Open EC Technologies, WOW GLOBAL sign Teaming Agreement

Nov 12 2009

Open EC Technologies, Inc. ("Open EC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:OCE) is pleased to report the signing of a Teaming Agreement with WOW GLOBAL, LLC ("WOW") for its subsidiary, SoftCare EC Solution Inc.("SoftCare") www.softcare.com.

The Teaming Agreement provides SoftCare access to WOW's Healthcare IT Consulting services and Business Process Outsourcing solutions for SoftCare's specific business development opportunities underway in the US Healthcare market. The agreement provides for SoftCare as prime contractor to sub-contract Healthcare IT Consulting and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) from WOW for the SoftCare development, implementation and operations of its Healthcare Provider Portals, Electronic Health Records (EHR) Interoperability and Healthcare Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solutions.

Going forward WOW will continue to develop a Healthcare IT services practice around SoftCare's TradeLink e-Business Gateway Software Solutions to help their customers comply with the mandated interoperability requirements from the US Federal Government's Healthcare IT Reforms for EHR, Eligibility, Claims and Payments.

"We are very pleased to be working with WOW on our US Healthcare business development initiatives" states Martyn Armstrong, CEO of Open EC Technologies, "WOW is a leader in providing cost effective business process outsourcing and IT consulting services specifically for Healthcare IT development, implementation and maintenance projects. With resources in 25 US States, the WOW relationship provides an immediate strategic advantage for SoftCare's Healthcare business execution."

Subhash Chander, President of WOW Global states "The SoftCare relationship brings WOW to the forefront of some exciting US Healthcare business development projects. Together SoftCare and WOW are well positioned to take its share of Healthcare Interoperability software, services and business process outsourcing market. The strategic relationship with SoftCare continues WOW's commitment of providing our customers with innovative Healthcare IT solutions."