Each year, the NBIA honors the business
incubation programs, graduates, and client companies that exemplify
the best of the industry. (Note: Additional details regarding the
attacks and a list of affected organizations are available at the SANS
Institute Internet Storm Center; link is provided below).

For more information about how to implement a best practices DNS
architecture, visit:
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ConnectiCare Provides Funds for Childhood Lead Poison Screening; High Risk Neighborhoods to be Targeted

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T. LaBorde , MedMined's chief operating officer, said, "It is an
honor to receive recognition from the NBIA for a second time. The service allows infection control
professionals (ICPs) to focus infection-prevention efforts where and
when they are most needed and reduces the human and economic toll of
hospital -acquired infections.

About MedMined

MedMined is a Birmingham-based medical information technology
company founded in 2000 to provide data mining analysis and related
technical, clinical , and financial consulting services to the
healthcare community.

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Cricket Liu, Infoblox vice president of architecture and author of
O'Reilly's authoritative reference work on the domain name system, "DNS and
BIND," said: "These attacks represent a devastating form of identity theft,
literally hijacking a company's Web presence and compromising all of the
people that visit the organization's site. The long-term effects of elevated blood lead levels in
children include deficits in IQ, attention deficit disorders, and impairments
of fine and gross motor skills.

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The
award underscores the positive impact that our automated data mining
surveillance technology is having by reducing nosocomial infections
across all areas of the hospital. For more information , call Infoblox at
+1.connecticare.

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13). The recent attacks
poison the caches of vulnerable DNS servers with a bogus list of . The program will
simultaneously enhance surveillance and prevention efforts that isolate
children from exposure to lead in the first place," said J.

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MedMined's Data Mining Surveillance service combines ongoing
review and analysis of infection-related data from hospital systems
with clinical support and educational tools designed to facilitate
meaningful change and process improvements and comply with state
mandatory reporting requirements.com) to IP addresses (e.
The multifaceted program will be started in identified high-lead risk,
medically underserved neighborhoods in several Connecticut cities. Also participating in the screening program are the Connecticut
Department of Public Health, Lead Action for Medicaid Primary Prevention
Project (LAMPP), local health municipalities, community health centers and
neighborhood coalitions.

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infoblox.716. The
project will focus on primary prevention and screening, community education
and outreach, case management , follow-up hazard remediation and public health
surveillance. Vice President of Health Services for ConnectiCare.
Exposure to lead is associated with a range of serious health effects on
children , including cognitive and behavioral developmental problems that can
result in serious personal and social consequences that can persist throughout
their lifetime.; ConnectiCare of Massachusetts,
Inc .

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234. As a result, all subsequent domain name resolution requests in
the ."

Unlike legacy approaches, Infoblox DNSone appliances are designed to
provide DNS and DHCP services in a secure and easy-to-manage form factor
that has undergone extensive security hardening against a wide range of
potential DNS attacks.sans.

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For more information about DNSone and other Infoblox products, visit:
http://www.

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PRESS RELEASE Infoblox Protects Customers From Recent DNS Pharming Attacks

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example, Microsoft's DNS server software is configured by default to accept
and cache "unrelated additional response data" that can lead to cache
poisoning, and are thereby susceptible to the attacks." Liu continued, "Fortunately,
with the proper overall system design and the deployment of
security-hardened DNS servers, organizations can achieve the level of
security and availability required for their network identity
infrastructure services, protecting themselves as well as their customers,
partners and employees.com.

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Using purpose-built DNSone appliances
enables high-availability (HA) for DNS and DHCP services while improving
security, performance, and reducing operating costs for these critical
network identity services. Infoblox products
increase network control while lowering TCO by delivering services that are
more secure and scalable, easier to manage, and more reliable than
"build-your-own" server-software solutions. Paul
Bluestein, Sr.; and ConnectiCare Insurance
Company, Inc. For more information on ConnectiCare visit
http://www.

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The award recognizes
MedMined's pioneering work in infection control and prevention and its
innovative Data Mining Surveillance(R) technology, which measures the
incidence of hospital-acquired infections.4300, email www.

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The vulnerability is typically found in legacy DNS implementations that do
not implement best practices for DNS architecture and that use
software-based DNS services on general-purpose operating systems.
"ConnectiCare is proud to play a leading role in addressing a serious
threat to Connecticut 's children.5 million, including the costs of
medical care and special education. and CMI both hold an "Excellent"
Accreditation rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
for its commercial group plans.

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The company has been recognized by MIT's Technology Review,
Fortune magazine , and other leading publications and organizations.com domains.yahoo.com/products/dnsone. The Infoblox distributed
appliance approach also provides a secure, integrated platform for
centralizing the management of identity data and services across the
network.
"This initiative will dramatically improve current outreach and screening
capabilities to identify many more children with elevated blood lead levels,
insure they are treated for this serious medical condition, and assure they
are removed from harmful lead exposure environments.

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medical information technology company, today received the Outstanding
Incubator Graduate award in the technology category from the National
Business Incubation Association (NBIA).com

Note to editors: The annual NBIA conference is being held May
15-18, 2005, at Baltimore's Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. The ConnectiCare grant will leverage limited public funding currently
available for lead screening and prevention and will help advance the public
health agenda in a tangible, sustainable way."
The $200,000 grant will help cover the lead screening and lead poisoning
prevention program's first year budget by funding such components as the
hiring of several public health nurses, obtaining portable lead testing
equipment, and a public education program to include multi-language
educational materials and public service announcements . ConnectiCare, Inc.

