The Beryl Companies Hires Jim Stalder as New Chief Information Officer

DALLAS, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Stalder has joined The Beryl Companies as
its new chief information officer (CIO). In this role Stalder will leverage
his knowledge of healthcare information technology to help Beryl, the nation's
leading provider of outsourced call center services to healthcare
organizations, continue its leadership position. Beryl continues to invest in
new methods of customer contact technologies and is developing pioneering new
products and solutions for its healthcare customers.

Stalder brings more than 20 years of technology experience to his new role.
Previously, he was the CIO at Mercy Health Services, a $500 million healthcare
provider in Baltimore, for six years. He oversaw the technology strategy for
Mercy's acute-care hospital, dozens of physician practices, and a long-term
care facility. He led Mercy through the implementation of several new clinical
systems, including electronic medical records, picture archiving and
communications system (PACS), and barcoded bedside medication administration.

In addition to his technology experience within the healthcare industry,
Stalder held leadership positions at USinternetworking and Digex where he had
primary responsibility for developing and launching several product lines. He
also spent several years at Andersen Consulting (Accenture) working with
large-scale custom application development projects in the telecommunications
industry.

Stalder earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Duke
University.

"We welcome Jim and the innumerable skills he brings to our team," said Paul
Spiegelman, Beryl's chief executive officer. "His expertise will allow us to
maximize the use of technology to benefit Beryl as well as our clients'
organizations."

About Beryl
Beryl, a leading provider of outsourced telephone and Web-based
communications, helps organizations grow revenue and build lasting customer
relationships by connecting people to healthcare. Since 1985, hundreds of
healthcare organizations have relied on Beryl for best-practices insight and
data they can use to make more informed decisions about customer acquisition
and retention. For more information about Beryl and its educational arm, The
Beryl Institute, visit www.beryl.net.

SOURCE The Beryl Companies

Carol Stevenson, +1-818-597-8453, ext. 3, for The Beryl Companies