HOUSTON, Jan. 30, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Crescent Communications Inc. (OTCBB:CCES), a leading value added network (VAN), tomorrow will launch its latest BLUEGATE(tm) network enhancement -- its proprietary software Gateway -- announces Crescent Chief Executive Officer Manfred Sternberg.
"Gateway's release is on-time and in-budget," Sternberg says. "It's the perfect complement to our secure network offerings for health care. No matter how safe we make a network, the end-user's computer, and its content, remain a target. Gateway removes that risk."
Gateway supplies a rigorous layer of desktop access security that's fully integrated with existing network protection. It prevents unauthorized tampering regardless of whether the end-user is logged onto the network. Gateway also allows business administrators the control to enforce Internet access policies on a user-by-user basis.
"In addition to extra protection, Gateway offers another value," Sternberg says. "Using Gateway, office managers can decide who gets access to which Internet functions, like browsers or e-mail. In today's environment, clients can save a lot of money by controlling employee's wasted time on the Net."
The Crescent secure medical network, BLUEGATE uses Cisco Systems(tm) virtual private network (VPN) technology. BLUEGATE provides a cost-effective, efficient way for hospitals, large clinics, regional laboratories and health plans to transmit confidential patient records, documents and other information safely across the Internet to physicians and patients. BLUEGATE was conceived to give the medical community sound, secure technology that meets emerging requirements from the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
HIPAA, passed by U.S. Congress, mandates that the entire U.S. health care industry process all health care information, including billing and record storage, through a secure data interchange beginning on April 14, 2003.
Based in Houston, Crescent Communications provides a VAN focused on small-business and enterprise-level market segments. Using several regional and national carriers, Crescent offers wireless, digital subscriber line (DSL) and traditional communication technologies. Crescent delivers virtual private networks (VPNs), application and Web hosting services, as well as managed firewall services, from its MPLS core fiber backbone network. For more information, visit http://www.crescentb.com.
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