Sequiam Deploys BioClinic(TM) to Stellenbosch University in South Africa
Sequiam Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SQUM – News) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Constellation Biometrics Corporation ( www.constellationbiometrics.com ), a premier provider of biometric technology and services, has delivered its BioClinic(TM) biometric clinical diagnostic management support system to the Stellenbosch University in South Africa ( http://www.sun.ac.za/index.asp ). BioClinic(TM) is designed to ensure that patients are correctly identified and correlated with their laboratory test samples.
The Stellenbosch University Department of Medical Biochemistry has initiated a project using BioClinic in a clinic in Lawaaikamp near George in the Southern Cape Region of South Africa. The aim is to use “real time application of molecular epidemiology tools” to improve the management of tuberculosis patients. This will provide laboratory test results, which comprise a more comprehensive and more accurate sample analysis than routine laboratory procedures with a faster turn-around time. In addition, samples and data will be collected for research purposes. To facilitate the identification of all clinic visitors, including the tuberculosis patient, everyone entering the premises will have their fingerprints biometrically recorded using technology and software designed by Constellation Biometrics.
Gian van der Spuy, Department of Medical Biochemistry, University Stellenbosch said: “We are excited about the prospect of using BioClinic in an innovative way to enhance our work. This will help with the correct identification of patients, the correlation of patients with their samples and together with molecular investigations will provide information regarding the possible nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis at the clinic. Data is stored in a MySQL database backend, which is synchronized daily with the main database at the University. The project is headed by Professor T. Victor.”
Shane Griffin, Managing Director of Constellation Biometrics South Africa said: “This is a wonderful and exciting project, as it is a first in South Africa where biometrics is used to assist researchers in gathering accurate diagnostic research aimed at tuberculosis. Moreover the same concept would be rolled out to the rest of the country after the initial project concludes. The success of this project could have enormous positive consequences in the diagnostic collection of data and its accuracy.”
About Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University is an internationally recognized university with 150 departments in 10 faculties and more than 40 research (and other) institutions. A century-long tradition of quality teaching and research has ensured Stellenbosch University’s place among the finest of academic institutions.
About Constellation Biometrics Corporation
Founded in 1999 Constellation Biometrics Corporation, headquartered in Orlando, FL with offices in Cape Town, develops and markets security, biometric and secure enterprise-class solutions with both biometric software and hardware products. Constellation provides solutions that are compatible with almost every kind of recognized finger print scanner and also maintains its own branded line of scanners.
About Sequiam
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Sequiam Corporation develops, markets, and supports a portfolio of proprietary security, biometric, Internet and secure enterprise-class software and hardware products that enable users to access, secure, acquire, manage, personalize, and present information. Sequiam provides application service provider (“ASP”) hosting of its Internet-enabled security solutions, as well as consulting, application integration and software development services. In addition to its administrative offices, Sequiam operates a secure hosting facility located in downtown Orlando FL which provides processing, document, mail, archival, and Internet delivery of information as an outsourced service. Additional satellite offices are located in Washington DC, Houston, Miami, Beijing, Brussels and Cape Town.
