Netsmart Technologies and OPEN MINDS to Offer "OPEN MINDS Live and On-Line" Management Seminars Through Netsmart University
February 23 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netsmart
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq SC: NTST), a leading provider of
enterprise-wide software for health and human services
organizations, and OPEN MINDS, the premier management information,
training and consulting firm in behavioral health, are partnering
to create OPEN MINDS Live and On-line, a series of on- line
management seminars. Each two-hour seminar will address
cutting-edge management topics in behavioral health, and will blend
faculty-led presentation and participant dialogue. Announcement of
this arrangement was made at the Mental Health Corporation of
America (MHCA) 2006 Annual Conference in St. Petersburg, Fla. It is
anticipated that OPEN MINDS Live and On-line will launch in April
2006 through Netsmart University, powered by ContinuedLearning, the
premier learning management system acquired by Netsmart
Technologies in 2005. To register for OPEN MINDS Live and On-Line,
visit http://www.netsmartuniversity.com/. For more information
about the program content or faculty, call Dr. John Talbot at OPEN
MINDS at 877-350-6463, or . About Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
Netsmart Technologies, Inc., based in Great River, N.Y., is an
established, leading supplier of enterprise-wide software solutions
for health and human services providers, with more than 1,250
clients, including 30 systems with state agencies. Netsmart's
clients include health and human services organizations, public
health agencies, mental health and substance abuse clinics,
psychiatric hospitals, and managed care organizations. Netsmart's
products are full-featured information systems that operate on a
variety of operating systems, hardware platforms, and mobile
devices, and offer unlimited scalability. About OPEN MINDS Founded
in 1987, OPEN MINDS is the premier industry research and management
consulting firm for the behavioral health and social service field.
It is our mission to provide behavioral health and social service
payers and service providers, and the vendors that serve them, with
the market and management knowledge needed to improve their
organizational efficiency and effectiveness. OPEN MINDS services
include consultation, technical assistance, workforce development,
executive education, and subscription information services. The
areas of expertise of our national consulting team include
financial management, information technology, leadership and
governance, marketing and development, and strategic management.
For more information, visit http://www.openminds.com/. Statement on
Behalf of Netsmart Technologies, Inc. Statements in this press
release may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and similar
expressions, as they relate to the company or its management,
identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on
current expectations, estimates and projections about the company's
business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and probably will,
differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those
described above and those risks discussed from time to time in
Netsmart's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
addition, such statements could be affected by risks and
uncertainties related to product demand, market and customer
acceptance, competition, pricing and development difficulties, as
well as general industry and market conditions and growth rates,
and general economic conditions. Any forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the company
does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
release. Information on Netsmart's website does not constitute a
part of this release. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact:
mrussell@csmcorp.com DATASOURCE: Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Dave Kishler of Netsmart Technologies, +1-614-764-0143,
Ext. 7252, or ; or John F. Talbot, Ph.D. of OPEN MINDS, Web site:
http://www.netsmartech.com/ http://www.openminds.com/
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