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Heerlen (the Netherlands), 30 January 2006 -- Morningstar Systems, specialist in the field of Context Management and Enterprise Content Management, has signed a partner agreement with BigHand, market leader in digital dictation software. As a reseller, Morningstar Systems will aim at building BigHand’s presence in the Benelux market. Both existing and new Morningstar Systems’ clients will be able to benefit from a broader product suite.

BigHand’s software is mainly used in the professional services industry. Thousands of lawyers worldwide use BigHand software to dictate directly to the firm’s network infrastructure and transport it to available secretarial support to be transcribed, wherever they may be located in the world. Morningstar Systems will provide the total solution to the Benelux market including sales, consultancy, implementation, project management and support.

Gordon McAlpine, International Sales Director at BigHand: “Morningstar Systems were highly recommended by a leading Dutch law firm. The company boasts impressive credentials and therefore has great synergy in terms of culture fit with BigHand. They currently partner other leading global ‘best of breed’ products and have an excellent local reputation and specialist market knowledge. Speed to market is critical to the success of BigHand’s strategy and Morningstar Systems holds the leading position to achieve target market penetration.”

René Beulen, director of Morningstar Systems: “The BigHand software is a logical and valuable addition to our product suite for the professional services industry. We’ve been very impressed both with the quality of the BigHand software and the benefits BigHand’s clients have gained. We’re pleased that this partner agreement will now allow our clients access to this flexible technology. We will primarily focus on the leading Dutch top 50 law firms, whilst also developing BigHand’s presence in the overall Benelux market.”

About Morningstar Systems
Morningstar Systems specialist in the field of Context Management and Enterprise Content Management, is focused on improving information intensive processes within and between companies. The connection between structured data sources (databases, applications) and unstructured data sources (e-mail, text documents, presentations, etc.) is the main focus. Morningstar developed a number of implementation methods and techniques that are the basis of a new expertise called ‘Context Management’. As a certified retailer the company offers high standard applications in the fields of portal construction, document-, records-, workflow- and knowledge management. Morningstar Systems’ clients are active in sectors like petrochemistry, pharmachemistry, financial services and legal. Morningstar Systems was founded in 1996 and is located in Heerlen, (head-office - the Netherlands), Amstelveen (the Netherlands), London (UK) and Baltimore (US). Morningstar Systems is Interwoven’s Enterprise Partner of the Year 2005 and winner of the VIP Application of the Year Award 2004.More information: www.morningstarsystems.nl