Stratus Technologies, Inc., the industry's only provider of medical-grade servers, announced today that Pulse Systems, Inc., a leading provider of electronic health records (EHR) and Medical Practice Management software, is its newest VAR partner addressing high-growth market demand for medical practice management and EHR systems. As the healthcare industry rapidly converts record keeping and patient care functions to electronic formats, availability of data and system uptime become critical concerns, which are effectively addressed with 99.999 percent uptime reliability delivered by Stratus(R) ftServer(R) fault-tolerant servers.

Since 1982, Pulse Systems, Inc. has been a leading provider of medical software applications that integrate workflow automation into the healthcare management process, eliminating redundant tasks and supporting the administration of superior patient care with real-time decision-support tools. Its comprehensive software suite, the Pulse Patient Relationship Management, allows clients to customize solutions that meet their specialized requirements, whether it's a small-to-large physicians group, single- or multi-site practice, multi-specialty, ambulatory surgical center, management service organization or integrated delivery network.According to Gartner Inc. Healthcare Research Director Barry R. Hieb, M.D, "As healthcare continues the migration to increasing reliance on clinical automation systems, high-availability hardware will become accepted as an infrastructure necessity. Equally important as raw availability will be ease of management and the ability to perform both hardware and software upgrades while the application continues to execute."

With more than 400 systems installed in hospitals, clinics and physician practices worldwide, Stratus medical grade servers are field-proven to deliver the uninterrupted 24/7 access to digital data and information that ensures quality of care, workflow efficiency, automated decision support, effective management and cost control that Pulse software provides to customers. In addition to being an ideal application platform, Stratus medical grade servers can support virtualization initiatives to cut IT overhead by consolidating applications on fewer physical servers.

Pulse Systems, Inc.

Pulse Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of EHRs and Medical Practice Management solutions. Since 1982, Pulse has been exclusively dedicated to the healthcare industry pioneering integrated healthcare information systems. The flagship product, the Pulse Patient Relationship Management solution integrates Patient Flow, Workflow and Cash Flow. It includes: Practice Management, Scheduling, Billing and Collection, Contract Administration, Electronic Health Records, e-Prescribing, Electronic Orders and Results, Document Imaging and Management, Electronic Charting, Automated E/M coding, Voice Recognition, Pocket PC Wireless Solution for physicians and nurses, Physician Web Portal and Ambulatory Surgical Center Solutions. Additional information about the company may be found on its website: www.pulseinc.com

About Stratus Technologies

Stratus Technologies is a global solutions provider focused exclusively on helping its customers achieve and sustain the availability of information systems that support their critical business processes. Based upon its 28 years of expertise in server and services technology for continuous availability, Stratus is a trusted solutions provider to customers in manufacturing, life sciences, telecommunications, financial services, public safety, transportation & logistics, and other industries. For more information, visit www.stratus.com.

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