PureSafety Launches New Online HACCP Suite to Address Critical Food Safety Training Needs.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- PureSafety, a leading provider of online safety training and risk management software solutions, today announced the release of a new suite of courses addressing the principles and training outlined in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), an internationally recognized and recommended approach to food safety. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 76 million people in the United States become ill from pathogens in food each year. It's critical for every segment of the food industry - processors, distributors and food service organizations - to ensure the safest possible handling, preparing and serving of food. PureSafety's new online HACCP course suite is designed to help organizations operating in all segments of the food industry to efficiently and cost-effectively deliver training on critical food safety fundamentals in the demanding, often fast-paced food industry environment.

"Many of the country's leading food processor, distribution and foodservice organizations turn to PureSafety to help improve training delivery and quality, lower costs and prevent injuries," stated Mike Kroll, Senior Vice President of Sales at PureSafety. "The addition of the new HACCP suite, combined with our industry leading library of EHS courses and comprehensive food industry expertise, make our offering truly unbeatable."

PureSafety's online HACCP suite includes eight courses that address the HACCP principles, including:

* HACCP Overview

* Principle 1: Hazard Analysis

* Principle 2: Critical Control Points

* Principle 3: Critical Limits

* Principle 4: Monitoring Procedures

* Principle 5: Corrective Actions

* Principle 6: Verification Procedures

* Principle 7: Recordkeeping and Documentation

PureSafety's online HACCP suite is designed for employees working in all segments of the food industry. The Flash-based courses employ proven adult learning principles and cover all the latest HACCP requirements - ensuring that every learning experience is engaging, interactive and accurate. Shane Austin, CSP, Director of Safety and Risk Management with PureSafety, had this to say about the launch of the new suite: "While PureSafety's course library is the most comprehensive in the industry, we constantly strive to meet the unique Environmental, Health and Safety training needs of specific industry vertical market segments. We are committed to offering the food industry 'Grade A' online safety courses that truly address their particular set of employee and operational risks."

About PureSafety

PureSafety is the leading provider of online safety training and risk management software solutions. Since 1999, PureSafety has been protecting and preserving a company's greatest assets - its people and profits. PureSafety understands that fostering a safe, healthy workforce improves productivity, lowers costs and builds the bottom line. With flexible online safety training delivery and management solutions, the industry's widest selection of customizable, Internet-based EH&S courses, and Prognos[TM] software for managing safety, workers' compensation, disability and absence programs, PureSafety makes improving your workplace simple and cost-effective. To learn more, visit www.puresafety.com or call us Toll-Free at 888.202.3016.

Mobility: Fasten your seatbelts.

Byline: Lorraine Turner

Airlines in Europe are vying for advantage in inflight mobile and broadband services--even before they have the regulatory clearance for takeoff. Air France, Ryanair and the UK's second largest carrier bmi all have been named in announcements over the past few months that claim they will be first to provide commercial services.

The catalyst was an announcement in August by OnAir that it had signed a deal to become the first distribution partner for Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband satellite service.

"[Commercial] airlines want to be first in the market," said George Cooper, chief executive of OnAir. "There is intense pressure to make things happen sooner rather than later, but to get it right."

OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and Sita, said the Mobile OnAir satellite service will support inflight voice, SMS and email services, as well as enabling airlines to send information on connecting flights or baggage collection to passengers' mobile phones. Commercial trials using Inmarsat technology would begin with bmi and Portuguese airline TAP.

Then later in August, low-cost European airline Ryanair said it had teamed up with OnAir to enable passengers to use their mobiles on the airline's entire fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.

Ryanair duly claimed the deal would make it the first European airline to offer such services across Europe when they become available in mid 2007.

In a separate statement, a spokesman for OnAir said Air France was hoping to introduce the service--first, of course--in the first quarter of 2007.

Whoever is first to market, all will be hoping for more success than Boeing experienced with its inflight Internet service, Connexion, launched in 2004. In the same month that Europe's airlines were talking up inflight services, the US giant announced it would take a US$320 million charge to shut down Connexion, which cost US$26.95 for an entire long-haul flight or $9.95 for the first hour.

