To: Emec who wrote (10241 ) 1/21/1999 12:14:00 PM From: Starduster Respond to of 15094
Corrected Version David 01/20/99 RTR HealthDyne unit acquired by Superior 01/19/99 PRN HIE Teams With IBM for Middleware Messaging Solution Co-Marketing 01/15/99 RTR HealthDyne unit acquired by Superior Consultant 01/15/99 PRN Superior Consultant Holdings Corporation Acquires The Integration Services ... 01/15/99 PRN HIE Divests Integration Services Group to Superior Consultant Holdings Corp... More News... How Do I... HealthDyne unit acquired by Superior January 20, 1999 07:19 PM In the Marietta, Ga., item from Jan. 15, in the third paragraph please read "Integration Services has served several large delivery networks ..." instead of "Integration Services is comprised of served large delivery networks...." A corrected version follows. MARIETTA, Ga., Jan 15 (Reuters) - HealthDyne Information Enterprises Inc. HDIE , an integration software tools and services provider, said Friday its Integration Services Group unit was acquired by Superior Consultant Holdings Corp. SUPC and its wholly owned subsidiary, Superior Consultant Co. Inc., for $2.2 million in cash. Though part of HealthDyne, the Integration Service Group unit offered healthcare-related integration consulting services, which was unrelated to the company's core business of message brokering. Integration Services has served several large delivery networks including Promina Health Systems in Atlanta, Ga., and BJC Health Systems of St. Louis, Mo. Under the terms of the agreement, Superior will be granted rights to incorporate HealthDyne's Criterion Tool Suite, which allows healthcare enterprises to build and deploy a data warehouse incrementally, into its data warehousing portfolio of solutions. All employees of Integration Services have been invited to stay with Superior. "The sale of ISG strengthens HIE's focus on our core business, enterprise application integration tools and services," said Robert Murrie, president and chief executive of HealthDyne. "Furthermore, we expect no adverse affect on fourth quarter earnings, and anticipate utilizing the proceeds to finance our fast growing message brokering business." Superior Consultant Holdings Corp. offers strategic management and consulting services for the healthcare industry. Shares of Superior Consultant closed at 43-1/8 on Thursday. Shares hit a year high of 48-1/4 and a year low of 27-11/16. (( -- Monica Summers, New York Newsdesk 212-859-1671)) REUTERS