10.278.2004 - Q&A: Washington State Introduces Digital Archive Solution, First of its Kind and Based on Microsoft Technology

REDMOND, Wash. -- Oct. 4, 2004 -- The state of Washington opens the doors today on its new digital archive center in Cheney, Washington, a facility designed to preserve the state's historical and legally significant documents and make them more accessible to the public. The archive solution -- the first state and local government digital archives designed from the ground up to preserve and make accessible all the historical, legal and fiscal records for an entire state -- was designed by Microsoft and EDS and built on the Microsoft Windows Server System. PressPass asked Steven Excell, Washington's Assistant Secretary of State, to discuss the challenges of document preservation for state and local governments, and to describe the development of Washington's new digital archive. - View Press Release - Visit Microsoft Corporation