TROY, Mich. and MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 7, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Syntel Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNT) today announced a new strategic marketing and product development agreement with Vianeta Communications that will add XML-based e-HIM (health information management) solutions to Syntel's diverse information technology (IT) solution portfolio, as well as expand Vianeta's marketing reach in the U.S. and around the world.
Michigan-based Syntel is a leading global provider of custom outsourcing solutions in a broad spectrum of IT and IT-enabled services, with more than 4,200 employees in 26 offices worldwide. California-based Vianeta is known for its pioneering use of XML in healthcare to create immediate interoperability between health IT systems. Hundreds of hospitals and clinics throughout North America use the Vianeta Harmony e-HIM solution suite -- the only native XML (eXtensible Markup Language) health IT solution on the market -- to eliminate paper-driven inefficiencies, reduce cost, improve revenue cycles, prevent errors, improve quality, ensure patient privacy and build a solid foundation for a true electronic medical record.
In addition to giving Syntel the option to resell Vianeta Harmony to Syntel customers, "Vianeta is also working with Syntel to develop and market an integrated 'value-added' e-HIM solution and services suite designed to provide healthcare organizations with high-quality products and services, accelerated software application development, maintenance and support at lower risk and cost to the customer," explained Vianeta COO Ralph Aceves. "Partnering with Syntel enables Vianeta to leverage their global presence, as well as further enhance the ability of both our organizations to service customers."
Added Andy Sivanaraman, Syntel's vice president, strategic programs & alliances: "Our customers need to derive business results quickly from our services. Partnering with a respected health IT firm like Vianeta enables us to offer our customers an affordable, advanced and proven e-HIM solution that's helping hospitals and medical groups improve patient care while reducing cost, achievements that affect us all as both patients and taxpayers."
About Syntel
Syntel (NASDAQ:SYNT) is a leading global provider of custom outsourcing solutions in a broad spectrum of information technology and information technology-enabled services. The Company's vertical practices support the entire Design-Build-Operate-Optimize lifecycle of systems and processes for corporations in the Financial Services, Insurance, Retail, Health Care and Automotive industries. The first US-based firm to launch a Global Delivery Service to drive speed-to-market and quality advantages for its customers, Syntel now leverages this efficient model for the majority of its Global 2000 customers. Recently named one of Forbes Magazine's "Best 200 Small Companies in America," Syntel has more than 4,200 employees worldwide, is assessed at Level 5 of the SEI's CMM and is ISO 9001:2000 certified.
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About Vianeta
Headquartered in northern California, Vianeta Communications provides XML-based software solutions for health information management that help healthcare organizations of any size or shape automate HIM processes. Hundreds of hospitals and clinics, 60,000 physicians and 4000 HIM staff members throughout North America use Vianeta Harmony products to effectively create, aggregate, manage, process and distribute patient health information, enabling their organizations to reduce cost, improve revenue cycles, maximize efficiency, prevent errors, improve quality, ensure patient privacy and build a solid foundation for a true electronic medical record.
Vianeta Harmony combines digital dictation, speech recognition, transcription, document scanning and distribution, and electronic integration with multiple hospital departmental systems, to unify health information into a central e-HIM platform that can be accessed securely by clinicians, transcriptionist, coders, billing analysts, patients and more.
On the Net: Vianeta site: http://www.vianeta.com
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