News Release

May 16, 2002

ComplementSoft* and Gupta Programming
Announce Development & Marketing Alliance
For Best Practices Clinical Trial Reporting Templates*

Chicago IL & San Ramon CA, May 6, 2002 - ComplementSoft LLC, a software development company building ASAP* - The Software Productivity Tool for SAS**, and Gupta Programming, a leading consultancy to the Pharmaceutical Industry, announced today the formation of a development and marketing alliance to deliver standardized clinical trial reporting templates for FDA reporting submissions.

With ASAP's Template Manager*, users have been able to both edit existing and build new SAS programs more quickly and efficiently by using the SAS syntax templates built into the Template Manager. In conjunction with Gupta Programming, complementSoft will now be offering through it's Template Manager standardized best practices file structure and SAS templates that offer all the Clinical Trial Reports needed for FDA submission. Companies can now standardize on a series of templates that meet all FDA requirements. Smaller biotech companies can now complete their reporting requirements more quickly for less dollars.

Ed Schroeder, CEO of ComplementSoft said today "We are extremely pleased with this new product offering and relationship. Gupta Programming has long been regarded as a premier consultant when clients are looking for SAS** assistance in clinical trial reporting. Their willingness to partner with us is a real vote of confidence in our technology and vision for our products in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical companies are looking for ways that can help collapse the time period for generating their clinical trial reports for FDA submissions. With the templates and best practices file structures, companies will find that not only will they be able to submit faster, but the standardized delivery and file structure will help in navigating FDA approval for quicker turnaround and approval."

Sunil Gupta, President of Gupta Programming, stated "We are very pleased with the delivery of the Best Practices Clinical Trial Reporting Templates* in ASAP's Template Manager. Both small and large companies can easily incorporate and take advantage of these templates from the Template Manager. The data flow diagrams in ASAP's visualization tool provide added value in the documentation and validation of all programs required for FDA submission. Having the Clinical Trial Reporting Templates available from the ASAP application was a natural fit."

About Gupta Programming
Gupta Programming was founded by Sunil Gupta. Sunil is a recognized SAS expert especially with regard to Clinical Trial Reporting requirements. A published author on SAS usage, Sunil has been the lead SAS programmer on several FDA drug submissions and has delivered numerous papers at both SUGI and regional SAS User conferences on aspects of Clinical Trial Reporting. For more information visit www.guptaprogramming.com

About ComplementSoft* LLC
ComplementSoft* designs, manufactures, and markets software products that are designed to raise user productivity by bringing to market inexpensive new software productivity tools with new functionality to established software applications. ComplementSoft's* patented architecture and patented product are built entirely upon Java** and XML - allowing its applications to run on Windows**, Unix**, and Linux**. ComplementSoft is the first company to offer automatic data flow diagramming, first to offer dynamic real-time links between an editor and a visual diagrammer, and the first to offer an IDE for SAS** and for SQL**. For more information visit www.complementsoft.com or call (773) 755-7681 or info@complementsoft.com.

* Complementsoft and ASAP are trademarks of ComplementSoft LLC. Best Practices Clinical Trial Reporting Templates is a pending trademark of ComplementSoft LLC ** All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

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