"Regrettably, the market for this service has not materialized as had been expected," Boeing chairman and chief executive, Jim McNerney, said in a statement at the time. Indeed, although some research shows business users are eager for inflight services, consumer passengers could be deterred by costly roaming rates likely to apply to mobile services initially.

OnAir's Cooper says airline passengers could pay US$2.30--$2.50 per minute initially, with prices dropping to US$1.50 in five years. Ryanair says charges will be in line with international roaming rates.

But regulation could still provide the biggest barrier to uptake.

In the US, the aviation authority FAA is still against the use of inflight mobile services. And regulatory issues could still scupper services in Europe, too.

OnAir has proposed a regional regulatory framework based on the co-operation of national regulators, said Sonia Hilton, the company's manager of regulatory affairs, Europe.

The proposal suggests that a telecoms licence should be issued in the country in which the aircraft is manufactured, with the states involved accepting that no additional authorisations are necessary.

"The regulators are very positive and supportive of the approach," said Hilton.

But OnAir also needs to gain access to spectrum from national regulators. It is recommending that in-flight mobile services should be exempt from spectrum licensing because the system does not interfere with terrestrial mobile networks.

"Cordless telephony is not licensed because it doesn't interfere [with ground networks]," said Hilton. It would "simplify matters enormously".

According to the company, its on-board channel equipment will stop mobile phones from connecting to network signals outside the aircraft as well as minimising the power levels of handsets.

OnAir has collaborated with the pan-European communications regulatory body, CEPT, which is harmonised with the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC). A draft framework, outlining OnAir's position, has been prepared by the ECC as well as a compatibility study by the Spectrum Engineering Working Group. Parallel studies are being conducted internationally.

Ryanair's service plans to use satellite broadband links as well as a ground network provided by OnAir's infrastructure partner Monaco Telecom, which will also supply roaming agreements. Ryanair will receive a proportion of call revenues.

And in the US, the experience of Boeing has not deterred all service providers. In June, the FCC awarded licences to Aircell, which plans to offer WiFi services, and Live TV--a subsidiary of low-cost airline JetBlue--to provide inflight voice and Internet services; Verizon Airfone already held a licence.

But airlines could face a further difficulty with onboard services.

A recent straw poll by Total Telecom showed most respondents--66.7% of the total--were overwhelmingly against inflight mobile services.

Additional reporting by Anne Morris

IDX Systems Corporation Reports 2005 Second Quarter Results.

First Half Year-Over-Year Revenues Increase More Than 24%

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IDX Systems Corporation reported results today for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005.

Revenues for the second quarter 2005 increased to $146.7 million compared with $130.4 million in the second quarter of 2004. Revenues for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005 increased to $289.8 million compared with revenues of $232.9 million for the same period in 2004.

IDX reported second quarter 2005 net income of $5.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to 2004 net income of $8.1 million, or $0.26 per diluted share. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, IDX reported net income of $13.7 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared with net income of $9.7 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the same period last year.

On June 1, 2005 IDX announced the termination of a contract with Fujitsu Services Limited and an anticipated resulting pretax charge for the loss on the contract of between $2.0 million and $4.0 million in the second quarter. The above actual results include a pretax charge for the contract termination loss of approximately $3.5 million, or $0.07 net of income taxes per diluted share. The company anticipates an additional pretax charge during the third quarter of 2005 relating to employee severance arrangements and other costs of between $0.5 million and $1.0 million.

   IDX notes the following financial highlights as of June 30, 2005:    * Cash and marketable securities of $224.2 million.   * Days Sales Outstanding (DSOs) of 92 days, up substantially due to a     delayed customer payment, which has since been received.  Without the     delay, DSOs would have been within the historical range and projected     target of 80 - 85 days.  IDX expects DSOs to return to these levels in     the third quarter.   * New business bookings of $108.2 million, at the upper end of the normal     quarterly range.   * Gain on sale of securities of $2.9 million.   

