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Meals Plus First to Be SIF 2 Certified

Business Wire, May 6, 2008

K12 Cafeteria program from Education Management Systems is first internationally to receive new SIF 2 Certification

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- This past week, Meals Plus became the first cafeteria technology vendor to receive product certification under new SIF 2 standard. The Meals Plus SIF Agent is developed by Integrity Technology Solutions, a recognized leader in the SIF Association. "Having the SIF 2 Agent is a solid complement to our extensive product line and being the first certified is a nice bonus", said Education Management Systems CEO Ben Hooks.

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The SIF 2 Agent allows customers using Meals Plus version 8.0, which features a single, centralized database, the ability to receive and share the most up-to-date student information. The Meals Plus SIF Agent can also publish information to the Zone Integration Server(ZIS) , allowing data to be shared with other authorized software applications & district departments. Jason Wrage, VP of Application Development at Integrity Technology Solutions added, "We are excited to see another interoperable application on the SIF Certification Register, and pleased that EMS has chosen us as their development partner."

The Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA) is a non-profit organization with nearly 1000 members representing K-20 software vendors and education agencies. These organizations have come together to create a set of rules and definitions which enable software programs from different companies to share information. This set of platform-independent, vendor-neutral rules and definitions is called the SIF Implementation Specification.

About Education Management Systems, Inc.

Meals Plus Superior Cafeteria Technology version 8.0 is a Microsoft Windows and SQL based enterprise management software system developed and distributed by Education Management Systems, Inc., a K-12 administrative software company headquartered in Wilmington, NC. EMS develops, distributes and supports school accounting and food service management software in public and private K-12 schools nationwide.

About Integrity Technology Solutions

Integrity Technology Solutions provides SIF consulting and development services to pK-12 software companies, and SIF integration services to schools throughout the United States. Founded in 1993, Integrity Technology Solutions is headquartered in Bloomington, IL, is privately held and has 40 employees. For more about Integrity Technology Solutions visit http://k12.integrityts.com, or contact Dave Moravec at 888-764-8100 ext.115.

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Meals Plus First to Be SIF 2 Certified

Business Wire, May 6, 2008

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