BLUE BELL, Pa., Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys
Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced a relationship with Inspire
Health Alliance, a U.S.-based healthcare company, to support
Inspire's offer of real-time COVID-19 registration, testing and
access control that is both cost effective and scalable to
organizations of any size.
The solution combines content from Inspire and Unisys for
companies looking to bring their employees back to offices,
manufacturing facilities and transportation hubs, and students,
faculty and staff back to schools. The portable, point-of-care
testing machines, along with licensed healthcare administrators,
are capable of administering both COVID-19 antibody and antigen
tests, with test results available in under 15 minutes.
As a security and IT services partner to Inspire Health
Alliance, Unisys is offering Unisys Stealth® software
and security services, systems integration capabilities and onsite
technical support and field services to protect the COVID-testing
machines, and data from the machines, in support of the solution
and testing at a national scale.
"COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people's health,
well-being and economic livelihood," said Chris Kloes, vice president, Unisys Security
Solutions. "Providing near real-time testing is a critical step in
an organization's approach to improve safety as we restart our
businesses and schools. Through this arrangement, Unisys is able to
complement Inspire's robust COVID-19 testing at a scale and with
the security, onsite integration and logistics management not yet
seen in the market today. We are proud to join this meaningful
effort and do our part to help get America back to work."
Program Supports Identification Authentication to Prevent
Impersonation
These point-of-care COVID testing machines
are able to be deployed at the entryways to America's offices,
factories and schools, at the scale necessary for the country to
restart their lives. Performed independently by clinical
technicians, the AFIAS Rapid COVID-19 Antibody Tests utilize blood
from a finger prick, as opposed to having to draw blood via a
needle. The nurse-assisted test measures for both COVID-19
antibodies (i.e., did you have it) and COVID-19 antigens (i.e., do
you currently have it). Once the testing has completed, the
organization can determine the actions to take based on the test
results with their policies and applicable law. The antigen test
has been presented to the FDA for approval and is in the final
stages of completion.
"Bringing America back to work and school safely requires an
effective testing strategy combined with monitoring, timely
communication and active engagement of personnel, students and
other participants in the community. Security and scale are two of
the biggest success factors in deploying technology-enabled
solutions for workplace or school health and safety," said
Ricardo A. Salas, managing partner
at Inspire Health Alliance. "We are thrilled to partner with Unisys
to deliver both and are now taking orders for delivery effective
the week of September 14."
Unisys Stealth(identity)™, the company's biometric identity
management software, is available to verify an individual's
identity during enrollment and that each test is administered to
the right person, preventing any possibility of impersonation.
Biometric identity, combined with a negative test result, may be
integrated into building management systems, where capable and
feasible, to allow for physical access.
Unisys' security portfolio offerings also include Unisys
Stealth® micro-segmentation software that quickly
isolates devices or users at the first sign of compromise, while
reducing attack surfaces by encrypting all communication between
Stealth™-protected assets and cloaking the assets from unauthorized
users. Unisys recently announced that Stealth received a U.S.
government certification from the National Information Assurance
Partnership (NIAP) to protect information as it flows between
Stealth-enabled endpoints, a certification that is recognized by
governments in 31 member nations including Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, New
Zealand and the United
Kingdom.
For more information on the new COVID-19 testing program, please
watch this video or visit www.unisys.com/backtowork. For more
information on Unisys security offerings, go to
www.unisys.com/stealth.
About Unisys
Unisys is a global information technology
company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions
for the most demanding businesses and governments. Unisys offerings
include security software and services; digital transformation and
workplace services; industry applications and services; and
innovative software operating environments for high-intensity
enterprise computing. For more information on how Unisys builds
better outcomes securely for its clients across the government,
financial services and commercial markets, visit
www.unisys.com.
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