Tarmin OEM partner IDS wins Federal GSA contract to provide secure document management, PKI and archiving solutions

Tarmin Solutions Indus Intelligence Powered security solutions are now approved for streamlined acquisition by US Federal government agencies through a newly awarded General Services Administration contract.

London, U.K. and Manassas, Virginia. October 6, 2003. Tarmin Solutions OEM partner, Integrated Digital Systems has been awarded a GSA schedule contract for secure document management solutions based on Tarmins revolutionary Indus Intelligence security platform. The schedule award was announced last week by the GSA and will run for 5 years.

The extremely robust security functionality and true ease of use of our EdgeXP Secure product is the result of Tarmins fantastic Indus Intelligence technology", observed Integrated Digital Systems Chairman and CEO, Larry D. Hunt. Integration of the Indus Intelligence components was seamless and pain-free. We have also been extremely impressed with the built in legislation compliance features in Tarmins technology. With Indus Intelligence Platform support, we now have a world-class secure document management solution, the technology achievement award that Edge XP Secure received earlier this year is proof of this. Looking at Tarmins impressive recent product development progress, I am certain that we will be including additional Tarmin Solutions products into the contract."

We are very pleased that IDS has achieved this significant milestone with our technology support", noted Shahbaz Ali, Tarmin Solutions CEO. The GSA schedule was designed to reduce the complexity and time required for US Federal agencies to acquire goods and services, and Tarmin is committed to delivering best in class security solutions for this, after all, we designed Indus Intelligence to do exactly this, reduce the complexity and time required to deliver real world value using the most powerful security technology available."

About Tarmin Solutions Ltd.

Tarmin Solutions provides life cycle, end-to-end information security solutions that make it easier to securely manage enterprise users, sensitive communications and information. The company's Indus Intelligence Platform (I-IP) uniquely leverages a company's existing infrastructure to manage and protect the integrity and confidentiality of information residing on desktop computers and server configurations. Tarmin Solutions is headquartered in London, England, with offices in North America and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.tarmin.com

About Integrated Digital Systems, Scan America Inc

IDS is a leading developer of Document Management Software, knowledge/document management integrator, technical support and Services Company. Specializing in products and Document Management Solutions, Integrated Networks, business re-engineering, and Inter/Intranet Solutions; IDS offers a superior level of technical expertise and service satisfaction that is difficult to find today. IDS has a long list of satisfied customers and performance history. To learn more about IDS please visit http://www.idsscan.com

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