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Press Release: June 10th, 2003
Agilent Technologies and Healex Systems Limited

Agilent Technologies and Healex Systems Limited to
co-market ChemLaunch for remote access and control of
Agilent ChemStation and associated instruments

Palo Alto, Calif. and Wilmington, Del. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Healex Systems Limited today announced an agreement to co-market Healex Systems ChemLaunch and Agilent ChemStation. Under the terms of the agreement, Agilent and Healex Systems are expected to promote ChemLaunch as a solution for remote access and control of Agilent ChemStation and associated analytical instruments, such as the Agilent 6890 gas chromatograph (GC) and Agilent 1100 Series liquid chromatograph (LC).

The alliance is expected to benefit analytical laboratories in a wide range of industries by providing a solution that allows distributed laboratories to improve control and usage of their analytical systems as well as reduce their purchase and support costs for PCs.

Healex Systems ChemLaunch, introduced in December 2000, was originally developed as a project to help companies face the challenge of managing a large number of Agilent ChemStations and analytical instruments that were distributed throughout sites in several locations. The instruments were in significant demand but often sat idle because potential users were unaware of their availability and unable to access them remotely.

Software developers at Healex Systems utilized Citrix MetaFrame technology to develop ChemLaunch as a secure Internet/intranet-based system, which allows researchers to access Agilent ChemStations from any approved location. Users can then determine availability status and begin conducting experiments remotely on equipment not in use.

Agilent ChemStation is a family of networked data systems that provides modular software components for instrument control, data acquisition and data management, with the flexibility to meet a lab's present and future requirements. The ChemStation base software handles applications such as LC, liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry (LC/MS), GC, capillary electrophoresis (CE) and CE/MS, and can be extended with add-on software modules for data organization and storage, remote control and monitoring, compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and validation of analytical methods.

About ChemLaunch

ChemLaunch is a powerful, robust and secure solution that enables Agilent's ChemStation families of products to be controlled in a client-server environment.

ChemLaunch eliminates the need for dedicated PCs located adjacent to each Agilent analytical instrument. The Agilent ChemStation/ChemStore instrument management capability that is traditionally provided by a local dedicated PC is now provided by a centrally located ChemLaunch server, running Citrix and Microsoft Terminal Server that in turn can be accessed securely from any approved location - worldwide.

Information about ChemLaunch is available on the Web at www.chemlaunch.com.

About Healex

Healex, founded in 1992, is a worldwide provider of leading edge software solutions with a proven record of developing and deploying solutions that provide rapid and significant ROI to their clients. Healex provides software solutions for supply chain management and collaboration, remote system management, workflow automation, and data collection, mining, and analysis. Healex Systems creates intuitive, powerful user interfaces, and robust, scalable applications. Information about Heale is available on the Web at www.healex.com.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 32,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6 billion in fiscal year 2002. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.