Nirvana SRB Supports HIPAA-Compliant Solutions in Healthcare IT

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - July 31, 2007) - Nirvana Storage, a division of General Atomics, today announced that its newest version of Storage Resource Broker, SRB 2007, is ready to support implementation of data systems that are HIPAA-compliant. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US regulation that includes rules to safeguard personal health information and to ensure the access and portability of such records.

SRB, a powerful tool for data sharing, discovery, archiving and automation, helps build and integrate healthcare IT systems while providing security and privacy support. Features available in SRB, such as advanced authentication, audit trail, integrity check and customizable metadata management, are imperative to the healthcare sector as IT Managers strive to meet the challenge of making systems and networks compliant with HIPAA.

With SRB, systems can be designed or upgraded to comply with the HIPAA auditing requirements from the Department of Human and Health Services in areas such as:

--  Integrity: SRB has a built-in mechanism to verify that data has not
    been compromised
--  Authenticity: User ID (password/biometrics); digital certification and
    digital signature
--  Confidentiality: Centralized access control; encrypted document
    pipeline
--  Traceability: Time-stamping and audit trail; complete system history
    and operation log
    

SRB is compatible with a variety of data storage systems, and offers a Global Namespace, an extension of a standard file system hierarchy containing files and other data residing on dispersed and usually disparate data sources. The Global Namespace is used to access, manage, search, and organize data across the entire SRB-based data federation. SRB also features a Metadata Catalog (MCAT), a relational database that manages the metadata of each and every data object and enables search and retrieval of unstructured data, such as medical images and other PACS data.

Please visit our website at www.ga.com/nirvana to request a full list of the features and functionality within SRB that are designed to facilitate HIPAA compliance through automated, auditable processes and procedures.

About Nirvana Storage

Nirvana Storage was established in 2000 as a division of General Atomics. It commercializes data grid technology originally developed at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), which was founded and operated by General Atomics. Nirvana Storage is located in San Diego, California, and provides advanced data solutions to government, research and industry customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, India and other countries around the world.

www.nirvanastorage.com

About General Atomics

Founded in 1955 as a division of General Dynamics, General Atomics is now a privately owned technology and product company headquartered in San Diego, California. General Atomics' basic research into fission and fusion has matured into competence in many technologies, making General Atomics and its affiliated companies one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely operated surveillance aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

www.ga.com

Contact Information: Contact: Nirvana Storage: Joel Zhou Director, Business Development (858) 455-2500