Neoforma, Inc. provides supply chain management solutions for the healthcare industry. The company’s solutions address various areas in the healthcare supply chain, including order management, contract management, data management, market intelligence, and materials management. Its order management solutions include connectivity, online discrepancy management tools, online order status, and on-demand reports. The company’s contract management solutions provides an online environment that allows suppliers to communicate contract and product information with hospital customers, as well as to collaborate with hospitals on new contract setup and price changes. Its data management solutions include a data cleansing, spend intelligence, and maintenance solutions. The company’s materials management solutions enables hospitals to manage inventory and requisitions, issue purchase orders, receive products, and manage other components of the materials management process. Neoforma sells its market intelligence offerings to medical-surgical and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The company has strategic relationship with Novation, LLC; VHA, Inc.; Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC; University HealthSystem Consortium; and Consorta, Inc. Neoforma was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. As of March 6, 2006, Neoforma Inc. is a subsidiary of Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC.