eGestalt Technologies, a leading provider
of cloud-based, SaaS-delivered, security and information technology
governance, risk management and compliance solutions for SMBs to
enterprises,today announced it has been selected by Everything Channel
as a 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor. The annual list features the
most innovative vendors who not only deliver technology that is easy to
use, but can generate the high margins solution providers require.
Channel
partners need no more incentive than the $40,000 in ‘meaningful use’
government funds being granted to individual doctor’s offices that
install electronic medical records (EMR) that are fully in compliance
with HIPAA/HITECH privacy and security rules.
"Large hospitals
are eligible for up to $2 million in federal grants," said eGestalt
President Anupam Sahai. "Not only must every physician practice abide by
HIPAA rules, but all their business associates too must fall in
compliance. There are a few million BAs who need to be serviced. So from
one hub comes many spokes of potential business for partners jumping on
board with SecureGRC."
Built from the ground up for channel partners, SecureGRC
is a cloud-based, SaaS-delivered, $750 per year security and risk
assessment, auditing and remediation application. The tool offers peace
of mind to channel partners servicing SMBs to large enterprises,
including medical providers and their business associates, retailers and
merchants that must meet PCI and HIPAA/HITECH requirements.
With
version 11 recently released, SecureGRC consolidates all security and
compliance-related evidence into a single and centralized repository.It
comes stacked with pre-packaged content such as policies that are
continuously updated, a trove of best practices, and plenty of
assessment questions that make it an easy step-by-step process to run
the assessment and prove compliance.
Thanks to the fine print in
HIPAA/HITECH legislation, MSPs have a tremendous gold mine of an
opportunity to reap big rewards, revenues, and bundling opportunities.
The cost of doing a security assessment and PCI compliance can run
$100,000 and above.
"Using SecureGRC’s award-winning,patent
pending technology, delivered through channel partners, our customers
are able to become compliant at 1/10 the cost with very little
maintenance.This promises to be a huge boon for the channel,"
added Sahai. "And you don’t need to be conversant with the fine print of
these PCI and HIPAA/HITECH regulations."
SecureGRC also offers an
automated PCI-DSS compliance management solution that helps meet
PCI-DSS requirements in terms of building and maintaining a secure
network; protecting card holder data; maintaining a vulnerability
management program; implementing strong access control measures;
regularly monitoring and testing networks, and maintaining robust IT
security policies.
Channel
partners authorized by eGestalt can become Managed Compliance Providers
(MCPs), a channel program based around a proprietary "cookbook" that
explains in step-by-step fashion on how to get started with delivering
managed compliance services through creation of collateral, training,
implementation, delivery and on-going playbooks as the business is up
and running.
The Federal government has set aside $20 billion for
upgrading the healthcare IT infrastructure by the year 2014 - spelling a
huge upside for the channel. Service providers can pursue federal
‘meaningful use’ dollars to the tune of $40,000 per qualified physician
practice. SecureGRC generates the necessary reports for proving
compliance.
"By law, all business associates and sub-contractors
affiliated with the given medical practice must follow HIPAA/HITECH
compliance rules or face stiff penalties. It could not be more
convincing a sale. Like spokes from a wheel, from one customer hub
derives multiple new clients to service," said Jim Hare, eGestalt Vice
President of Sales.
eGestalt is looking for qualified channel
partners who want to help their clients solve and automate the
complexities and high costs associated with maintaining and enforcing
security and compliance around PCI, SOX, HIPAA/HITECH, ISO, GLBA and
other mandatory government and industry regulations that affect most
business operations.
The
vendors that make up the CRN Emerging Technology Vendor list were
founded in 2005 or later, have revenue under $1 billion and have an
active U.S. channel strategy. Final selection to the Emerging
Technology Vendor list was made by the CRN editorial team after a review
of submitted information.
About UBM Channel:
UBM
Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media,
research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30
years of experience and engagement, UBM Channel has the unmatched
channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology
executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market
strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. UBM Channel is a UBM
company.
UBM PLC:
UBM PLC is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and
bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in
print and provide them with the information they need to do business
successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities,
from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders,
from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more
than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these
communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work
effectively and efficiently.
About eGestalt Technologies Inc:
eGestalt is a world-class, innovation driven, leading
provider of cloud-computing based enterprise solutions for information
security and IT-GRC management. eGestalt is headquartered in Santa
Clara, CA, and has offices in the US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East.
eGestalt was nominated Breakthrough Technology Vendor at XChange
Americas, Aug. 2010, and selected by SiliconIndia among the "Top 10
Security Companies to Watch." Its SecureGRC application was voted
runner-up in the Managed Services Category at XChange Tech Innovators,
Nov. 2010. And in Feb. 2011 eGestalt VP of Worldwide Sales Jim Hare was
been named a Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN.
Contact:
Victor Cruz
Principal, MediaPR.net
For eGestalt Technologies
