Released on = February 8, 2006, 7:13 am

Press Release Author = Alfred Hille

Industry = International Trade

Press Release Summary = U.S. Department of Energy Lab, Argonne, selects eCustoms to
strengthen Export Compliance process

Press Release Body = Buffalo, N.Y. February 8, 2006 The U.S. Department of Energy's
Argonne National Laboratory has selected eCustoms' export compliance solution to
strengthen its Restricted Party Screening process.

One of the world's leading research facilities, Argonne supports more than 200
projects, from studies of the atomic nucleus to tracking global climate change.

Because the lab receives thousands of foreign visitors annually, one of its main
priorities is to adequately meet regulations covering the transfer of
export-controlled technology and knowledge to foreign nationals.

Argonne previously screened names manually against Restricted Party lists available
on several different websites. In choosing eCustoms export compliance solution,
screening against all relevant lists can be undertaken from a centralized point,
significantly decreasing the processing time.

"What used to take about half-an-hour per request now takes just minutes," said
Elliot Kolsto, Argonne's Senior Program Coordinator/Adviser (Export Control, Foreign
Visits and Assignments, and Foreign Travel). "Having a resource that saves so much
time is important when you have limited resources and tight deadlines."

Argonne also utilizes the eCustoms solution to help ensure that its employees do not
breach transfer-of-technology laws during trips outside the U.S., as well as for
export license determination covering shipments to destinations overseas.

"eCustoms counts many research labs like Argonne among our clients, and we
understand the specific challenges they are facing," said Jackson Wood, eCustoms
Corporate Business Manager. "These challenges include meeting disparate global
compliance regulations that strictly control how sensitive information and materials
must be managed."

eCustoms provides automated solutions that help companies involved in global trade
achieve compliance rapidly in the short term and continuously over the long term.
These solutions include export and import documentation, electronic submissions to
Customs, NAFTA management, tariff classification, Restricted Party screening, ECCN
analysis, export license determination, usage audit reporting, and export license
application, submission and post approval management.

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About Argonne National Laboratory

The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory conducts basic
and applied scientific research across a wide spectrum of disciplines, ranging from
high-energy physics to climatology and biotechnology. Since 1990, Argonne has worked
with more than 600 companies and numerous federal agencies and other organizations
to help advance America's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for the
future. Argonne is managed by the University of Chicago for the U.S. Department of
Energy's Office of Science. For more information about Argonne, please visit:
www.anl.gov.



About eCustoms

eCustoms has been delivering automated and integrated international trade solutions
for 25 years, with a focus on technology that helps manage country-specific trade
regulations, customs compliance, tariff management and import/export documentation.
In addition, eCustoms offers brokerage services and other customs consulting
services, including support for managing domestic and international customs
processes. For companies who want to maintain their competitive edge, the smart
choice is to integrate eCustoms\' suite of trade applications, including web-based
solutions, into their existing IT infrastructure. For more information about
eCustoms and its compliance solutions, visit: www.ecustoms.com.


For more information about this release, contact:

Alfred Hille
MSR eCustoms
1-877-328-7866
ahil@ecustoms.com
www.ecustoms.com





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