WAYNE, PA and PORTLAND, OREGON - MARCH 14, 2008 - MODA Technology Partners (MODA), a software company that provides mobile data acquisition solutions to the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry and Northwest Analytical Inc (NWA), the leading provider of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Manufacturing Analytics software, today formally announced a partnering agreement. This agreement will leverage the power of NWA’s Quality Analyst SPC tool with MODA’s quality control and environmental monitoring product, MODA-EM™. 

MODA-EM is a comprehensive software solution that improves the efficiency of Quality Control and Microbiology operations while providing a regulatory compliant platform for the paperless collection, management and reporting of environmental monitoring, utility testing, and product testing information. NWA’s Quality Analyst SPC software adds best-of-breed, easily-understood statistics-based analysis and decision support tools to the MODA-EM platform. 

“Northwest Analytical SPC tools enable our clients to further maximize their automated EM and QC operations” states Michael Goetter, MODA co-founder and VP of Product Strategy. “In particular, we see tremendous value in the application of these tools for investigation support in both a corrective action and preventative action capacity”.

 “MODA-EM delivers the secure data collection and management needed in regulated manufacturing” says Jeffery Cawley, VP Market Development, Northwest Analytical. “By integrating analytics, the system provides the decision support needed for both the process management and improvement needed to maintain compliance.”

MODA Technology Partners is a commercial software company whose primary focus is addressing the growing need for effective automation and efficient regulatory compliance in pharmaceutical manufacturing. MODA's solution leverages mobile computing technology and advanced visualization tools to help pharmaceutical clients increase operational efficiency, improve quality and reduce manufacturing costs. Additional information is available at www.modatp.com.

Northwest Analytical is the leading provider of SPC and Manufacturing Analytics software. NWA tools enable intelligent, information-based decisions necessary to effectively manage and improve plant processes in manufacturing enterprises. For more than 20 years NWA has been dedicated to providing statistical analysis tools to companies in the pharmaceutical, chemical/petrochemical, food and beverage, and contract laboratory industries. Additional information is available at www.nwasoft.com.