Appligent's Redax Lite 3.5 Offers Fast and Streamlined Redaction of Confidential Information from PDF Files.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LANSDOWNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003 Appligent, Inc. (www.appligent.com), a leading provider of PDF-related software and creator of Redax, the only software application that removes sensitive and private information from Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. (PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. ) files, today launched Redax Lite 3.5, an easy-to-deploy, streamlined version of Redax geared towards legal, healthcare and business communities. Enterprises and litigators are facing mounting pressure to keep sensitive employee and client information private when releasing documents for compliance, discovery or other purposes. Hidden text left in documents has resulted in several embarrassing disclosures in the last year, including the DC sniper case and UK's Iraq weapons dossier inquiry. Anyone who must share documents outside the enterprise runs the risk of divulging sensitive content if proper precautions aren't taken. In addition, companies in the health care industry are reorganizing their document management systems to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when (HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, ), which require the protection of patients' medical records. Redax Lite 3.5 offers these businesses and organizations the ability to quickly and easily remove selected text from PDF documents while maintaining compliance with HIPAA and the Privacy Act. Redax Lite 3.5 is a streamlined version of Redax at a much lower price point. Many companies need redaction See redact. without the extra features of Redax, which offers palettes of exemption codes required for government compliance with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) A U.S. government rule that states that public information shall be delivered within 10 days of request. ) requests. "Redax Lite 3.5 is ideal for those organizations who need quick, permanent redaction," says Virginia Gavin, President of Appligent. "Information privacy and security policy are increasingly important for everyone and are required for HIPAA compliance. Current word processors only hide information, and the text often remains in the file. Acrobat plus Redax Lite ensures that all data is deleted and unrecoverable." Redax Lite 3.5 is a plug-in for Adobe(R) Acrobat versions 5.0 and higher and is available for Windows. The software retails for $199 with volume discounts available and can be ordered online at www.appligent.com. It is also available on the U.S. General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) schedule at www.gsaadvantage.gov. About Appligent Appligent, Inc. (www.appligent.com) is the leading provider of server-based tools and plug-ins for the on-demand customization, manipulation, redaction and delivery of dynamically generated electronic documents. Appligent has a proven reputation building robust, cross platform, server-based solutions that are blazingly fast and are compliant with the most obscure and corrupt variants of the PDF standard. Based in the Philadelphia region, Appligent has provided PDF-related software applications globally since 1993. The company's products are used in various industries, including financial services, government, insurance, banking, manufacturing, legal and pharmaceutical. Appligent is a member of the Adobe Solutions Network Adobe Solutions Network (ASN) is the official name of the end-user training, developer, and print service providers authorized by Adobe Systems, Inc. There are three basic components to the program. and is a partner of Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, IBM and Apple. For more information about Appligent, please contact Grace Alfredo at (610) 642-8253 or grace@gregoryfca.com. |
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