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The Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health chooses Altum Inc. for public website support and systems integration with the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database

Chantilly, VA. August 18, 2003 - The Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health has chosen Altum, Inc. to provide technical support, maintenance services, and enhancements for their internal grants coding and reporting system, and a public website called Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements (CARDS). This includes a significant enhancement to link CARDS to the National Library of Medicine's (NLM's) PubMed - a database of indexed journal citations and abstracts that covers nearly 4,500 journals published in the United States and more than 70 other countries.

The purpose of the CARDS internal system and public website is to provide information on research in the areas of dietary supplements and individual nutrients currently being supported by the Federal government. Using this database, reports can be generated to determine the focus areas of dietary supplement research, as well as identify which agencies of the Federal government and Institutes of the NIH are supporting this research. This information is useful to the U.S. Congress, agencies of the Federal government, and the NIH Institutes for budgetary considerations. In addition, the database provides useful information for researchers, health care providers, industry, and the public.

About Altum, Inc.

Altum’s solutions help organizations monitor, measure, analyze, and improve their business by giving them control over their data. We are a professional software development and consulting firm that builds solutions that enable users to quickly access, analyze, and make informed decisions from the data locked up in corporate data sources. Our systems focus on results by using a proven and robust query and reporting framework. Our customers are delighted by cost-effective, high quality software solutions delivered on-time, on-budget, and with unparalleled customer service.

Altum’s software products include: AltumGRS™, a Grants Reporting System; AltumQR™, a Query and Reporting tool; AltumATS™ , an Advanced Text Search engine; AltumPDT™, a Professional Development Tool for employee evaluations and professional development; and AltumMedigent™, a robust content management system and online collaboration tool.

A ltum is proud to be named to Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Virginia two years in a row. In both 2003 and 2004, Altum was recognized as one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Virginia as well as one of the fastest 500 growing technology companies in North America (www.fast500.com).

Founded in 1997, Altum is a privately held corporation headquartered in Reston, VA; just outside Washington, D.C. with an additional location in Burlington, Vermont.


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