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News Release Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. Announces Joint Venture with National Technical Information Service (NTIS) GAITHERSBURG, MD—Sep. 5, 2006—Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. (PSI) announces a Joint Venture Agreement between PSI’s federal reseller, Paradigm Solutions Corporation (PSC), and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Department of Commerce. NTIS made the selection on June 3, 2005 to complement NTIS' capabilities in delivering a wide range of end-to-end e-Learning and Knowledge Management Solutions to its Government clients. NTIS has extensive expertise and experience providing secure, large-scale, high-volume, web-based solutions to government clients. It has provided and managed government agency hosting of innovative state-of-the-art solutions for government clients as the leading provider of advanced digital content services and IT infrastructure and as an OPM e-Training service provider. As a self-supporting government agency, NTIS offers a highly secure and reliable network hosting environment to host mission critical applications for federal agencies. Under this agreement, PSC, in conjunction with NTIS, will utilize OpsPlannerTM, PSI’s web-based Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) software tool, to provide a hosted, high-security BCP/COOP service with a robust training and exercise capability for government agencies. Agencies will now have the ability to exercise their COOP plans with full auditing capabilities that capture important planning actions that can be reviewed and analyzed to determine applicable post analysis plan improvement or for audit reviews following the events. Under the agreement, NTIS, PSC, and PSI will provide OpsPlanner application support services to include ongoing maintenance, new module development, and technical and training services. In addition to these services, consultancy services are available to help develop a dependable, comprehensive COOP program through this e-learning JV initiative. Commenting on the Joint Venture, Raymond A. Huger, President and Chief Executive Officer of PSI, stated, "We are very pleased NTIS has chosen OpsPlanner to deliver advanced e-Learning and Knowledge Management solutions to support government agencies in their COOP efforts. OpsPlanner's flexibility, intuitive design, and dedicated expert support make it an ideal fit for the NTIS program. We look forward to working with NTIS under this JV." About Paradigm Solutions International Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. (www.ParadigmSI.com) is a trusted source of emergency planning products, consulting services and technical support services for commercial enterprises and government agencies. PSI helps its clients prepare for, manage and recover from operational disruptions and also provides on-going technical staff augmentation to support infrastructure requirements. The OpsPlanner tool delivers fully integrated BCP/COOP/DR planning, incident management, and automated notification services in one easy-to-use, web-based environment that results in quick and effective response to any crisis situation. Our customers appreciate and rely on our planning tools and technical support services to help minimize the cost of unexpected disruptions, protect their people, property, customers and vendors, and to insure the resilience of key business functions. CONTACT: Paradigm Solutions International, Inc. bfolk@ParadigmSI.com
SOURCE: Paradigm Solutions International, Inc.
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