Blacksburg, VA -- VTLS is proud to announce that the Universite catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium has purchased VITAL as their solution to provide a digital/institutional repository.

Serving as a test site for the 2.1 version in their use of this new ground breaking product, they joined an elite group of institutions around the world. No other repository solution offers the combination of rich functionality, vendor supported open source components and powerful workflow and search tools.

The Universite has a long tradition of being a pioneer in the use of cutting-edge automation products, having served as one of the first libraries to use VIRTUA and later the first site to run a production version of FRBR.

"VITAL is a exciting new product that answers our needs for an digital repository," said Charles-Henri Nyns, Chief Librarian of UCL. It will be used by UCL in a multi-institutional repository project, serving also their partner universities at Namur (FUNDP), Brussels (FUSL) and Mons (FUCaM). VITAL will greatly enhance our scholarly research and expedite the sharing of that work around the globe."

"The future of improved scholarly communications and research is dependent upon institutions putting into place digital repositories," said Dr. Vinod Chachra, CEO of VTLS Inc. "We believe that UCL is, once again, helping to lead the way with their adoption and use of VITAL."

About VTLS Inc.

VTLS Inc. (www.vtls.com) is a leading global company that creates and provides visionary technology in library solutions. We serve a diverse customer base of more than 900 libraries in over 35 countries. VIRTUA is our premier ILS solution. VTRAX is our RFID technology offered through partnerships with Tagsys, TI and FKI Logistex. VITAL is our institutional repository solution provides cutting edge software and services for Digital Libraries. VTLS is also one of the few ISO 9001:2000 quality certified companies within the library industry.