A.D.A.M., Inc. Launches Interactive Anatomy Version 4; First Major Product Upgrade to Company's Core Award-Winning Educational Product

[June 15, 2004]

A.D.A.M., Inc. Launches Interactive Anatomy Version 4; First Major Product Upgrade to Company's Core Award-Winning Educational Product

ATLANTA & CALGARY, Alberta --(Business Wire)-- June 15, 2004 -- A.D.A.M., Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM), a leading developer of interactive health information and technology, announced today the launch of A.D.A.M. Interactive Anatomy Version 4 (AIA 4), the long anticipated upgrade to the company's flagship anatomy product for the undergraduate, medical school and allied health education markets.

Presenting at the 18th annual meeting of the Human Anatomy and Physiologist Society meeting being held in Calgary, hundreds of leading educators from across North America will get a first-hand look at the innovative new features of AIA 4. The product is a DVD-based application that allows educators and students to digitally dissect human anatomy - skin to bone - with point-and-click capabilities for identifying over 22,000 anatomical structures. With AIA 4's robust annotation tools and built-in libraries of additional content, including 3D models and clinical illustrations, educators will be able to produce and publish curricula for a wide variety of teaching applications.

In development for over a year, new features and capabilities of AIA 4 include:

-- Expanded authoring tools that allow educators and healthcare professionals to publish self-contained "iGuides", or interactive lessons. These iGuides can contain rich text media, annotated anatomical illustrations, human anatomy "maps," and other third-party content such as radiological images. Anyone using AIA 4 can load and then interact with the iGuide, providing the student with a relevant, electronic curriculum that compliments the use of textbooks and enhances the lab experience.

-- Imagery, such as anatomical structures, groups of structures, or complete cross-sectional maps, that can be exported for use in presentation products like PowerPoint(TM) and other graphic applications.

-- More than 500 clinical illustrations that highlight cellular components, disease, injury, first aid, and surgical treatments. These can be annotated with AIA 4's new annotation tool set.

-- Email and FTP functionality built directly into the application that allows anyone to seamlessly send iGuides or other images from AIA 4 to any other user, or post to online learning systems like WebCT(TM) or Blackboard(TM).

-- New tools that can be used to show anatomical relationships and extract more than one structure at a time.

"The release of AIA 4 marks a major milestone for us in the continued development of products that allow people to better understand the workings of the human body," said Kevin Noland, A.D.A.M.'s President and COO. "This investment further solidifies A.D.A.M.'s position as the premier provider of anatomical education products," he said.

"We are also excited about the potential of AIA 4 beyond higher education. With its many enhancements, AIA 4 will be well positioned to address the needs of the allied health markets, including occupational and physical therapy, radiography, medical technology, and the dental professions.

"AIA 4 may also have a significant impact by integrating with commercial healthcare applications - especially applications like electronic medical records. We see a unique opportunity where AIA 4 could be used for visual documentation of patient care as well as in-office patient education.

"The potential use for imbedding 'body maps,' or layered views of human anatomy similar to navigational roadmaps, is truly unlimited," Noland concluded.

The product will be available for purchase next month. A developer's addition of AIA 4 will follow later in the year. Additional information can be found on the company's website at www.adam.com/aia.

About A.D.A.M.

Headquartered in Atlanta, A.D.A.M., Inc. (NASDAQ: ADAM) is a leading publisher of interactive, visually engaging health and medical information for healthcare organizations, medical professionals, consumers and students. A.D.A.M. products contain physician-reviewed text, health visuals produced by medically trained illustrators, and multimedia interactivity to create health information solutions that offer a unique "visual learning" experience in both the healthcare and education markets. A.D.A.M. is a founding member of Hi-Ethics, a coalition of the most widely referenced health websites and information providers committed to developing industry standards for the quality of consumer health information.

For more information, visit www.adam.com.

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