Aegis Discoverant® Achieves ``Powered by SAP NetWeaver®'' Endorsement, Offering Web-based Insight to Process Manufacturing

Business Wire, May 18, 2006

LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- Aegis Analytical Corporation, a leading provider of manufacturing performance management software and services used by major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, announced today that its Discoverant(R) 3.0 solution has achieved "Powered by SAP NetWeaver(R)" status. Aegis Analytical has also become a member of the Powered by SAP NetWeaver partner program.

The Powered by SAP NetWeaver certification program was established to help independent software vendors (ISVs) and system integrators create applications that integrate with and run seamlessly on the SAP NetWeaver platform. Consequently, the certification helps lower total cost of integration and therefore total cost of ownership (TCO) for customers, resulting in more opportunities for innovative investment.

The Business Package for Discoverant KnowledgeNet by Aegis Analytical 60.1 provides personalized access to information offering manufacturers a collaborative environment for continual operational improvement. Summarized at individualized levels of interest (e.g., batch level data or campaign inquiries), Discoverant KnowledgeNet provides direct visibility into the manufacturing process that goes beyond simply describing "what" happened during process production to providing a predictive understanding of "why" it happened. Discoverant 3.0 is a J2EE application that has been deployed and tested on the SAP NetWeaver Application Server.

"Continual pressures on manufacturers, from increased competition to expiring patents, have forced organizations to rethink their manufacturing strategies," said Justin Neway, Ph.D., Aegis founder, executive vice president and chief science officer. "To ensure tighter operating efficiencies, while meeting quality compliance standards, manufacturers are looking for global visibility into critical process drivers, which Discoverant KnowledgeNet provides."

From raw materials to finished product, Discoverant KnowledgeNet enables manufacturers to identify exactly what is driving the success or failure of their manufacturing process. With this deeper understanding of the manufacturing process, Discoverant KnowledgeNet users can:

--Reduce the number of start-up trials to lower start-up costs

--Reverse adverse process trends and specification failures

--Speed time-to-revenue by shortening batch release times

--Reduce raw material and finished product inventory, prevent product shortages and reduce overall supply chain costs

Discoverant KnowledgeNet is built on Discoverant GlobalVantage, Aegis' manufacturing enterprise software suite that helps companies get single point, direct access to all of the data collected in many locations throughout the manufacturing enterprise in a user environment that allows decision-makers to quickly translate data into useable intelligence.

About Aegis Analytical Corporation

Aegis Analytical Corporation provides manufacturing management software that helps pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers improve operating efficiencies and comply with regulatory obligations. Discoverant, an enterprise software application, enables continuous improvement in manufacturing through its patented data modeling technology which gathers and correlates data from multiple sources. More information about Aegis Analytical Corporation can be found at http://www.aegiscorp.com. For a three-minute streaming video demo of Discoverant, visit: http://www.aegiscorp.com/product/demo.asp.> SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world.

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