ZyLAB Signs on 312 New Customers Worldwide in 2005; Company Establishes Itself as Premiere Information Access Solutions Provider

Customer Wins, National Awards and Analyst Validation Underscore ZyLAB's Ability to Provide Departmental and Enterprise Solutions for Commercial and Federal Organizations

December 19, 2005 - Vienna, VA - ZyLAB, an innovative developer of Information Access Solutions, today announced that in 2005 the company successfully executed on its sales and marketing vision to establish itself as a premiere provider of solutions to help organizations archive, find and share paper, e-mail and electronic information. 2005 proved to be a banner year for the company with the signing of 312 new Federal and global commercial organizations implementing ZyLAB's ZyIMAGE solution.

To accommodate the company's growth, ZyLAB moved its North American headquarters to larger office space in Vienna, Virginia. In addition, ZyLAB received numerous accolades and third-party industry analyst validations throughout the year. The company also continued to enhance its technology offerings and establish partnerships with companies including Aspen Systems, IBM, Ingeniux, and Microsoft.

ZyLAB delivers Information Access Solutions that start as low as $10,000 and offers a modular approach to allow organizations to implement an enterprise-wide solution at their comfort level. Taking the approach that "one size does not fit all," ZyLAB worked with organizations around the world to provide solutions that address their specific technology requirements and budget. A few of the organizations that are using ZyIMAGE include: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice; Montgomery County (MD), Wisconsin Department of Justice, Schering Plough, LaSalle National Leasing, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Throughout 2005, ZyLAB's strong market positioning was backed by neutral, third-party industry analyst organizations such as IDC and Gartner. ZyLAB was positioned in the "Challenger" quadrant in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Information Access Technology, 2005 (Whit Andres, Rita E. Knox, October 14, 2005).

Complementing the success of the company and successful customer implementations were the numerous awards received by ZyLAB in 2005. Highlights include:

  • KM World "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management" - Published annually, this list recognizes organizations that have played a role in the creation and evolution of the knowledge management market through consistent innovation of technologies, products and services.
  • KM World "Trend Setting Product" for 2005 - A panel of judges evaluated more than 200 vendors for their products, with more than 1,200 separate offerings for the list of the trend-setting products on the market today. Decisions were based on usability, flexibility, adoption rate and total cost of ownership, with special emphasis on vendors for their vision toward the future or for a collection of offerings, rather than specific product or a compelling new version of an existing one.
  • KM World's "KM Promise Award" - This award recognizes ZyLAB's ability to provide its customers with innovative technology solutions for implementing and integrating knowledge management practices into their business processes. Over 135 organizations competed for this award.
  • Washington Business Journal Top 25 Small Companies - ZyLAB was recognized as one of the Washington D.C. areas fastest growing small businesses for the second consecutive year based on year-over year revenue growth
  • Fujitsu ISV of the Month - This recognition is for ZyLAB's ability to integrate its Information Access Solution, ZyIMAGE, with Fujitsu's best-in-class scanning technology

"2005 was an excellent year for our company. When selecting an Information Access Solutions provider, organizations should consider a vendor's existing customer base, technology roadmap and vision, as well as opinions from third-party experts. We have exceptional strength in these areas and will continue to provide organizations with solutions that meet both their technology and budget requirements. We have a very optimistic outlook for 2006 and have some very exciting technology enhancements planned that will further enhance our market positioning," said Dr. Johannes Scholtes, President of ZyLAB North America.

About ZyLAB
Founded in 1983, ZyLAB is a leading provider of Information Access Solutions that helps Global 2000 companies and governments 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.

With over 7,000 installations worldwide and over 300,000 users, ZyLAB has a wide breath of experience and knowledge across a variety of different industries and business applications. Our clients include such US Government organizations as the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Treasury, Department of Justice, SEC, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, IRS, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Labor, State Department, Amtrak's OIG, Office of Personnel Management, Department of Defense and all branches of the US military, as well as such well known companies as the New York Stock Exchange, Pepsico, and Anheuser-Busch. The company has offices in Vienna, Virginia, and the U.K., Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Singapore and Australia to provide local service to its global client base. For more information visit:www.zylab.com - e-disclosure.

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