U.S. Department of Education awards Sypherlink

Purchases Sypherlink: Harvester suite to accelerate data-sharing initiatives 

Dublin, OH, Jan. 12, 2004 -- The United States Department of Education (DoED) has awarded a contract to Sypherlink, a leading technology firm that enables information sharing across multiple data sources. DoED will leverage the Sypherlink: Harvester Software Suite to accelerate its enterprise architecture initiatives. The contract also includes Sypherlink professional services.

Prior to winning the contract, DoED evaluated Sypherlink's technology. During the evaluation, DoED used Harvester to complete the metadata discovery, analysis and mapping of 17 data sources - originally estimated to require several months - in 52 hours.

"We are excited to be working with the U.S. Department of Education, and to have our unique technology validated through this award," said James Paat, Sypherlink President and CEO. "Harvester will enable DoED to significantly reduce the time and cost required to complete this important initiative."

Sypherlink's unique solutions automate the metadata discovery, analysis and mapping process, which will help DoED to understand what data is available and where it can be found across multiple enterprise systems. The Harvester suite also provides quick and efficient access, through a virtually centralized database, to data that resides across multiple disparate systems and ensures that the quality and integrity of data is appropriately managed and represented.

About U.S. Department of Education
In 1980, the U.S. Department of Education was created by bringing together offices from several other departments. Its original directive remains its mission today - to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation. The Department's 4,800 employees and $54.4 billion budget are dedicated to establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds; collecting data on America's schools and disseminating that research; focusing national attention on the educational issues it prioritizes; and prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.

About Sypherlink
Sypherlink is a software firm that delivers patent-pending technology to accelerate the data sharing process across multiple data sources. By automating the tasks associated with data discovery and mapping and providing information access controls, Sypherlink helps global 1000 companies, state and federal agencies and health care providers to more effectively and efficiently leverage critical information. Sypherlink is headquartered in Dublin, OH and maintains an office in Washington D.C.