2001 GHX Press Releases

Austin, TX, May 22, 2001 – Vignette Village, Booth #216 Idiom Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise globalization solutions, today announced that Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) (www.ghx.com) has selected Idiom WorldServer™ to support the global expansion of its business. GHX is a Web-based, business-to-business exchange that streamlines the procurement of medical products and services for healthcare professionals. As GHX expands its network worldwide, it will rely on WorldServer to ensure effective communications with all members regardless of local language, culture, business practices, or regulations, and to contain site localization and maintenance costs. GHX currently has more than 80 supplier members and 280 hospital members, and plans to support healthcare providers across Europe and Canada by the end of 2001 and expand to Asia and Asia-Pacific the following year. "GHX has been focused on international expansion from the start and continues to identify global market opportunities that can be realized as quickly as possible,” said Tom Jordan, director of global marketing for Global Healthcare Exchange. “We immediately recognized that we would need a solution to help us cost-effectively support our global business. Idiom WorldServer was best suited to our needs due to its rich feature set for automating and synchronizing enterprise content, and its tight integration with Vignette, our content management provider.” “GHX’s market leadership stems from its vision of a global marketplace,” said Fred Lizza, president and CEO of Idiom. “Idiom is committed to answering the complex needs of customers like GHX and their supplier and hospital members. We provide a complete solution based on our robust Web infrastructure and leveraging our relationship with technology partners like Vignette and health care oriented translation specialists like LUZ, Inc. We look forward to working with these partners to accelerate GHX on the path to global success.” Delivering Medical Supplies Worldwide Extensive, complex national regulations complicate procurement of medical services and supplies in every country that GHX needs to sell into. GHX required a robust, scalable globalization solution that would enable it to accommodate cultural and legal requirements, while still keeping the site content current and synchronized with the corporate brand and standards. After a thorough investigation of globalization management software providers, GHX identified WorldServer as being the best technology to manage its extensive and unique globalization process. Idiom WorldServer provides the ability to manage and synchronize very large volumes of enterprise information and a wide variety of Web and rich content types. This was critical to GHX, as most of its content must be translated and localized to the legal and cultural needs of each country. GHX was particularly impressed with WorldServer’s “preview in context” capability which allows translators and others to preview changes within the context of the full Web page, ensuring fast turnaround and a high-quality result. In addition, WorldServer’s user-friendly interface and tight integration with existing infrastructure reduces administration difficulties and ultimately conserves resources. Idiom leveraged its Global Partner Network™ (GPN) to provide GHX with a complete globalization solution that includes WorldServer software tightly integrated with GHX’s content management system, as well as full translation and localization services. The GPN is Idiom’s comprehensive partnership program dedicated to providing organizations with a range of best-of-breed technologies and services to maximize global e-business. Vignette’s status as a charter member of the GPN convinced GHX that tight integration would continue between WorldServer and the Vignette product line. Idiom will also deliver translation and localization services through LUZ, Inc., another member of the GPN. LUZ is a premier translation and Web localization service provider to corporate clients worldwide. With a focus on life science and consumer healthcare, LUZ couples in-country linguists and technical specialists with international regulatory managers to create a high-end, scalable foreign language solution. "We are pleased to be partnered with Idiom to provide a comprehensive solution to Global Healthcare Exchange,” said Monique Rivas, vice president of business development at LUZ, Inc. “Our linguistic and regulatory expertise combined with Idiom's best-of-breed technology provides a solid platform for GHX's expansion into foreign markets." About Global Healthcare Exchange Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX), provides business-to-business procurement solutions for the healthcare industry. Utilizing Internet-based technology, the company seamlessly integrates hospitals and suppliers, thereby improving efficiencies and adding value throughout the supply chain. GHX provides single-source ordering and tracking for both medical and non-medical products. The privately held company was founded in March 2000 and now comprises more than 80 supplier members and 280 hospital members. Equity members of GHX include Johnson & Johnson, GE Medical Systems, Baxter International Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic Inc., Becton, Dickinson and Co., Boston Scientific Corporation, C.R. Bard Inc., Guidant Corporation, Siemens Medical Solutions and Tyco International, Ltd. For more information visit www.ghx.com About Idiom Technologies, Inc. Idiom is the leading provider of software, strategy, and services for enterprise globalization. Idiom WorldServer™ is Web infrastructure software for globalization that enables the coordinated and efficient development of multilingual, multicultural Web sites and cost-effectively automates and synchronizes their management. Idiom strategy and services offerings include WorldWise™ (www.idiominc.com/worldwise), the premier online resource center for enterprise globalization, and the Global Readiness Assessment™ to help companies develop or expand a path to successful globalization. Idiom's customers include multinational companies such as Adobe®, Eastman Chemical Company, General Electric, MasterCard, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Travelocity™, and Xilinx, Inc.™ Through its Global Partner Network™, Idiom teams with the industry's leading technology, consulting, development and implementation service organizations to provide customers with end-to-end solutions for enterprise globalization. Idiom is funded by Banc of America Securities, Eastman Chemical Company, Greylock, JAFCO Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, Oracle, and Sigma Partners. For information on Idiom products and services, call (781) 464-6000, visit www.idiominc.com or email publicrelations@idiominc.com. Contacts Beverly McDonald Idiom Technologies, Inc. 781.464.6163 bmcdonald@idiominc.com Lorita Ba Horn Group, Inc. 781.356.7145 lba@horngroup.com Cheryl Flury Director of Marketing Global Healthcare Exchange 720.887.7000 Lisa Miller or Jason Rodman BRW LeGrand (for GHX) 303-298-8470 lmiller@brwlegrand.com
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