We are more than halfway through VMworld 2011 and it is abundantly clear that health care is beginning to embrace desktop virtualization at a fast clip. Despite hurricane Irene’s impact on the east coast, nearly 1,000 health care IT professionals have turned out to hear about the progress VMware and its partners are making in the industry, share experiences and, yes, showcase their success with roaming point of care desktops. 

Gabe Knuth talks with Imprivata's Cordell Perigo about their authentication platform.

Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust has deployed Imprivata's OneSign 4.5 technology across its sites. Providing secure access to 1,000 users across three sites, the technology will be deployed across 14 applications, including electronic medical records, in order to simplify access and speed up workflow for staff while strengthening information governance and data protection. A total of 1,400 chip and pin smartcards have been issued.

The most efficient path for PCSO was to develop a solution that would meet all objectives in one attempt. After reviewing a number of options for Single Sign-On (SSO) and AA (including tokens) our team selected the integrated Vasco token solution from Imprivata for its straight-forward administrative approach And its ease-of-use for employees. This initiative allowed PCSO to comply with both phases of CJIS requirements; implementing unique Ids and complex passwords in the near term, and AA ahead of schedule.