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To: OFW who wrote (988)	10/25/2000 5:43:52 PM
From: Eric Fader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3785

LifeShirt.com Changes Its Corporate Name to VivoMetrics, Inc.; New Name Reflects Focus on acquisition, processing, and presentation of clinical data from ambulatory subjects. LOS ANGELES - October 20, 2000 - LifeShirt.com (http://www.lifeshirt.com), today announced it has officially changed its name to VivoMetrics, Inc. (www.vivometrics.com). This new corporate identity illustrates the company's commitment to advancing continuous ambulatory monitoring and its focus on professional applications for the pharmaceutical, research and medical communities. VivoMetrics is in final-stage development of its first data acquisition device, the LifeShirt, a comfortable shirt with embedded sensors that continuously monitors over 40 physiological signs. The patented technologies and much of the software used by LifeShirt have already been approved by the FDA and are installed in over 1,000 hospitals. VivoMetrics will submit a 510(k) application for the LifeShirt System in first quarter 2001. "While the LifeShirt paves the way for continuous monitoring and electronic data capture for clinical drug trial subjects, VivoMetrics communicates our focus on creating a broad based data capture and analysis platform that will allow for the gathering, analysis, and presentation of biometric data from a full range of ambulatory monitoring sensors." said Andrew Behar, chief operating officer and founder, VivoMetrics, Inc. About VivoMetrics VivoMetrics is a continuous, ambulatory monitoring company. Its first product, the LifeShirt, is a monitoring system that enables physicians and clinical researchers to closely monitor patients outside of medical facilities during their normal, day-to-day routine. VivoMetrics is expected to facilitate the clinical development of breakthrough pharmaceutical products, optimize physiciansí time, lower costs and improve the quality of healthcare. VivoMetrics recently completed its second round of financing, led by CSFB Private Equity. Other investors included CyberFund LLC, and Hammer Capital Management, Inc.