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Dairyland Healthcare Solutions Names Jack A. Kane as Director
                               
Outside Director brings Financial Strategy and M&A expertise to company

GLENWOOD, MN, July 30, 2008—Dairyland Healthcare Solutions today announced the appointment of Jack A. Kane to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Kane brings to Dairyland deep experience in healthcare technology, having spent 22 years at IDX Systems Corp. before the company was acquired by GE Healthcare in 2005 in a deal valued at $1.5 billion.  He served as the financial leader of IDX and helped lead growth from $16M to $600M in annual revenues.  He was responsible for IDX’s financial strategy, mergers and acquisitions activity, public reporting and analyst relations.

James Burgess, Dairyland President & CEO and also a Board member, said that Kane brings a strong financial management background to the board and a clear strategic blueprint for profitable growth. “Jack’s broad experience taking IDX from start-up to acquisition by GE Healthcare demonstrates his financial discipline and understanding of strategic execution that fast growth companies ultimately face,” he said. “We’re delighted that Jack has agreed to join Dairyland’s Board and look forward to his insights as we execute against our ambitious growth strategy,” he added.

Kane said that Dairyland is well-positioned for long-term growth. “The community hospital market has significant untapped potential and Dairyland has a strong presence among the leading providers in this area,” he said. “Managing its growth profitably will be a key to the company’s long-term success,” he said.

Kane joins a Board of Directors that last month marked its one year anniversary. The new Board was created in June, 2007 when Dairyland was acquired by Francisco Partners, one of the world’s largest technology-focused private equity funds. In addition to Burgess, the current Dairyland Board includes John Trzeciak, who is a healthcare advisor to Francisco Partners and served as Dairyland’s interim CEO prior to the appointment of Burgess in September, 2007. Additional Board members include Carl Witonsky, a seasoned healthcare IT executive with roots at SMS (now Siemens) who is currently a Managing Director of Falcon Capital Partners, a leading investment banking firm focused on mid market healthcare companies;  Ezra Perlman, a partner at Francisco Partners with extensive background as a healthcare technology venture capitalist and management consultant; and Tom Ludwig, a principal at Francisco Partners who earlier was a Corporate Development Manager at Microsoft Corporation.