Ensure Technologies Showcases XyLoc MD Integration
With Multi-Vendor Solutions at HIMSS 2004

Citrix, MEDITECH, Reliance Software, Sentillion, SERVNET and TeleHealth Demonstrate Integration of XyLoc MD's Proximity-Based Authentication and Full-Time Access Control for Improving Operational Efficiency, Patient Quality of Care

HIMSS Conference, Orlando, Fla., February 23, 2004 — Ensure Technologies, the leader in secure information access solutions, will be showcasing its award-winning XyLoc MD™ and its integration with multiple vendor solutions this week at the 2004 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference, February 22-26 at the Orange County Convention Center.

XyLoc MD provides proximity-based authentication and full-time access control to reduce users' information security obligations and concerns, allowing healthcare providers to concentrate on patient care instead of security policies and passwords. In addition to Ensure Technologies (Booth #2113), XyLoc MD applications will also be shown by a variety of industry leading vendors including:

• Citrix (Booth #2060): Combined with the MetaFrame Access Suite, XyLoc provides a strong solution for Single Sign-On and Single Sign-Off as well as enabling Roaming Sessions where a user's Citrix session follows the user from PC to PC.
• MEDITECH (Booth #2515): XyLoc MD provides secure Single Sign-On and Single Sign-Off to MEDITECH's wide range of Health Care Information System applications.
• Reliance Software Systems (Booth #1350): By allowing clinicians access to the data they need, when and where they need it, CDR-Web™ (a powerful clinical data repository and portal technology) and XyLoc MD enable healthcare organizations to achieve secure, fast access to patient data.
• Sentillion (Booth #3353): Integration with the Vergence® product suite delivers a superior level of identity and access management products to the healthcare industry.
• SERVNET (Booth #111): XyLoc MD provides secure access to SERVNET's Patient Safety Monitor clinical decision support tool and ensures that confidential information is secured as soon as the provider steps away from the PC.
• TeleHealth (Booth # 5226): The TIGRVUE bedside information system provides XyLoc MD-secured clinician access to existing hospital applications along with information, education and entertainment services for hospital patients.
  

"Our healthcare customers are looking for innovative, but proven, ways to leverage technology that enhances the quality of patient care," said Dr. Thomas Xydis, president of Ensure. "XyLoc MD's ability to automatically secure PCs and applications as soon as the user steps away from the PC make it a natural solution for complying with HIPAA regulations. Yet, XyLoc MD's real impact is felt in the areas of efficiency and quality of care. By making providers' interactions with PCs and applications much more transparent and seamless, XyLoc MD enables them to treat patients instead of calling the help desk for password resets and other assistance."

Ensure's XyLoc MD provides full-time access control to thin client terminals and PCs, continuously authorizing users without burdening them with cumbersome security protocols. Its patented technology protects confidential data when it is most vulnerable - after logon, whenever the authorized user steps away from the PC. Users in XyLoc MD-protected facilities have immediate access to their applications and patient data and their workstations are automatically secured the moment they step away.

XyLoc is unique in its ability to make authentication smarter by balancing security and convenience. Users are recognized based on their proximity to their PCs. They wear unique XyLoc Keycards (that can also double as their ID badge) that communicate securely with proximity detection hardware and sophisticated software residing on each workstation. A computer is unlocked only after XyLoc has identified and authenticated a user.

XyLoc MD In Action

XyLoc MD plays a key role in the security and quality of care at hospitals and medical facilities around the country. Some of the more recent XyLoc MD applications include:

• Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tennessee was driven by the combination of HIPAA privacy regulations and the installation of the MEDITECH emergency department management system to keep login and logoff security procedures from interfering with the quality of patient care.
• Hancock Memorial Hospital in Greenfield, Indiana chose XyLoc MD to enable providers to "focus on patients, not PCs." Its MEDITECH applications hold vital information that is important when treating patients, and the clinical staff often logs in to their EMR dozens of times a day. XyLoc MD helps protect confidential patient data and saves clinical staff valuable time without placing additional burdens on them.
• Memorial Healthcare in Owosso, Michigan provided bedside access to PC-based records and applications to literally bring healthcare providers closer to patients and enables them to make the best use of their time and resources. With XyLoc MD, the power of their technology infrastructure is leveraged by the provider wearing their XyLoc KeyCard and remembering just one password. Additionally, the roaming feature using XyLoc MD and Citrix gives clinicians secure access to their active session when moving from one room to another without the hassle of signing on and off every time they change location.
  

About Ensure Technologies

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ensure Technologies (www.ensuretech.com) is leader in secure information access solutions designed to protect an organization's intellectual property from internal security breaches - conveniently, automatically and transparently. Ensure's XyLoc products apply the innovative, patented technology of full-time access control and proximity-based authentication to guard corporate data. XyLoc delivers security with convenience and personalization at leading organizations in healthcare, financial services, government, manufacturing, and law throughout the world.

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