APT is led by the Parkinson 's
Disease Foundation in collaboration with the American Parkinson Disease
Association, The Michael J.michaeljfox. Mobile Medical Solutions Leader Delivers Decision Support and Dynamic
Information to the Broadest Selection of Platforms

HUDSON, Mass. As a result,
more than 400,000 medical practitioners, including doctors, nurses,
pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants , residents and medical students,
have become registered users of Skyscape-powered software.

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Foundation for Parkinson's Research and conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on
behalf of the Advancing Parkinson 's Therapies (APT) campaign.
For more information, visit Skyscape Inc., and is on the web at
http: //www.
* Smartphones -- As Smartphones become the device of choice for medical
professionals , Skyscape is there to give them the information they
need. As the first step in this strategy , Skyscape introduced its
Constellation solution for Samsung Smartphones.

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Lack of adequate information about clinical trials was identified as a
barrier to clinical trial enrollment.
* "Skyscape For Your Desktop" enables users to access a fully-integrated
suite of well-respected and current resources from leading publishers
on their PC.

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org, a major initiative
designed to educate people about the importance of clinical trials, explain
how clinical trials work and provide a comprehensive, user-friendly, web-based
resource to enable patients and caregivers to identify and locate appropriate
Parkinson's disease clinical trials.
People must also fully understand the informed consent process and the rights
it gives them as trial participants.
In theory , with samples of this size, one could say with 95 percent
certainty that the overall results for the physicians sample have a sampling
error of plus or minus 5 percentage points and sampling error for the results
of neurologists and PCP's/gerontologists is plus or minus 7 percentage points.com .

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Majority of Physicians Who Treat Parkinson's Do Not Refer Patients to Clinical Trials According to National Survey

Parkinson's
patients (ii) closely mirror those of physicians. Fox.org, provides valuable information
that can help empower all the major stakeholders -- patients, caregivers,
physicians , researchers and trial sponsors. who live with Parkinson's. The
physician's survey was conducted online among 500 physicians on the American
Medical Association's list of physicians who treat patients with Parkinson's
disease; 250 are neurologists and 250 are PCPs/gerontologists.org.com. With its ARTbeat platform, introduced in 2003, Skyscape
paved the way for dynamic updates. With MedAlert , the
mass of daily drug and device information is brought to their attention
when it is relevant.

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These are among the
highlights of a recent nationwide survey commissioned by The Michael J. will spotlight
the largest library of trusted evidence-based decision support tools available
for point-of-care use by physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals
in booth #7840 at the upcoming HIMSS 2006 Annual Conference and Exhibition. The Skyscape desktop solution is unique in that users can
intuitively and quickly navigate through those resources with
Skyscape 's smARTlink technology.

About Skyscape
Skyscape is the leading provider of interactive , intelligent mobile
solutions that improve the quality and efficiency of patient care and help
reduce medical errors.

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Slightly more than half of physicians
(52 percent) agree they would not recommend that a patient enroll in a trial
if their disease is well-controlled.
Skyscape is based in Marlborough , Mass. Skyscape's solutions are
available on multiple platforms, including Palm OS(R), Windows(R ) CE and
Pocket PC.

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- Low Awareness Seen as Major Barrier to Clinical Trial Participation

- PD Patients Lack Information but Cite Support Groups as Primary Source
of Data

- Parkinson's Groups Join to Create National Education Campaign and Web
site http: //www.
"Most patient concerns can be addressed through specific types of
education and information ," said Robin Elliott, Executive Director of the
Parkinson's Disease Foundation, the lead organization of the APT
collaboration.org can search for a clinical trial
by symptom, location, trial type or sponsor and can receive the latest news
and views on what's happening in the world of Parkinson 's trials.
To date, The Michael J. A majority cited the tools as "critical" to their daily
practice , reporting that the solutions enabled them to reduce potential
medical errors, provide more medical care, and assist more patients.

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PDtrials. Only 14 percent of primary care
physicians, 21 percent of neurologists and 18 percent of patients surveyed
indicated that they are somewhat or very satisfied with the amount of
information available about clinical trials for Parkinson's disease .

Survey Reveals Challenges
The Harris survey results revealed that in addition to dissatisfaction
with the amount of information available, doctors and Parkinson's patients
have reservations about clinical trials. Visitors to http://www.

About Parkinson's Disease
More than six million people worldwide, including one million in the
United States live with Parkinson 's disease -- a chronic, degenerative
neurological disorder that is characterized by symptoms that typically
progress from mild tremors to complete physical incapacitation. Despite modest
advances in pharmaceutical and surgical therapies, there is no known cure for
Parkinson's disease.

