Secure Computing's SafeWord PremierAccess Secures Remote Access for Kindred Healthcare.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. & LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2003 SafeWord PremierAccess Allows Leading Healthcare Provider to Meet 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 Secure Computing For the general concept, see . Secure Computing Corporation, or SCC, is a public company (NASDAQ: SCUR) that develops and sells computer security products, such as:
Kindred Healthcare was founded in 1985 as Vencor, Inc. , Inc. (Nasdaq: KIND), a provider of long-term healthcare, today announced that Kindred has selected Secure's SafeWord(R) PremierAccess(TM) solution for strong authentication and enhanced secure access to their network, supporting over 4,000 users. Kindred selected PremierAccess because of its interoperability with certain Cisco security products and to meet the security and privacy requirements established by 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). In addition, PremierAccess 3.1 has met the Cisco AVVID AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco) AVVID Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data (Architecture for Voice and Video Integrated Data) Partner Program test criteria to provide positive user identification and manage access to Cisco PIX History Cisco PIX (Private Internet EXchange) is a firewall originally conceived in March 1994 by John Mayes of Redwood City, California and coded by Brantley Coiles of Athens, Georgia. (R) Firewall Software Version 6.2(2), the Cisco Router 3640 running Cisco IOS Cisco IOS (originally Internetwork Operating System) is the software used on the vast majority of Cisco Systems routers and all current Cisco network switches. IOS is a package of routing, switching, internetworking and telecommunications functions tightly integrated with a (R) Software Release 12.2(8T4), the Cisco VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. 3005 Concentrator Software Version 3.5.3.A-k9, and Cisco Secure ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. version 3.0. PremierAccess helps Kindred Healthcare to more securely expand its remote access capabilities, positively identifying users coming in through multiple remote access systems including VPNs, dial-up, Citrix(R), and Web applications. Using SafeWord tokens, that generate new passcodes for every user login, Kindred employees and physicians have secure, authenticated remote access to systems that support both financial and clinical information. This results in more efficient healthcare while assuring HIPAA compliance. "When we purchased Cisco products, we needed a solution that helps positively identify remote users to protect the privacy and security of patient records in compliance with HIPAA," said Charles Wardrip, vice president of information systems at Kindred Healthcare. "We selected SafeWord PremierAccess version 3.1 because of its out-of-the-box support for Cisco products as well as its support of digital certificate authentication for our future security enhancements. The fact that PremierAccess is part of Cisco's AVVID Partner Program gives us the piece of mind that it works seamlessly with our Cisco infrastructure." Secure joined the Cisco AVVID Partner Program as a Security and VPN participant. Through participation in the Cisco AVVID Partner Program, Secure's SafeWord PremierAccess version 3.1provides enterprise customers with strong, two-factor authentication The use of two independent mechanisms for authentication; for example, requiring a smart card and a password. The combination is less likely to allow abuse than either component alone. See authentication. for positive user identification. The Cisco AVVID Partner Program sets criteria for interoperability testing by independent third parties and enables leading product and services firms to deploy innovative business solutions. The program provides enterprise customers with information regarding Cisco AVVID partner products and services that an independent testing facility has tested and found to interoperate with Cisco networking technology. "Cisco supports open, standards-based architectures and shares a commitment to interoperable solutions with Secure Computing. Through this vision the Cisco AVVID Partner Program delivers the power of choice to enterprises--the ability to extend the Cisco end-to-end architecture with our participants' solid products and technologies,"said Bill McGee, Manager, Cisco AVVID Security & VPN Program at Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. . "With Cisco AVVID partner offerings such as Secure's SafeWord PremierAccess version 3.1, customers can deploy a broad range of business solutions that foster innovation and drive rapid adoption of business-critical technologies." "Because of HIPAA, healthcare organizations must be especially sensitive to protecting their information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. ," said Chris Peterson, vice president of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and channel sales at Secure Computing. "PremierAccess provides a solution to protect highly sensitive and private healthcare information and can provide the same level of protection to enterprise networks worldwide." About Kindred Healthcare Kindred Healthcare, Inc. provides long-term healthcare services primarily through the operation of nursing centers, hospitals and institutional pharmacies. Our Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract Division operates 265 nursing centers, with 34,190 licensed beds in 30- states, and a rehabilitation therapy business. Our Hospital Division operates 65 hospitals, with 5,430 licensed beds in 24 states. Our institutional pharmacy business has 30 pharmacies in 19 states. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Kindred employs about 53,000 people who care for more than 32,000 patients and residents each day. For information about Kindred, visit www.kindredhealthcare.com. About Secure Computing Secure Computing (Nasdaq: SCUR) has been protecting the most important networks in the world for over 20 years. With broad expertise in security technology, we develop network security products that help our customers create a trusted environment both inside and outside of their organizations. Our global customers and partners include the majority of the Dow Jones Global 50 Titans and the most prominent organizations in banking, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, public utilities, and federal and local governments. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has sales offices worldwide. For more information, see http://www.securecomputing.com. All trademarks, trade names or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the anticipated delivery of SafeWord PremierAccess to Kindred Healthcare and the expected benefits of such relationship, and such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are delays in product development, undetected software errors or bugs, competitive pressures, technical difficulties, changes in customer requirements, general economic conditions and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Secure Computing's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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