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Latest approval bolsters Hummingbird's standing as the premier provider of government and compliance solutions worldwide having passed rigorous testing requirements in the U.S., UK and Australia TORONTO, ON, and LONDON, UK, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMCNASDAQ:TSX:NASDAQ:HUM), a leading global provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) and network connectivity solutions today announced that the Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) suite has been approved by the UK Government's National Archives for meeting the requirements for its electronic records management systems (ERMS) program. The premier provider of government and compliance solutions worldwide, Hummingbird Enterprise has also been awarded compliance with the U.S. Department of Defense DoD 5015.2, including the rigorous Chapter 4 security classification requirements, and has recently achieved certification with the Australian Victorian Electronic Records Strategy (VERS). The National Archives (TNA) is responsible for preserving the records of central government and the courts of law, and giving public access to open records and to the appropriate government departments where the records are closed. The UK government requires that all central government organizations are able to store and retrieve their public records electronically and ensure that the records that are retained and managed electronically can be demonstrated to be reliable and authentic. TNA's stringent approval requirements address developments in information legislation and standards including ISO 15489, EU Model Requirements for ERM Systems (MoReq), the e-government interoperability framework (incorporating the ERM metadata standard), Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Data Protection Act 1998. "Hummingbird provides government departments around the world with a leading-edge enterprise content management solution that is built on a secure, feature-rich, standards-compliant records management foundation," said Barry Litwin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hummingbird Ltd. "Achieving approval against the UK TNA's demanding functional requirements is testament to our dedication to be the leading global provider of government and compliance solutions." The Hummingbird Enterprise Records Management solution works in tandem with the entire Hummingbird Enterprise content management suite. When combined with records management methodologies and best practices, RM helps establish comprehensive lifecycle management of paper and electronic records. Hummingbird customers from Federal, Central, provincial/state and local government agencies worldwide are empowered with the ability to manage records and other knowledge assets with an infrastructure that supports e-government and compliance initiatives. Hummingbird is the leading provider of e-government solutions in the UK. Hummingbird is also the UK's largest supplier of integrated enterprise document and records management systems (EDRMS), with one of the largest dedicated EDRMS Professional Service teams. Government organizations and agencies throughout the UK are using Hummingbird products to replace paper, streamline business processes, and reduce risk and cost. Hummingbird's Whole of Government Successes In Canada, Hummingbird Enterprise is the standard across all Federal Departments for the Canadian government's Records, Document and Information Management System (RDIMS). Hummingbird partnered with CGI Group Inc., the largest Canadian independent information technology (IT) services firm, to integrate RDIMS, a Government of Canada shared-system initiative that allows employees to capture, manage, store, preserve, protect and retrieve document-based information. The Australian State of Queensland selected Hummingbird as the whole-of-government software supplier for its Electronic Document and Records Management System (eDRMS), following a detailed tender and vendor evaluation process. Together with business partner, LogicaCMG, Hummingbird will provide the technology to support a standardized eDRMS, across Queensland State Government operations. Hummingbird has also been chosen as a vendor of record to provide Records/Document Management System (R/DMS) Solutions and Services for the Government of Ontario under Vendor Of Record (VOR) 1007-05 (R/DMS Solutions). The R/DMS Solutions are defined by the Government of Ontario as Document Management, Imaging, Workflow and Records Management solutions. For more information about the Hummingbird Enterprise records management solution, visit: http://www.hummingbird.com/products/enterprise/rm/index.html. About Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) Hummingbird Enterprise provides an integrated platform for enterprise content management that provides global organizations with solutions to manage business interaction information such as documents, records, virtual deal room exchanges, discussions, e-mail or financial data - linking business processes, information and people. Hummingbird solutions are designed as modular applications that are fully interoperable with each other, enabling customers to incrementally build an enterprise content management solution to meet their evolving information needs in a cost effective manner. About Hummingbird Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMCNASDAQ:TSX:NASDAQ:HUM) is a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions. The Company's enterprise software solutions fall into two principal categories: enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, and network connectivity solutions. Hummingbird's ECM solutions enable organizations to manage the lifecycle of enterprise content from creation to disposition, thereby enabling organizations to address critical business needs, such as information management, business continuity, compliance and risk mitigation. The network connectivity solutions provide a comprehensive set of core network technologies that enables the enterprise to connect to any type of legacy system. Founded in 1984, Hummingbird employs over 1,400 people and serves more than 33,000 customers, including 90% of Fortune 100. Hummingbird solutions are sold directly from 40 offices worldwide and through an Alliance Network of partners and resellers. For more information, visit http://www.hummingbird.com/. DATASOURCE: Hummingbird Ltd. CONTACT: Hummingbird contacts: Dan Coombes, Director, Investor Relations, Tel: (416) 496-2200 ext. 6359, ; Michele Stevenson, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, Tel: (416) 496-2200 ext. 2623, ; Hummingbird UK Contact: Jill Wells, Director, Marketing Operations EMEA, Hummingbird Ltd., Tel: +44 (0) 118 978 2800, Fax: +44 (0) 118 978 2700,

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