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SYNDICOM LAUNCHES TRAUMACONNECT MEDICAL COMMUNITY ONLINE
Online Social-Networking Technology Applied to Orthopaedic Trauma Cases

Durango, CO, October 18, 2007 - Syndicom, an innovative platform for online collaboration and knowledge sharing, today announced the launch of its latest medical community. Based on the successful Syndicom SpineConnect community, which now boasts more than 900 spine surgeon members, TraumaConnect (www.traumaconnect.com) is a free web based service that allows orthopedic surgeons to share with colleagues around the world their knowledge, experiences, and insight on difficult orthopaedic trauma cases. Using Syndicom's widely embraced collaborative social-networking platform, surgeons are now able to post and respond to cases within the worldwide orthopedic surgeon community and within a HIPAA-compliant environment.

"TraumaConnect is simple and intuitive to use," said Scott Capdevielle, CEO of Syndicom. "With TraumaConnect, physicians can collaborate with trusted colleagues and still tap into the collective wisdom of the entire orthopedic trauma community. They are free to exchange new ideas and collaborate through interactions and discussions, meet new orthopedic surgeons, discover areas of mutual interest, and even work together to launch research studies or other programs."

TraumaConnect allows physicians to enter injury detail and type, pertinent positives, demographic data and other key information. The platform also allows physicians to attach X-rays, MRIs, CTs and other images in one step. What's more, because it's Web-based, TraumaConnect is accessible anytime and from anywhere – including the emergency room.

"The TraumaConnect community was created by orthopaedic trauma surgeons for use by orthopaedic surgeons," said Dr. Gary Zohman, Chief of Orthopedics, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, and a TraumaConnect community member. "Thanks to TraumaConnect, physicians can now collaborate on cases and share information with their peers located anywhere, immediately and securely. We can review cases 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – even from a Blackberry – to get expert perspectives on emergent cases right away."

TraumaConnect recently proved its mettle during its beta-testing phase, by providing the collaborative tools needed to help a young patient's outcome after a gunshot injury. "Due to the immediate and ongoing efforts of theTraumaConnect community, several procedures were suggested by surgeons in the community that might help to save a patient's injured leg," Zohman said. "Thanks to the real-time collaboration engendered by TraumaConnect, I'm pleased to report that a 15 year-old boy was able to avoid having his leg amputated."

About Syndicom

Syndicom provides an array of Web-based tools that allow medical professionals, medical device manufacturers, and other professional communities to work together and solve problems in a timely, efficient and economical way. The company's set of proprietary collaborative technology products fosters the discovery of new treatment plans, more effective surgical techniques, and life-saving medical devices. Syndicom's advanced communication tools let physicians around the world post challenging patient cases and respond immediately to their colleagues' questions. At the same time, Syndicom's innovative platform gives medical companies the ability to leverage and extend the knowledge and skills of physicians in the development of new medical technologies and devices. To learn more visit www.syndicom.com.