Children’s services provider selects Egress Switch to secure confidential information

Oct. 22, 2014 - PRLog -- London – 22^nd October 2014 – Egress Software Technologies today announces the uptake of the market-leading email and file encryption solutions, Egress Switch Secure Email (http://www.egress.com/solutions-secure-email/) and Switch Secure File Transfer (http://www.egress.com/solutions-large-file-transfer/), by children’s services provider The Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation.

Managing seven children centres across the Cheltenham area, in addition to Gardners Lane and Oakwood Primary Schools, The Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation offers a diverse range of services from early education to family support. In order to shape service delivery to reflect the specific communities in which they are being delivered, The Gardner’s Lane and Oakwood Federation works closely with its local authority, Gloucestershire County Council, as well as with health, social care and education providers across the public and private sectors, sharing a range of agreed confidential information about their service users. As a result, The Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation sought to implement a solution that would protect this shared information while in transit.

Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation Business Manager Brian Howell explains: “The rise of multi-agency work has had a positive impact on the delivery of well-rounded, holistic services for the children and families we support. However, it has also increased the amount of confidential data that The Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation shares electronically via email and file transfer with social care departments and their staff, schools, and health visitors. We consequently decided to implement an encryption solution to protect and control this information.

“As we work closely with our local authority, Gloucestershire County Council, who were already using Switch Secure Email and File Transfer, we were aware of their benefits, such as real-time control, the ability to revoke access and audit functionality,” continues Howell. “Consequently our staff have full visibility over who is accessing the information they share, as well as the ability to grant or deny access on an individual-by-individual basis. Such features enable us to remain responsive and flexible to the situational needs of the children and families we support, in addition to offering full confidence and reassurance that the confidential information we share electronically is protected.”

Commenting on the announcement, Egress UK Sales Manager Kelly McCann stated: “The Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation’s adoption of Switch reflects a growing trend of children’s services providers identifying an increase in the amount of ‘sensitive’ information they need to share electronically with external third parties and striving to protect it as part of the all-round care they offer. Implementing Switch will not only aid service delivery from a data protection viewpoint, but as staff now have increased confidence to share more information electronically, it will also have added business benefits of improved efficiency and reduced cost overheads than when using the more conventional methods of recorded post and fax.”

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About Egress Software Technologies

Egress Software Technologies is the leading provider of hosted and on-premise encryption services designed to secure all forms of electronic information and delivered to customers in both the Public and Private Sectors via a single platform: Egress Switch.

As the first, and currently only, CESG CPA Foundation Grade certified email encryption product on the market, Switch Secure Email enables customers to share highly sensitive information over the internet, without the need to manage external third party credentials. The award-winning Switch portfolio of products also includes Secure File Transfer, Secure Web Form and the latest online collaboration offering, Secure Workspace.

Using patented key management, the platform utilises a unique community-based licensing model known as 'the Egress Trust Network' that consists of paying and free Switch subscribers, who are able to share information securely with one another using a single global identity.

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About The Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation

The Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation manages seven children centres across the Cheltenham locality and Gardners Lane and Oakwood Primary Schools.

A Children’s Centre can offer information and activities to support families with children aged 0 to 5. Our Children’s Centres are open to all families with children under five, including those expecting a baby. We provide a wide range of services to children and families including early education, family support and adult education.

The multi-disciplinary staff teams are well trained and experienced in supporting children and families.

www.cheltcc.org (http://www.cheltcc.org.uk/)