RALEIGH, N.C. – June 13, 2006 – Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced that Wake Heart and Vascular Associates, the largest cardiology practice in eastern North Carolina, has selected Misys EMR® 8.0 for its 10-location, 24-cardiologist organization. With the new system in place, Wake Heart and Vascular Associates will free up time every week to spend with patients and realize savings in dictation and transcription fees.

As a long-time Misys customer, Wake Heart and Vascular Associates is accustomed to being on the cutting edge of healthcare. The office recognized that in order to meet the Bush administration’s mandate to provide electronic health records to all citizens by 2014 it would need an electronic medical system. After a two-year search, Wake Heart and Vascular Associates selected the newest version of Misys EMR to streamline clinical workflow. With the customized Misys EMR system in place, everyone in the practice can save time using the templates and shortcuts, which often eliminate the need to enter repetitive information that is not pertinent to a particular patient or procedure, such as a stress test.

“As a busy cardiology practice, our doctors needed a system that would save time,” said Dr. Franklin C. Wefald, Co-President of Wake Heart and Vascular Associates. “When looking at Misys EMR, we felt it must have been developed with cardiologists in mind because it addressed issues unique to our specialty. We are able to create records that appear as if we typed them ourselves in one third the time it takes to dictate and transcribe.”

Typically, cardiologists at the practice see between 25 and 35 patients per day, resulting in piles of paperwork. Before Misys EMR, they spent 2 hours each day finishing paperwork and 10 minutes generating each patient report. With Misys EMR, paperwork will take only half an hour, reducing time spent on this mundane task by 75 percent. Patient reports can be generated percent faster, providing completed reports in just one minute. Furthermore, each cardiologist at the practice can individualize the templates to meet his or her unique needs and preferences. This guarantees that charts and paper work are finished promptly and patient information is up-to-date, accurate, and accessible in all 10 locations.

“At Misys Healthcare Systems, we believe in offering a flexible solution that can be customized to meet the needs of cardiology practices,” said Rob Kill, president of the Physician Systems Business Unit for Misys Healthcare Systems. “Wake Heart and Vascular Associates, a company with a strong presence in the Raleigh area, has a reputation for being at the forefront of innovation. Implementing Misys EMR will enable Wake Heart and Vascular to reduce medical errors and save precious time, helping the organization retain its status as a leader in the cardiology field.”

Wake Heart and Vascular Associates is the largest cardiology group in eastern North Carolina, with 10 locations and 24 cardiologists providing cardiovascular services for adults. The group is a leader in all aspects of cardiology, including clinical cardiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiographic electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, periphial vascular disease, and cerebrodascular disease, including carotid stenting. According to Dr. Ravish Sachar “The group’s research arm is involved in numerous coronary, peripheral vascular, and the carotid stenting trials and has consistently been among the top three enrollers in world-wide multi-center trials.”

Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies in North America, develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare.  Misys’ family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies – Misys Optimum™ solutions – are designed from the ground up to share patient data across all medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making and improved hospital-physician relations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.

Misys plc (FTSE: MSY), the global software company, is one of the world’s largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers’ markets and operational needs. In banking Misys is a market leader with over 1,200 customers, including 49 of the world’s top 50 banks. In healthcare Misys is also a market leader, serving more than 110,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,200 hospitals and 600 home care providers. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services to about 7,800 financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit www.misys.com.