Carefx Corporation and Protocom Development Systems Combine Offerings to Add Greater Value to Healthcare IT.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers RANCHO CORDOVA Rancho Cordova (răn`chō kôrdō`və), uninc. residential city (1990 pop. 48,731), Sacramento co., N Calif. A suburb of Sacramento, it experienced rapid growth in the late 20th cent. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2004 Carefx Corporation today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Protocom Development Systems, a global leader in password management. The partnership, which will combine Protocom SecureLogin(R) Single Sign-On An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. and the Carefx suite of healthcare specific, standards-based components for context management across multiple applications, will provide superior security solutions for the healthcare industry. The Carefx suite of healthcare solutions will provide Protocom with the technology to deliver market-leading security solutions for the healthcare industry that are CCOW CCOW Clinical Context Object Workgroup CCOW Channel Control Order Wire CCOW Control Channel Order Wire CCOW Contributing to Coalition Operations Worldwide CCOW Computer Care on Wheels (Brantford, Ontario, Canada) and HL-7 compliant. In particular, the partnership will allow Protocom to develop solutions for desktop auditing in the healthcare context. The partnership will also allow Carefx to enhance its existing working knowledge of SecureLogin Single Sign-On and continue to strengthen its strong profile in the healthcare sector. "Protocom recognizes the strategic importance of this relationship with Carefx and the opportunity it will provide Protocom to address the growing security concerns of the healthcare industry. The experience of Carefx in the context management space makes it an important player in the healthcare IT industry and an attractive partner for Protocom. The pairing of Protocom with Carefx will help customers in healthcare get the most out of their existing IT investment," said Jason Hart Jason Hart (born April 29 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing point guard for the NBA's Utah Jazz. College career , Protocom Chief Executive Officer. "Security and patient safety are key concerns among healthcare organizations today," said Terrence Macaleer, Carefx Chief Executive Officer. "Carefx's decision to partner with Protocom underlines our ability to assist our partners and in turn healthcare organizations address these concerns by giving the clinician one-step access to all of the pertinent clinical data from diverse systems, and creating a valuable tool for improving patient safety and clinicians' workflow." Carefx Corporation offers solutions to historically challenging Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) problems. Along with its partners, Carefx provides healthcare organizations with clinically oriented software and services that streamline clinician access to patient information, enhance security, and address 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, requirements. These solutions apply state of the art technology to existing information systems and improve patient care, reduce costs, and increase clinical productivity. For more information about Carefx visit www.carefx.com. Protocom Development Systems is an award winning technology leader developing innovative network security solutions for governments and enterprises worldwide. Protocom specializes in password management solutions with the SecureLogin Password Management Suite consisting of single sign on, advanced (strong) authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. and self-service password reset Self-service password reset is defined as any process or technology that allows users who have either forgotten their password or triggered an intruder lockout to authenticate with an alternate factor, and repair their own problem, without calling the help desk. . The Protocom SecureLogin Password Management Suite enhances security, lowers administration costs and improves employee productivity. Protocom Development Systems has been a Microsoft Certified Partner since 2001 providing a range of Password Management solutions designed to operate with Microsoft 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME, and XP platforms. In 2003, Protocom achieved 'Designed for' status for Protocom SecureLogin(R) Single Sign-On. Protocom was founded in 1989. Protocom is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. and has been profitable since incorporation in 1993. Protocom has offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , and Australia. For more information about Protocom visit www.protocom.com |
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