SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
Oct 20, 2004

Trac Medical Solutions, Inc. (TracMed), a subsidiary of Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ADAT) today announced that Norman K. "Skip" Best has joined TracMed as its Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Best will help to identify new revenue opportunities within the healthcare vertical.

Mr. Best has more than twenty-five years of experience in the healthcare industry, spanning sales management, general management and business development at companies including Becton Dickinson Immunodiagnostics, Shared Medical Systems, VidiMedix and e-MedSoft.com. He brings to TracMed a deep understanding of the healthcare industry at the intersection of technology.

Most recently, Mr. Best served as Vice President, Business Development for SecureCARE Technologies, where he was responsible for the development of strategic market channels and new business opportunities. In this role, he worked with both the traditional business of homecare, hospice and DME as well as with managed care companies, health insurance companies, and state and national physician associations.

"Trac Medical Solutions continues to expand its presence in the healthcare industry by offering Web-based solutions that automate and speed the process of securing and credentialing electronic healthcare forms," said Jeffrey Frankel, president of Trac Medical Solutions. "Skip's deep industry expertise will provide us with the right leadership to continue to grow market presence and extend our solution offerings and signing platform."

"I see tremendous opportunities for TracMed to continue to provide the industry-leading technology to process electronic Certificate of Medical Necessity and Physician Written Orders, through CareCert(TM) but I see this as only the 'tip of the iceberg' for TracMed's authentication, verification and non-repudiation technologies," said Best. "We will seek to expand TracMed's reach in the healthcare community by providing and enhancing our solutions to help physicians, health systems, and home healthcare providers improve their bottom line and save time on administrative costs. These new opportunities will bring higher transaction flow and improved margins to the TracMed business."

About Authentidate Holding Corp.

Authentidate Holding Corp. (AHC) is the holding company of five business units: DocStar, Authentidate International AG, Authentidate, Inc., DJS Marketing Group/Computer Professionals International and Trac Medical Solutions, Inc. DocStar sells proprietary document imaging software that includes the Authentidate technology. Authentidate and Authentidate AG provide the authentication of digital data through its proprietary and patent pending technology. Authentidate intends to establish itself as the authority on "content security" as it is a growing sector of the electronic network security infrastructure market. DJS delivers professional services centered around technology systems integration projects, staff augmentation, out-tasking, outsourcing services and resells computer related products. Trac Medical offers an electronic form processing solution and utilizes the Authentidate technology to prove the authenticity of the content represented in completed healthcare forms.

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SOURCE: Authentidate Holding Corp.