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Cayuse, Inc. and WinMill, Inc. Partner on Electronic Research Administration Solutions | March 25, 2009

Combination of Integration Services with Web-based Proposal Development Platform Benefits Sponsored Research Organizations

Portland, Oregon: Cayuse, Inc. and WinMill Software, Inc. have announced a partnership designed to offer software and integration solutions to research organizations. Under the agreement, WinMill becomes an authorized sales representative for Cayuse424, the leading Web-based federal grant proposal development solution for Grants.gov. In addition, Cayuse will rely on WinMill as its preferred partner for consulting and integration solutions in the electronic research administration (eRA) industry.

"WinMill brings a mature, customer-focused consultancy and integration practice that understands the unique needs of electronic research administration," said Mark Ace, VP of Business Development for Cayuse. "Our customers and the industry in general are seeking efficiencies in the automation and management of sponsored projects. WinMill’s deep domain experience in eRA complements the Cayuse platform and mission of streamlining the federal funding process."

"Our partnership with Cayuse is truly a great fit, and we look forward to working together in order to provide the community with a superior solution coupled with a superior set of service offerings," said Ben DiMolfetta, eRA Systems Practice Manager of WinMill, Inc. "This will allow institutions to quickly ramp up to the Cayuse platform while also gaining near-immediate efficiencies with their unique external systems that require pre-award and post-award data integration. Our combined efforts and knowledge will help drive the feature set of later versions of the Cayuse platform, and will assist both Cayuse and WinMill with servicing additional markets whose constituents require a best-of-breed and integrated set of tools."

Cayuse424 is delivered via a Web browser in the Software as a Service (SaaS) model, with minimal configuration and no IT involvement required, achieving immediate improvements in an organization’s federal grant proposal development processes. Proposal data in Cayuse424 can be easily exported in XML format to other IT applications.

WinMill fields a consulting team with deep expertise in the IT applications and business process flow unique to research administration. WinMill supports all phases of the development and integration life cycle, and is uniquely qualified to provide full project management, business analysis, programming, quality assurance and training services.

About Cayuse, Inc.: Cayuse, Inc. delivers a Web-based solution designed to improve federal research funding success at public and private research organizations. The company's flagship product, Cayuse424, streamlines the proposal development process, reduces costs and administrative overhead, and improves institutional research competitiveness. Cayuse424 delivers browser-based proposal validation and submission to Grants.gov, the federal government’s portal for federal funding opportunities.

About WinMill Software, Inc.: WinMill Software, Inc. is a premier resource for systems development and integration, expert consulting, certified classroom training, e-learning, quality assurance, technology infrastructure, and software resale. WinMill offers deep expertise in wireless networks, network security, application development, and in several industry specializations, including electronic research administration (eRA). Founded in 1994, WinMill Software, Inc. is headquartered in New York City.

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