Sysmex America, Inc. Receives U.S. Department of Defense Accreditation for WAM™ Middleware Solution

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Mar 31, 2015, 02:57 ET

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex America, Inc., announced that the company's WAM Middleware solution has received the U.S. Department of Defense 'Authority to Operate' under the Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP). The accreditation was officially issued by the U.S. Defense Health Agency on October 15, 2014 and is a requirement to work with the Department of Defense (DoD).

DIACAP is used by the DoD to ensure risk management is applied to information systems. The accreditation means that the DoD is assured that a system solution or device meets their security standards and requirements.

"This accreditation is not just about receiving approval from the military, which is a satisfying achievement; successfully completing this process verifies that Sysmex has met the gold standard in providing a very secure system to our customers," said Mark Dahlberg, Senior Director, Customer Systems and IT, Sysmex America. "Throughout the process, we had a professional and collaborative rapport with the DoD, and this achievement serves as both a reference point and an enabler for Sysmex going forward."

"Having the accreditation demonstrates Sysmex's awareness of current security and IT system trends within our industry. At a time where you are seeing companies hire Chief Information Security Officers and improving their security efforts, it's clear that there are intense efforts to protect health care facilities' and patient data. By completing this rigorous process, it further confirms that customers can feel comfortable that WAM has passed stringent tests and is a secure system," said Howard Taylor, Assistant Director, Middleware Systems, Sysmex America.

About Sysmex WAM Middleware

Sysmex WAM, used by nearly 400 labs and healthcare facilities in the U.S. and Canada, is middleware designed and developed by Sysmex to help laboratories receive maximum performance from Sysmex instruments used in the laboratory. The solution is a single system that connects integrated health networks and regional labs; core and reference labs; hospital labs; patient care centers and clinics; and specialty labs such as oncology.

About Sysmex America, Inc.

Sysmex America, Inc., in Lincolnshire, Illinois, the U.S. headquarters of Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan), is a trusted world leader in clinical laboratory systemization and solutions that optimize the clinical utility, operational efficiency and financial performance of the lab. Sysmex America distributes and supports a diversified portfolio of best-in-class automated in vitro diagnostic hematology, coagulation and urinalysis analyzers, reagents and information systems for laboratories and healthcare facilities throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Company's unwavering commitment to clinical excellence and technological innovation is reflected in the Sysmex brand and its distinguished heritage of unsurpassed reliability. Sysmex is reshaping the healthcare of tomorrow at the clinical laboratory level by transcending the boundaries of diagnostic science and serving as the pulse of reliable, accountable care. For more information about Sysmex, please visit www.sysmex.com/us.

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