"While second quarter results reflect higher-than-planned costs in the UK business, we believe recent efforts to refocus that aspect of the business will yield greater profitability in the future. We are seeing increased momentum across the domestic business, and our balance sheet is exceptionally strong, with no debt and record levels of cash and securities. We look forward to continued growth in the second half of 2005," said James H. Crook, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of IDX.

IDX management reaffirmed 2005 revenue guidance of $610 - $630 million and earnings per share guidance of $1.25 - $1.31, excluding the charges associated with the contract termination loss, and 2006 guidance of $670 - $690 million in revenue and earnings per share of $1.50 - $1.60.

A conference call with investors will be held on July 28, 2005 at 11:00 am EDT to discuss these results. An audio Webcast of the call will be available at our Internet site: http://www.idx.com/, Investor Relations, Multimedia.

About IDX

Founded in 1969, IDX Systems Corporation provides information technology solutions to maximize value in the delivery of healthcare, improve the quality of patient service, enhance medical outcomes, and reduce the costs of care. Our systems are deployed to serve approximately 150,000 physicians and are installed at over 3,400 customer sites, including more than 850 group practices and approximately 370 integrated delivery networks servicing more than 500 hospitals.

IDX also provides its enterprise clinical software as a subcontractor to BT, Local Service Provider for the United Kingdom National Health Service's National Programme for Information Technology, an initiative to establish electronic patient records for 50 million patients.

The IDX web strategy includes browser technology, e-commerce and web-based tools -- built using Internet architecture -- that facilitates access for patients, physicians and care providers to vital health information and data managed by the IDX clinical, administrative, financial, and managed care products. IDX has approximately 2,400 full-time employees.

    Contact:    Margo C. Happer    Vice President    Investor Relations and    Corporate Communications    802-859-6169   

This press release contains forward-looking statements about IDX Systems Corporation that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are uncertainties or difficulties in developing new services and system difficulties in completing and integrating acquisitions, difficulties in implementing systems, possible deferral, delay or cancellation by customers of computer system or service purchase decisions, possible delay of system installations and service implementations, development by competitors of new or superior technologies, changing economic, political and regulatory influences on the healthcare industry, possible disruptions in the national economy caused by terrorist activities and foreign conflicts, changes in product pricing policies, governmental regulation of IDX's software and operations, the possibility of product-related liabilities, changes in our relationships with our partners, and factors detailed from time to time in IDX's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which important factors are incorporated herein by reference. IDX undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes in future operating results, financial condition or business over time.

