The University of Texas School of Public Health Selects Xythos for Medical Research Collaboration; Leading NIH Funded Institution Addresses Content Security Challenge and Advances Research

Business Wire, May 16, 2006

PHILADELPHIA -- Xythos Software, a leading developer of basic content services software, today announced that The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston is deploying its software in the first phase of a multi million-dollar project that includes web collaboration. Part of a state-funded public health training initiative, the project calls for Xythos to assist the seventh-largest recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding for schools of public health in the U.S. in implementing a web-based collaboration and resource management solution. As a multi-campus organization frequently engaged in research collaboration with other institutions, UT School of Public Health sought a web-based solution that could improve content security and compliance, while also helping to overcome the deficiencies associated with email-based file sharing. A centralized, web-enabled content repository would also permit its researchers to better utilize and share institutional knowledge and best practices.

"We have technical and esoteric communication issues and a tremendous need to provide a single information resource to facilitate communication," stated Derek Drawhorn, Director of Information Technology at the School of Public Health. One of the biggest issues the UT school had was that its researchers created 'islands of information' -- content of all types locked away in personal directories, laptops, etc. That information was often difficult to access and share when collaborating with editors of scientific journals or working together with researchers at other institutions. Email file sharing is also commonly recognized as a point of security weakness and frequently contributes to poor network performance and rapid storage consumption.

As an organization responsible for managing sensitive confidential data, including medical information, UT School of Public Health needed a more effective and secure solution for managing and sharing information. "When we learned that the Xythos system could virtualize how we stored content and could replace email attachments with secure hyperlinks, we knew it was the comprehensive product we were seeking. The fact that Xythos adheres to open standards-based design principles and supports WebDAV helped confirm our decision," Drawhorn added.

The Xythos system offers researchers a single solution to safely access and share confidential information while also providing them with a complete record of every change associated with a document. It includes tools like integrated version control, automated change status notification and document level security to help ensure that sensitive information always remains protected. "Today's medical research organizations depend on interdisciplinary and intra-organizational collaboration," commented Ed Miller, CEO of Xythos. "Xythos recognized that technological flexibility was a fundamental requirement for the industry as it continues to explore new research protocols and methodologies. Today Xythos is honored to provide collaborative solutions that are relied on by thousands of doctors, clinicians and lab technicians around the globe," he added.

About Xythos Software:

Xythos Software is a leading developer of basic content services software for enterprise organizations. Xythos' open standards-based document and content management applications and its WebFile Server development platform helps customers safely capture, manage, store and share content throughout its lifecycle. Xythos products are licensed to over two and a half million users at commercial, education and government organizations around the world. To learn more about Xythos, visit www.xythos.com or call 1-888-4XYTHOS.