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Philadelphia VA Medical Center - a new customer for U2 Interactive.

Ultrasis, the leading provider of cognitive behavioral therapy for stress and mild to moderate depression, is pleased to announce that its US joint venture, U² Interactive has secured a new contract with Philadelphia Veterans Association to provide it's Beating the Blues program.

The Philadelphia VA Medical Center under the leadership of Dave Oslin, MD, Associate Chief of Staff for Behavioral Health, and Dr. Johanna Klaus, Director of the Behavioral Health Lab, is partnering with U2 Interactive to offer Beating the Blues to Veterans.

Beating the Blues US allows Veterans to access the program 24 hours a day, seven days a week in a confidential format. In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has recently listed Beating the Blues on their National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practice.

"This is a significant contract for U2 Interactive," said John Smith, Chief Executive of Ultrasis. "The Philadelphia VA has recognized that Beating the Blues offers an affordable and highly scalable solution to treating mild and moderate depression and anxiety conditions for Veterans. We look forward to working with Dr. Oslin, Dr. Klaus & team to support them in deploying the program across their system." He added "this contract also means that we are now registered as a contractor on the VA Procurement system which will help facilitate future contracts with other VA Systems."

The contract is on commercial terms, but the details are confidential.

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Editor's notes:

Ultrasis is a healthcare company with core expertise in health, psychology, software development and programme management. We deliver computerised healthcare products to the consumer, the NHS, the corporate sector and other healthcare providers in the UK and US. Ultrasis was the first company to offer computerised products based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and interactive multimedia, and is still the world leader in this field. The products help people tackle stress, anxiety and depression, and a full spectrum of related chronic conditions.

For more information about Ultrasis please visit www.ultrasis.com 

About U2 Interactive - U2 Interactive's mission is to support all healthcare stakeholder communities in creating innovative and cost effective computer based solutions for everyday health problems, lifestyle issues, and long-term conditions. U2 Interactive believes in delivering evidenced based treatment via interactive and easy to use software programs. U2 is jointly owned by UPMC & Ultrasis PLC and head quartered in Pittsburgh PA http://www.u2interactive.com/

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