Intuit Inc

Accelr8 Technology Corporation is a developer of innovative materials and instrumentation for advanced applications in medical instrumentation, basic research and drug discovery. The company s initial products were OptArray micro-arraying slides, coated with its OptiChem surface chemistry. Its OptArray slides are used for protein and DNA arraying. In addition to its micro-arraying products, Accelr8 is developing a rapid clinical pathogen platform, the BACcelr8r, based on its innovative surface coatings, assay processing and detection technologies. The company is engineering BACcelr8r to become the world's first diagnostic system to provide bacterial identification and quantitation in two hours or less. It will also offer complete antibiotic resistance strain identification in eight hours or less, as opposed to the one to three days it takes for standard culturing. Accelr8 entered the life sciences industry in 2001 with the acquisition of advanced materials and instrumentation platforms for bio-analytic assays. Prior to the acquisition, Accelr8 had been successful in the software industry since 1987.

Intuit is a provider of financial management, tax and online banking solutions. It serves several accountants, financial institutions, and small- and mid-sized businesses. The company operates a division, Digital Insight, which offers online lending, check imaging, account-to-account transfer, and electronic bill payment and presentment services. Intuit serves clients in the construction, health care and retail industries. Founded in 1983, it manages a staff of more than 7,500 employees. The company also serves clients in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia. Intuit provides health insurance and worker's compensation coverage plans. It additionally offers account reconciliation, file processing and risk management services.

Founded in 1979, Sunquest Information Systems is a privately owned company that provides a range of health care solutions. It serves more than 1300 hospitals, clinics and independent laboratories worldwide. The company works with a team of over 700 employees. Sunquest Information Systems offers solutions, including bar-coded verification, automatic specimen routing and tracking and customizable patient report generation tools for diagnostic laboratories. The company also provides specimen, collection and transfusion management solutions. It additionally offers solutions in the areas of microbiology, molecular diagnosis, and anatomic and digital pathology. Sunquest Information Systems is affiliated with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and Health Level Seven. The company works in partnerships with Apollo, Avnet Technology Solutions, Business Objects, Dell, Digi-Trax Corporation, EMC Corporation, Forward Advantage, IBM, Informs Lane Communication, mTuitive, Printek and PrintekMobile, Silex Technology and Software Testing Solutions.