PTFS is Key to FDsys, Named as One of the '10 Great Government Web Sites' by Government Computer News

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:21pm EST

PTFS is Key to FDsys, Named as One of the '10 Great Government Web Sites' by
Government Computer News

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Government Printing Office's
(GPO) Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides public access and preservation,
as technology changes, to all Federal Publications dating back to the birth of
our country; an estimated 5 petabytes of information altogether. PTFS is a key
partner in the FDsys program providing architecture, implementation and
infrastructure services since its launch in 2006.

PTFS continues to enhance and support the FDsys with feature development and
infrastructure administration.  PTFS' System Integration Services include:

    --  Large scale, public-facing web application development and deployment
    --  Infrastructure architecture design, deployment and maintenance
    --  XML, search and other technologies for large digital collection
    --  Systems Integration

    --  Metadata Schemas


Government Computer News credits FDsys as embracing the Web's full potential,
and offering ideas for other agencies seeking to improve their own sites.  The
news agency further added, "These government web sites [are] the best for
providing more interactive tools for the public and aiding the Obama
Administration in their goal to increase Government transparency."

GPO issued a press release announcing the project's success:
http://gpo.advomation.com/messages/sv-20090922.html

Watch the GPO FDsys video to learn more about how GPO is leading with new
digital tools to fulfill its mission of Keeping America Informed.

About PTFS: PTFS is an industry leader in content management and library
solutions and has provided products and services to global corporations and
government agencies for over 15 years.

For more information on PTFS visit: http://www.ptfs.com/

For more information on GPO visit: http://www.gpo.gov/

SOURCE  PTFS

Richard Bangs of PTFS, +1-301-654-8088, ext. 147, rbangs@ptfs.com
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