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Objective Corporation awarded US Defence Certification

Objective Corporation (ASX: OCL), a leading enterprise knowledge management software company, today announced the certification of its record management application by the US Department of Defence.

Objective products have been certified in accordance with the United States military specification US DOD 5015.2 STD. This specification defines exhaustive requirements based on operational, legislative and legal needs that must be met by Record Management Application that are acquired by the US Department of Defence.

Tony Walls, CEO Asia Pacific for Objective Corporation said this is a significant milestone for Objective.

"The achievement of this certification has been two years in the planning and is crucial to winning contracts in the US Department of Defence and US Government markets.

"It is also a critical step in cementing our mission to become the leading supplier globally for enterprise knowledge management in the government arena. It will significantly raise the profile of Objective Corporation globally and especially in the US," Mr Walls said.

The US Department of Defence personnel carried out exhaustive testing on the Objective product suite. They were highly impressed with the breadth and depth of the Objective solution and the overall professionalism of the Objective organisation. Significantly, the certification process involved Objective further demonstrating all 18 optional features of the DOD 5015.2 STD

The certification also adds further credibility to the company's product suite since its selection by the Australian Department of Defence as it's standard for Enterprise Document and Records Management.

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