IT Engineering Ltd. Japan Partners with German MES vendor Werum Software & Systems

IT Engineering and Werum agree on partnership for the Japanese Pharma MES Market

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN and LUENEBURG, GERMANY, May 22, 2008 - IT Engineering Ltd. (IT&E), a leading Japanese provider of manufacturing solutions and services to the pharmaceutical industries, and Werum Software & Systems, the worldwide leading provider of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical industries, today announced their strong partnership for the Japanese market.

Werum's PAS-X MES is an established software product which has proven itself in more than 400 installations worldwide. Based on the product lines PAS-X PHARMA and PAS-X BIOTECH, Werum designs and implements integrated paperless compliant solutions (GAMP / FDA standard) intended for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical production. PAS-X optimizes the production process, improves product quality and process visibility, shortens batch release and product cycles and increases equipment efficiency.

PAS-X is fully available in Japanese language version, since Werum has installed the largest paperless MES on the Japanese market.

With signing the formal agreement, IT&E and Werum emphasized the strong product and market fit between Werum's production management software
PAS-X and the IT&E services line. Werum's state-of-the-art MES product completes IT&E's broad spectrum of solutions and services for customers and prospects in the pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing industries. IT&E will give both local sales and technical support services for Werum's PAS-X software. IT&E and Werum will jointly show their solutions at the forthcoming Interphex Japan show from July 2-4, 2008, in Tokio Big Sight.

About IT Engineering
IT Engineering Ltd is a leading IT solution provider for factories in petrochemical and pharmaceutical industry. IT&E has many experiences of consulting and system development works such as MES and manufacturing scheduler. Founded in 1986, the IT company employs more than 300 people and its headquarters is located in Yokohama, Japan.

For additional information, visit the IT&E Japan web site at www.ite.co.jp.

Werum Software & Systems, Tel. USA +1 (973) 644-4000, Tel. Europe +49 (0)4131 8900-0, Press Contact: Volker Mensing, mensing@werum.com

Werum Software & Systems is the leading supplier of Manufacturing Execution
Systems (MES) for the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical industries
worldwide. Fourteen of the world's top 20 pharmaceutical companies and
leading biotech companies use Werum's MES product suite PAS-X to run their
manufacturing business. Outstanding PAS-X features are the functions
ensuring compliance and boosting performance. Werum's solutions and services
range from software consulting, creation of functional specifications, and
software development to turn-key delivery of integrated and validated MES. A
global partner network ensures reliable local support services. Founded in
1969, the IT company employs 315 people at different locations. Werum is
headquartered in Lueneburg (Northern Germany) and has regional offices
in St. Augustin and Hausach. Its U.S. subsidiary Werum America is
headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, and has additional offices in Cary,
North Carolina, and in Pasadena, California.

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