Nokia and Healthcare Developers to Showcase Innovative Mobile Internet Applications at HIMSS 2000

Nokia, a pioneer in the development of mobile Internet technology, will showcase three innovative healthcare Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) applications with its developer participants April 10 -13, 2000, in the Nokia booth #7538 at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2000 (HIMSS) show at the Dallas Convention Center.

Nokia continues to strengthen its leading end-to-end WAP solutions through developer programs and participation in the WAP Forumä, a consortium of industry leaders working together to develop open WAP standards. Healthcare management becomes more convenient and personal with WAP enabled mobile Internet services. These unique applications make information extensible, creating greater freedom and mobility for both physicians and patients.

The following three companies participating in Nokia WAP developer programs will be at the Nokia booth #7538:

LifeChart.com is an Internet based service that connects patients with their doctors and helps suffers of chronic conditions take greater control of their health. Using portable home testing devices, patients can monitor and report their condition on the LifeChart website, by accessing the web via a WAP phone. With web access from any location, the doctor can then prescribe medication or schedule office visits from anywhere.

MDinTouch, Inc. is an Internet portal designed specifically to meet the needs of professionals in the healthcare industry. The MDinTouch Internet solution extends healthcare computing beyond the PC, by using WAP to make patient information available anywhere. With WAP, a mobile phone can be used to access medical information such as patient reports, medication lists, and allergy lists -- creating greater freedom and mobility for physicians and their office staff.

MedicinePlanet, Inc. is dedicated to providing travelers worldwide with comprehensive health services, information, tools and products before, during and after any journey. The company's website, www.medicineplanet.com, offers personalized pre-trip planning tools, country-by-country information and specialized content, as well as travel insurance and travel health products. MedicinePlanet will use WAP to provide travelers with access to healthcare assistance services and information resources while on the road.

"We are delighted to work with LifeChart.com, MDinTouch and MedicinePlanet.com to bring their innovative services to mobile devices," said Monica Hamilton, director of global strategic partnership programs, Nokia. "Using the Nokia WAP Server and the Nokia 7190, health related companies including LifeChart.com, MDinTouch and MedicinePlanet.com can quickly bring new and innovative services to this growing community of mobile Internet users."

The Nokia WAP Server is the world's most recognized WAP server, allowing businesses to fully leverage the power and functionality of their service offerings in a mobile environment. It is an open server platform for mobile applications that lets companies maintain control over end-to-end security of access to data and customer traffic between the wireless network and the Internet or their own internal networks. The Nokia WAP Server complies with the WAP 1.1 standard specification and sets the industry milestone with its security option, the first commercially available implementation of the Wireless Transportation Layer Security (WTLS).

The Nokia 7100 Series is the world's first WAP 1.1 compliant handset and new line of media phones designed to enable easy and secure access to Internet based content and other advanced telephony services. The Nokia 7100 Series product line in the Americas will include the Nokia 7190 (GSM 1900) and the Nokia 7160 (tri-mode AMPS/ TDMA 800/TDMA 1900), both available during the first half of 2000.

Nokia offers a number of services to WAP developers including a WAP Developers Toolkit on the Nokia Wireless Data Internet site at www.forum.nokia.com. With the Nokia WAP Toolkit, developers have a realistic environment for writing, testing, de-bugging and running applications on a PC-based simulator of a WAP handset. The software and basic support is free of charge.

For individuals responsible for managing increasingly complex network architectures within healthcare, Nokia provides world class IP-networking products, specifically designed to reside between infrastructure and content to enable secure, reliable, and scalable healthcare network environments. Nokia IP Security platforms and the Nokia WAP Server technology address the regulatory requirements within healthcare as well as enabling innovative IP Network infrastructure.

About WAP
WAP is an open global standard for communication between a mobile handset and the Internet or other computer application. WAP-based technology enables the design of advanced, interactive and real-time mobile services, such as mobile banking or Internet-based news services, which can be used in digital mobile phones or other mobile devices. The WAP specification allows solutions from multiple suppliers to perform consistently and reliably for the end-user across digital networks. For more WAP information, visit: www.wapforum.org.

About Nokia
Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. The company is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, Nokia's net sales totaled EUR 19.8 billion (USD 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 55,000 people.

About LifeChart.com
LifeChart.com is an e-health service dedicated to helping individuals with chronic conditions. Employing easy-to-use devices and screens, LifeChart.com receives and stores user data, enabling online consultations with healthcare professionals, resulting in long-term improvement of quality of life. This service is proven to reduce emergency room visits and hospital stays.

About MDinTouch, Inc.
MDinTouch, Inc. (www.mdintouch.com) is an Internet healthcare technology company focusing on medical community solutions to increase efficiency and reduce business expenses. MDinTouch offers Internet based services such as dictation, transcription, medical information, web publishing, and business e-mail for the physician, office practice and healthcare facility.

About MedicinePlanet, Inc.
MedicinePlanet, Inc. is the definitive international health infomediary, leveraging mobile wireless and desktop Internet access, as well as traditional communications channels, to deliver a comprehensive travel health solution. Through wireless applications, the company offers travelers access to healthcare assistance services and information resources. The company's website, www.medicineplanet.com, provides travelers with one-stop access to personalized services, country-specific health information, travel-health products and travel insurance. MedicinePlanet is based in San Francisco, CA.

For additional media information, please contact:

Laurie Armstrong - on site at HIMMS
Public Relations, Nokia Internet Communications
Mobile: +1 650 303 2739
laurie.armstrong@nokia.com

Cherie Gary
Corporate Communications, Nokia Inc.
Tel. +1 972 894 6146
cherie.gary@nokia.com

Tina Pang Mayer
Director of Brand Marketing, LifeChart.com
Tel. +1 650 967 6100 x229
Mobile: 510-502-9868
tmayer@lifechart.com

Ben Gustman
Chief Operating Officer, MDinTouch, Inc.
mobile: +1 954 261 9823
ben.gustman@mdintouch.com

Ann Trunko
Vice President, Marketing, MedicinePlanet, Inc.
Tel. +1 415 362 1444 x304
atrunko@medicineplanet.com