INTERPHEX 2001 - Picard Technologies Launches Integration Services For Propack Data's PMX Application

Cary, North Carolina, USA, (PROTEXT/ots) - The Propack Datagroup announces that Picard Technologies Inc. will be anintegrator of Propack Data's PMX applications throughout NorthAmerica. As a result of this alliance, PTI and Propack Data willbe featuring the PMX application at Interphex 2001. "The PMX isthe best application for our clients because it has the featuresand capabilities suited for R&D, Clinical Trials andpharmaceutical manufacturers in North America," said RobertPicard, President, Picard Technologies Inc. "This integrationwill further reinforce PTI's growing position as the completesource for pharmaceutical firms operating in the United Statesand Canada." "We are very glad about the partnership to sell anddeploy PMX solutions to the pharmaceutical industry - focused onsecondary manufacturing and packaging in Canada and the NorthEast. We are planning to initiate 5 joint projects during thenext 12 months!" said Christian Fortunal, President, Propack DataCorporation. Propack will train and support Picard Technologiesto develop their MES activities in the first step. Other decisive factors for this alliance were the modulardesign. The ease of which PMX can be integrated in a facility andPropack Data's established procedures to test, modify, validateand support for their applications. These resources matched withPTI's experience. "We are excited about the opportunities ahead of us; clientswill learn that the PMX is an application unlike any other. Ithas precious time savings in the most flexible and productiveapplication environment. Certified to the latest and moststringent regulations by both North American (FDA and TPP) andEuropean regulatory bodies, it performs better than any otherapplication." About Picard Technologies Inc. Picard Technologies Inc. is a project management, automation,software solutions and validation service provider to thepharmaceutical and regulated industry. Picard Technologiesprovides highly skilled resources in industrial communication,controls, and automation for manufacturing and processindustries. All resources are well versed in cGMP protocols andFDA requirements concerning automation and the installation ofequipment. PTI also provides pharmaceutical software solutionsthrough the Regulatory Information Management System (RIMS). Thissystem features Quality Assurance, Training, Engineering, andInstrumentation modules to help pharmaceutical manufacturerstrack standard operating procedures (SOPs), documents, lifecycleof equipment and calibration records. For more information,please contact Alex Montgomery at (416) 259-2611 oramontgomery@picardtech.com. About Propack Data Propack Data provides pre-validated software solutions tomanage and improve efficiency over the entire drug developmentlife cycle, from research and development (PMX-RDM) to clinicaltrials (PMX-CTM), and manufacturing and packaging (PMX-MES).Propack Data's PMX 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, Lilly, MerckAG, and Schering AG. Propack Data Corporation is located at 2000Regency Parkway, Suite 375, Cary, NC 27511, phone: (919) 465-1741. The German headquarters is located at Vincenz-Priessnitz-Strasse 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany, phone: +49/7 21-96 50-6.ots Original Text Service: Propack Data GmbH Internet:http://recherche.newsaktuell.de Press contact: Nadine Heier fon(+49) 0721 - 9650 - 759 fax (+49) 0721 - 9650 - 888 nah@propack-data.com www.propack-data.com Propack Data GmbH Vincenz-Prießnitz-Straße 1 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

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