Archer Technologies Delivers Compliance Solution for the HITRUST Common Security Framework

OVERLAND PARK, KS, May 19 (MARKET WIRE) --
Archer Technologies, a provider of enterprise governance, risk and
compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced the addition of the HITRUST
Common Security Framework (CSF) to Archer's compliance solutions, which
can now be used by the healthcare industry via a point-and-click,
drag-and-drop Web-based platform. Delivered through a Software as a
Service (SaaS) model, the solution allows healthcare organizations to
easily and cost effectively assess and report their compliance with the
HITRUST CSF, a best-practice approach for managing the security of
healthcare data.

"Healthcare organizations are faced with increasing regulatory mandates to
strengthen their information security and compliance programs, and current
economic conditions create added pressure to do so cost effectively," said
Jon Darbyshire, Archer president and CEO. "Archer's compliance solution
for HITRUST addresses both sides of the coin, providing the tools to
assess and report compliance and delivering those tools through an
economical, user-friendly SaaS solution."

Through Archer's compliance solution, healthcare organizations can:

-- Enable end users to manage the entire compliance process through a
point-and-click interface with no prior training.
-- Perform online assessments against business units and systems to
determine their compliance with the HITRUST CSF.
-- Track progress against resolving identified compliance deficiencies.
-- Display compliance reports and assessment results through graphical,
role-based dashboards for management, regulators and end users.

"HITRUST is committed to helping the industry safeguard health
information," said Daniel Nutkis, CEO, HITRUST. "By delivering a
comprehensive and integrated assessment and compliance tool for the CSF,
healthcare organizations can get started and realize benefits immediately.
We are fortunate to have Archer playing an active role given their
leadership in the GRC space."

Archer is delivering live demonstrations of its compliance solution for
HITRUST CSF today at the HITRUST Summit in Nashville.

About the CSF

The Common Security Framework is the first IT security control framework
developed explicitly for healthcare information. This prescriptive and
certifiable framework is the only approach available that makes it cost
effective and practical for organizations of any type and size -- scaling
from private practices, hospitals and health plan providers to pharmacies,
pharmaceutical manufacturers, data exchanges and clearing houses -- to
implement security programs in an appropriate risk-based and consistent
way. The CSF also helps in determining compliance against the myriad of
business partner requirements as well as the numerous evolving state and
federal regulations and industry standards. More information on HITRUST
and the Common Security Framework can be found at www.hitrustcentral.net.

About HITRUST

The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) was born out of the belief
that information security should be a core pillar of, rather than an
obstacle to, the broad adoption and utilization of health information
technologies and exchanges. This, in turn, is critical to realizing the
related promise of quality improvement and cost containment in America's
healthcare system. HITRUST is collaborating with healthcare, business,
technology, and information security leaders to establish a certifiable
framework that can be used by any and all organizations that create,
access, store or exchange personal health and financial information.
Beyond the establishment of the first Common Security Framework (CSF),
HITRUST is also driving adoption and widespread confidence in the
framework and sound risk management practices through awareness,
education, advocacy and other outreach activities. For more information,
visit http://www.HITRUSTalliance.net.

About Archer Technologies

Archer Technologies delivers enterprise governance, risk and compliance
(GRC) solutions. With more than six million licensed users and a client
list that includes one in four of the Fortune 100, Archer enables highly
regulated companies to reduce enterprise risks, manage and demonstrate
compliance, automate business processes, and gain visibility into
corporate risk and security controls.

Archer's solutions, including Policy, Asset, Threat, Risk, Business
Continuity, Incident, Loss Event, Vendor, Audit and Compliance Management,
are built on the highly flexible Archer SmartSuite Framework(TM), allowing
clients to tailor the solutions according to their unique requirements.
Whether deployed traditionally at the client site or via a SaaS model, the
Framework has become a go-to GRC platform for many global organizations.

Archer is the only vendor that delivers the Archer E-GRC Ecosystem(TM)
comprised of out-of-the-box solutions, a flexible Framework, a robust
user community, and an application and partner exchange, which provides
clients the tools they need to build a best-in-class enterprise GRC
program. For more information, visit www.archer.com or call
1-888-539-EGRC.

For more information, press only:
Erica Camilo
BluePoint Venture Marketing for Archer Technologies
781-861-7800
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