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Association to streamline internal business processes by strengthening management of organizational documents and records for stronger business controls and compliance TORONTO, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMCNASDAQ: TSX:NASDAQ:HUM), a leading global provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) and network connectivity solutions today announced that the American Psychological Association (APA) has selected Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) to manage its business content as part of an overall proactive compliance strategy for the organization. Based in Washington D.C., APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. Hummingbird Enterprise will enable the APA to streamline internal business processes associated with document and records management, while ensuring that it is able to address legal and compliancy requirements such as the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) and other legal requirements. "We selected Hummingbird Enterprise because it offers several benefits that will improve our business processes both internally and with our members," said Mark Nelson, Assistant Director Management Information Systems for the American Psychological Association. "Not only will we be in a better position to meet the various compliance requirements, we will also experience significant cost reductions as a result of better utilization of our IT systems. Plus, as a result of the improved efficiencies, our employees may have more time to develop new and innovative ways to help APA improve its business." Originally implemented to manage APA's legal department documents, Hummingbird Enterprise will be deployed across all departments in the organization allowing users to effectively and securely manage, organize, and share all business content and will enable users to check for accuracy of documents and papers to ensure all appropriate parties have reviewed them before they are published. APA's historian will take advantage of the certified records management capabilities of Hummingbird Enterprise to ensure the proper retention of vital documentation, such as scientific reports and papers. Virtual project management rooms will be created using the highly secure, Web-based collaborative workspaces of Hummingbird Enterprise to allow the Association to share, modify and review documents and papers with internal and external users. With the knowledge management capabilities, various departments will be able to conduct single, unified searches across multiple structured and unstructured information sources including the document and records management systems. This will enable them to streamline discovery and research activity. Additionally, Hummingbird Enterprise will help APA with its overall business continuity strategy by protecting all of its documents and records in the event of a disaster. The Association is located three blocks from the Capital in Washington D.C. and if a disaster were to affect the surrounding area, APA wanted to be sure that it would be able to continue to support its members. "Organizations are understanding the importance of taking a holistic view that combines people, processes, and technology in order to establish a proactive compliance framework," said Andrew Pery, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, Hummingbird Ltd. "With Hummingbird Enterprise, the American Psychological Association will be able to efficiently streamline internal business processes with a proactive compliance platform for managing physical and electronic knowledge assets, while developing a robust business continuity plan to ensure all business content is protected and secure." About American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA), in Washington, DC, is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 150,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare. About Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) Hummingbird Enterprise provides an integrated platform for enterprise content management that provides global organizations with solutions to manage business interaction information such as documents, records, virtual deal room exchanges, discussions, e-mail or financial data - linking business processes, information and people. Hummingbird solutions are designed as modular applications that are fully interoperable with each other, enabling customers to incrementally build an enterprise content management solution to meet their evolving information needs in a cost effective manner. About Hummingbird Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMCNASDAQ:TSX:NASDAQ:HUM) is a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions. The Company's enterprise software solutions fall into two principal categories: enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, and network connectivity solutions. Hummingbird's ECM solutions enable organizations to manage the lifecycle of enterprise content from creation to disposition, thereby enabling organizations to address critical business needs, such as information management, business continuity, compliance and risk mitigation. The network connectivity solutions provide a comprehensive set of core network technologies that enables the enterprise to connect to any type of legacy system. Founded in 1984, Hummingbird employs over 1,400 people and serves more than 33,000 customers, including 90% of Fortune 100. Hummingbird solutions are sold directly from 40 offices worldwide and through an Alliance Network of partners and resellers. For more information, visit http://www.hummingbird.com/ DATASOURCE: Hummingbird Ltd. CONTACT: Dan Coombes, Director, Investor Relations, Hummingbird Ltd., Tel: (416) 496-2200 ext. 6359, ; Michele Stevenson, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, Hummingbird Ltd., Tel: (416) 496-2200, ext. 2623, ; To request a free copy of this organization's annual report, please go to http://www.newswire.ca/ and click on Tools for Investors.

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