                            IDX SYSTEMS CORPORATION                          Consolidated Balance Sheets                                (in thousands)                                                    June 30,       December 31,                                                     2005               2004                                               (unaudited)          (audited)   ASSETS    Cash and cash equivalents                      $46,574           $67,346   Marketable securities                          177,658            94,283   Accounts receivable, net                       154,688           122,481   Deferred contract costs                         26,837            24,209   Refundable income taxes                          7,625             7,514   Prepaid and other current assets                11,917             8,199   Total current assets                           425,299           324,032    Property and equipment, net                    100,236            94,291   Deferred contract costs, less current    portion                                        54,158            42,295   Capitalized software costs, net                  6,626             5,596   Goodwill, net                                    7,065             7,163   Other intangible assets                          2,514             2,514   Other assets                                    10,789            10,063   Deferred tax asset                               8,070            10,961   Total assets                                  $614,757          $496,915      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    Accounts payable, accrued expenses    and other liabilities                         $83,449           $84,388   Deferred revenue                                59,610            62,278   Deferred tax liability                          43,281             6,579   Total current liabilities                      186,340           153,245    Deferred revenue                                15,479            11,365   Total liabilities                              201,819           164,610    Stockholders' equity                           412,938           332,305   Total liabilities and      stockholders' equity                       $614,757          $496,915                            IDX SYSTEMS CORPORATION                     Consolidated Statements of Income                 (in thousands, except for per share data)                                (Unaudited)                              Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended                                  June 30,                  June 30,                             2005         2004         2005         2004   Revenues   Systems sales          $39,055      $42,664      $77,509      $76,223   Maintenance and    service fees          107,645       87,721      212,250      156,712   Total revenues         146,700      130,385      289,759      232,935    Operating expenses   Cost of systems sales   15,718       17,725       29,688       29,694   Cost of maintenance    and services           74,409       58,860      146,748      104,699   Cost of sales    - contract termination    loss, net               3,545            -        3,545            -   Selling, general and   administrative          31,581       26,464       62,260       54,891   Software development    costs                  15,466       15,259       29,160       29,146   Restructuring charge         -          387            -          387   Total operating    expenses              140,719      118,695      271,401      218,817    Operating income         5,981       11,690       18,358       14,118    Other income (expense)   Other income (expense),    net                      (862)         335          (45)         451   Gain on investment       2,917        1,009        3,417        1,009   Total other income       2,055        1,344        3,372        1,460    Income before income    taxes                   8,036       13,034       21,730       15,578    Income tax provision    (2,957)      (4,953)      (8,040)      (5,920)    Net income              $5,079       $8,081      $13,690       $9,658    Basic earnings per    share                  $ 0.16       $ 0.27       $ 0.44       $ 0.32   Basic weighted average    shares outstanding     31,060       30,181       30,999       30,031    Diluted earnings    per share              $ 0.16       $ 0.26       $ 0.42       $ 0.31   Diluted weighted    average shares    outstanding            32,197       31,572       32,225       31,503    Earnings per share numbers may not foot due to rounding.    The above financial statement includes the following special items:                             Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended                                 June 30,                     June 30,                             2005         2004         2005             2004   Contract termination    loss, net               3,545            -        3,545                -   Tax effect of included    special items          (1,312)           -       (1,312)               -   Total net effect of    included special    items                  $2,233           $-       $2,233               $-                              IDX SYSTEMS CORPORATION                            Statement of Cash Flows                                 (in thousands)                                  (unaudited)                                                       Three Months Ended                                                             June 30,                                                      2005             2004   OPERATING ACTIVITIES         Net income                                   $5,079           $8,081        Adjustments to reconcile net income         to net cash(used in) provided by         operating activities:              Depreciation                             4,666            4,143             Amortization                               241            1,126             Gain on investments                     (2,917)          (1,009)             Deferred taxes                           3,552            4,171             Increase in allowance for              doubtful accounts                         114              294             Tax benefit related to exercise              of non-qualified stock options            441            1,190             Foreign currency transaction              loss (gain), net                        1,395             (207)             Contract termination loss, net           3,545             Loss on disposition of equipment             -                -             Restructuring costs                          -              387             Reduction in fair value of investment      389                -             Other                                       98              102             Changes in operating assets              and liabilities:                  Accounts and uynbilled                   receivables                      (24,684)          (8,980)                  Deferred contract costs           (12,053)          (8,297)                  Prepaid expenses and                   other assets                      (1,646)          (4,655)                  Accounts payable and                   accrued expenses                   2,778            1,879                  Federal and state income                   taxes                             (2,316)          (1,243)                  Deferred revenue                      986           22,282                       Net cash (used in)                        provided by operating                        activities                  (20,332)          19,264    INVESTING ACTIVITIES         Purchase of property and equipment,         net                                         (7,368)          (4,464)        Purchase of marketable securities            (7,100)          (2,000)        Proceeds from sale of marketable         securities and other investments            34,686           10,714        Other assets                                 (2,099)            (856)                       Net cash provided by                        investing activities         18,119            3,394    FINANCING ACTIVITIES         Proceeds from sale of common stock            3,044            4,772        Other financing activities                       (3)               -                       Net cash provided by                        financing activities          3,041            4,772    Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on    cash and cash equivalents                           781             (406)    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents          1,609           27,024    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning    of period                                        44,965           18,820    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       $46,574          $45,844  

CONTACT: Margo C. Happer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, +1-802-859-6169

Web site: http://www.idx.com/

And now ... you're gone; Clay out as Bulls' public-address announcer for unexplained reasons.

