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For immediate release:

November 1, 2005

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Molly Fee
Blue Mine Group
(858) 792-2633, ext. 110
kfreeman@blueminegroup.com

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Abovehealth Expands Relationship with Blue Mine Group as Strategic Growth Partner

San Diego, CA. - November 1, 2005 - Leading eHealth solution provider Abovehealth® today announced its go-to-market partnership with Blue Mine Group, which specializes in the rapid expansion of early-stage technology companies. Abovehealth, a healthcare information technology company that offers comprehensive HIPAA-compliant web-portal and electronic business transaction solutions to the healthcare industry, has engaged Blue Mine Group for its complete program offering, including strategy development, relationship marketing, business development and a comprehensive reputation-building initiative.

"We chose to partner with Blue Mine Group based on the firm's extensive experience and proven track record of growing early-stage technology companies," said Abovehealth's CEO Jack Johnson. "Blue Mine Group has quickly become fully integrated with our internal team - helping us to redefine our corporate strategy, increase our visibility in the marketplace and develop a knowledge-sharing and networking community for health plan executives called The Dolphin Group."

"We have found that many early-stage technology companies face significant challenges taking their products and services to market, and growing beyond its initial, early-adopter customers. We help these companies develop and execute a comprehensive sales and marketing strategy in order to propel themselves to the next stage in their growth," remarked Blue Mine Group President and CEO Michael Lurie. "We are very excited to continue our work with Abovehealth and look forward to helping the company achieve its growth objectives in the years ahead."

Blue Mine Group has experienced strong growth of its own, more than doubling revenues year over year since its inception in early 2002.

About Abovehealth
Founded in 2001, Abovehealth is a leading eHealth solution provider. Abovehealth maximizes value by combining strong, effective client service with a powerful web-portal product that addresses the needs of all health plan constituents: members, providers, employers, and brokers. Integrating seamlessly with existing claims and administrative systems, Abovehealth replaces costly manual and paper-driven transactions with automated workflow processes, real-time transactions, interactive communications, and personalized content. The company has made agreements with more than a dozen healthcare organizations, representing more than 5 million member lives. For more information, call 866-837-4538 or visit www.abovehealth.com.

About Blue Mine Group
Blue Mine Group is a venture management and angel capital firm specializing in the rapid development of early-stage technology companies through the systematic implementation of an optimized, capital efficient growth model. With innovative products and technologies, and a core competence in efficient, focused and profitable growth, Blue Mine Group's portfolio "graduates" are groomed to be outstanding candidates for acquisition or buy out within two to five years. For more information, give us a call at (858) 792-2633 or visit www.blueminegroup.com.