NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 1, 1998

Contact Jennifer Helget, Director of Marketing and Sales

jennifer_helget@infosentry.com

Phone: 919.838.8570

Fax: 919.838.8572

InfoSentry Services Receives Contract for Oregon Voter Registration Study

InfoSentry Services, Inc. of Raleigh, NC has been awarded a contract by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office to conduct a systems needs assessment in Phase I of the Oregon Centralized Voter Registration System Project.

Glenn Newkirk, InfoSentry Services’ President, said, "We are delighted to be working on a study of this importance in Oregon, which has such a strong tradition of citizen involvement and innovation in election administration."

InfoSentry Services will conduct a comprehensive study of Oregon’s current registration systems to assess business requirements, technical feasibility, and risk levels of developing a statewide centralized voter registry. InfoSentry’s study will incorporate survey results from Oregon’s thirty-six counties and other stakeholders in political parties, the media, and State agencies. In addition to standard surveys, InfoSentry will conduct focus groups, documentation reviews, process walkthroughs, and site visits in over half the counties.

The study’s final report will be issued to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office as a prelude to seeking approval from the Oregon General Assembly for the project’s final phases. InfoSentry Services’ study will conclude in January 1999.

InfoSentry Services is a systems consulting firm with a specialty in developing technical needs assessments and requirements analyses, project management plans, systems architectures, software tests, and strategic technology plans for elections agencies. The company is an independent firm, not affiliated with any election systems hardware and software vendors. InfoSentry Services has undertaken similar projects in North Carolina, Illinois, and Pennsylvania and for various local election agencies. InfoSentry also consults in information system security, network disaster recovery, and project recovery. For additional information about InfoSentry Services, visit the World Wide Web at http://www.infosentry.com, or call Jennifer Helget at 919.838.8570.

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