FIRST MoReq2 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE ANNOUNCED; MoReq2 ROADMAP MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCED

At the DMS Expo in Cologne (Germany), Toivo Jullinen, Chairman of the EU-sponsored DLM Forum, a European community of Information and Records Management experts from both the public and private sector, today presented Mr Karl Mayrhofer of Fabasoft AG of Linz, Austria, with the Certificate of Compliance to mark the successful testing of MoReq2, the European specification for Electronic Records Management.

Toivo Jullinen, Head of Strategic Planning, National Archives of Estonia, and Chairman of the DLM Forum, commented: “On behalf of the Executive Committee of the DLM Forum, we are delighted that all the hard work carried out over the past three years to develop the MoReq2 specification has resulted in the first certification of a product. I would like to congratulate Fabasoft for taking the initiative and offer our thanks to imbus for completing the testing of the first MoReq2 certified product.”

“The DLM Forum today also announces the development of the MoReq2 Roadmap for the maintenance and development of MoReq2. We invite other government and commercial organisations, regulators and vendors to adopt the MoReq2 specification, and join the DLM Forum community to be informed of the latest developments and best practice records and information management across Europe; and the related certified suppliers.”

For Inforesight Limited, Director Marc Fresko commented “As leader of the MoReq2 development team and member of the MoReq Governance Board, I am thrilled at this major milestone. The Information Management community in Europe is now truly positioned to benefit from the best practice standards-based approach MoReq2 offers to all.

The road is now open for other software vendors to follow Fabasoft’s lead, and the announcement of the Roadmap means the future direction of MoReq is clear, open, and assured.” Karl Mayrhofer, CEO of Fabasoft Distribution said: “We at Fabasoft AG are proud to be the first company to receive compliance with MoReq2 specifications, which demonstrates our commitment to providing the latest electronic records management products in Europe.”

The testing for compliance was carried out by the first DLM Forum-approved testing authority, imbus AG of Möhrendorf, Germany, from whom Thomas Rumi, (Managing Consultant, Testing Service, Lead of the imbus TestCenter) commented: “Imbus is pleased to have completed the first successful testing of the MoReq2 specification and we look forward to working with other major vendors that seek to gain compliance with this exciting new specification for electronic records management across Europe.”

The representative and observer for the European Commission on the DLM Forum Executive Committee, Jef Schram, added these words: “On behalf of the EU, which provided initial financing for the development of the MoReq2 specification, we are delighted that the first certified product has been tested and certified. The European Commission continues to support MoReq and looks forward to further involvement with the DLM Forum in this crucial part of the EU’s plans to advance best practice in electronic information management in the future”. Representatives of the Europe-wide National Archives across the EU have welcomed this development.

Richard Blake, Senior Manager Public Sector Team at The National Archives commented: “We welcome these announcements which will encourage a wider adoption of electronic records management through the MoReq2 programme.”

Dr. Michael Hollmann of the Bundesarchiv added: “The German Bundesarchiv as member of the DLM Forum supports the MoReq2 initiative and congratulates Fabasoft on obtaining the first MoReq2 certification."