CIBER Partners With Zebec to Deliver Complete Security and Network Services to Medical Industry.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. and HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001 CIBER CIBER Center for International Business Education and Research (various locations) CIBER Center for International Business and Research (Michigan State University) CIBER Cellular Inter-Carrier Billing Exchange Record , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CBR (1) (Computer-Based Reference) Reference materials accessible by computer in order to help people do their jobs quicker. For example, this database on disk! (2) (Constant Bit Rate) A uniform transmission rate. ): CIBER Security Subsidiary Helps Tackle Issues Surrounding 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, for Large Hospital and Health Care Networks CIBER, Inc. (NYSE:CBR) and its majority owned subsidiary, Enspherics, are partnering with Zebec ze·bec or ze·beck n. Variant of xebec. Data Systems, Inc., one of the nation's largest computer outsourcing firms, to deliver security and Internet solutions to Zebec customers, predominantly in the health care industry. Zebec, which builds data warehouses of medical information and claims for hospitals and others in the health care arena, will leverage CIBER's and Enspheric's combined expertise in security assessment and network integration to broaden the company's service base. CIBER will gain access to Zebec's customer base, including several large multi-hospital systems covering the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe, third-party administrators and various other health care entities, to offer custom designed security solutions to customers operating in high-risk, high-threat and high-profile environments in the health care industry. "By combining Zebec's vertical strength in the health care community with our security strength, the companies' complimentary services will help hospitals working to become compliant 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)," said John Stubbs
He was born in Norfolk, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. , CIBER's Vice President and National Practice Leader Network and Security Integration and Senior Vice President of Business Development at Enspherics. "Our partnership will be most beneficial when servicing hospital networks facing the new privacy regulations in HIPAA. Many solutions to security problems in health care are now available thanks to the combination of our companies' strengths." Under the new act, directors of health care organizations can be fined up to $250,000 and 10 years imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. for breach of patients' privacy and security. "Most of the industry does not understand the impact of HIPAA regarding security and how claims will be handled," said John Feltham, President and Founder of Zebec. "However, with CIBER's ability to analyze, build and implement a remediation plan combined with Zebec's ability to web host and warehouse medical data, health care companies not only can understand the impact of HIPAA, but move health care information access into the web age. By combining CIBER's expertise in security and other applied technologies with Zebec's various service offerings, a more complete outsourcing of the entire IT effort is possible." CIBER acquired a 51-percent equity interest in network security specialist Enspherics in November 2000 to broaden its mission-critical security service offerings. Enspherics is helping expand CIBER's international security expertise with its proven high-end security technology consultants skilled in the government, 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. and health care sectors. About Zebec Zebec Data Systems, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is one of the nation's largest computer outsourcing firms utilizing Compaq DEC series of computers. Zebec is a leading provider of off-site computing and a host for applications ranging from general business and health care to large database applications. Zebec's Worldwide data center operates 24 hours a day, 365 days per year providing clients with an environment that meets their business needs around the clock. Operations personnel provide custom support to each client -- Zebec's environment adapts to client operational requirements. Zebec also provides custom networking configurations for its clients that feature full redundancy, dial-in capability, fiber optic technology, secure Internet access, web enabling, security protection, e-mail interface(s), and other high- and low-speed network business solutions. About CIBER CIBER, Inc. (NYSE:CBR) is the trusted technology leader transforming businesses to be agile, scalable and connected. Backed by 27 years of information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. , CIBER provides thought leadership in Internet solutions to Global 2000 and rapidly scaling companies and governments through its National Practices -- Strategy and Enterprise Integration, Wireless, Internet Services, Business Intelligence, Network and Security Integration and Outsourcing. Based in Greenwood Village, Colo., the company's consultants serve client businesses from 35 CIBER, 15 DigiTerra, four Neovation, two Solution Partners and four Enspherics offices in the U.S., Canada and Europe. CIBER's web site is www.ciber.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under 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: Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from such statements. Please refer to discussions of certain of these risks and uncertainties in CIBER's Annual Reports, 10-Ks, 10-Qs and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. |
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