Camstar Introduces First Integrated Paperless Manufacturing System Designed for Small and Mid-Sized Medical Device Manufacturers.

CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Camstar's Rapid eDHR to Accelerate Time to Compliance and Quality

Camstar Systems, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise manufacturing and quality systems for life sciences and other global manufacturers, announced today that it is offering the first integrated paperless device history record (eDHR) system designed specifically for small and mid-sized medical device manufacturers. Camstar's Rapid eDHR(TM) will be generally available in 60 days.

"Small and mid-sized medical device manufacturers are subject to the same regulatory oversight as larger companies in the industry. However, until now, they could not take advantage of the technologies the larger players use to manage their manufacturing operations," said Greg Gorbach, Research Director, ARC Advisory Group. "By lowering the total cost of ownership of manufacturing systems for the small to mid-sized business (SMB) marketplace, Camstar's Rapid eDHR allows these manufacturers to use the same proven approach to reduce their costs of compliance and improve quality."

Powered by Camstar's widely-used InSite application, Rapid eDHR establishes an electronically-enforced manufacturing process that captures the required data to ensure compliance and construct the audit trail. Interactive Web-based forms direct operators and capture critical manufacturing data. Built-in security and electronic signatures ensure that manufacturers comply with FDA regulation 21 CFR Part 11. In addition, managers can access the online DHR information to query, sort and analyze collected data to ensure they are continuously and rapidly resolving problems, and improving processes.

The rapid results are possible because of InSite's architecture, which allows manufacturers to configure their manufacturing model and data collection requirements without programming.

"Camstar's 'configure versus code' methodology is ideal for small and mid-sized manufacturers to jumpstart their manufacturing and regulatory performance," said Camstar customer Larry Dube, Director of Manufacturing Engineering at ZOLL Medical Corporation. "Rapid eDHR will give smaller companies the same opportunity as large corporations to increase yields and streamline manufacturing, both of which ZOLL has found essential in competing in a regulated environment."

Camstar leverages more than 20 years of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) experience and best-of-breed technologies that have helped manufacturers improve operations performance, shorten manufacturing cycle times and reduce the cost of compliance.

"The majority of small and mid-sized manufacturers rely on paper logbooks to complete device history records because implementing an automated system has been time consuming and cost-prohibitive," said Dave Cone, president and CEO of Camstar. "Camstar has designed an affordable, easy-to-implement, easy-to-validate system that meets the pressing needs of this growing marketplace."

About Camstar Systems, Inc.

Camstar is a leading provider of enterprise manufacturing execution and quality management systems for life sciences, semiconductor, electronics, and other global industrial manufacturers. Camstar's InSite product line manages, monitors, and synchronizes manufacturing activities across globally distributed plants and integrates them in real-time with core business processes. The system enables customers to respond rapidly to changing demand, optimize the use of production assets, and quickly ramp the production of new products. More than 100 leading companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Roche, ZOLL, Zeiss, IBM, Kodak, AMD, Philips, Corning, Lexmark and Hitachi rely on Camstar as a trusted software partner.

For more information about Camstar and its InSite product, call 1-408-559-5700 or 1-800-237-2841, or visit www.camstar.com.