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Vericept Becomes Founding Member of Technology Council for Trusted Healthcare Information Solutions Alliance

Posted on: Thursday, 5 January 2006, 12:00 CST

DENVER, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Vericept Corporation, the leading provider of comprehensive compliance and content control solutions, today announced they have become a founding member of the Technology Council for Trusted Healthcare Information Solutions Alliance (THISA).

THISA is a national network of regional solution providers dedicated to delivering high confidence information solutions to healthcare organizations looking to reduce costs, improve convenience and maintain compliance.

"By becoming a member of THISA's Technology Council, Vericept is leading the healthcare compliance and security industry by providing direct insight and feedback to THISA's efforts in providing healthcare organizations with solutions for maintaining compliance," said Joe Cortale, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Vericept Corporation.

By standardizing methodologies and providing access to the latest technologies, in-depth training and support resources, THISA has created a new class of healthcare solution providers. From strategic risk analysis to comprehensive content monitoring solutions to enterprise infrastructure design, THISA partners offer the highest level of technical expertise, strong customer commitment, and the ability to deliver on time, in scope, and on budget.

Vericept's HIPAA Solution

Safeguarding Protected Health Information (PHI), has been a key objective of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) however establishing processes and procedures for HIPAA compliance can be challenging for organizations. Vericept understands the importance of protecting health information and helping covered entities monitor for HIPAA compliance. Since its founding in 1999, Vericept has been assisting healthcare organizations with compliance, financial and reputation risk.

Based on its patent-pending Intelligent Content Control Engine(TM), the Vericept HIPAA Solution helps healthcare providers and organizations analyze, monitor, report on and control all Internet-based transmissions of PHI to identify and prevent:

* Electronic transmission of unencrypted PHI * Identify unencrypted HL7 transmissions * Unauthorized access and/or theft of PHI * Rogue protocol usage

Vericept specifically helps healthcare organizations with adherence to HIPAA by monitoring the electronic transmission of protected health information.

As a result of their continued commitment to the healthcare industry, both Vericept as well as THISA will be participating in The HIMSS Annual Conference (http://www.himss.org/ASP/index.asp) which will take place February 13th - 16th in San Diego, CA.

About THISA

The Trusted Healthcare Information Solutions Alliance (THISA) is a national network of regional IT solution providers, dedicated to providing the healthcare industry with new options for high-value information solutions that reduce costs, improve convenience, and increase compliance. By standardizing methodologies and best practices, and offering access to the latest technologies and in-depth training and support resources, THISA delivers best-in-class IT systems and services that cater to healthcare organizations of any size, and help them address today's critical HIPAA and other compliance requirements. From strategic risk analysis to comprehensive content monitoring solutions to enterprise infrastructure design, THISA partners offer the highest level of technical expertise and strong customer commitment. For more information, visit http://www.thisa.org/.

About Vericept Corporation

Vericept Corporation is the leading provider of comprehensive compliance and content control solutions. Vericept mitigates internal risk by providing enterprise-wide visibility that enables full control of the information exchanged inside and outside an organization. Vericept's patent pending Intelligent Content Control Engine(TM) dramatically reduces security risks and "insider threats" within an organization. These can include regulation compliance violations, information leaks, inappropriate Internet activity and more. Only Vericept offers comprehensive solutions that provide 360-degree visibility and control of inappropriate activity across all forms of Internet traffic, such as email, chat, P2P, and FTP. Vericept's real-time content capture enables organizations to act immediately and prevent loss of valuable information assets. Vericept's technology protects more than 2 million users and over 650 customers worldwide everyday. Vericept is a privately held company headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

For additional information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.vericept.com/ or call 800.262.0274.

Vericept Corporation

CONTACT: Nina Piccinini of Vericept Corporation, +1-303-268-0531, ormobile, +1-303-883-6397, nina.piccinini@vericept.com

Web site: http:/// http://www.vericept.com/http://www.thisa.org/http://www.himss.org/ASP/index.asp

Source: PRNewswire

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