This software from Catbird harnesses the power of virtualization to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive security and compliance solution for virtual and cloud systems. The software introduces a new model for data center security and enforces controls on virtual machines, their network attributes, virtual networks, and the switch fabric – protecting the whole data plane.

“Security and compliance are critical components for every IT infrastructure. As environments are virtualized, new risks are introduced due to a loss of process control across four change dimensions,” says David Poarch, VP, security of Forsythe. “Catbird has developed a solution specifically for virtualized environments that delivers dynamic, elastic security and integrated compliance for sensitive and mission-critical applications.”

“Recent guidance from PCI, NIST and SANS proves that relying on traditional physical firewalls and physical network inspection is risky and will not pass an audit. Catbird vSecurity® was built from the ground up to do virtual and cloud security better, faster and cheaper,” said Edmundo Costa, Catbird CEO. “Forsythe’s extensive experience in integrating not only virtualized solutions, but also physical infrastructure solutions, across security, servers, networks and storage make them a strong partner in helping our virtualization clients with their security needs.”

“Virtualization security opens the door for mission-critical applications that have traditionally been left out of virtualization roll-outs,” added Costa. “vSecurity will provide Forsythe customers with the ability to meet the new requirements and maximize their virtualization and cloud ROI by being able to include in their deployment plans most applications that were previously excluded, such as, for example, applications that handle PCI data.”

This transition will also help HAC to produce more accurate records as well as conduct more detailed population assessments and studies. Additionally, the ICD-10 migration will improve the HAC’s payment systems for veterans and their family members with more accurate billing information. The Harris team, along with subcontractors 7 Delta Inc. and Vangent Inc., will complete all phases of the ICD-10 integration and software development life cycle.

International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) Codes are used to classify diseases and other medical problems under a single standard and promote international comparability with treatment and billing. As part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 5010 transition, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated that all covered healthcare entities be ICD-10 compliant by Oct. 1, 2013.

“The ICD-10 transition will enable the HAC to improve the accuracy and efficiency of claims processing for veterans and their family members,” said Jim Traficant, president, Harris Healthcare. “By migrating to ICD-10, the Health Administration Center continues to lead the healthcare industry in adopting the latest standards to better serve our veterans.”