The Oneview Healthcare PLC (ASX: ONE) share price is rocketing in late morning trade following its ISO 27001 certification award.
At the time of writing, the healthcare technology solutions company's shares are swapping hands for 35.5 cents, up 14.7%. It's worth noting that at market open, its shares reached an intraday high of 41 cents.
Founded in 2007, Oneview is an Irish software company that provides interactive healthcare technologies for patients, families and caregivers. The business operates in the United States, Australia, and the Middle East.
What's driving the Oneview share price higher?
The Oneview share price is on the move as investors seem pleased with the company's latest update.
According to its release, Oneview advised that it has surpassed a key milestone for the transition to Cloud Enterprise. The company was granted ISO 27001 certification, which is the international standard on best practices to manage information security. In laymen's terms, it proves to clients that their data is safely managed at all times.
Certification Europe, a globally accredited certification body, conducted a thorough independent audit of Oneview's systems, facilities and processes. It found that the company's Information Security Management System (ISMS) protected the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of customer data.
Management commentary
Oneview information security head Richard Eibrand commented:
Information security is especially critical in healthcare and we are very proud of our 13-year unblemished track record protecting the data of our world-class customers.
Cyber security is a top priority for healthcare CIOs and having ISO 27001 certification provides industry-recognised assurance of our good custodianship of highly sensitive healthcare data.
Oneview CEO James Fitter added:
Our journey to ISO certification began in May 2019 as we were developing a complex cloud hosted care management solution for the aged care industry. Our strategic decision to move our hospital solution to the Cloud in 2020 saw us accelerate this initiative in recent months.
The Oneview share price has jumped more than 800% in the past 12 months, with most of these gains coming year-to-date. It's worth noting that the company's shares reached a 52-week high of 48.5 cents on Monday.
