3M Health Care and Zargis Medical Awarded "Innovation of the Year" for Littmann® Model 3200 Stethoscope with Cardioscan Software

-Stethoscope with Bluetooth® Technology Recognized by Popular Science
asRevolutionary Innovation-
ST. PAUL, Minn. & STAMFORD, Conn.--(Business Wire)--
3M Health Care and Zargis Medical, a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp.
(Nasdaq:SPDE), announced today that the 3M Littmann® Electronic Stethoscope
Model 3200 with Zargis Cardioscan™ software was named Popular Science`s
"Innovation of the Year." This prestigious honor, part of the publication`s
annual "Best of What`s New Awards," highlights outstanding innovation, vision
and execution in technologic, scientific and medical advances for the year.

"Pairing the Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 with Zargis Cardioscan
software is a gigantic step forward in changing the way clinicians listen to and
interpret heart sounds," said Debra Rectenwald, vice president and general
manager, 3M Infection Prevention division. "This award is a testament to the
spirit that drives 3M`s innovation to develop and create new ways to improve the
delivery of healthcare."

"Together, 3M and Zargis took the basic electronic stethoscope and transformed
it into an advanced clinical tool that can improve diagnostic capabilities,"
said John Kallassy, chief executive officer of Zargis Medical. "Cardioscan is a
breakthrough in medical technology that has the potential to reduce unnecessary
medical referrals while improving outcomes at the same time."

The Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 is the first electronic
stethoscope featuring Bluetooth technology, which wirelessly transfers heart,
lung and other body sounds from the chestpiece to Zargis Cardioscan or Zargis
StethAssist™ software for analysis. The stethoscope and Cardioscan software
combination is designed to help clinicians identify suspected heart murmurs and
differentiate between those that should be referred for echocardiography and
those that should not, based on guidelines issued jointly by the American
College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Based on the software
analysis and their own assessment, physicians can then choose to refer patients
for an echocardiogram test, which are conclusive, but are also very expensive.

"For 22 years, Popular Science has honored the innovations that surprise and
amaze us-those that make a positive impact on our world today and challenge our
views of what`s possible in the future," said Mark Jannot, Editor-in-Chief of
Popular Science. "The Best of What`s New Award is the magazine`s top honor, and
the 100 winners-chosen from among thousands of entrants-represent the highest
level of achievement in their fields."

This is the second year in a row a 3M product has received distinction from the
publication. In 2008, the company`s MPro 100, a hand held projector was a "Grand
Award" winner in the Gadgets category.

About Best of What's New

Each year, the editors of Popular Science review thousands of products in search
of the top 100 tech innovations of the year; breakthrough products and
technologies that represent a significant leap in their categories. The winners
- the Best of What's New - are awarded inclusion in the much-anticipated
December issue of Popular Science, the most widely read issue of the year since
the debut of Best of What's New in 1987. Best of What`s New awards are presented
to 100 new products and technologies in 11 categories: Automotive, Aviation &
Space, Computing, Engineering, Gadgets, Green Technology, Home Entertainment,
Security, Home Technology, Personal Health and Recreation. The full list of
winners can be found at: www.popsci.com/bown2009

About Popular Science

Founded in 1872, Popular Science (www.popsci.com) is the world's largest science
and technology magazine, with a circulation of 1.3 million and 7.1 million
readers. Each month, Popular Science delivers "The Future Now," reporting on the
intersection of science and everyday life with an eye toward what`s new and why
it matters. Popular Science is published by the Bonnier Corporation
(www.bonniercorp.com), one of the largest consumer publishing groups in America
and the leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences
through more than 40 special-interest magazines and related multimedia projects
and events.

About 3M Health Care

3M Health Care, one of 3M`s six major business segments, provides world-class
innovative products and services to help health care professionals improve the
practice, delivery and outcome of patient care in medical, oral care, drug
delivery and health information markets.

For more information, visit www.3M.com

About Zargis Medical Corp.

Zargis Medical Corp. develops advanced diagnostic decision support products and
services for primary care physicians, pediatricians, cardiologists and other
healthcare professionals. Zargis was formed in 2001 when Siemens Corporate
Research, a division of Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), and Speedus Corp. (NASDAQ: SPDE)
co-invested to develop and market an advanced acoustic technology designed to
detect heart abnormalities identified through analysis of heart sounds.

Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available:
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6098244&lang=en

3M
Mary Clemens, 651-733-8806
mcclemens@mmm.com
or
WeissComm Partners
Molly Rabinovitz, 312-646-6294
mrabinovitz@wcpglobal.com
or
Zargis Medical
Peter Hodge, 888-773-3669 (ext. 23)
phodge@zargis.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009