Medworxx Appoints IRonside Investor Relations Inc. as Investor Relations and Financial PR Firm
Toronto, Ontario – March 17, 2008 – Medworxx Solutions Inc. (“Medworxx”) (TSXV: MWX), a Canadian leader in knowledge management systems for hospitals, today announced that it has appointed IRonside Investor Relations Inc. (“IRonsideIR”), an independent Toronto-based corporate communications firm, to provide it with investor relations and financial public relations services.
IRonsideIR’s investor relations team will implement a strategic outreach program to increase awareness of Medworxx’s healthcare-focused technology platform, using IRonside IR’s proprietary database of portfolio managers, analysts, and investors. Medworxx will pay approximately $3,000 per month and issue to IronsideIR 150,000 options, each option entitling the holder to acquire one Class A Common Share of Medworxx at an exercise price of $0.19 per share for a term of 12 months. One quarter of the options so granted will vest every three months following the date of being granted. The term of the appointment is for four months, and if the term is renewed, additional options may be granted at that time.
“IRonsideIR is excited to be working with Medworxx,” said Robin Sundstrom, President of IRonside Investor Relations Inc. “Their technology platform and their targeted approach to the healthcare industry make them uniquely appealing.”
"Medworxx makes a strategic platform that hospitals use to communicate, aggregate, and analyze knowledge. Our most recent addition to this platform, the Emergency Readiness System (ERS), is at the beginning of its sales ramp," said Dan Matlow, President & CEO, Medworxx. "We are looking forward to working with IRonsideIR to build investor awareness of not only our platform but our company and its potential."
About IRonsideIR
IRonsideIR is a full-service communications firm operating from an investor relations perspective. IRonsideIR is focused on two things: raising the profiles of its corporate clients, and providing a solid return on investment. For more information, visit www.ironsideir.com.
About Medworxx
Founded in 2004 and publicly traded on the Toronto Venture Exchange, Medworxx (MWX: TSXV) makes a strategic software platform that hospitals use to communicate, aggregate, and analyze knowledge. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Medworxx products are used by more than 200,000 people at over 230 hospitals across North America. Medworxx: our market is healthcare, our vertical is knowledge. For more information, visit www.medworxx.com.
The statements made in this Press Release may contain forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations and projections. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed this press release and neither approved nor disapproved the information contained in this press release.
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Contact:
Susan Gershman, EVP Operations & Marketing
416-642-1278 x320
416-574-2349
sgershman@medworxx.com
IRonside Investor Relations Inc.
Robin Sundstrom, President
416-368-8770 x223
robin@ironsideir.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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