Quality Associates Joins Hummingbird Software Reseller Network

   Maryland Systems Integrator Quality Associates to Offer Onsite
Installation and Support Services for Hummingbird's Extensive Array of
Enterprise Content Management Solutions

   Quality Associates, Inc., an established provider of services and
solutions for document management, imaging and archiving, announced
that it has partnered with Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMC, TSX:HUM),
a leading global provider of integrated enterprise content management
(ECM) and network connectivity solutions. With the new partnership,
Quality Associates is authorized to sell, install, support and provide
training throughout North America for the Hummingbird Enterprise(TM)
suite, a comprehensive line of enterprise content management software.
   Hummingbird's software is used by thousands of organizations
worldwide to significantly reduce paperwork and effectively manage
information and business interactions such as documents, records,
e-mail and other mission-critical data. The software allows public and
private companies to increase efficiencies and comply with rigorous
legislative and regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley, a
federal law requiring publicly-traded companies to institute
comprehensive internal financial controls and open their records to
third-party auditors.
   Scott Swidersky, director, Information Systems Division, Quality
Associates, said, "Hummingbird is one of the world's foremost
providers of enterprise content management software and we are excited
to join their partner network. Hummingbird's solutions perfectly
complement the services and support that we offer our clients, which
include federal, state and local governments and corporations in the
financial, legal, and accounting fields. These organizations all share
the need to reduce massive amounts of paper documentation while
ensuring that critical information is properly exchanged and archived
throughout the enterprise."
   "We welcome Quality Associates to our Authorized Integrator
Program," said Alp Hug, Vice President, Strategic Business
Development, Hummingbird Ltd. "Hummingbird delivers industry-leading,
innovative enterprise content management software and solutions. It is
through partners, such as Quality Associates, that implement and
maintain these solutions for our customers that we maintain a very
high success rate in implementations and achieve low total cost of
ownership and quick ROI."

   About Hummingbird

   Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMC, TSX:HUM) is a leading global
provider of enterprise software solutions. The Company's enterprise
software solutions fall into two principal categories: enterprise
content management (ECM) solutions, and network connectivity
solutions. Hummingbird's ECM solutions enable organizations to manage
the lifecycle of enterprise content from creation to disposition,
thereby enabling organizations to address critical business needs,
such as information management, business continuity, compliance and
risk mitigation. The network connectivity solutions provide a
comprehensive set of core network technologies that enables the
enterprise to connect to any type of legacy system.
   Founded in 1984, Hummingbird employs over 1,400 people and serves
more than 33,000 customers, including 90% of Fortune 100. Hummingbird
solutions are sold directly from 40 offices worldwide and through an
Alliance Network of partners and resellers. For more information,
visit http://www.hummingbird.com.

   About Quality Associates, Inc.

   Quality Associates, Inc. (QAI) provides comprehensive, customized
software, services and solutions that support all aspects of knowledge
and content management. QAI's full range of integrated offerings
include software applications, hardware, and systems for scanning and
imaging; services for document and materials conversion, storage, and
electronic archiving; systems integration and support; and strategic
consulting for quality assurance. QAI maintains a broad client base
that includes federal and state agencies; chemical and manufacturing
companies; financial, accounting, and law firms; and medical research
facilities. For more information, call [phone] or visit
www.qualityassociatesinc.com.