Atypon

SANTA CLARA, California and WALTHAM, Massachusetts—May 22, 2008—Atypon Systems, Inc., a leading provider of e-publishing solutions, signed an agreement today with the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS), to develop a new website for the delivery of the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal Watch professional newsletters.

Atypon's considerable experience in providing leading scholarly publishers with sophisticated and flexible e-publishing solutions will provide MMS with a highly customisable platform that will engage the user more effectively, provide enhanced reporting capabilities, and deliver increased value to readers of the New England Journal of Medicine.

“Our goal is to continuously strengthen our relationships with our physician readers,” said Christopher Lynch, Vice President for Publishing, Massachusetts Medical Society. “Atypon’s platform will give us the tools and flexibility to actively manage the content and services for our readers and enhance their experience with NEJM.org.”

"We are very excited and proud to have been selected as the electronic publishing technology partner for the New England Journal of Medicine. Publishers understand that identifying users accurately enables them to deliver more appropriate content in the best context. Our technology is very effective at doing this and provides an uncommonly rich user experience.” said Georgios Papadopoulos, founder and CEO of Atypon.

About The Massachusetts Medical Society

The Massachusetts Medical Society, with more than 18,500 physicians and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the patients and physicians of Massachusetts. The Society publishes the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the world’s leading medical journals and websites and Journal Watch alerts and newsletters covering 12 specialties. The Society is also a leader in continuing medical education for health care professionals throughout Massachusetts, conducting a variety of medical education programs for physicians and health care professionals. Founded in 1781, MMS is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the country.

About Atypon Systems, Inc.

Atypon’s cutting edge content delivery systems connect millions of people to the information they need, faster. Since 1996, Atypon has provided software systems and content hosting to scholarly publishers. From complete, customizable systems for the giants in publishing, to cost-effective aggregated hosting solutions, Atypon creates solutions to fit every need while getting information online and making it easier to access. With a truly global reach, Atypon is headquartered in the Silicon Valley with offices around the globe. For more information, visit www.atypon.com.