ZyLAB AND ADSI FORGE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO OFFER HIPAA-COMPLIANT RECORDS MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Companies Integrate Best-of-Breed Document Imaging and Workflow Technologies to Ensure Organizations Meet HIPAA Requirements; Improve Operational Efficiency Bagshot, and Silver Spring, MD - March 15th, 2004 - ZyLAB, an established market leader of document imaging and full-text retrieval software and Aligned Development Strategies, Inc. (ADSI), today announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic partnership to offer organizations with an end-to-end HIPAA-compliant records management solution. Available immediately, the ZyLAB/ADSI offering integrates ZyLAB's ZyIMAGE document imaging and full-text retrieval solution with ADSI's Web-based application, the HIPAA Compliance ePartnerT solution. ADSI's software has the workflow built in to capture and track training, disclosures, complaints and individual rights data required by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Within the ADSI workflow is a process for making a decision around what information should be disclosed, and to whom, that includes reviewing signed documents. The piece that makes this integrated solution unique is the ability to view images of signed documents on line so that the decision-making process is enhanced. The integrated solution leverages the ZyLAB technology to image-enable paper documents and put them online for the review process. Key Benefits of the ZyLAB/ADSI solution include: - Fast and efficient information retrieval - No lost or misfiled forms - Easy and secure archiving - Business continuity - Organized and accurate information management - Easy sharing of information "Leveraging ZyLAB's technology, images of original documents, such as, Disclosure Requests, Authorizations, Complaints, or other patient related information can be digitized and centrally stored in our HIPAA Compliance ePartner solution," said Dale James, President of ADSI. "Linking scanned images to patient privacy records enhances the organization's HIPAA compliance efficiency through rapid search and retrieval of digitized image documents. Our ability to automate audit trails increases an organization's ability to report on and substantiate actions taken where appropriate and valid, thereby, reducing potential privacy violations and consequently liability exposure." "ZyLAB is extremely pleased to partner with ADSI to provide a complete HIPAA-compliant records management solution," said Dr. Johannes Scholtes, President of ZyLAB North America. "The ADSI HIPAA Compliance ePartner solution is a perfect match for our technology of imaging signed documents and being able to locate those documents at a moments notice. We are extremely pleased to offer our customers a solution that provides organizations with the management and tracking solutions needed to demonstrate HIPAA compliance." About ZyLAB Founded in 1983, ZyLAB is the leading provider of document imaging and paper filing software that helps Global 2000 companies and governments digitally file and manage millions of pages of paper and electronic documents. ZyLAB's comprehensive investigative capabilities, with its high quality search and retrieval features supporting over 200 languages, gives users the ability to organize and easily share all information online. With over 7,000 installations worldwide and over 300,000 users including Amtrak, FBI, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury; Department of Justice; SEC; Department of Agriculture; Department of Commerce; IRS; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Department of Labor; State Department; Office of Personnel Management; Department of Defense; all branches of the US military, the New York Stock Exchange, Pepsico, Riggs Bank, the State of New York, and Walt Disney, ZyLAB has a wide breadth of experience and knowledge across a variety of different industries and business applications. The company has offices located in McLean, Virginia in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Singapore and Australia to provide global service to its client base. For more information visit www.zylab.co.uk Media Contact: Charlotte Louveaux Phone: +44 (0)1276 850970 Charlotte@zylab.com