PersonalMD.com and iWare Form Partnership To Create One Click Access To Health News and On Line Medical Records

PLEASANTON and SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIF., OCTOBER 5, 1999 - PersonalMD.com, a one-stop destination health site providing online medical records and personalized content, and iWare, a new software company enabling consumers to take control of their Internet experience via the desktop, have announced a partnership to provide iWare users with easy access to PersonalMD.com's in-depth medical content and life-saving services.

"We're pleased to offer iWare users one-click access to in-depth health and medical information and their medical records via iWare's simple taskbar," said David Chazin, PersonalMD.com Vice President of Marketing.

"Online healthcare resources are some of the most useful tools to Internet users today," added Tim Glass, iWare's CEO and co-founder. "Through our strategic partnership with PersonalMD.com, iWare is able to provide our users with a direct desktop link to the medical resources they need and want."

PersonalMD.com offers consumers the ability to build the most comprehensive online medical records and to provide emergency physicians with access to the records via the Internet or a standard fax machine. Once the file has been established, members can even incorporate paper-based documents via fax, including EKGs, lab results and advanced directives (living wills). A few days after registering, the member receives a free PersonalMD-ER Card. Information provided on the card enables emergency physicians to access the vital records immediately. The site is also a premier provider of exclusive original content, health and medical news customized to each member's interest, and volumes of research.

PersonalMD.com subscribes to the HON Code of Ethics on the Internet. All medical records are strictly confidential. Information is encrypted and safeguarded through a series of security measures.

iWare is a revolutionary new software applications that simplifies and personalizes the computing experience. iWare enables both new and experienced Web users to tailor their use of desktop applications and the Internet, onto one simple taskbar.

. iWare's premier product makes it easier to navigate, organize and stay informed right on a computer desktop. With five primary functions on one simple taskbar -- iStart, iSearch, iShop, iChoose, and customizable "TouchTiles" iWare brings the best of the Internet to the user's fingertips. The application is free and easy to install on the computer desktop. Simply download iWare at www.iware.com or call 888-492-7333 for a CD.

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