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To: Susan Saline who wrote (33353)	3/30/2000 11:58:00 AM
From: Susan Saline	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 43080

Copyright 2000 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - Health-care computer services company Eclipsys Corp agreed on Thursday to be acquired by Neoforma.com Inc for about $1.45 billion in stock less than a month after making an unsolicited $2 billion bid to buy Shared Medical Systems Corp . Neoforma.com, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based medical supply e-commerce company, also agreed to buy HEALTHvision Inc, a privately held Internet healthcare company affiliated with Eclipsys and national healthcare alliance VHA Inc. Terms of the agreement call for shareholders of Delray, Fla.-based Eclipsys to receive 1.344 shares of Neoforma.com for each Eclipsys share. HEALTHvision shareholders will receive 0.444 shares of Neoforma.com stock for each share of HEALTHvision not owned by Eclipsys or VHA. Trading in Eclipsys and Neoforma was halted, but Eclipsys shares rose 9/16 to 26-3/8 before the merger announcement. Neoforma.com fell 7/8 to 29-1/2 before the announcement.

To: Susan Saline who wrote (33353)	3/30/2000 12:13:00 PM
From: Kelvin Taylor	Respond to of 43080

Thursday March 30, 11:01 am Eastern Time Neoforma.com to buy Eclipsys, Healthvision NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - Health-care computer services company Eclipsys Corp (NasdaqNM:ECLP - news) agreed on Thursday to be acquired by Neoforma.com Inc (NasdaqNM:NEOF - news) for about $1.45 billion in stock less than a month after making an unsolicited $2 billion bid to buy Shared Medical Systems Corp (NYSE:SMS - news). Neoforma.com, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based medical supply e-commerce company, also agreed to buy HEALTHvision Inc, a privately held Internet healthcare company affiliated with Eclipsys and national healthcare alliance VHA Inc. Terms of the agreement call for shareholders of Delray, Fla.-based Eclipsys to receive 1.344 shares of Neoforma.com for each Eclipsys share. HEALTHvision shareholders will receive 0.444 shares of Neoforma.com stock for each share of HEALTHvision not owned by Eclipsys or VHA. Trading in Eclipsys and Neoforma was halted, but Eclipsys shares rose 9/16 to 26-3/8 before the merger announcement. Neoforma.com fell 7/8 to 29-1/2 before the announcement.