Boston, MA—(December 13, 2001) NorthPoint Domain, Inc., a medical software developer, and Duke University Cooperative Cardiovascular Studies group (D.U.C.C.S.) today announced a partnership.

Under terms of the agreement, NorthPoint Domain (www.npdinc.com) will partner with D.U.C.C.S. to provide their 60 affiliated practices Cardiology Domain patient relationship management utilities, practice management tools, practice marketing, and communication services. The Cardiology Domain products will assist D.U.C.C.S. in creating awareness around the valuable clinical research initiatives in which the D.U.C.C.S. organization participates and helping to improve the overall quality of care to their patients.

"D.U.C.C.S. joint effort with Cardiology Domain marks a significant and forward-thinking approach to assist cardiologists in the dissemination of critical information regarding diagnosis and continuing care to their patients, as well as important research initiatives," said Dr. Chris M. O’Connor, executive director of D.U.C.C.S. "The mission of D.U.C.C.S. is to enhance and augment community-based clinical research, to better educate and treat patients, and to assist in the education of referring physicians. We view Cardiology Domain as a common denominator to best address our needs to communicate with our patients and referring physicians.”

“Our goal for Cardiology Domain is to offer the premier Internet solution for cardiovascular medical practices that integrates the physician, patient, and practice at the point of care. This partnership represents our commitment to providing intuitive solutions that are able to be integrated into D.U.C.C.S. current Internet strategy, thereby helping D.U.C.C.S. better treat their patient community,” said Pete Fox, National Sales Director of NorthPoint Domain.

Cardiology Domain (www.cardiologydomain.com) was launched in mid-2001 for commercial sale. In June, 2001, NorthPoint Domain introduced Vascular Domain to the marketplace, for sale to vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists. Finally, Urology Domain was launched on August 1, 2001, offering the products targeted to urologists and their patients. NorthPoint Domain shares a vision with leading physicians worldwide that online disease management utilities and patient services are increasingly crucial to the practice of medicine.

About NorthPoint Domain: NorthPoint Domain, Inc is a closely held, private company providing medical information services and Informed Care technology products designed to address health literacy concerns and deliver patient care oversight for the specialty specific practice. The company maintains that medical decisions are best made by physicians in partnership with patients and their families. For more information, please visit www.northpointdomain.com.

Contact:

NorthPoint Domain, Inc. Public Relations One Joy Street Boston, MA 02108 publicrelations@npdinc.com 1-800-603-1420