7th November, 2005. Birmingham. Talis is delighted to announce that Insight Media, the company behind the very successful iCAM PC booking system, has this week joined the Talis Additions programme.

iCAM is used in over 45 public library authorities in the UK and with a growing number of Talis customers, iCAM provides flexible solutions for the management of public access PCs in libraries including self-service booking of PCs, management of other resources and a public hotspot solution.

Through the Talis Additions partner programme, Talis and Insight Media have agreed to pursue seamless integration between iCAM and Talis Alto – The Integrated Library System.

Neil Johnson, Managing Director Insight Media said "This is an exciting opportunity for Insight Media to work closely with Talis, a leading LMS supplier, which will enable us to provide greater integration with their products, improved services and bring additional benefits to all our customers."

Lee Cox, Head of Business Development, commented: "The Talis Additions partner programme is really gaining momentum, the more we establish and strengthen partnerships, with "best of breed" providers such as Insight Media, the greater the choice of integrated solutions we can provide to our customers"

Lee Cox went onto to say "We are delighted that Insight Media, who has already established a growing reputation with iCAM, should see the benefits of joining the Talis Additions programme."

The Talis Additions partner programme represents a broad network of partners, working together to deliver joined-up solutions in a manner that improves customer choice, offers greater flexibility and delivers an enhanced service to the library and ultimately, the end user.

If you would like to receive more information about the Talis Additions partner programme visit: www.talis.com or contact Lee Cox 0870 400 50000.

About Talis

Talis is the leading provider of library management solutions for the UK and Ireland. Designed for the academic and public sectors, Talis’ suite of products helps public authorities, universities and colleges to manage their extensive resources and provides users with swift and easy access to that information. Thanks to Talis’ support for greater integration, libraries in both the public and academic sectors are also able to streamline multiple systems and improve internal efficiency.

Founded in 1969, Talis has grown steadily and now enjoys an impressive 25% share of the UK library market. The company also has a long history as a technology innovator and invests heavily in research into the information management technologies of the future. Ongoing research projects include metadata, web services, RSS and Web Service Oriented Architectures.