Sparta Systems Demonstrates Continued Expansion in Global Life Science Markets

New European customers signify worldwide requirements for quality management
and regulatory compliance solutions

HOLMDEL, N.J., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sparta Systems, Inc. (Sparta), the
maker of TrackWise(R), and the market leader in enterprise quality and
compliance management software, today announced that it has furthered its
market expansion in Europe with the addition of several new pharmaceutical and
biotech companies to its extensive roster of more than 200 TrackWise
customers. These organizations will deploy the company's market-leading
TrackWise quality management software to support their globally dispersed
operations in complying with government regulations, while streamlining
overall process efficiency.
Since 1994, Sparta Systems has served organizations across a multitude of
regulated industries with its Enterprise Quality Management Solution,
TrackWise. The software's configurability and versatility has equipped
dispersed organizations to track processes and manage quality and compliance
issues in accordance with global regulations, anticipating new requirements
and responding to incidents that arise in the manufacturing process. The
company's highly experienced business process analysis, project management and
implementation teams include veteran software and manufacturing industry
experts that aid organizations in every step of the deployment process.
New European customers recently added to Sparta's growing base include:
-- Boehringer Ingelheim: a top 20 global pharmaceutical company based in
Germany and committed to the research, development, manufacturing and
marketing of novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary
medicine
-- Helsinn Healthcare SA: a privately-owned pharmaceutical group with
headquarters in Switzerland that specializes in the licensing of
pharmaceuticals in therapeutic areas (oncology, cancer supportive care, pain
and inflammation, gastrointestinal)
-- MED-EL Medical Electronics: A hearing implant technology organization
in Innsbruck, Austria that develops and manufactures technologically advanced
hearing solutions for people with varying degrees of hearing loss
-- ICON: A global provider of outsourced development services specializing
in strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support
clinical development in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device
industries, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland
-- URSAPHARM ArzneimittelGmbH & Co. KG: A family-owned company based in
Saarbrucken-Bubingen (Saarland) that develops, produces and distributes eye
drops, eye albums and general medicines
TrackWise functions that will be utilized by these organizations include
Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) management, quality assurance,
document management, change control, complaints, supplier qualification and a
host of other functions that will serve to automate the compliance process and
improve company-wide efficiency.
"Because of the increased regulatory scrutiny facing companies not just in
the United States but across the globe, an enterprise software solution that
manages compliance and quality processes has to be able to adapt to the needs
of any organization no matter where their operations are based," said Yaniv
Vardi, general manager, Sparta Systems Europe. "TrackWise was built with this
understanding in mind, so its capabilities are consistently viewed as the most
versatile and configurable of any quality management software solution in the
global marketplace. These new customers demonstrate that organizations
worldwide continually look to Sparta Systems as the de facto leader in
solutions that bolster their compliance efforts, and we will continue to
expand the company's global presence through 2008 and beyond."
About Sparta Systems
Sparta Systems, Inc. is the industry leader for global quality and
compliance management systems. Its TrackWise product is a web-based
enterprise software application used by quality, manufacturing, regulatory
affairs, and business professionals to manage quality, compliance issues, and
action items across the enterprise. The company has more than 14 years of
experience and an extensive customer base in the life sciences and other
highly regulated industries. Sparta Systems offers its customers a complete
solution for global quality management needs, including the onsite support
required throughout the project lifecycle. More information about Sparta
Systems and TrackWise can be found at www.sparta-systems.com.
PR Contacts:
Jon Rabinowitz
Director of Marketing
Sparta Systems, Inc.
Tel: 732-203-0400 x121
jon.rabinowitz@sparta-systems.com

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