Availity Selects SAVVIS IT Infrastructure Services to Support Global Software as a Service Transaction Processing Model.Leader in Healthcare Information Exchange Deploys Hosting, Network, and Managed Security Services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the Underpinning More than One Million Transactions per Day ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SVVS SVVS Savvis, Inc (stock symbol) SVVS Surrey Vintage Vehicle Society (UK) SVVS Unix System V Verification Suite SVVS System V Verification Suite ), a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business and government applications, today announced an agreement to provide hosting, network, and managed security services to Availity, L.L.C, a national leader in electronic health information exchange. Availity is one of the nation's largest information exchanges that process medical information. Through a software as a service (SaaS) model, the company handles more than 500 million transactions annually between health care professionals and providers across the U.S. As a result, Availity requires multiple security layers and reliable network services to underpin its large enterprise applications. Under the terms of the three year agreement, SAVVIS will provide Availity with a variety of network, hosting, and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , including SAVVIS Foundation Hosting which allows customers to maintain control of their operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (OS) but eliminates burdens such as server hardware procurement, racking and stacking, space and power management, and onsite support. In addition, SAVVIS will provide comprehensive managed security services consisting of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and log management services that provide customers with an easy method for storing and searching system logs and triggers alerts to help them respond to security threats in real-time. Services will be delivered from SAVVIS' data centers in Dallas and Atlanta. More than 47,000 customer organizations, including 95% of the healthcare provider practices in Florida alone, use Availity's secure portal and EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. services daily to complete important transactions such as eligibility and benefits verification, claim submission, claim status inquiry, and electronic health record retrieval. "The SAVVIS team quickly familiarized themselves with our personnel, our IT infrastructure challenges, and the requirements of our mission critical business applications," said Mark Kloker, Senior Director of Service Assurance for Availity. "In addition to providing the SaaS IT infrastructure underpinning our transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , they provide us with dedicated privacy and security managers to help administer security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security , which are an essential part of our business and our compliance with 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, ." "We are committed to providing a level of support and service that is unmatched for an enterprise deployment of this scale," said Bryan Doerr, SAVVIS' Chief Technology Officer. "SAVVIS has the SaaS infrastructure and IT resources to support Availity's critical applications and ensure its customers process reliable, secure transactions every day." About Availity, L.L.C. - Patients. Not Paperwork.([R]) Availity optimizes the flow of information between health care professionals, health plans, and other health care stakeholders through a secure internet-based exchange. The Availity Health Information Network encompasses administrative, financial, and clinical services, supporting both real-time and batch exchange via the web, business to business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) integration, and electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (EDI). Availity is the recipient of several national and regional awards, including Consumer Directed Healthcare, A.S.A.P. Alliance Innovation, eHealthcare Leadership, Northeast Florida Excellence in IT Leadership, E-Fusion, Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations for Excellence (TETHIE), and AstraZeneca-NMHCC Partnership. For more information, including an online demonstration, please visit www.availity.com. About SAVVIS SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS) is a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications. With an IT services platform spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, SAVVIS is an industry leader in delivering secure, reliable, and scalable hosting, network, and application services. These solutions enable customers to focus on their core business while SAVVIS ensures the quality of their IT systems and operations. SAVVIS' strategic approach combines virtualization technology, a global network and multiple data centers, and automated management and provisioning systems. For more information about SAVVIS, visit: http://www.savvis.net SAVVIS Forward-Looking Statements This document may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from SAVVIS' expectations. Certain factors that could affect actual results are set forth as risk factors in SAVVIS' SEC reports and filings, including its annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and all subsequent filings as well as the risk that potential product cost and performance benefits may not be realized for any particular customer. SAVVIS assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements. |
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