NextDocs and TranSenda Partner to Offer Unified Document and Clinical Trial Management Systems

Release Date: December 30, 2007

BELLEVUE, Wash.–NextDocs Corporation and TranSenda International, LLC, have entered into a collaborative agreement to integrate and cross-sell their solutions. Combining NextDocs’ Microsoft Office SharePoint Server-based document management solutions with TranSenda’s Office-Smart clinical trial management solutions creates a unified best-of-breed solution. Life sciences organizations will be able to take advantage of the seamless ways in which each company’s solutions naturally complement one another due to their use of the Microsoft Office System.

Because the biopharmaceutical industry has a critical need to improve operational efficiency, organizations are increasingly turning to clinical trial and document management systems. TranSenda and NextDocs can now offer a combined solution that integrates these environments in conjunction with the powerful Microsoft Office System. By utilizing the strengths and synergies of all three Microsoft-based technology solutions, life sciences organizations can benefit from unprecedented levels of productivity and ease of use.

The NextDocs product suite is an easy-to-use solution that is designed to enable organizations to comply with FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GMP, GLP, GCP and other regulations and industry standards. Built on the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 platform, NextDocs Document and Compliance Suite delivers a complete content management and collaboration system for managing documents, records (e.g. training records), SOPs (standard operating procedures), activities and other information critical to the enterprise. The Suite provides organizations with the ability to track, approve, and manage data in a secure and centralized repository without sacrificing usability and affordability. Seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Office, the NextDocs Document and Compliance Suite is fully web-enabled and can be securely accessed from any location.

“Our partnership with TranSenda is another important step toward providing invaluable document and quality management solutions for life sciences organizations,” said NextDocs CEO Zikria Syed. “Together we can offer added value to organizations engaged in clinical trials and ensure that we continue to provide the most intuitive and productive solutions in this industry.”

TranSenda’s Office-Smart Clinical Trial Manager(TM) is unique in its ability to utilize the Microsoft Office System, creating a more efficient environment that unifies study software with the practical business-side of Office productivity tools. Office-Smart Clinical Trial Manager is a comprehensive system for setting up and administering clinical studies while delivering unparalleled flexibility and ease of use. Using TranSenda’s Office-Smart solutions, study professionals can take advantage of their experience with their favorite Office tools like Excel and Outlook, as they benefit from a study environment of less work — not more.

“We believe it is critical that a next-generation clinical trial management system be open and able to connect with other systems,” said Robert Webber, President and CEO of TranSenda. “But the NextDocs partnership goes beyond just connecting two disjointed systems. Our unique relationships with Microsoft means we can work together to deliver a deeper and more compelling value proposition for organizations looking to optimize the management of their clinical trial.”

Both NextDocs and TranSenda have worked closely with Microsoft to ensure their solutions align with the company’s technology and overall vision for life sciences.

“Given the turbulence in today’s economy, and the pressure of pipeline productivity on the industry, life sciences firms are looking for ways to improve efficiency, save money and get products to market faster,” said Michael Naimoli, U.S. life sciences industry solutions director, Microsoft Corp. “NextDocs’ document management solutions and TranSenda’s clinical trials management solutions, combined, provide a comprehensive offering for clinical trial and regulated document management – seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Office – that tackles these issues head on.”

About NextDocs
NextDocs is a leading provider of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server-based document and quality management solutions for the life sciences companies that fully supports compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations. Our mission is to deliver cost effective, easy to use document management software which provides immediate productivity increases for companies operating in regulatory environments. NextDocs customers include pharmaceutical companies, bio-techs, medical device companies and CROs. For more information please visit http://www.nextdocs.com or email sales@nextdocs.com.

About TranSenda
TranSenda is committed to transforming the clinical trial software environment by delivering solutions that address the underserved need to improve the “business process” side of clinical trial operations. With its innovative Office-Smart clinical trial software, TranSenda’s customers can take full advantage of the Microsoft Office System to create a more efficient workplace that unifies study software with the practical business side of Office productivity tools. TranSenda International, LLC, is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA. For more information please visit www.transenda.com.

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