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DALLAS, July 21 /PRNewswire/ — Affinity Mobile d/b/a Trumpet Mobile and Walgreens today announced the nationwide availability of Trumpet Mobile’s prepaid wireless services at more than 6,000 Walgreens locations. The expansion allows customers to purchase quality handsets and Trumpet Mobile airtime minutes. Trumpet Mobile’s differentiated service offerings include prepaid family plans, a competitive low prepaid domestic rate plan of ten cents per minute, industry leading international long distance rates as low as three cents per minute, messaging for as low as five cents per message and a loyalty reward program that offers mobile subscribers bonus minutes for airtime usage.
By bundling an affordable prepaid wireless plan with quality handsets, Trumpet Mobile offers customers a valuable service that Walgreens customers can use every day to stay in touch with their family and friends.
“It’s now even more convenient to find and take advantage of Trumpet Mobile of Trumpet Mobile,” said John W. Carney, chief executive officer of Affinity Mobile. “Our launch with Walgreens continues our expansion into new leading channels of distribution that will reach more consumers who can benefit from our services. Trumpet subscriber numbers continue to climb and we are excited to expand Trumpet’s availability to Walgreens customers.”
Trumpet Mobile is now available in Walgreens retail locations throughout the U.S. Consumers can find the nearest Walgreens at
About Trumpet Mobile
Trumpet Mobile is a prepaid wireless service provider that offers pay-as-you-go convenience, flexible options, national coverage and quality phones. Trumpet Mobile’s differentiated service offerings include features such as, a competitive low prepaid domestic rate plan, industry leading international long distance rates, messaging, and a loyalty reward program that gives mobile subscribers bonus minutes for airtime usage. For more information about Trumpet Mobile, visit .
About Walgreens
Walgreens () is the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates 6,252 drugstores in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Walgreens provides the most convenient access to consumer goods and cost-effective health care services in America through its retail drugstores, Walgreens health Services division and Walgreens health and Wellness division. Walgreens health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacy benefit manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC and SeniorMed LLC (a pharmacy provider to long-term care facilities). Walgreens health and Wellness division includes Take Care health Systems, which is comprised of: Take Care Consumer Solutions, managers of 172 convenient care clinics at Walgreens drugstores, and Take Care Employer Solutions, managers of worksite-based health and wellness services at more than 370 employer campuses.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Affinity Mobile and Trumpet Mobile
Erica Garver, 971-570-3291 or
Christy Caplan, 503-412-8850 or
If urgent, send email to
Trumpet Mobile

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LAUREL, Md., June 19 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless has received double honors from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence, a nonprofit group dedicated to building and recognizing outstanding workplaces. For the sixth consecutive year, the Alliance presented Verizon Wireless with its Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval, which recognizes visionary employers that view workplace excellence as a strategic business imperative.
The company was also named a 2008 health & Wellness Trailblazer, an award initiated to honor employers demonstrating exemplary commitment to the overall physical and mental health of their workforce.
According to the Alliance, winning employers are selected after a comprehensive evaluation process by an independent review panel of professors, Ph.D. students of business, and industrial and organizational psychology and human resources professionals.
“We applaud Verizon Wireless for realizing that creating a sustained culture of workplace excellence makes good business sense,” said Fiona Gathright, acting executive director of the Alliance for Workplace Excellence. “Each of the selected winners strives to raise the bar for workplace excellence and demonstrates to the business community that workplace excellence is not just a ‘nice thing to do’ but is a strategic business imperative for financial success.”
Verizon Wireless has been recognized frequently for its programs addressing the work/life needs of employees. Nationally, the company has been named one of Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” for six years in a row, and health Magazine named the company one of 10 U.S. employers to best help women balance their professional and personal responsibilities.
Verizon Wireless Regional President Tami Erwin said, “As the mother of two teenagers, I’ve been fortunate to take advantage of Verizon Wireless’ family-friendly policies which have allowed me and thousands of my fellow employees to strike the right work/life balance. We’re proud to receive this award recognizing our workplace and our culture. We put a premium on our work environment and on our employees’ health and well being, and I’m happy that others have recognized it.”
Verizon Wireless’ Laurel, MD regional headquarters, its Hanover facility, and many of the company’s nationwide workplaces have fitness centers employing one or more coaches who promote employee fitness. The centers offer personal training, nutrition seminars, and a range of exercise classes including Pilates for Pregnancy, a class exclusively for expectant mothers. In addition, moms-to-be can participate in online physician seminars throughout their pregnancies and take advantage of on-site lactation rooms after their babies are born.
Locally, the company has been recognized by the Baltimore Business Journal, Baltimore Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine as one of the best regional workplaces.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: . To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at .
About The Alliance for Workplace Excellence
The Alliance for Workplace Excellence, (AWE), is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded by Montgomery County, Maryland and Discovery Communication, LLC. The organization is funded by Montgomery County, Chamber of Commerce, and is sponsored by MyEyeDr., Alliant Insurance Strategies, and Wellness Corporate Solutions. For more information contact Liz Sobrino at .
