NAPLES, Fla., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fischer International, thought leaders in identity management, today announced that VITAS has selected Fischer Identity Suite 2.0. The full implementation throughout VITAS' enterprise will include password management, self-service, provisioning, and compliance.
"In addition to having a complex IT infrastructure that contains sensitive information, we need to meet strict audit and compliance requirements," said John Sandbrook, IT security officer for VITAS. "With its open standards and ability to easily connect with our healthcare applications, Fischer International is by far the best identity management solution for VITAS."
Fischer Identity Suite 2.0 is the only next-generation identity management solution. It enables organizations to improve their bottom lines by managing more risk with greater security and compliance, but with far less effort. The core of the architecture is DataForum(TM), an integration, provisioning, approval, and compliance engine.
"VITAS and Fischer share a commitment to innovation and thought leadership," said Renee Bacherman, president and CEO of Fischer International. "Fischer is pleased that VITAS has selected our next-generation Identity Suite to be part of their enterprise. We built this solution with the flexibility and extensibility to meet VITAS' existing and evolving business and compliance objectives."
About VITAS
VITAS Hospice Services L.L.C., a pioneer and leader in the hospice movement since 1978, is the nation's largest provider of end-of-life care. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, VITAS operates 34 hospice programs in 12 states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin). VITAS, which has evolved from its founding as a volunteer organization by a United Methodist Minister and an oncology nurse, today employs 7,159 professionals who care for terminally ill patients daily, primarily in the patients' homes, but also in the company's 24 inpatient hospice units as well as in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities/residential care facilities for the elderly. At the conclusion of the fourth quarter of 2004, VITAS reported an average daily census of 9,134; VITAS served nearly 55,000 patients throughout all of 2004. The name, VITAS (pronounced VEE-tahs), is derived from the Latin word for lives. It symbolizes the VITAS mission: To preserve the quality of life for those who have a limited time to live.
About Fischer International
Fischer International was founded in 1982 by Addison Fischer, a security visionary whose many accomplishments are recognized globally. Headquartered in Naples, Florida, Fischer International has a distinguished history of innovation and thought leadership in the security industry. Fischer continues this tradition by being the first to deliver the next-generation of identity management. The solution, Fischer Identity Suite, is built upon DataForum(TM), Fischer's standards-based provisioning, approval, and compliance engine. By design, the engine is an integration technology as Fischer recognized that integration is the lifeblood of enterprise identity management. Additionally, compliance is organically incorporated throughout because compliance must be part of the DNA in any identity management solution. Like all Fischer solutions, the Fischer Identity Suite will stand the test of time.
For additional information, please visit http://www.FischerInternational.com Media Contacts: Vic Beck for Fischer International Peter Arnold Associates (781) 239-1030 x114 vbeck@parnold.com Dennis McDermott Chief Marketing Officer Fischer International (239) 436-2606 dennis.mcdermott@fisc.com
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