Skyscape to Spotlight Evidence-based Decision Support Tools and Technology for Mobile Devices at HIMSS 2006

Skyscape products are available for Palm OS(R), Windows(R) Mobile Pocket
PCs, smartphones , and Windows(R) powered desktop, laptops, and Tablet PCs.skyscape.

online manuals, textbooks, guidelines , dictionaries etc.

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Major Findings
The survey found that knowledge and opinions among U. Data from the physicians
sample were weighted to the American Medical Association list of doctors with
regard to years in practice, gender and region.PDtrials., Skyscape today announced that its
network of medical professionals has crossed the 400,000 user mark, making it
one of the largest networks of mobile device carrying medical practitioners.S. Skyscape provides more than 270 of medicine 's most
trusted and reputable medical references, from more than 35 major medical
publishers, for over 35 medical specialties, all integrated via its patented
smARTlink technology.

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National Library
of Medicine, a database containing approximately 14 million references
from 7,300 different publications.

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"People are not getting the information they need to make decisions as to
whether to participate in a trial," said Michael J.

About the Survey
Harris Interactive(R) conducted the survey on behalf of the APT campaign
with funding provided by The Michael J.
Medical centers from Children's Hospital Boston to educational
institutions such as Vanderbilt University are deploying or otherwise
supporting the use of handheld decision support software by doctors as well as
nurses, students, and instructors. at HIMSS 2006 in booth #7840 or
online at http://www.
* Medline allows practitioners to quickly research and keep up-to-date
with the latest studies and information from the U.com

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At the same time, those patients
surveyed who are aware of trials cite support groups (40 percent) and other
people with Parkinson's disease (27 percent) as the most common sources of
information about trials -- only 11 percent cite their doctors. The patient
survey was conducted by mail among 518 adults aged 18 and over with
Parkinson 's disease. Unlike other PDA offerings which simply
provide static content on the handheld, all Skyscape -powered references
smARTlink(TM) (automatically link together to provide fast, easy cross-
referencing between titles) with each other, as well as the dynamic content
provided via Skyscape's patented ARTbeat(TM) channel.

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Currently less then one percent of people with Parkinson's are
participating in clinical research.S.

- Nearly 80 percent of patients surveyed stated that they would be
somewhat, very or extremely likely to participate in a clinical trial if
one were available in their area. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has funded
or directed more than $50 million in research. MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Free trial versions are available for all
Skyscape products.

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And, while 78 percent of patients
surveyed indicate that they trust the doctors and scientists who run clinical
trials to "do the right thing," 77 percent believe that if they participate in
a clinical trial they may receive a placebo instead of a drug that will help
them.com.
"Skyscape set a number of important milestones over the past year,
including growing our user base, expanding our portfolio of titles, extending
our solutions from PDA to Smartphone and desktop platforms, and delivering the
latest medical news right to the PDA," said Sandeep Shah, CEO of Skyscape.
"We are continuing to innovate with new functionality, such as decision
support, in order to provide the most extensive and helpful medical resources
to our users. For more information about Skyscape , visit
http://www.

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To meet
this challenge the Parkinson's community has initiated a new campaign called
Advancing Parkinson's Therapies to make sure patients and physicians are
better informed . The campaign seeks to improve patient-
physician communication about clinical trials and provides useful information
to help patients and their physicians determine whether enrollment in a
clinical trial is an appropriate option. Data from the patient sample were not weighted and are
only representative of those patients surveyed. All trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.

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org to Address Issues

NEW YORK, While almost all (more than 96 percent)
of the physicians (i) in the United States who treat people with Parkinson's
agree that clinical trials are necessary to find better treatments for the
disease, the majority of physicians have discussed clinical trials with just
10 percent or less of their patients with Parkinson's disease (65 percent of
neurologists and 54 percent of primary care physicians/gerontologists) and
have never referred a patient to a clinical trial (53 percent of neurologists
and 83 percent of primary care physicians/gerontologists ). Almost all (95 percent) of
the patients surveyed agree that clinical trials for Parkinson's are necessary
to find better treatments, yet only 11 percent report that their doctor ever
suggested that they participate in a trial.PDTrials.
This online sample was not a probability sample. The company
has more than 270 titles in 35 specialties from over 35 of the world's most
trusted medical publishers and prestigious medical associations. Skyscape's Constellation suites are all-in-one decision
support solutions customized for individual specialties and include critical
information on drugs , diseases, interactions, lab information, treatment
options and guidelines.

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Free
educational materials , such as a comprehensive guide to clinical trials, can
be ordered through http://www. For more information on The
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, visit
http://www.

