2002 ASX Announcements

Objective gains VERS certification from Public Record Office Victoria

Objective Corporation (ASX: OCL) today announced the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV) has certified its knowledge and process management solution, Objective 6i, against the Victorian Electronic Record Strategy (VERS) specification.

VERS is the framework of standards for archiving electronic records created or managed by the Victorian government. The standard is designed to ensure these records can be accessed and read at any point in the future, regardless of their origin, format or the software program that created them.

"The Victorian public sector is an important market for Objective," said Mr Tony Walls, CEO Asia Pacific for Objective Corporation. "Objective's significant investment in research and development to ensure that our products comply with Victorian government standards is testament to our commitment to this market. VERS capability is now an integral part of our product offering."

"100 per cent of our business is focused on delivering solutions that help organisations solve the challenge of managing the proliferation of electronic information and knowledge that drive today's organisations," said Mr Walls

"Part of our ongoing commitment to our industry and our customers is to ensure that Objective's products enable organisations to comply with various state, national and international standards for recordkeeping, electronic document management and the move to providing government services online."

Gaining VERS certification is another achievement for Objective Corporation. Objective is approved by the UK Public Record Office, is certified in accordance with the US DOD 5015.2 STD for records management applications acquired by the US Department of Defense and has been developed to enable organisations to meet international standard, ISO 15489, Information and Documentation - Records Management.