Home Diagnostics Inc. Adopts iMetrikus Solution For Glucose Data Uploads

Leading Manufacturer of Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems and iMetrikus to Deliver Data Management and Compliance Solutions for Rapidly Growing Diabetes Community

Carlsbad, CA, June 21, 2001 -- iMetrikus, Inc., announced today that Home Diagnostics, Inc., (HDI) a rapidly growing developer of diabetes test kits, has entered into an agreement with iMetrikus to provide their community of users a turn-key solution to easily upload their blood glucose results into a secure, interactive health record.

This strategy enables HDI to quickly launch a full-featured, interactive application with their new Prestige IQ™ blood glucose monitoring system. iMetrikus' Internet-based application offers HDI's patients a platform for improved communication with their healthcare professionals, and gives patients the personalized resources and information they need to monitor their condition.

Dedicated exclusively to building products for the diabetes community, HDI is a company whose sales of blood glucose meters represent an estimated 32% share of all meters sold with chain retail pharmacies. HDI sells the co-branded Prestige Smart System™ through Walgreen's, CVS, Eckerd, as well as over 30 other major retail and national distribution partners.

With the large-scale release of the new Prestige Smart System™ IQ Meter, HDI and iMetrikus will launch a co-marketing campaign to both the clinician and retail channel promoting the new Internet capabilities and encouraging adoption amongst HDI's patient population.

In order to help fuel its rapid growth, HDI will enhance its Prestige Smart System by introducing iMetrikus' Internet uploading capabilities to track, graph, and print glucose test results--results that may be shared with physicians in print or on-line. HDI will make the service broadly available. The service is free to patients, but does require Internet access and a Prestige Smart System Interface Cable (available directly at www.prestigesmartsystem.com or 1-866-476-3837).

"Our goal as a company is to make life easier for people with diabetes by helping them accurately monitor their blood glucose levels and manage their diabetes," commented Tom Panik, HDI's vice president of U.S. sales and marketing. "iMetrikus has made it possible for us to rapidly extend an extremely valuable service to individual customers who have diabetes, as well as providing an additional competitive advantage to our corporate customers."

"By leveraging the core strengths of our respective companies, HDI can now offer healthcare professionals an information platform to enhance patient care, in addition to providing their business partners the opportunity to boost their brand image and bottom line. Plus, with HDI's rapid growth, this agreement will make our service available to potentially millions of diabetes patients," said Joseph Condurso, iMetrikus' senior vice president of sales and business development. "Our agreement with HDI represents the latest milestone in our efforts to link patients, providers and healthcare companies."

About Home Diagnostics

HDI's Prestige Smart System is the industry's first co-branded blood glucose monitoring system. Co-branding offers the benefits of a private label with the security and availability of a national brand. HDI's unique strategy has propelled its signature product into the fastest growing monitoring system among all diabetes management product providers.

About iMetrikus

Linking patients, providers and healthcare companies, iMetrikus was named for the principles it represents. iMetrikus links the individual (i) through metrics (metrik) - that is, systematic measurement of diagnostics, therapeutic intervention and outcomes management - with the healthcare community (us). iMetrikus develops applications that provide secure, web-based real-time connections between patients, healthcare professionals and various sectors of the healthcare industry. iMetrikus (www.imetrikus.com) solutions enable healthcare clients to focus on improving disease outcomes, monitoring chronic diseases, and health promotion through broad access to advanced, secure, interactive Internet applications.

Press Contacts

iMetrikus
(760) 804-8800
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Jennifer Smith, Fischer & Partners
(310) 577-7870 ext. 153
jsmith@fischerhealth.com

For more information about iMetrikus, visit the company's home page at www.imetrikus.com or call 760-804-8800.

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