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Koleman Karleski
Chrysalis Ventures
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VerusMed Holding Company Becomes ConnectivHealth

New Growth Signals Name Change for FWI

Nashville, TN - (June 19, 2007) – FWI Inc., the parent company of VerusMed, today announced it has changed its name to ConnectivHealth.

The new ConnectivHealth name better positions the company in the health care market as it embarks on a multimillion-dollar growth trajectory, which includes several pipeline acquisitions and a suite of new products all aimed at providing relevant health care information to physicians, other health care professionals, and consumers.

"As we prepare for new growth, we need a name that more accurately represents the unifying nature of our current and future businesses," said President and CEO Scott McQuigg. "ConnectivHealth best describes the connectivity of our products and our business strategy of integrating multiple health care information offerings."

ConnectivHealth currently serves as the parent company of VerusMed, which delivers clinical briefs and medical news to physicians and health care professionals. ConnectivHealth investors include Petra Capital Partners of Nashville, Chrysalis Ventures of Louisville, Ky., and Scott McQuigg. In addition to McQuigg, ConnectivHealth's officers include Bob Kinard, Vice President and CFO, and Paul Mattioli, Vice President of Sales.

About ConnectivHealth

ConnectivHealth is building a network of health care information and new media businesses that enable the delivery, distribution, and organization of important health information for physicians, health care professionals, hospitals, and consumers. ConnectivHealth's initial holding, VerusMed, founded in 1994, delivers editorially independent clinical news briefs to more than 150,000 physicians. When complete, the ConnectivHealth network will include a health care information platform, connecting a full spectrum of dynamic health care content.

About Petra Capital Partners

Based in Nashville, Tenn., Petra Capital Partners provides growth capital to business, information, and health care services companies throughout the United States. Petra specializes in helping proven entrepreneurs build sustainable growth companies by serving as a trusted advisor and a reliable source of capital. Petra targets transaction sizes under $10 million in the form of equity or subordinated debt with warrants in high growth companies to fund organic growth, acquisitions, or in certain cases, owner recapitalizations. For more information, please visit www.petracapital.com.

About Chrysalis Ventures

Founded in 1993, Chrysalis Ventures is a leading source of equity capital for young growth companies in the Midwest and South. Chrysalis invests primarily in early-stage and expansion-stage companies in health care services and technology, media and communications, and business services. Based in Louisville, Ky., Chrysalis has more than $250 million under management and has made investments in over 50 companies. For more information, please visit www.chrysalisventures.com.

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