Diversified Data Design Corp. Selects Tumbleweed for Secure Data Exchange.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Tumbleweed's Secure Email and File Transfer Products to Enable Secure Exchange of Sensitive Patient Health Information Tumbleweed tumbleweed, any of several plants, particularly abundant in prairie and steppe regions, that commonly break from their roots at maturity and, drying into a rounded tangle of light, stiff branches, roll before the wind, covering long distances and scattering seed as (R) Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:TMWD), the leading provider of e-mail and file transfer security solutions, announced today that Diversified Data Design Corp. (DDD DDD Direct Distance Dialing DDD Digital/Digital/Digital (audio CD format, recording/mixing/mastering) DDD Degenerative Disc Disease DDD Domain Driven Design DDD Data Display Debugger (GNU Project) ), the nation's leading specialty processor of encounter data, has selected Tumbleweed to provide secure file transfer and email communications. DDD will incorporate two Tumbleweed products, SecureTransport and MailGate Secure Messenger, to build a secure infrastructure for sending and receiving electronic health care information. SecureTransport is an award-winning enterprise-class secure file transfer product for moving financial transactions, critical business files, large documents, XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , 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. transactions over the Internet and private IP networks. SecureTransport is a centrally managed, client-server solution supporting a broad set of open standard file transfer protocols A list of notable file transfer protocols: List of file transfer protocols Primarily used with TCP/IP
in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to , secure FTP, HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. , HTTPS (1) (HyperText Transport Protocol Secure) The protocol for accessing a secure Web server. Using HTTPS in the URL instead of HTTP directs the message to a secure port number rather than the default Web port number of 80. , and AS2. By utilizing a secure infrastructure for transferring Protected Health Information protected health information Health informatics Any individually identifiable health informatlon that is used or circulated by an entity that falls under the governance of HIPAA; the privacy regulations mandate safeguards for protected health information, and the (PHI) over the Internet, DDD customers can align their 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, compliance efforts with internal efficiency and automation initiatives. MailGate Secure Messenger inspects inbound and outbound email at the network gateway and, based on customer-defined parameters, dynamically redirects messages that contain protected health information (PHI) and other sensitive content to a secure, encrypted channel. With Secure Messenger, the factors affecting any secure deployment such as user behavior, policy enforcement, and technology interoperability are all controlled and centrally managed. As a result, DDD is able to give its affiliated health plans and provider organizations an extendible secure messaging infrastructure that goes beyond HIPAA's privacy regulations. Moreover, Secure Messenger allows DDD to give any trading partner a secure, HIPAA-compliant channel by simply logging on to the DDD's secure mail server. DDD's Web server uses Secure Messenger to encrypt the entire tunnel, which allows the sender to not have to worry about encrypting the data. "DDD invested in Tumbleweed solutions not just for all of the large delegated medical groups and IPAs we receive data from, but also for their smaller network providers that need to send sub-capitated data. With some of the industry initiatives DDD is involved in, it is important to us that all of the various provider organizations have a free and secure way to submit sensitive information. The Integrated Healthcare Association's Pay for Performance initiative is a perfect example -- DDD tries to remove a lot of the hassles and expenses for organizations interested in collecting all of their increasingly valuable encounter data," said Horace Clark, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DDD. "DDD clients include nearly every managed care organization in California, and we are extremely pleased and proud of the fact that they selected Tumbleweed solutions for their infrastructure," said Joseph Fisher, VP of Marketing for Tumbleweed Communications. "Establishing secure online channels for exchanging patient data is essential both for regulatory compliance and for business process efficiencies, and we're very pleased to be working with DDD to provide these solutions." About Diversified Data Design Corp. Founded in 1974 as a physician billing service, DDD transformed into a specialty processor of encounter data more than 15 years ago to meet the unique needs of California's delegated marketplace. DDD currently captures encounters from medical groups, IPAs, hospitals, and various other provider organizations that care for more than 9 million health plan members. In addition, DDD was selected by NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there to assist in their role as the independent data aggregator for the Integrated Healthcare Association's Pay for Performance program -- the nation's largest performance-based rewards initiative. For more information, visit www.dddcorp.com or contact DDD at 1-310-973-2880. About Tumbleweed Communications Tumbleweed provides security solutions for email protection, file transfers, and identity validation that allow organizations to safely conduct business over the Internet. Tumbleweed offers these solutions in three comprehensive product suites: MailGate, SecureTransport and Valicert Validation Authority. MailGate provides protection against spam, viruses and attacks, and enables policy-based message filtering, encryption and routing. SecureTransport enables business to safely exchange large files and transactions without proprietary software. Valicert Validation Authority is the world-leading solution for determining the validity of digital certificates. Tumbleweed's enterprise and government customers include ABN Amro, Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. Securities, Catholic Healthcare West Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada[1]. As such, it is exempt from federal and state income taxes. , JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), St. Luke's Episcopal Healthcare System, the US Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Defense, and all four branches of the US Armed Forces. Tumbleweed was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. For additional information about Tumbleweed go to www.tumbleweed.com or call 650-216-2000. 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 Tumbleweed cautions that forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on plans and expectations as of the date of the press release, and that a number of factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the guidance given at this time. These factors are described in the Safe Harbor statement below. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, particularly with respect to the features and performance of Tumbleweed's MailGate Secure Messenger and SecureTransport products. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions. For further cautions about the risks of investing in Tumbleweed, we refer you to the documents Tumbleweed files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly Tumbleweed's 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. filed March 16, 2005. Tumbleweed assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release, which represents the Company's expectations only as of the date of this release and should not be viewed as a statement about the Company's expectations after such date. Although this release may remain available on the Company's website or elsewhere, its continued availability does not indicate that the Company is reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained herein. |
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