Privasoft Awarded Government of Canada Standing Offer

Privasoft announces that it has been awarded a standing offer for Government of Canada (GoC) customers. The Departmental Individual Standing Offer (DISO) facilitates the GoC procurement process for obtaining Privasoft's solutions, resulting in lower overall prices for Privasoft customers and a lower cost of ownership for the Government of Canada. This award speaks to the strategic importance of the AccessPro Suite to GoC transparency objectives.

Ottawa, ON (PRWEB) February 5, 2007 -- Privasoft Corporation, the leader in Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) request processing solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a standing offer for Government of Canada (GoC) customers.

The Departmental Individual Standing Offer (DISO) facilitates the GoC procurement process for obtaining Privasoft's most popular products, including the AccessPro Suite, training, upgrades, maintenance and professional services. This standard procurement mechanism also results in lower overall prices for Privasoft customers and a lower cost of ownership for the Government of Canada.

The Canadian Federal Accountability Act (Bill C2) came into effect in December 2006 to strengthen accountability and increase transparency in government operations. The Act includes substantive changes to 45 statutes and amendments of over 100 others. It includes a reform of access to information laws that mandate access to government records in a timelier manner, enforce more stringent protection of sensitive information such as requestor identity, and insist on the tracking of all requests. Privasoft solutions help to achieve these goals.

Privasoft President Brian Jensen explains "For more than 15 years we have been committed to the ATIP community. That we now have an additional mechanism for facilitating our Government of Canada transparency initiatives is a major milestone in our relationship. We look forward to our continued success together."

The AccessPro Suite is a request imaging, tracking and reporting solution that provides ATIP teams with a platform to automate the handling of requests for information and generation of all reports required to meet the federal ATIP oversight requirements.

Privasoft is one of only 41 software companies awarded with a standing offer with the Government of Canada. This speaks to the strategic importance of the AccessPro Suite to GoC transparency objectives.

About Privasoft
Privasoft is a global leader in solutions for Freedom of Information, Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Act processing. For more than 15 years, Privasoft has helped government improve ATIP infrastructures by automating manual processes and standard tasks associated with processing requests for information. Privasoft solutions make up the most widely established freedom of information-specific offering in the world, with thousands of licenses deployed globally to promote transparency in government while ensuring sensitive information is protected. To learn more about Privasoft, visit www.privasoft.com.

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