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ThinSpring Announces Appointment of Earl Pendleton as New Business Development Representative for Retail Software Business Unit

Bridgewater, NJ (October 19, 2006) – ThinSpring, a leading provider of XML-based solutions such as SPL Server™ and the FDA’s Electronic Labeling Information Processing System (ELIPS), is announcing that Earl Pendleton has joined the company as Business Development Representative of its Retail Software Division. The Retail Software Division delivers the corporate version of its ELIPS Software, SPL Server, for use by pharmaceutical companies in the public sector. SPL Server operates in synchronicity with the FDA’s ELIPS software giving pharmaceutical companies total regulatory compliance.

Pendleton has been brought on to support the expanding retail software sales opportunities to market to corporate pharmaceutical companies in the public sector. Pendleton will report to Shaun Williams, ThinSpring Vice President of Operations.

“Pendleton is a seasoned industry veteran with a proven track record, and I'm very pleased to have him join our team," Williams said. "He brings a wealth of experience to his new position and will have overall responsibility for one of our most important business units."

"I'm excited about my opportunity with ThinSpring, and about the company's prospects," Pendleton said. "The ThinSpring team is talented, and it supplies regulatory compliance solutions to the world's leading pharmaceutical drug manufacturers. I look forward to applying the skills and talents I've developed over the years to this outstanding business."

Prior to joining ThinSpring, Pendleton built the Homeschool Football League starting in 2002 in Raleigh, NC, and served as the Founder, President, and League Director. Pendleton also gained experience as an Account Manager for CitySearch. Before that, Pendleton was promoted to General Manager for CarMax after serving as Store Manager, Sales Manager, and Sales Consultant.

About ThinSpring:
ThinSpring, founded by former pharmaceutical and medical device professionals, specializes in XML web-based solutions, integration and data conversion. ThinSpring has used its industry expertise to develop a dynamic XML engine, MatriXML™. This patented XML technology is the basis for all ThinSpring solutions including XML Sage, SPL Server, PIM Server, and eCTD Server. ThinSpring’s solutions have gained acceptance as an essential, collaborative application-development platform for FDA regulated companies. ThinSpring’s core team manages technology and regulatory consulting divisions that support its clients’ operations throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. ThinSpring headquarters is in Bridgewater, New Jersey, with offices in California and North Carolina. More information about ThinSpring and ThinSpring’s solutions can be found on their website at: http://www.ThinSpring.com.

Media Contact:
Ron Celeste
ThinSpring
908-962-0740
ron.celeste@thinspring.com