MasterControl Selects Smarttech Consulting Services as European Distributor for Quality Management Software

Cotswolds, U.K. - Nov. 9, 2005 - Smarttech Consulting Services Ltd, a leading provider of technology and consultancy for enabling regulatory compliance, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with MasterControl Inc., a leader in developing and providing quality management software solutions in the United States.

Under the agreement, SmarttechCS will provide direct support with professional management services, including training and support for marketing, implementation, and integration of the MasterControl™ quality management suite, a Web-based platform for effective management of document control, employee training, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), change control, audits, customer complaints, and other quality processes.

?With MasterControl, companies can easily deploy and validate a quality system. As standardisation using corporate Intranet/Web-enabled solutions increases, more companies are looking for assistance to implement controls enabling better collection, collation, collaboration and compliance,? said Adrian Carter, director for SmarttechCS. ?We were chosen by MasterControl because of our experience within the pharmaceutical industry with solutions that enable regulatory compliance.?

Greg Beeber, MasterControl's vice president, global alliances, said: ?The need for a company such as SmarttechCS to act as one of our European distributors grew out of the increase in European demand for our integrated software solutions that connect people, departments, and sites with data and processes for a more effective collaboration and sharing of information.?

MasterControl's easy-to-use and configurable software solutions are especially designed to address regulations such as FDA's 21 CFR Parts 11, 210, 211, and 820; the Orange guide; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; ASTM E55 Process Analytical Technology (PAT); ISO 9001, 14000, and 13485 quality standards; and BS7000 project management.

About Smarttech Consulting Services
Smarttech Consulting Services, Ltd. is a privately owned company established to meet the demand for enabling technology for compliance. SmarttechCS consults, distributes, and supports software solutions, which provide knowledge from data, value from quality, and financial return from compliance. The company is headquartered in Stow-in-the-Wold, Cotswolds , United Kingdom . More information can be found at http://www.smarttechcs.com .

About MasterControl Inc.
MasterControl Inc., based in Salt Lake City , has been at the forefront of providing quality management software solutions since 1993. It was the first to develop software that enables compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11. Today, hundreds of companies worldwide use MasterControl to consistently meet FDA regulatory requirements and industry quality standards, including ISO and QS/TS. For more information 800-825-9117.