Aris Global Register(TM) 5 Delivers Planning Module for Regulatory Tracking.

Integrated component enables companies to easily define and distribute project plans that are automatically linked with regulatory submissions

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Aris Global, a leading provider of software solutions for the life sciences industry, today announced the availability of Register 5. The latest version of Register includes an integrated product planning component that automates the tracking of registrations against global and local project plans. The new planning module addresses the challenge that many life science organizations face for managing the numerous activities and resources associated with global regulatory submissions. Currently, four of the top ten pharmaceutical companies use Register to manage their product portfolios and ensure on-time regulatory submissions across the globe.

For most life science organizations it is the coordination of activities and resources that has the highest impact on the quality, speed and cost of a submission and ultimately its success. Many companies currently rely on manual processes to create, manage, distribute and track project plans associated with regulatory submissions and have no global view of potential delays or resource conflicts. Register 5 addresses this gap by automating the definition, distribution and reporting of project plans at the global and local/regional level.

"In the face of manual and error-prone processes that exhaust a company's planning and resource staff, management is discovering that it's nearly impossible to track the progress of regulatory submissions on a global and affiliate level," said Wim Cypers, vice president, product management, Aris Global. "They are looking for proven mechanisms to better manage their limited resources to ensure they determine the correct priorities regarding registration submissions. With this newest release, Register improves visibility across the globe and enables faster, informed decision making at lower cost."

The Register 5 planning module provides functionality that enables companies to:

* Link project plans with registrations and updates

* Automate definition, distribution of reporting of project plans

* Create planning templates that are definable for each regulatory procedure type

* Establish and re-use plan templates: define dependencies; assign owners, roles, resource types and more; specify high-level and granular activities

* Create and publish local plans for each country with a single click of a button

* Intelligently update various activities within Register, based on defined business rules

* Access productivity-related metrics 

* Run generic and productivity reports to track actual versus planned milestones, and export project plans to other Microsoft([R]) applications

"Register 5 continues our commitment to help life science organizations establish full control of all regulatory affairs activity on a global basis," added Tamir Sigal, product marketing manager, Aris Global. "Product-specific webcasts, including a live demo, are planned for May, and we invite interested companies to attend these events."

Interested companies can learn more and register for the product webcasts at www.arislgobal.com/Webcasts.php.

About Aris Global

Aris Global (www.arisglobal.com) is a leading provider of integrated software solutions for pharmacovigilance and safety, regulatory affairs, clinical research and medical information. More than 150 life science customers use the company's advanced solutions for maintaining regulatory compliance, managing and mitigating risk, improving operational efficiency and easily sharing information on a global basis.

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