Atlanta, 10 April 2000 - The Center for Brain Sciences and Health at Georgia State University has entered into a partnership with Noldus Information Technology Inc. This partnership will allow the Center for Brain Sciences and Health to be involved in the specification and design of new software for behavioral research, and to serve as a demonstration and beta test site for new Noldus products. The Center will thus have access to new research software in an early stage, and in return will provide the necessary feedback for these software prototypes.

"The decision to align with Noldus was easy", says Dr. Elliott Albers, Director of the Center for Brain Sciences and Health. "Noldus is an industry leader with respect to software and instrumentation for behavioral research. The company offers an open technology platform that utilizes industry standards, which means that its systems can be easily integrated into our current and future lab setups." Albers added: "Through this collaborative agreement we can be assured that our research needs will be high on Noldus' priority list when it comes to future software upgrades".

Upon signing the agreement, Bart van Roekel, Vice President of Noldus Information Technology Inc. commented: "We are proud to be a partner of the Center for Brain Sciences and Health. The initiative of Georgia State University to actively engage in partnerships with companies developing research software and instrumentation is an example that deserves to be followed by other universities in the U.S. and abroad."

The Center for Brain Sciences and Health is an interdisciplinary research Center housed in the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University. The Center is engaged in clinical and basic research and educational programs from kindergarten through postdoctoral training. In cooperation with its industrial partners, like Noldus Information Technology, the Center is involved in the development of new technologies. More information on the Center for Brain Sciences and Health is available on the web at www.gsu.edu/~wwwcbh/.

Noldus Information Technology is a leading developer of software for computer-aided observation, recording and analysis of human and animal behavior. Their products include The Observer, EthoVision, UltraVox, MatMan, and the Video Course in Behavioral Observation. More than 1750 companies, governmental organizations, colleges and universities in over 70 countries use Noldus products to unravel behavioral processes, to improve the quality of their data, and to save valuable time. The company operates from offices in The Netherlands, Germany and USA. Sales and customer support are facilitated by a worldwide network of agents and resellers.