Aventis Pharmaceuticals Selects Globally Propack Data's Pmx(tm) Solution For Their Drug Product Operations Propack Data Gmbh / Propack Data strengthens U.S. Mar

Karlsruhe, Germany (ots/PROTEXT) - Propack Data announces thatAventis, a global leader in the Pharmaceutical industry, hasselected its Production Management solution ("PMX(tm)") as theElectronic Batch Record system (EBR) for its Drug Product Plantson a global basis. The roll out of the system will initiallyinvolve four plants located in France, the United Kingdom,Germany and Japan. This decision reinforces Propack Data's marketleadership position in the pharmaceutical industry for deliveringcompliant, collaborative, and enterprise-wide solutions that canbe deployed on a world-wide basis. Need - As the pharmaceutical industry undergoes a significantconsolidation that involves mergers and acquisitions, manycompanies find it necessary to further improve their efficiencyto maintain their leadership position, while maintaining FDAcompliance requirements. Aventis has determined that it canachieve superior Returns On Investment by establishing apaperless environment across its manufacturing and packagingoperations and leveraging that EBR system with other plantprocess systems. Solution - To meet its objectives, Aventis has selectedPropack Data's PMX(tm) solution. The benefits of this solutionwill include significant reductions in cycle time and Work InProgress while ensuring the highest product quality andstreamlining business processes. Propack Data's PMX(tm) solutionis particularly well suited to meet the stated objectives becauseit can be scaled across multiple sites, it is designed to meetcGMP requirements, and it provides an integration framework forother applications such as enterprise resource planning systems(ERP), Laboratory Information and Management Systems (LIMS), anddata analysis tools that will be used. After an in-depthevaluation of solutions available in the Market place, Aventischose Propack Data's PMX(tm) solution for its Drug Product Plantsbecause it provided the broadest functionality available in astandard configuration, and lower validation and maintenancecosts. Greg Guthrie, Global Manufacturing Strategy for Aventis,stated: "Propack Data's strong domain expertise within thepharmaceutical industry, product stability and standardfunctionality make it the best choice to meet the current andfuture needs for an EBR system at our Drug Product Plants."

Project - Aventis will deploy Propack Data's PMX(tm)Electronic Batch Record (EBR) solution to its Drug ProductOperations. The project is broken down into two phases. Phase 1will establish common business processes, design and validate acore configuration and set standards and policies for deployment.During Phase 2, the core system will be rolled out to 4 sites.Propack Data's PMX(tm) EBR solution will provide functionalsupport in the following areas: master recipe management,warehouse management and material handling, weighing &dispensing, work instruction management and automated datacollection from field devices. About Propack Data - Propack Data provides pre-validatedsoftware tools to manage and improve efficiency over the entiredrug development life cycle, from research and development (PMX-RDM) to clinical trials (PMX-CTM), and manufacturing andpackaging (PMX-MES). Propack's PMX(tm) product line fulfills FDA/CGMP guidelinesbased on 21 CFR Part 11 regulations, and integrates fully withother corporate applications such as Enterprise Resource Planningsystems (ERP), Document Management Systems (DMS), DecisionControl Systems (DCS), and Laboratory Information ManagementSystems (LIMS). Propack Data's products are used by more than tenthousand users worldwide at companies such as Abbott Labs,Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Roche, Novartis, Eli Lilly,Merck AG, and Schering AG. Propack Data's headquarters is located at Vincenz-Priessnitz-Strasse 1, Karlsruhe, D-76131 (Tel: 49/721-9650-6). Its US islocated at 2000 Regency Parkway, Suite 375, Cary, N.C. 27511(Tel: 1/919-465-1741). More information about Propack Data can befound on its website: www.propack-data.com). ots Original TextService: Propack Data GmbH Internet: www.presseportal.deContact: Bernhard Thurnbauer Senior Vice President StrategicMarketing & Business Development Propack Data GmbH Phone: +49-721-9650-720 EMail: bth@propack-data.com Propack Data GmbHVincenz-Prießnitz-Straße 1 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

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