This new service, called Viewmaster 3.0, provides pharmacies with a way to back up and archive data files through cloud computing. According to Jeff Deitch, president of Infowerks, the service addresses both HIPAA and the HITECH act security requirements. Deitch notes that Infowerks has been able to leverage its knowledge of pharmacy management systems to build this cloud-based service.

"Cloud computing is the future, with advances in bandwidth and storage technology making it cheap and easy to safely store your data via the Internet," Deitch says. One advantage, he explains, is that the backed up files are accessible from anywhere.