New Channels of Dynamic Information
Having access to medical information is vital -- but even more important
is ensuring the data is up-to-date and medical professionals are kept abreast
of breaking news .
(781) 684-0770
skyscape@schwartz-pr.

Online medical reference materials, e.

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APT Launches Online Clinical Trials Resource
The APT campaign has launched http://www. In addition, 72 percent expressed concern about continued access to
medication once the trial has stopped . Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the
National Parkinson Foundation, the Parkinson's Action Network, The Parkinson
Alliance and WE MOVE, and is advised by National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke, the Parkinson Study Group and the Parkinson Pipeline
Project.org and the campaign's toll-free number
(888) 823-8889. At the end of 2004, Skyscape took it a
step further , with the introduction of two new products designed to give
medical professionals access to the most up-to-date information.skyscape.

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"The fewer people who
go into trials, the longer it will take to develop new treatments. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's
Research, in the United States between January 17, 2005 and March 2, 2005.

About the Advancing Parkinson's Therapies (APT) Campaign
Advancing Parkinson's Therapies (APT) is comprised of the major
Parkinson's patient voluntary groups to accelerate the development of new
treatments for Parkinson's by increasing education and awareness about
clinical trials among the Parkinson's community. No
other company offers this breadth and depth of references to meet medical
professionals' information needs.
* Skyscape 's MedAlert provides timely updates by specialty on the latest
diseases and medical products to keep medical practitioners abreast of
the latest developments in the healthcare industry . Skyscape has the largest installed base of paying
customers in the industry, including hospitals , medical schools and individual
practitioners at hundreds of leading institutions.

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This disparity may result
in severe delays in the availability of new treatments that could offer relief
for the nearly one million people in the U.
Sampling error for the overall patient's results is plus or minus 5
percentage points and sampling error for the sub-sample results of patients
who are aware of clinical trials (123) is plus or minus 9 percentage points. In its final
stages, Parkinson 's may leave people unable to move or speak. adults aged 18 and over surveyed
who have Parkinson 's disease

In a recent survey, medical professionals credited PDA-based decision
support tools with helping them to they provide better and more efficient
patient care.
More than 475,000 healthcare professionals use Skyscape's patented
technology for fast and accurate diagnosis , treatment, and prescribing
support.

Skyscape Reaches New Milestone as its Network Extends to more than 400 000 Medical Professionals

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, Skyscape, Inc.
Skyscape's "portfolio" totals more than 300 in-context integrated medical
references on handheld PDAs and smartphones covering 30+ specialties . This set of nine
integrated titles enables medical practitioners to make informed
decisions at the point-of-care on the same device they use to
communicate during the course of their busy day.

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"For example, individuals may not know that some trials require
no more than completing a family history survey or providing a DNA sample.

(i) Physicians defined as neurologists and primary care
physicians/gerontologists
(ii) Parkinson's patient defined as U . Its
patented smARTlink technology provides interlinked clinical content with one-
click simplicity with such leading mobile medical computing solutions as
MedAptus, Patient-Keeper, e-Clincal Works , and MercuryMD.
Skyscape and smARTlink are registered trademarks.

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This is far short of the level that
researchers anticipate will be needed for clinical studies over the next two
to three years, including studies of therapies to slow or stop disease
progression and to improve symptoms such as tremors.skyscape."

An Unmatched Medical Information Resource
Skyscape's vast selection of specialties includes oncology, cardiology,
internal medicine, pediatrics, EMT/paramedic , psychiatry and nursing.

Access to Medical Information on Any Platform
Over the past year, Skyscape broadened the way users can access
information and became the first company to provide dynamic, integrated
references for all major platforms -- PDA, Smartphones and desktop PCs.

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Advancing Parkinson's Therapies, through
its online resource, http://www.PDTrials.

Following are some additional highlights from the survey:

- Of neurologists who have ever referred a Parkinson 's patient to a
clinical trial, the majority (54 percent) are likely to refer patients
within five years of diagnosis.

- Of patients surveyed, 45 percent were diagnosed with Parkinson's by a
neurologist while 37 percent received a diagnosis from their PCP or
family practitioner; 64 percent of Parkinson's patients surveyed are
currently under the care of a neurologist and 40 percent see a PCP or
family practitioner.PDtrials.S.
Today , Skyscape has the broadest and deepest portfolio of trusted medical
references for multiple PDA, Smartphone and desktop platforms. Skyscape's
portfolio of fully-integrated titles includes clinical references, drug
guides, dictionaries, drug interaction guides and calculators to provide
point -of-care decision support.

For information, contact:
Mark McClennan/Nick Genevish
Schwartz Communications, Inc.