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SenSage And Cerner Strengthen EPHI Protection And HIPAA Compliance for More Than Seventy- Five Healthcare Organizations

Clients Adopt Jointly-Developed Security Analytics, Compliance and Log Management Solution

SAN FRANCISCO – May 9, 2006 – SenSage, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise security analytics, and Cerner Corp. (NASDAQ: CERN) announced today that more than 75 clients have selected P2Sentinel™ Enterprise – a Cerner solution powered by the SenSage family of enterprise security analytics software that aggregates, monitors and investigates security events, strengthening Electronic Personal Health Information (EPHI) protection and HIPAA compliance.

"Healthcare organizations face a host of compliance mandates that require IT staff to put in place adequate security controls," said Barry Runyon, research director, Gartner Healthcare Providers, Gartner, Inc. "Integrating automated threshold and activity monitoring is an effective way to streamline audit functions, reduce risks and costs. Organizations should investigate solutions that can collect, monitor and analyze security events.”

P2Sentinel Enterprise powered by SenSage assists in identifying security violations and providing long-term, forensic security analysis by correlating activities from Cerner solutions and other network, security, database, clinical and financial applications. Through the integrated solution, clients can automatically monitor and investigate security, accessing events enterprise-wide. P2Sentinel Enterprise complements a healthcare organization's efforts to assure authorized access of EPHI.

“We sought a solution that would facilitate our security and HIPAA initiatives, as well as support the full range of Cerner applications within our infrastructure,” said Gary Latcher, chief patient privacy and information security officer at Spectrum Health - a health services provider in west Michigan with seven hospitals and more than 140 service sites. “P2Sentinel Enterprise allowed us to best protect our technology investment, has significantly fortified our monitoring controls and audit processes, and provides a tool we can leverage across other systems and applications in our enterprise in the future.”

Medical organizations face numerous compliance requisites to protect EPHI and safeguard their infrastructure. To follow best security practices and regulatory mandates, these organizations must effectively manage long-term event log data and continually assess their security while reducing internal security threats, data privacy risks and maintaining auditable records . SenSage and Cerner jointly developed P2Sentinel Enterprise to encompass robust healthcare security log management capabilities rules and reports that accelerate performance.

“Automating the process of analyzing log and access information is a crucial component of any healthcare organization’s patient privacy and HIPAA compliance processes,” said Bill Miller, vice president of technology for Cerner.

SenSage is peerless in delivering the combination of event-data collection, compression, retention and analytics. The SenSage appliance-like architecture enables consistent performance and scaling ease, while providing significant storage-capacity and operational savings.

“Healthcare organizations, like other industries, seek to reduce costs and leverage IT investments while addressing corporate and mandated security provisions,” said Jim Pflaging, president and chief executive officer at SenSage. “We are uniquely addressing healthcare security controls and streamlining audit processes.”

About Cerner

Cerner Corp. is taking the paper chart out of healthcare, eliminating error, variance and waste in the care press. With more than 1,500 clients worldwide, Cerner is the leading supplier of healthcare information technology. The following are trademarks of Cerner: P2 Sentinel Enterprise and Cerner’s logo. www.cerner.com.

About SenSage

SenSage, the leading provider of enterprise security analytics, offers unparalleled performance and a scalable means for organizations to centrally aggregate, efficiently analyze, dynamically monitor and cost-effectively store massive volumes of event log data. Our solutions empower companies to readily respond to business critical threats, conduct thorough and precise investigations, and maintain compliant operations. Based in San Francisco, CA, SenSage currently protects Global 2000 customers in financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. The company markets its product directly and through partners including Cerner, EMC, Hewlett-Packard, and Lockheed Martin.

For more information, please visit www.sensage.com.

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