Sypherlink and Armada Group Partner to Deliver Integrated Justice Information

Accelerates integration and delivery of new and legacy data to law enforcement 

Dublin, OH, Feb. 10, 2003 -- Sypherlink, a leading technology firm that accelerates information sharing across multiple data sources and provides information access controls, has entered a strategic partnership with Armada Group, a law enforcement technology company whose secure web-based system allows officers to enter, access, and share information from the field.

This partnership is aimed at delivering comprehensive information from various federal, state and local agencies to the police cruiser level.

"Sypherlink provides a way for Armada Group to deliver legacy information quickly and easily through our web interface," said Keith Singleton, Armada Group Founder and President. "This means more comprehensive information for law enforcement agencies to effectively fight crime."

"This alliance provides a model for localized homeland security efforts," said James Paat, Sypherlink President and CEO. "It addresses three very critical areas of information sharing for justice networks: how to overcome the time and expense associated with integrating disparate information; how to provide adequate information access controls to protect sensitive data; and finally how to ensure that the comprehensive information is accessible and usable by police officers in the field."

Armada Group and Sypherlink have successfully completed initial pilots with two Columbus-area police departments. Sypherlink's patent-pending technology reduced the integration effort, estimated to require several months and resources, to 10 hours. During this time Sypherlink: Harvester mapped nine different data sources with nearly 2,000 tables and 35,000 fields.

About Armada Group
Armada Group Inc. (www.armadacentral.com) is a law-enforcement technology company that delivers to officers real-time access to and entry of records, crime fighting applications, and off-the-shelf hardware in one package. Law enforcement agencies, regardless of size, receive a complete technological toolkit to effectively fight crime. Armada Group is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio.

About Sypherlink
Sypherlink (www.sypherlink.com) 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 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.