CDC Solutions and First Consulting Group Form Alliance to Deliver Lower Cost, Integrated Content Management Solution for Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001

- Solution designed to meet regulatory guidelines for electronic

submissions and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance -

CDC Solutions (CDC), a world-leader in multi-channel content delivery for regulatory and enterprise-scale publishing, and First Consulting Group (NASDAQ:FCGI), a leading multi-national provider of information-based strategic consulting, integration and management services, today announced a formal alliance to provide an integrated content management solution designed to meet the business needs of submission assembly and publishing in the Life Sciences industry.

The solution, which couples CDC's EZsubs(TM) for submission publishing with FCG's FirstDocs(TM) for Research and Development, is designed to meet the regulatory guidelines for electronic submissions and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. This complete solution combines industry best practices and leading technologies to offer a lower cost solution to biotech and life sciences companies.

Jeff Klein, Vice President, Content Management Technologies and Solutions at FCG said, "We are excited to offer an integrated solution for Life Sciences that combines the industry leading technologies of EZsubs with Documentum-enabled FirstDocs, which is designed to meet the entire set of requirements for Regulatory content management. Implementing this best of breed solution, which has been proven in large pharmaceutical companies, can reduce both cost and implementation cycle time for our customers, and is designed to comply with regulatory guidelines that can not be achieved in a paper-based model."

First Consulting Group brings a deep domain and process knowledge about content management systems for the entire document life cycle. With over twelve years of experience in pharmaceutical information management, FCG supports every aspect of the drug development lifecycle, from discovery, clinical trials and regulatory approval, to manufacturing, marketing and medical affairs.

Beginning with FirstDocs for R&D, FCG has developed a reputation for providing outstanding information management solutions for authoring, reviewing and delivering accurate and compliant documents through Research, Regulatory, SOPs, and Manufacturing documents.

Janice Dutton, Director, Business Development Life Sciences at CDC Solutions said, "We have worked closely with FCG for years, helping our clients with content management systems and submissions development. Not only does the technology mesh into the strongest solutions available, our two companies operate well as a team, creating a seamless sales and support network for our clients. This mature solution is designed to speed the implementation for our clients to meet their needs for electronic submissions and regulatory compliance. It's a very important and exciting alliance."

CDC Solutions, with its knowledge of content delivery and regulatory submissions, offers a suite of industry-leading software that streamlines the publishing process for reports and submissions while enhancing the document control and security throughout its development.

In addition to Regulatory content management, FCG and CDC have also teamed to offer a solution for the management of Good Manufacturing Practices controlled documents. FCG's FirstDocs for GMP, which includes CDC's PDFaqua(TM) for watermarking and print services control, is built to manage the use of controlled documents in compliance with 21 CFR part 11.

CDC and FCG to Exhibit Jointly at Bio2001, June 25-27

CDC and FCG will jointly exhibit in Booth 422 at the Bio2001 International Convention & Exhibition in San Diego, CA, June 25-27, where the two companies plan to unveil the new alliance. Show hours are 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM. CDC and FCG will also serve as co-sponsors for the press reception at the San Diego Zoo on Saturday, June 23, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM.

About First Consulting Group

First Consulting Group is a leading provider of information-based consulting, integration, and management services for Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, and other Life Sciences organizations in North America and Europe.

Founded in 1980, the firm's services are designed to increase its clients' operations effectiveness, resulting in reduced costs, improved customer service, enhanced quality of patient care and the more rapid introduction of new pharmaceutical compounds. More information is available through the FCG World Wide Website at http://lifesciences.fcg.com or by calling toll-free, 866.287.3792.

About CDC Solutions Ltd.

CDC Solutions is a world-leading provider of multi-channel content delivery publishing solutions that accelerate the assembly, dissemination and publishing of enterprise-scale publishing for paper, Intranets and the Web.

Founded in 1994, CDC Solutions has since guided companies on Corporate Publishing techniques and offered a range of solutions that comply with industry formats including XML, HTML, PDF, TIFF, GIFF and JPEG.

Working closely with global partners such as Documentum Inc., Adobe Systems, Lotus and QUMAS, CDC Solutions has built an enviable reputation for high quality advanced technology coupled with an unrivaled team of experienced consultants and implementers to deliver corporate knowledge benefit.

CDC Solutions' electronic publishing products are in use by leading Pharmaceutical, Finance, Insurance, Utilities, Automotive and Media organizations both on a departmental and an enterprise level. Today, CDC Solutions is defining the way organizations publish corporate knowledge from simple personalized documents to high-scale regulatory submissions.

For more information, call [phone] (United Kingdom) or 610.834.9021 (CDC Solutions Inc., North America), or visit the CDC Solutions website at www.cdcsolutions.com.

CDC Solutions, CDC Solutions, Inc., EZsubs Publishing Suite, PDFfusion, PDFrender, PDFtools, PDFaqua, PDFcontrol, and Xtensia are trademarks or registered trademarks of CDC, Ltd. All other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective holders.