Successfully Completes Microsoft Platform Test for ISV Solutions; Achieves Certified Partner Status in the ISV/Software Competency

April 26, 2005 - Bagshot, - ZyLAB, an innovative developer of content management and compliance solutions for paper intensive organizations, today announced that it has joined the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Software Solutions. By joining the ISV Software Solutions competency, ZyLAB has achieved Microsoft Certified Partner status. As a partner, ZyLAB has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers' needs.

"Achieving Microsoft Certified Partner status is an important step in our constant quest for providing quality content management and compliance solutions to our customers," said Dr. Johannes Scholtes, president of ZyLAB North America LLC. "Our customers can feel confident that our suite of products is 100 percent compatible with Microsoft products."

ISV's face a unique set of challenges among Microsoft solution partners. Increasing business needs and ever-changing customer and technology demands all add to the pressure of running a successful software business. Given these market pressures, ISVs need to distinguish themselves and stand out in the marketplace if they want to grow their business. Microsoft Competencies recognize the skill and focus partners bring to a particular solution set. The Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Competency is designed to provide additional benefits and support to Microsoft Certified Partners and Gold Certified Partners that specialize in developing and marketing packaged software solutions based on Microsoft technologies.

About ZyLAB
Founded in 1983, ZyLAB is the leading provider of low-cost content management and compliance solutions for small-and-medium-sized business (SMB) and government organizations that need to digitally file and manage millions of pages of paper and electronic documents. ZyLAB's comprehensive investigative capabilities, with its high quality search and retrieval features supporting over 200 languages, gives users the ability to organize and easily share all information online. In particular, ZyLAB solutions are relied upon extensively by legal, law enforcement/intelligence, and financial/back-office professionals.

With more than 7,000 installations worldwide and over 300,000 users, ZyLAB has a wide breadth of experience and knowledge across a variety of different industries and business applications. Our clients include Gloucestershire County Council Environment Department, Metropolitan Police, Serious Fraud Office, University Hospital of Wales A&E Department, BBC, and Dell Computers. ZyLAB UK is located in Bagshot and is part of the worldwide ZyLAB network that serves its global customers from offices in Virginia (USA HQ), Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Singapore and Australia. For more information visit www.zylab.co.uk

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