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Agreement will promote connectivity of ventilators to hospital information systems

DUBLIN, Ohio, and ANDOVER, Mass., October 20, 2008 — Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care, and Capsule, a leader in medical device connectivity, today announced an agreement that promotes connectivity between Cardinal Health ventilators and hospital information systems using Capsule connectivity solutions.

The agreement ensures that Cardinal Health’s AVEA and VELA ventilators have the most current connectivity software and creates a foundation for all future Cardinal Health ventilation products to connect to any hospital information system.

“The connectivity between ventilators and information systems is vital to our customers,” said Pete Goulding, director of marketing for conventional ventilation at Cardinal Health. “Capsule’s DataCaptor serves as a bridge that translates the digital output from our ventilators into a format compatible with all hospital information systems.”

Capsule’s DataCaptor™ features one of the largest device interface libraries in the world supporting more than 370 different types of medical devices, including patient monitors, ventilators, and infusion pumps. It automatically converts the medical device data to HL7 or XML format and integrates it with any electronic medical record (EMR), clinical information system (CIS), or alarm and event management system to help improve clinical documentation, enhance workflow and save thousands of nursing hours.

“Cardinal Health is an important partner for us,” said Arnaud Houette, CEO of Capsule.  “As a leading medical technology company, they recognize the importance of connecting their ventilator device data directly into an EMR as a way to help improve the quality and efficiency of patient care. Capsule is committed to increasing the number of medical devices that we support, and will continue to sign partnerships with industry leaders like Cardinal Health to help hospitals connect important medical device data into their clinical information systems.”

About Cardinal Health
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a $91 billion, global company serving the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals, physician offices, and pharmacies reduce costs, improve safety, productivity, and profitability, and deliver better care to patients. With a focus on making supply chains more efficient, reducing hospital-acquired infections, and breaking the cycle of harmful medication errors, Cardinal Health develops market-leading technologies, including Alaris^® IV pumps, Pyxis^® automated dispensing systems, MedMined™ electronic infection surveillance service, VIASYS^® respiratory care products and the CareFusion™ patient identification system. The company also manufactures medical and surgical products and is one of the largest distributors of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies worldwide. Ranked No. 19 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs more than 40,000 people on five continents. More information about the company may be found at cardinalhealth.com.

About Capsule
For more than 10 years, Capsule has been the world's leading, award-winning provider of solutions for medical device connectivity. The company has established market leadership through its 510(k) cleared software and medical grade hardware products, its unique expertise in device protocols and firmware, and its strong partnerships with major medical device manufacturers and HIS companies. Capsule’s solutions are proven, with over 250 installations at leading healthcare institutions worldwide, and its technology is secure, with the largest device driver library available in the industry - over 370 and growing. In 2008, Frost & Sullivan recognized Capsule's contribution and honored the company with the Global Technology Leadership Award. Deloitte also acknowledged Capsule for its stellar revenue growth and presented the company with the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500 EMEA Awards. For more information, please visit the company's website at capsuletech.com  or contact the Company's U.S. Marketing & Public Relations at 978.482.2310.