HORC Horizon Health Corp (MM)

Horizon Health Corporation (NASDAQ:�HORC) today announced that their 2006 implementation of an Oracle Call Center application was recognized for excellence by Oracle at its annual Open World conference in San Francisco. The �Titan Award� was presented to eVerge Group, the implementation partner of Horizon�s EAP Service Group (a subsidiary of Horizon Health), at the recent Oracle PartnerNetwork awards ceremony. Cindy Sheriff, President of Horizon Health EAP Services stated, �The system conversion has allowed us to provide state-of-the-art EAP services to our customers. The Oracle Titan Award is a prestigious accomplishment that reflects the combination of a dedicated team and a great software system.� �We are honored that the project was recognized for such a prestigious award,� added Zeke Zoccoli, Vice President of IT for Horizon Health. �Not only is the implementation a terrific example of what can be accomplished when organizations truly work as a team, but it has dramatically improved our service quality to our customers � which is ultimately the most important measure of success.� In commenting on the award, eVerge Group President Esteban Neely added, �We are extremely honored to be recognized for our work amidst such high-profile competition. Our winning project is an excellent example of how uniting the right people, processes and software can result in a comprehensive solution that dramatically improves operational metrics and division profitability.� This award is presented annually by Oracle PartnerNetwork to recognize companies that have successfully defined new markets, achieved leadership positions in target markets and transformed traditional business practices using Oracle�s offerings. Other award recipients this year included IBM Global Business Services, BearingPoint Inc., Deloitte Consulting and CIBER Inc. About eVerge Group eVerge Group delivers best-in-class services for the implementation, integration and support of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. eVerge Group�s sole focus is to partner with clients to provide business, process and technology expertise so that client deployments of Oracle-PeopleSoft and Oracle-Siebel applications meet their return on investment objectives For more information, visit www.evergegroup.com About Horizon Health Horizon Health is an owner of behavioral healthcare facilities and a leading manager of clinical services for acute care hospitals and employers. For more information, visit www.horizonhealth.com.