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PRESS RELEASE

System Simulation Ltd (SSL), a leading provider of Collections 
Management systems and services for museums and heritage 
organisations, has become the latest organisation to join the 
innovative new MDA Partners Scheme.   

MDA is the UK's lead organisation for the documentation and 
management of information about collections. As an MDA Partner, 
System Simulation is set to be one of the first companies whose 
products and services will be validated for compliance with SPECTRUM, 
the industry standard for information and knowledge management.   

SPECTRUM Compliance is a requirement of the Museum Accreditation 
Scheme, administered by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council 
(MLA). Through the MDA Partners Scheme, heritage organisations can be 
confident that the systems they are procuring represent the very 
latest in best practice in collections management.    

Nick Poole, MDA Director, commented, "I am delighted to welcome 
System Simulation as a member of the MDA Partners Scheme. The Scheme 
is an important new development in our relationship with private- 
sector suppliers. System Simulation has a long-standing commitment to 
working with MDA to deliver high-quality, standards-compliant 
systems. We look forward to working in partnership with SSL to 
realise the potential of heritage collections."   

Mike Coyne, Managing Director, SSL, commented, "We see our new 
partnership with MDA as a key element in our future systems 
development. It will help us to continue to support the highest 
standards in collections management and to deliver new and exciting 
ways of utilising cultural resources for increasingly wide social and 
economic purposes.  We are very pleased to be one of the founding 
members of the Scheme".   

Notes to Editors  

MDA is the UK's lead organisation in documentation and the management 
of information about collections. Our work is driven by a Vision of a 
sector in which collections are managed efficiently, effectively and 
in accordance with national standards to deliver inspiring, engaging 
and accessible services for users.   

The MDA Partners Scheme is open to service providers and suppliers 
who produce systems based on the SPECTRUM standard. For further 
information about the Scheme, visit http://www.mda.org.uk or contact 
Gordon McKenna at [log in to unmask]   

MDA is funded by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) 
and the Scottish Museums Council (SMC).   


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