standard for managing emergency rooms throughout Quebec. It supports the operations of the busiest emergency departments. The Eval-U module is used for triage functions. The SIAD-U is an analysis system for monitoring the performance of the emergency department and uses our data warehouse solution to provide real-time management indicators. SIURGE can also be used to group information on emergencies together by region. The PHARMACY software package is a simple and effective means of managing operational, clinical, control and workload assessment activities. It integrates with a drug monitoring module to assist pharmacists in their work processes. This software has been designed to meet the needs of acute care and long-term care facilities. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TOOLS Logibec has developed its data warehouse as a solution for the ever-increasing needs of managers to access data generated by operational systems and to extract management indicators as scorecards. This concept offers the following levels of tools and interventions: Operational level for systematically analyzing the results of a subject area Tactical level for combining data originating from several subject areas Strategic level offering a scorecard for managers PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Our personnel is able to advise you on your choice of technology platform for optimal use of our software packages. Our technical team ensures the installation, implementation and support of proposed technologies. Our experienced team of implementation consultants and project managers will guide you and assist you in the planning, training, implementation and start-up of our software packages. We use our HL7 interface engine and our transaction monitor to develop and implement various interfaces for third-party applications used by our customers. Our operational and utilization support services are provided through the RTSS (Réseau des télécommunications sociosanitaire de la santé), which allows us to act quickly if an operational problem is detected.