HealthCenter Internet Services, a Lucent Technologies Venture, Elects Ben Verwaayen to Its Board of Directors.Business Editors/High Writers MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LU) today announced that Ben J.M. Verwaayen, vice chairman of Lucent, has been elected a director of HealthCenter Internet Services, Inc., a new venture formed by Lucent in June 2000. HealthCenter Internet Services helps health care providers and medical organizations leverage the power of the Internet to improve the quality and delivery of health-related services. It is a premier application service provider of application hosting, communications, patient management and clinical services for physicians and consumers. HealthCenter applications are distributed using a secure, high-bandwidth, global healthcare network that includes high-security data and Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. centers; advanced voice response and text-to-speech resources; a global network operations center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. ; and a call center with 24 hours-a-day customer support. "HealthCenter is delighted to have Ben Verwaayen join the board of our exciting health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract enterprise," said Johan Brag, chairman and chief executive officer of HealthCenter Internet Services. "He brings us outstanding international management experience in the communications and networking industries." At Lucent Technologies, Verwaayen is responsible for leading Lucent's globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation efforts. Prior to joining Lucent, Verwaayen was president of PTT (1) (Postal, Telegraph & Telephone) The governmental agency responsible for combined postal, telegraph and telephone services in many European countries. (2) See push-to-talk. PTT - Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration Telecom BV, the operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) (Royal PTT Nederland NV), for nearly 10 years. He was a member of KPN's Board of Management. Verwaayen is a member of the Advisory Council of ING and chairman of the supervisory board Supervisory board The board of directors that represents stakeholders in the governance of the corporation. of Endemol Entertainment. He is a graduate of the State University of Utrecht, and holds a master's degree in Law and International Politics. Originally founded in 1984, HealthCenter became a Lucent venture when Lucent's New Ventures Group invested cash and transferred assets and people to it in June 2000. Privately held HealthCenter has a strong technology base, bringing together the latest developments in XML based architectures, medical imaging, distributed databases, data security and wireless communications. It is experienced in creating integrated and comprehensive solutions for outsourcing mission-critical applications. HealthCenter is headquartered in San Francisco. Major products and services include the following: Application Hosting & Data Storage for physician groups, hospitals, payors, and healthcare vendors to outsource their computing, software and clinical data storage needs. Communication Services to enhance interactions between the physician's office, hospital and patients, regardless of location or time of day. Clinical Applications that provide physicians with tools to better assess cardiac risks, including innovative imaging applications with access to 3D-heart modeling, computer-aided diagnosis and structured reporting. e-Care Services that provide patient-friendly tools to assist individuals in their health management. For more information, visit the Web site http://www.healthcenter.com Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers the systems, software, silicon and services for next-generation communications networks for service providers and enterprises. Backed by the research and development of Bell Labs, Lucent focuses on high-growth areas such as broadband and mobile Internet infrastructure; communications software; communications semiconductors and optoelectronics; Web-based enterprise solutions that link private and public networks; and professional network design and consulting services. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com. |
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