Byline: K.C. Johnson

CHICAGO _ No matter what personnel changes the Bulls make this summer, next season's player introductions at the United Center will carry a different sound.

Longtime public-address announcer Ray Clay will not return for his 13th season and will be replaced by Steve Scott, who worked several games in Clay's absence over the last two seasons.

Bulls fans may not know Clay's name and face, but his rendition of the team's signature introduction_"And now ... the starting lineup for your Chicago Bulls!"_became a recognizable part of the championship years. Time and again, fans drowned out his low baritone as soon as he began introducing the centerpiece of the dynasty, Michael Jordan: "From North Carolina! ..."

Clay, who took over for local disc jockey Tommy Edwards before the 1990-91 season, had a front-row seat for all six championship teams. Clay, who also is director of campus recreation at Illinois-Chicago, began his announcing career with UIC men's basketball in 1980.

The reason for Clay's departure is unclear. A team spokesman said the team merely opted for "a different direction."

Neither Clay nor Steve Schanwald, the Bulls' executive vice president for business operations, could be reached for comment.

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Catherine says: I'll be Mrs Zeta Douglas; STAR TELLS FANS ABOUT BABY ON THE INTERNET.

Byline: ALISON BOSHOFF

CATHERINE Zeta Jones and fiance Michael Douglas shared intimate secrets about their plans for the baby they are expecting during an Internet chat yesterday.

The couple, whose baby is due in late June or early July, logged on to chat with fans during a 45-minute session to officially launch the actor's website.

Miss Zeta Jones, 30, revealed that she planned to change her name to Catherine Zeta Douglas after the baby was born and denied reports that she had been suffering from morning sickness.

'I am feeling fine and have not one bit of morning sickness but at this point I deserve full fat food and I will eat with pride,' she typed.

The Welsh-born actress, who was pursued by 55-year-old Douglas after he saw her in The Mask of Zorro, said she hoped to have a big family with him.

While Douglas revealed that the couple hope to appear in a film together next year, his fiancee described her husband-to-be as 'the only leading man I need right now'.

Douglas told fans that the couple were sitting in their hotel room 'enjoying pizza' and Catherine added: 'The baby had better like pizza, that's all I can cook!' During the session, Miss Zeta Jones responded happily to questions about the couple's personal life, while Douglas mainly talked about his charity commitments and the technical problems which had delayed the opening of the chat room.

The actress, who became engaged to the star of Wall Street and Fatal Attraction at his home in Aspen, Colorado, on New Years Eve, said she had given him a carved

Welsh love spoon in return for the [pounds sterling]150,000 diamond antique ring he had presented her with.

More than 80 film fans bombarded the couple with questions about the baby, their life together and their future plans.

Referring to her planned name change, Miss Zeta Jones said: 'I will work with my present name, but in the real world I guess it will be Catherine Zeta Douglas.

'Because I will be taking my child to school, I would like to be known as Mrs Douglas, mother of infant Douglas.' The couple said they did not yet know the sex of the baby or where Catherine would give birth.

Catherine typed: 'I don't care what the sex of the child is as long as it is healthy. All I

know right now is that I'm having a baby - I don't know where.' Asked what plans they had made for the birth, Douglas replied: 'Epidural for me.' And Catherine added: 'I think Michael needs one.' Miss Zeta Jones also scotched reports that the pregnancy had forced her to pull out of a planned film.

She said: 'I hope to be doing a movie while I'm pregnant, which is fantastic.' The couple said they planned to marry 'somewhere near the end of the year' but refused to comment on an exact date.

They also ignored questions on where they will bring up the baby, with Catherine only answering: 'I speak terrible Welsh, only a little but I sing lot of Welsh songs.