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Mobile Healthcare Alliance
www.mohca.org

    Technology Companies and Key Players in the Healthcare Industry Announce the
    Formation of the First Mobile Healthcare Alliance (MoHCA) to Enable Secure Mobile
    Healthcare Solutions

    AvantGo, The California Medical Association, Certicom, ePocrates, MEDePASS, Palm, Inc.,
    PCS Health Systems and Tunitas Group to Drive Development of Interoperable,
    Regulatory-Compliant Security Solutions for e-Healthcare

    HAYWARD, Calif., September 11, 2000 -Technology companies focusing on the acceptance and
    proliferation of secure mobile and wireless computing solutions for the healthcare market,
    including AvantGo, Inc., The California Medical Association, Certicom, ePocrates, MEDePASS,
    Palm, Inc., PCS Health Systems and Tunitas Group today announced the Mobile Healthcare
    Alliance (MoHCA). By working closely with healthcare professionals, the group's mission is to
    develop requirements and influence the adoption of standard practices in mobile data management
    to ensure professional practices and patient trust.

    "We are beginning to see the healthcare industry embrace the new age of mobile and wireless
    solutions," said Dr. Jack Lewin, CEO of The California Medical Association. "Key to the success
    of this new way of delivering healthcare is the formation of MoHCA, the first industry alliance
    dedicated to driving the development of the standards and practices that will ensure trusted
    mobile healthcare."

    "As the founder of the pharmacy benefit management industry more than 30 years ago, PCS
    Health Systems recognizes the value that industry standards add to the delivery of healthcare,"
    said Dan Segedin, PCS Senior Vice President, Corporate Accounts and Product Development.
    "Because this technology offers potential for improving prescribing decisions, reducing drug
    interactions and providing cost-effective service, we look forward to participating in the alliance's
    effort to establish mobile data management standards."

    Mobile and wireless solutions are gaining ground in the healthcare arena as healthcare
    professionals are discovering the convenience of delivering timely information to and from the
    point-of-care anytime, anywhere. However, mobile technology introduces new challenges to the
    healthcare community, including the issues of confidentiality of mobile data and the management
    of mobile workers. MoHCA was formed to provide antidotes to these security and management
    problems by documenting, influencing and communicating industry standards.

    "We see the formation of the Mobile Healthcare Alliance as a key driver to the widespread
    adoption of mobile practices in the healthcare arena," said Ann Geyer, Healthcare Practice Partner
    of Tunitas Group. "We understand the importance of having ready access to patient information.
    It's equally important to manage that information with respect for patient privacy. As patient
    information goes mobile, the risks of unintended disclosure change. We will need security and
    management solutions that work in a mobile environment."

    "The healthcare industry has begun to incorporate mobile computing into daily work processes as
    evidenced by the current enthusiasm for handheld devices in the clinical environment," said Dr.
    Terry Fotre, CEO of MEDePASS. "MoHCA will provide the necessary and timely guidance
    needed to ensure the security of patient and professional information as this new discipline
    matures."

    "Open standards are key to the industry," said Daniel Zucker, CTO of ePocrates. "By allowing
    applications from multiple vendors to inter-operate, we can ensure that physicians will have the
    necessary tools at their disposal to deliver the highest quality of care."

    MoHCA will be an open forum for exchanging ideas, promoting learning, and sharing solutions for
    managing and securing health information. MoHCA will leverage this forum to provide industry
    leadership, drive appropriate standards and develop associated requirements in support of
    healthcare solutions. The alliance intends to influence regulations, communicate benefits and
    develop model policies and practices to enable secure mobile solutions for the industry.

    "Technology is a key component of today's healthcare solutions and MoHCA recognizes the
    need for the development of secure mobile healthcare applications that are based on open
    standards," said Rob Meinhardt, Vice President of Enterprise Marketing at AvantGo, Inc. "We
    are pleased to be part of the alliance as it identifies and assists customers in obtaining the most
    effective mobile technology solutions to meet their health care needs."

    "Our customers in the healthcare industry - whether hospital IT departments, individual health
    care professionals or pharmaceutical sales representatives - tell us their primary concern when
    deploying a mobile computing solution is guaranteed security of confidential medical
    information," said Mark Bercow Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Platform Development,
    Palm. "Palm is collaborating with other industry leaders to found MoHCA to advance the
    adoption of standards-based mobile security systems within the medical community and to
    further develop the market for enterprise mobile computing solutions."

    MoHCA Goals and Objectives

    MoHCA will serve as a neutral agency to collect, analyze and disseminate information about
    issues concerning the management and security of healthcare data in a mobile environment.
    MoHCA seeks to achieve the following goals:

       Demonstrate commitment and support for interoperable, regulatory compliant security solutions.
       Focus on the exchange of requirements and approaches leading towards the acceptability of solutions.
       Enhance the value of mobile solutions for consumers and healthcare professionals.

    "MoHCA's benefits to healthcare professionals and consumers include eliminating inefficiencies,
    providing better care at lower costs, and enabling new forms of patient care and management
    applications," said Rick Dalmazzi, President and CEO of Certicom. "MoHCA will serve as the
    vanguard for the adoption of safe, secure and effective mobile healthcare solutions."

    The diverse membership of MoHCA is unified by a shared interest of ensuring that mobile
    applications are incorporated into healthcare processes with appropriate regard for the privacy,
    confidentiality and security of health information.

    Founding Members

    The founding members of the Mobile Healthcare Alliance include AvantGo, The California
    Medical Association, Certicom (Nasdaq: CERT; TSE: CIC), ePocrates, Palm (Nasdaq: PALM),
    MEDePASS, PCS Health Systems, and Tunitas Group. MoHCA membership is open to the
    public.

    MoHCA's Web site http://www.mohca.org.

    All companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

    For further information, please contact:

    Ann Geyer
    Healthcare Industry Practice Consultant
    and Mobile Healthcare Alliance Facilitator
    Tunitas Group
    (209) 754-9130
    tunitas@earthlink.net

    Rob Costabile
    Market Development Specialist
    Certicom Corp.
    (510) 780-5456
    rcostabile@certicom.com

    Lorraine Kauffman
    Public Relations Manager
    Certicom Corp.
    (510) 780-5417
    lkauffman@certicom.com

    Scott Wyban
    Lutchansky Communications for Certicom
    (408) 938-9050 x 22
    scott@lcomm.com