Virginia Renews SIS express™ State SIS Software Contract For A Second Year

Lakewood, NJ – March 10, 2011 - The Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA) announced today a renewal of the 2008 contract that selected Century Consultants, Ltd.’s Star_Base SIS express™ as an approved state-wide student information system (SIS) for school divisions in Virginia. This renewal extends the contract through June 15, 2012, allowing Century, an ASM Research company, to continue to provide implementation, support, training, data conversion, and project management for the system in K-12 schools across the state.

Under the VITA contract, all Virginia divisions are able to purchase Star_Base SIS express™ rapidly, rather than individually undergoing the often lengthy and costly SIS evaluation and procurement process. Additionally, the contract ensures divisions receive superior software, as all software approved by VITA has been thoroughly evaluated by Virginia Department of Education personnel, as well as an independent panel of technical advisors from various Virginia school divisions.

Star_Base SIS express™ meets all Virginia state reporting requirements and is currently in use at 27 Virginia divisions with more than 655 schools, serving over 442,000 students. The VITA contract will continue to increase Century’s Virginia customer base, creating a strong user group and driving Century toward our goal of becoming the premier SIS provider in the state.

Mr. Bob Ginn, President of Century Consultants, Ltd. said of this opportunity “We at Century continue to experience an excellent acceptance of our offerings and product support in Virginia. Our Star_Base® user group is very active and this renewal will allow us to continue working to increase the breadth of solutions available to support them”.