CONFIDANT Joins BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Nov. 14, 2007) -- CONFIDANT, a developer of mobile communications solutions for chronic disease management, today announced it has joined the BlackBerry® ISV (Independent Software Vendor) Alliance Program.

Under the BlackBerry ISV Alliance program, CONFIDANT gains business and marketing resources and support services in enabling CONFIDANT applications to be optimized and integrated with the BlackBerry® platform.

CONFIDANT develops software applications for mobile phones that change the way patients work with their doctors and pharmacists to proactively manage chronic disease. The applications simplify and automate communication using mobile phones with Bluetooth® technology to wirelessly collect and share information from off-the-shelf home medical devices such as glucose meters, weight scales and blood pressure cuffs. CONFIDANT has deployed solutions for diabetes and obesity management and applications for other chronic diseases, such as asthma, are currently under development. CONFIDANT is also working to develop applications that support prescription medication compliance.

“CONFIDANT recognizes the BlackBerry platform as a standards-based development environment that provides secure and seamless exchange of data. This supports CONFIDANT’s ability to provide patients and caregivers with virtual real-time feedback to help them effectively manage their chronic diseases,” said Thomas Wall, CONFIDANT’s vice president of business development and marketing. ”By joining the BlackBerry ISV alliance program, CONFIDANT’s solutions will be accessible to a broader number of end-users who can benefit from our chronic disease and health management solutions.”

CONFIDANT’s applications are initially being introduced on the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Series, the BlackBerry® Curve™ Series and the BlackBerry® 8800 Series of smartphones.

About CONFIDANT

CONFIDANT provides a suite of applications that streamlines information flow in chronic disease management, empowering patients and enhancing communication with care providers. CONFIDANT is the first mobile phone-based chronic disease solution able to communicate with multiple devices to be cleared by the FDA. The solutions enable communication through mobile phones using standards-based communication technology that wirelessly collects information from home medical devices. CONFIDANT’s solutions, initially targeting diabetes and obesity, utilize a flexible architecture that is being applied to a variety of chronic diseases. CONFIDANT enables caregivers to better help patients, resulting in more effective care and reduced costs. CONFIDANT is based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. For more information, please visit www.confidantinc.com.

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MEDIA CONTACT

Kelly Hubbard
Largemouth Communications (for CONFIDANT)
(919) 341-7374
kelly@largemouthpr.com