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Consorta Selects REPtrax to Provide Vendor Management for its Shareholders and Members

Schaumburg, Ill., November 6, 2007 - Consorta, a leading healthcare group purchasing and resource management organization announced that it has selected REPtrax as their platform of choice to communicate and manage vendor policies for their shareholders and members. Consorta's membership includes more than 500 acute and over 300 extended care facilities throughout the country.

"Consorta and our member hospitals selected REPtrax as our single platform for vendor management, because we felt that their approach to vendor management had two key ingredients: fairness and accountability," said John Sampson, Director, Supply Chain & IT Services for Consorta. "We believe by providing a national standard the value proposition is not only realized by the hospital but the vendor as well."

Peter Sheehan, founder and creator of the REPtrax platform added, "Consorta has a long history in creating value for their member hospitals as well as their contracted vendors. We are eager to continue that trend by providing a standard in Vendor Management that will create efficiencies for the entire supply chain."

The Web-based REPtrax platform will be responsible for collecting and managing the critical credentials of Consorta's member hospitals vendor community. The platform will also serve as a communication and enforcement portal for vendor policies that extend beyond just credentials including procurement policies and procedures.

"Up until now, it has been extremely difficult to enforce vendor policies" added Sampson, "but with REPtrax's community based vendor policy enforcement tool; REPscore, our hospitals can work together to reward those vendors that adhere to their hospitals' policies."

REPtrax and Consorta member hospitals will be implementing the REPtrax platform in the coming months with additional communication to the vendor community to follow. REPtrax is a service provided by deView electronics based out of Lewisville, Texas.

About Consorta, Inc.
Consorta, based in suburban Chicago, is a leading healthcare resource management and group purchasing organization whose shareholders are faith-based or non-profit health systems. Consorta's 13 shareholder healthcare systems represent 60 percent of all Catholic hospitals in the United States, and are among the leading integrators of non-profit healthcare in America. Consorta's membership now encompasses more than 2,400 care sites representing 78,000 patient care beds. This includes more than 500 acute and over 300 extended care facilities throughout the country. Consorta also provides contract purchasing power for some of the nation's leading non-profit organizations, including the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, America's Promise, Camp Fire USA, Catholic Charities USA, Girls Incorporated, Lutheran Services in America, National Council on Aging, National Mental Health Association, Salvation Army, United Way of America and the YWCA. For more information, visit www.consorta.com.

About deView electronics
deView electronics designs, engineers and manufactures both digital and analog IP technologies that are essential to CCTV systems. With more than 100 full-time engineers, deView is dedicated to new product introductions while simultaneously improving current product offerings. With a global perspective and sensitivity to regional and local trending, deView's development process is the benchmark for modern-day technology companies. For more information about deView electronics, visit www.deviewelectronics.com or call (877) 433-8439.

Press Contact:
Debra Lynn Ross
dross@consorta.com
847-592-7864