MedStar Health Selects Blue Lance's LT Auditor+; Blue Lance Delivers Extensive Healthcare...

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2004

Blue Lance Inc., the leading developer of real-time network monitoring, auditing and security technology for Novell Netware and Windows networks, announced today that MedStar Health has selected LT Auditor+(TM) Version

MedStar's Baltimore facility is comprised of a heterogeneous Windows and NetWare environment. MedStar requires a proven security tool to monitor network and user activity with easy-to-configure reporting capabilities. With the proliferation of malicious code and an increasing need to monitor user activity within the firewall, it is critical for IT management to have a tool to protect the enterprise from known and unknown vulnerabilities.

"LT Auditor+ greatly expands our ability to monitor security risks by providing an inside-out look at our network," said Greg Johnson, manager, Server Engineering - Baltimore. "Having the power to view detailed audit trails, generate straightforward reports in real-time and track administrator activities provides a crucial layer of security for MedStar."

MedStar required a proven auditing package with enhanced filtering capability and the ability to monitor and report on basic network usage-file creation, deletion and relocation. These reports provide detailed information about user activity on the network and protect against unauthorized access.

"We are proud to add MedStar as a customer and to expand our footprint in the health care space," said Tommy Cathey, director of strategic relations for Blue Lance. "The key to our success is working in partnership with our customers to help ensure the continuous protection of their network assets, especially as it pertains to new regulations like HIPAA, GLBA and Sarbanes-Oxley."

About Blue Lance

Blue Lance Inc. has been providing sophisticated security software solutions to major corporations, financial institutions, government and national security agencies as well as educational and healthcare institutions since 1985. LT Auditor+ is recognized as the industry standard for network security, protecting computer-managed assets inside the firewall. Among its robust capabilities are automated filtering of data, real-time monitoring and alerts, totally secure consolidation of system logs across the enterprise and dynamic reporting. For more information about LT Auditor+ and Blue Lance Inc., visit www.bluelance.com.

About MedStar Health

MedStar Health is a not-for-profit, community-based healthcare organization that owns and operates seven major hospitals and other healthcare services in the Baltimore/Washington area. The hospitals, which include both teaching and community facilities, are Franklin Square Hospital Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, Harbor Hospital, and Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Georgetown University Hospital, National Rehabilitation Hospital, and Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia.

The third-largest employer in the region with more than 22,000 employees and 4,000 affiliated physicians, MedStar Health hospitals and healthcare organizations serve more than half-a-million patients each year. MedStar Health is based in Columbia, Maryland and is one of the largest health systems in the mid-Atlantic region.