From: Tim Cook <Tim.Cook@BMHCC.org> To: "'lwn@lwn.net'" <lwn@lwn.net> Subject: Press Release Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:35:22 -0500 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Largest Open Source Vertical Market Project Internet - 29 June, 1999 - Open Source advocate, healthcare IT professional, launches what is to be the largest vertical market open source project to date. With a market potential in the hundreds of thousands of installations the _Free Practice Management_ (FreePM) project will provide opportunity for thousands of people to enhance or startup their consulting careers. Opportunities will open up for those interested in installation and support as well as customizations. Virtually all physicians offices use some type of information system to track patient care and scheduling as well as process insurance claims. The current offerings available are typically expensive and hardware hungry applications. 'I believe the open source community will deliver a robust, user designed application that will provide performance and cost advantages worth upgrading to', says Tim Cook, project coordinator. Using only open source components, FreePM is a web based application consisting of a base module with a wide variety of specialty modules as add ons depending on the needs of the practice. There are positions available for everyone that wants to be involved in changing the future of software delivery. We want you to participate in the design from the ground up. You can read more about FreePM and signup for the discussion mailing list at our temporary homepage: http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Falls/7170/FreePM You may also contact Tim directly at twcook@iswt.com ###