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DHHS Food and Drug Administration Selects Altum for Grants Management System Migration Support

Reston, VA. October 8, 2003 - Altum, Inc. today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected Altum to provide expertise and assistance in preparing the system migration plan for the transition to the NIH Electronic Research Administration (eRA) enterprise system for research grants management.

By using the NIH as a service provider for research grants management, FDA will contribute to the Department of Health and Human Service's (DHHS's) ability to:

•  Streamline work processes to provide improved services to citizens
•  Capitalize on existing advanced technology and best practices
•  Create an opportunity for cost-effective, intra-agency sharing and elimination of redundant spending
•  Provide a single point of interface with Grants.gov and the HHS Unified Financial Management System
•  Maintain reliable and common data across HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs)
•  Simplify the implementation of new policies and regulations

As a first step in achieving the consolidation, each grant-making OPDIV must prepare a system migration plan by October 31, 2003. Altum will partner with to FDA to analyze the current FDA Grants Processing business workflow, document the FDA systems currently used to process grants, and provide a plan to migrate FDA systems and processes to the appropriate NIH eRA enterprise grants management systems.

"Altum looks forward to providing FDA with experience and expertise in migrating systems and processes to the NIH eRA enterprise grants management systems," announced Ken Fang, President and CEO of Altum, Inc. "We have been providing similar systems and support to many Institutes and Centers at NIH, and we are excited that we can also help the OPDIVs with a quick and cost-effective migration strategy."

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.

Altum 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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