Carefx Corporation and Protocom Development Systems Combine Offerings to Add Greater Value to Healthcare IT

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® Single Sign-On 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.

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) June 17, 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® Single Sign-On 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 present Protocom with the technology to deliver market-leading security solutions for the healthcare industry that are CCOW 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 build upon its existing working knowledge of SecureLogin Single Sign-On, which it has developed through its current partnership with Novell.

"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, 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 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 medium to large enterprises worldwide. Protocom specializes in password management solutions with the SecureLogin Password Management Suite consisting of single sign on, advanced (strong) authentication and self-service password reset. The Protocom SecureLogin Password Management Suite enhances security, lowers administration costs and improves employee productivity. Protocom was founded in 1989. Protocom is a privately held company and has been profitable since incorporation in 1993. Protocom has offices in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia.

For more information about Protocom visit www.protocom.com

Media Contacts:
For Carefx:
Tina Nunziato, (480) 833-5010 x421, tnunziato@carefx.com

For Protocom:
Kristy Dennis, +61 2 6208 4996, kristy.dennis@protocom.com