Phase Forward and TRW Provide State-of-the-Art Coding to Web-Based Clinical Trials.

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1999--

Phase Forward Incorporated, the leading provider of Internet solutions for clinical data collection and management, and TRW Healthcare Solutions plan to extend Phase Forward's InForm with TRW's AutoCode CS(TM) technology. InForm is the de facto industry software standard for Web-based, integrated clinical data entry and management.

"Phase Forward selected the TRW solution to specifically address clinical professionals' most immediate coding requirements - MedDRA support, customized dictionaries, speedy trial set up and FDA compliance," said Jeffrey Klofft, vice president of products and technology at Phase Forward.

Added Klofft, "The fact that the TRW solution has been developed under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the FDA aligns well with our strict FDA compliance focus. Our combined solution gives InForm users a substantial advantage in achieving rapid FDA approval."

"TRW's AutoCode CS delivers far-reaching benefits throughout the medical product lifecycle especially in the face of a dynamic regulatory environment," commented John Cook, Director of TRW Healthcare Solutions. "By combining our support for standard, as well as custom, dictionaries with InForm's Internet technology, clinical professionals can completely set up and establish a validated, fully operational, global clinical trial in record time. Integrated into an organization's operations, AutoCode CS can be the foundation for faster, smoother interaction with regulatory bodies worldwide and provide greater efficiency in coding," added Cook.

Phase Forward's InForm clinical professionals can now leverage TRW's AutoCode CS capability to provide coding to trials using any ANSI/NISO Z39.19-1993 compliant terminology - including MedDRA, COSTART, WHOART, WHO DRUG or custom dictionaries.

"In achieving our working relationship, Phase Forward and TRW share one common belief - to provide the best open, standards compliant solutions to the clinical industry. Our combined solutions provide unparalleled readiness for FDA approval as well as Web-based XML standards for clinical data exchange," concluded John Cook.

Phase Forward Incorporated, a privately held company headquartered in Waltham, MA, offers clinical trial data collection and management software and services using Internet technologies to collect and manage essential clinical trial data in an efficient and timely way. With this Web-based software and service, sponsors of clinical trials can access clinical trial data in real-time, and begin data analysis almost immediately after the last patient has visited the clinic. By eliminating the need to transcribe and process traditional paper data forms, clinical trial sponsors can accelerate the delivery of new and beneficial drugs and medical devices to market, and maximize their revenue potential. For more information, visit Phase Forward at http://www.phaseforward.com.

TRW's Healthcare Solutions is a unit of the Reston, Va.-based TRW Systems & Information Technology Group. TRW Healthcare Solutions provides advanced solutions to global healthcare data management by integrating complex, disparate computer system and databases in secure environments. TRW Systems & Information Technology Group is one of the world's 10 largest global IT providers. Parent company, TRW Inc., is a provider of advanced technology products and services to the information technology, aerospace and automotive markets. For further information visit http://www.trw.com.

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