May 31, 2006:  For Immediate Release

VTLS inks North African distributorship agreement with Archimed MEA

Blacksburg, VA - VTLS announced today the signing of a distributorship agreement with Archimed MEA that will cover 4 countries in North Africa: Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Tunisia. Archimed is an established vendor of portal solutions for libraries with a long history and familiarity with the needs of libraries. Archimed has its headquarters in Tunis. They will now begin representing VTLS products through trade shows, seminars and advertising.

"We are happy to announce this partnership between Archimed MEA and VTLS Inc.", said Hafedh Tlili, Managing Director of Archimed MEA. "Archimed MEA is now the market leader in North Africa for Digital Libraries and Portals. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive solution to serve all the automation needs of libraries in North Africa. We think that the best partner to meet this goal is VTLS with its record of leadership in ILS systems with Virtua and Digital Repositories with Vital."

"Archimed MEA is a highly respected company among libraries in Tunisia and other parts of North Africa. They have earned this respect by demonstrating understanding of the needs of libraries and offering them quality solutions and services over the years. VTLS is delighted to be associated with Archimed MEA and we look forward to making our combined strengths available to this library community", said Jack Bazuzi, Managing Director, VTLS Europe, S.L.