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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Document Authentication Systems Honored by the Smithsonian Institution Leading the Way to a Truly Paperless Society WASHINGTON, D.C. February 23, 1998 – Document Authentication Systems, Inc.'s DocuGuard™ will become part of the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research
Collection on Information Technology Innovation at the National Museum of American History on Monday morning, April 6th at 9:30 a.m. on the National Mall, when the 1998 Information Technology Innovation
Collection is formally presented to the Institution."Document Authentication Systems, Inc. is using information technology to make great strides toward enabling the future of electronic
commerce," said Dr. David Allison, Chairman of the National Museum of American History's Division of Information Technology and Society. Nominated by Les Alberthal, Chairman of the Board, President
and CEO of Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Document Authentication Systems, Inc.'s work is part of a collection that includes over 442 of the year's most innovative applications of technology from 40
states and 19 countries. Document Authentication Systems, Inc. has established the electronic equivalent of the paper original document – the electronic original. Using a unique process, combined
with sophisticated electronic commerce technologies, the Company has provided the solution to the final barrier in achieving a truly paperless society. Each year, the Computerworld Smithsonian Chairmen's
Committee nominates individuals who use information technology to improve society for inclusion in the Smithsonian's National IT Innovation Collection. Founded in 1989, the Computerworld Smithsonian Program
searches for, and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated vision and leadership as they strive to use information technology in innovative ways across ten categories: Business and Related Services;
Education and Academia; Environment, Energy and Agriculture; Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; Government and Non-Profit Organizations; Manufacturing; Media, Arts and Entertainment; Medicine; Science;
and Transportation. Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution is dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge. According to Dan Morrow, Executive Director of the Computerworld Smithsonian
Awards Program, "the materials submitted on behalf of Document Authentication Systems, Inc. will enrich the Smithsonian's growing permanent collection on the Information Age, and help the Institution
build an accurate historic record of the truly outstanding achievements being made in these remarkable times." Case Studies from the 1998 Collection will be made available to the public June 8th, on
the Innovation Network web site: at http://innovate.si.edu, where the entire ten year collection is available to citizens, scholars and researchers world wide. The Innovation Network web site also offers visitors an
opportunity to record their impressions of the information technology revolution in the national record. For further information please contact:
Mark Bailey or Simone Ross
Computerworld Smithsonian Awards
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