CUPERTINO, Calif. and MINNEAPOLIS, July 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM), a software company that provides solutions for integrating, Web enabling and accessing enterprise information systems, and VisionShare, the leading provider of Internet connectivity solutions for Medicare related healthcare transactions, today announced a strategic partnership that will provide customers with a comprehensive set of connectivity solutions for secure information exchange. Under the partnership, VisionShare will recommend the NetManage suite of products, including OnWeb(r), RUMBA(r) and Librados Adapters(tm), to support customers' mission-critical business integration requirements.
VisionShare's Secure Exchange Software allows healthcare organizations to leverage their high-speed, low-cost Internet connection to transmit sensitive and proprietary business information over a secure network. NetManage solutions add a robust portfolio of secure host access, Web services and adapter connectivity options to complement VisionShare's Internet software product. The combination of solutions supply healthcare companies with a variety of simple and cost-efficient approaches to securely access valuable information assets, including patient records, Medicare databases and sensitive financial material.
"NetManage brings a powerful set of enterprise access and connectivity solutions to our customers," said Jim O'Reilly, VisionShare's Executive Vice President. "They have demonstrated a dedicated commitment to the healthcare industry, and we are excited to have entered into this strategic alliance with such a strong company."
"Healthcare organizations have made substantial investments in mainframes over the years to store essential corporate information," said Zvi Alon, chairman, president and CEO, NetManage, Inc. "Our partnership with VisionShare will now allow those companies to work with a single vendor for a range of options to access and leverage this data for more streamlined operations."
NetManage products OnWeb, RUMBA and Librados Adapters, can be combined to deliver powerful integration capabilities that meet customers' specific needs. NetManage OnWeb is a server-based software solution that allows companies to quickly Web-enable legacy and host applications, without the high cost of modifying these back-end systems. RUMBA connects Windows desktops to any host system across any network with mission-critical reliability and security. NetManage Librados Adapters expose back-end enterprise system functionality and data into any J2EE or BizTalk application server, Web server or standalone environment, without being locked into any server vendor.
About VisionShare, Inc.
Based in Minneapolis, MN, VisionShare is a leading provider of high-speed, low-cost, internet data communication services for healthcare organizations. The company's Secure Exchange Software uses military-grade encryption and authentication methods to meet the escalating regulatory demands on the industry. VisionShare software and services create safe, high-speed connections over the Internet replacing leased lines and dial-up connections in order to speed up the transfer of administrative and critical data, ensure regulatory compliance, and reduce risk.
About NetManage
NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM) is a software company that provides solutions for integrating, Web enabling and accessing enterprise information systems. More than 10,000 customers worldwide, including the majority of the Fortune 500, have chosen NetManage for mission critical application integration. For more information, visit www.netmanage.com.
NetManage, the NetManage logo, the lizard-in-the-box logo, Chameleon and Chameleon design, RUMBA, ONESTEP, ViewNow, SupportNow, Librados, and OnWeb are either trademarks or registered trademarks of NetManage, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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