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BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ — The TriZetto Group Inc., a leader in health care technology solutions serving nearly half of the insured population in the United States, announced Wednesday (June 18) that it has maintained the Verizon Business Security Management Program (SMP) Cybertrust Enterprise Certification.
By meeting the program’s standards, TriZetto continues to uphold high levels of security, while mitigating risk and validating its processes for safeguarding the confidential health care data of more than 100 million health plan members. The company first earned the Cybertrust Certification in 2002.
The Security Management Program is designed to help businesses take a proactive approach to security by reducing risk across an entire organization. Working closely with customers, Verizon Business reviews information security measures and synergistically addresses a broad range of security needs, from network and system analysis to security policy inspection.
Of the more than 1,000 businesses and government agencies whose information security measures have been reviewed under the program, only about half received the Cybertrust Certification, which must be renewed annually.
The security certification demonstrates that TriZetto’s information security controls for its hosting centers, where its full suite of health care software applications resides, have been examined, measured and validated against a stringent set of security standards designed to protect against malicious attacks and other cyber threats. Stringent security controls have been implemented at these facilities to help enable the secure flow of data between TriZetto’s millions of health plan members and 30 leading health care payer organizations.
“By working closely with Verizon Business, TriZetto is communicating to its customers that the company is making information security a top priority, which is especially critical in the health care space,” said Kerry Bailey, vice president of Verizon Business Security Solutions. “As the threat landscape evolves, organizations with critical data needs such as TriZetto must proactively address security requirements to protect the confidential data of their customers.
“At Verizon Business, we are committed to helping our customers develop and implement the security strategy that best meets their business needs and enables them to leverage existing people, processes and technologies,” Bailey said.
Through Verizon Business’ Security Management Program, TriZetto has enhanced security for its systems, networks and physical environment. The Cybertrust Certification demonstrates TriZetto’s commitment to ongoing and consistent security assessments of the company’s communications infrastructure as well as its external perimeter. This enables TriZetto to more effectively identify and prioritize security risks and then mitigate those risks. Potential risks include electronic threats and vulnerabilities, malicious code, privacy issues, human factors, physical environment and downtime.
“Our customers turn to us to host their software, in part because we are able to provide them peace of mind that their confidential data is better protected against even sophisticated attacks,” said Gary Starling, TriZetto’s chief security officer. “The Cybertrust Enterprise Certification provides a detailed assessment of our current security posture, which helps us identify potential vulnerabilities, strengthen controls and improve information protection.”
Verizon Business Security Solutions Powered by Cybertrust
Enterprises and government agencies rely on Verizon Business to help them manage security risk and protect critical company assets. Verizon Business Security Solutions, a leading global provider of managed security services, offers a comprehensive portfolio of security services that include governance risk and compliance solutions, data loss and prevention solutions, identity management solutions and managed security services.
The company’s more than 1,100 security professionals around the globe deliver these offerings through a range of managed services, professional services and technologies, based on what best suits the customer. More information is available by visiting . Specific information about the Security Management Program, as well as the Cybertrust Certification, is available by visiting .
About TriZetto
TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management(TM). With its technology touching nearly half of the U.S. insured population, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of health benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. The company provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers. Healthcare payers include national and regional health insurance plans, and benefits administrators that provide transaction services to self-insured employer groups. The company’s payer-focused information technology offerings include enterprise and component software, hosting and business process outsourcing services, and consulting. Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., TriZetto can be reached at 949-719-2200 or at .
About Verizon Business
Verizon Business operates the world’s most connected public IP network and uses its industry-leading global-network capabilities to offer large-business and government customers an unmatched combination of security, reliability and speed. The company integrates advanced IP communications and information technology (IT) products and services to deliver leading enterprise solutions including managed services, security, mobility, collaboration and professional services. Verizon Business delivers global solutions that power innovation and enable its customers to do business better. For more information, visit .
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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T Inc. has announced that health Net, Inc. has added AT&T USA Direct(R) Toll-Free Service to an existing three-year OneNet contract. AT&T USA Direct Toll-Free Service provides health Net members with access to customer service while they are traveling in more than 135 countries.
AT&T USA Direct Toll-Free Service will allow nearly 3 million health Net commercial and Medicare members to access membership information while traveling internationally.
AT&T also provides health Net with Internet access, local and long distance voice services, audio conferencing, Live Meeting and Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) services.
The expanded business agreement extends a relationship between AT&T and health Net that spans nearly 20 years.
About health Net
Health Net, Inc. is among the nation’s largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company’s health plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.6 million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and Veterans Affairs programs. health Net’s behavioral health subsidiary, MHN, provides mental health benefits to approximately 7.0 million individuals in all 50 states. The company’s subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination for multi-region employers and administrative services for medical groups and self-funded benefits programs. For more information on health Net, Inc., please visit the company’s Web site at .
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world’s most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation’s leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at .
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