Perot Systems and STC Join Forces to Deliver HIPAA and
eBusiness Solutions to the Healthcare Industry
Leaders In eBusiness Combine Expertise To Rapidly Enable Electronic
Exchange Of Information For Joint Healthcare Clients To Meet HIPAA
Mandates
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2000-- Perot
Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER), a leading global information technology services and business
solutions company, and its long-time partner, STC, the leading provider of eBusiness Integration
(eBISM) packaged solutions, today announced a go-to-market strategy to facilitate the rapid and
cost-effective compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA) for their joint healthcare customers. Perot Systems Healthcare Services Group's managed
care division will use STC's e*Xchange eBusiness Integration(TM) Suite as a best-fit solution in its
HIPAA Toolkit service offering.
Perot Systems will offer eBusiness-enabling services to assist clients in complying with the federal
HIPAA regulations--which require healthcare entities to use standard administrative transaction
formats, code sets, and identification protocols, as well as overall security standards when handling
medical information. Using STC's HIPAAware(TM) solution, based on the e*Xchange eBusiness
Integration Suite, Perot Systems and STC will help organizations to meet the HIPAA requirement
for processing near-real-time EDI transactions, while also providing a comprehensive platform for
eBusiness integration.
"Many of the largest healthcare providers are already familiar with STC's technology, and we will be
working together to ensure customers are prepared to comply with HIPAA requirements," said
Randall Booth, vice president of Perot Systems and general manager of the Healthcare Services
Group. "STC is a leader in the healthcare integration space, and this offering will provide our
customers with a platform to execute their overall eBusiness strategies."
Perot Systems and STC plan to deliver innovative applications, products and services to customers
throughout the healthcare industry. This agreement will also provide critical eBusiness capabilities to
Perot Systems' established integrated service offerings for the healthcare industry.
"HIPAA is a prime catalyst for the adoption of eBusiness integration technology among healthcare
providers and with the initial support of our solution's robust EDI and cross-indexing capabilities, we
can further provide a comprehensive solution for our customers' evolution to eBusiness," said Harry
Gould, vice president of global alliances for STC. "Together, Perot Systems and STC are ready to
bring rapid solutions for business-to-business integration, while providing a solid platform for
companies' evolving eBusiness integration needs."
About Perot Systems Healthcare Services
Perot Systems Healthcare Services is devoted to understanding the business and technical issues
affecting the healthcare industry. Over the past 11 years, the Healthcare Services team has built a
foundation of services and solutions specific to our clients' needs within each of the major healthcare
segments--Healthcare Systems and Physician Practice Management, Managed Care and Insurance,
Post-acute, Home Health, and Behavioral Care, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Supplies. In addition,
Perot Systems has built a strong team of industry leaders to enable the HIPAA enterprise for our
customers. Perot Systems is dedicated to working with our clients in a consultative manner to create
the most effective solutions for HIPAA certification.
About Perot Systems
Perot Systems Corporation is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business
solutions. Perot Systems serves clients by delivering solutions customized to each client's needs, with
particular emphasis on creating digital marketplaces, developing and integrating information systems,
and helping clients transform their businesses for the digital economy. Perot Systems focuses its core
business and technology capabilities on assisting clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations
and create new levels of customer value.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Perot Systems reported 1999 revenue of $1.1 billion. The
company has more than 7,000 Associates located in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Additional information on Perot Systems is available at perotsystems.com.
About STC's HIPAAware(TM) Solution
STC's HIPAAware offering, available now, consists of three software products:
e*Gate(TM) Integrator offers the connectivity within and among the
diverse systems and applications that participate in the HIPAA
transactions. e*Gate supports the translations and field mapping
features needed to comply with nationally mandated code sets while
preserving local autonomy. e*Gate includes the pre-built message
structures for all HIPAA transactions, and an intuitive user
interface for mapping proprietary, internal messaging formats to
the appropriate HIPAA transactions.
e*Xchange(TM) Integrator allows organizations to EDI-enable their
integration infrastructure without purchasing separate EDI modules
for all their applications. It provides a single enabling
technology for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer
(B2C) eCommerce. For HIPAA, e*Xchange provides pre-built
validation rules for the ten standard transactions, as well as
HIPAA-compliant security for transmission over public networks if
desired.
e*Index(TM) Global Identifier provides the ability to maintain
internal numbering for providers, health plans and employers, and
simply cross-indexes these internal numbers to the nationally
assigned identifiers for external communication. e*Index is also
ready when, and if, HIPAA mandates a nationally assigned patient
identifier.
About STC
STC is the leading global provider of eBusiness Integration (eBISM) solutions with its flagship
product, e*Gate(TM) Integrator. e*Gate is the industry's first open strategic eBusiness architecture
that enables the accelerated deployment of true eBusiness integration with unprecedented
performance and reliability. Additionally, with e*Xchange Integrator, STC provides a true
end-to-end solution that enables organizations to realize the true value of eBusiness. Since shipping
its first product in 1991, STC has successfully integrated more than 1,200 customers worldwide in a
variety of industries. Just a few of STC's customers include barnesandnoble.com, Fluor Corporation,
Hewlett Packard, HypoVereinsbank, Maersk Sealand, PETsMART, Sony and Warner Lambert.
Software partners include BroadVision, SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft.
STC is headquartered in Monrovia, Calif., with marketing and sales headquarters in Redwood
Shores, Calif. For more information, please visit www.stc.com
Note to Editors: Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER): Statements contained within this press
release may contain forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties that may
cause actual results to vary from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In some cases,
you can identify such forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should,"
"forecasts," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or
"continue." In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors that may
cause actual results to vary from those contained in the forward-looking statements, such as: the loss
of major clients; the Company's ability to achieve future sales; changes in our relationship and
variability of revenue and expense associated with our largest customer; the loss of key personnel;
the highly competitive market in which we operate; the variability of quarterly operating results;
changes in technology; risks related to acquisitions; and risks related to international operations.
Please refer to Perot Systems Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for additional information
regarding risk factors. Perot Systems disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or
otherwise.
Software Technologies Corporation (STC): e*Gate, e*Xchange, e*Index and HIPAAware are
trademarks of Software Technologies Corporation. eBI is a servicemark of Software Technologies
Corporation. All other trade names are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
STC
Kristi Rawlinson, 650/622-2128
krawlinson@stc.com
or
Perot Systems
Kim Testa, 972/340-6727
kim.testa@ps.net
or
Applied Communications
Amber Rowland, 415/365-0222
arowland@appliedcom.com
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