MEDIA ALERT

Cybernet Medical to Showcase Internet-Enabled Medical Diagnostic Network at Disease Management Conference


Ann Arbor, MI - May 7, 2001 - Cybernet Medical, a division of the Internet research and development company Cybernet Systems, today announced a sneak preview demonstration of its Internet-enabled medical diagnostic network at the disease management conference The Symposium on Advances in Chronic Disease Care, May 9-11 in Palm Springs, Calif. During the conference in Booth #2, attendees can use a standard at-home monitoring device such as a blood pressure cuff or scale to gather physiological data. They can then transmit the data via the Internet to a prototype Web site using Cybernet's MedStar device and network interface. The site is an example of a type that could be designed to be accessed by disease management professionals.

NASA was the first to use Cybernet's Internet medical technology to monitor an astronaut's physiological data while in space. NASA scientists collected the data and tracked changes as they related to time in space, an astronaut's weight and the effects of sleep deprivation.

Cybernet's MedStar device is the first commercial application of the company's proprietary technology, and is expected to have a positive impact on at-home patient healthcare, particularly in rural areas.

About The Symposium on Advances in Chronic Disease Care
The Symposium on the Advances in Chronic Disease Care, to be held at the Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Springs, Calif., is co-sponsored by a Medical Education Collaborative consisting of companies from disease management to device manufacturing. It focuses on the convergence of technology and information - to the E-Care era. Attended by some of the hottest leaders and innovators in the healthcare industry, this summit meeting provides a forum for communication and networking that cuts across industry lines and presents a holistic, multidisciplinary vision for the future of chronic disease care. It is designed to showcase breakthroughs in Web-based emerging technology focused on the care of chronic disease patients. More information is available at www.ChronicCare.net.

About Cybernet
Cybernet Systems is a privately-held technology research and development company focused on creating and commercializing innovative, high quality, leading-edge solutions in the medical, networking, wireless, robotics, electromechanical and PC hardware/software arenas. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. More information on Cybernet is available on the World Wide Web at www.cybernet.com.

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Contact:
Jim Coffman
Cybernet Medical
(734) 668-2567
jcoffman 'at' cybernet.com

Michelle Sloan
Sterling Communications
(253) 853-5030
msloan 'at' sterlingpr.com