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In the United States, hospital-acquired (or nosocomial) infections
affect nearly 2 million patients each year and contribute to
approximately 88,000 deaths.

For more information about the recent DNS attacks, visit the SANS Institute
Internet Storm Center:
http: //isc.php. FARMINGTON, Conn. The partnership with
Connecticare also reinforces the foundation 's premise that health promotion
and disease prevention are not solely a governmental responsibility .

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The DNS serves as the "network phone book" that maps Web site names (e. The hardened appliance design and intuitive
graphical user interface (GUI) enable the offloading of DNS and DHCP
services from general-purpose servers that typically handle multiple
functions, which typically require significant administration overhead
unrelated to DNS and DHCP services and often leave organizations exposed to
DNS attacks and service outages.

ConnectiCare, which is part of the HIP Family of Health Plans, is a
Connecticut-based managed care company serving approximately 245,000 members
through its affiliates, ConnectiCare, Inc.

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The award was presented at
the NBIA's 19th International Conference on Business Incubation in
Baltimore. Healthcare facilities using the MedMined
service have achieved a measurable 300 percent financial return in the
first year of use.com name
servers .org/presentations/dnspoisoning. With sales and marketing presence in more than 30 countries,
Infoblox has over 450 customers from a wide range of industries, many of
them Fortune 500 companies. In addition to the toll lead poisoning takes
on the children, it costs the state about $5.
Though it is privately governed, the foundation collaborates with the State of
Connecticut Department of Public Health, local heath departments and other
public and private organizations to assure a strong and sustained linkage
between its work and the state's public health priorities.

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MedMined employs artificial intelligence
technology to continuously monitor hospital data for possible warning
signs of hospital-acquired infections, allowing ICPs the opportunity
to address an outbreak before it occurs.

About the NBIA

Business incubation programs catalyze the process of starting and
growing companies by providing entrepreneurs with the expertise,
networks, and tools they need to make their ventures successful.medmined., developer of network identity
infrastructure (NII) systems, today announced that Infoblox DNSone
appliances -- highly secure and scalable, purpose-built devices that
deliver domain name system (DNS) and dynamic host configuration protocol
(DHCP) services -- have provided customers with "zero day" protection
against DNS pharming attacks, such as the latest DNS cache poisoning
threats that have disrupted access to thousands of .g. All
externally-facing DNS servers are potentially vulnerable, as are internal
DNS servers that are configured to communicate directly with external name
servers on the public Internet.408.

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MedMined Receives 2005 Outstanding Incubator Graduate Award from NBIA

----MedMined, Inc. MedMined's patented infection-tracking
technology and proprietary service are being used by more than 100
hospitals nationwide, covering more than 1 million hospital admissions
yearly.

About Infoblox

Infoblox develops and markets network identity appliances that provide a
scalable, secure way for enterprises to manage the critical network
identity protocols -- including DNS, DHCP, RADIUS and LDAP -- that link
business applications to the network infrastructure ., ConnectiCare today announced
that it has provided a grant of $200,000 to the Public Health Foundation of
Connecticut to launch a lead screening and lead poisoning prevention program
for children under the age of six years. Robert Galvin, MD,
MPH, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health .

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MedMined previously was recognized by the NBIA as the 2002
Outstanding Incubator Client in technology . (CMI); ConnectiCare of New York, Inc.

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For more information, visit www. At the same time, we are supporting the
national strategy of the Center for Disease Control and Healthy People 2010 to
eliminate childhood lead poisoning as a public health problem," said Dr.
In accepting the ConnectiCare grant on behalf of the Public Health
Foundation of Connecticut, Chairman of the Board of Directors Jack Reed said,
"ConnectiCare's generous grant will support an important program to improve
the health of children in several high-risk areas, and will also further the
foundation 's goal of strengthening the public health infrastructure in our
state.
Projected one-year outcomes include blood level screenings and family
education for 100% of children under the age of six in homes within the
targeted areas, assuring case management services for all children with
elevated blood lead levels and necessary local health department services for
the remediation of identified sources of lead, and education for the public
and health professionals about prevention, early detection and the treatment
of childhood lead poisoning.

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Infoblox Inc., 66.
There are more than a thousand children who go undiagnosed each year.com. is an independent,
privately governed 501(c) 3 tax exempt corporation.

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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.com domain are answered with malicious responses, redirecting
inquiries to sites other than the requested destination, such as spam web
sites or other sites promoting spyware downloads.com/dns-resources .infoblox.

The Public Health Foundation of Connecticut, Inc.

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These serious attacks have compromised the domains of major Fortune 500
corporations, financial institutions and media and entertainment companies,
highlighting the risks from the serious security vulnerabilities inherent
in conventional DNS systems.cfm.infoblox. The foundation seeks to
improve health in the State of Connecticut by increasing the amount of funding
available to pursue public health initiatives and sponsoring sustainable
projects that support health promotion and disease prevention in the state .

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To schedule
an interview with a MedMined spokesperson or for more information
about the NBIA 's Outstanding Incubator Graduate award, please call
Barbara Sullivan at 714/374-6174.
According to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, lead poisoning
is a significant problem in communities suffering from poverty. Only 25% of
children under the age of six are screened for elevated blood lead levels.