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Phase Forward Announces an Internet Clinical Trials Hosting Program
Relies on Exodus' Network Management Expertise to Deliver Reliable and Secure Application Hosting Services Over the Internet
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1999-- Phase Forward Inc., the leader in web-based clinical trial data collection and management software and services, today announced an active Internet clinical trial hosting program. Phase Forward has been working with Exodus Communications(tm), Inc. (NASDAQ:EXDS - news), a leading provider of Internet systems and network management solutions for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations, to provide fully managed and secure application-hosting services for their customers' mission-critical data. Since releasing InForm(tm) in December 1998, Phase Forward has launched six clinical trials on-line from Exodus' Boston Internet Data Center (IDC). Phase Forward expects rapid growth in this number throughout 1999 and beyond.
The Phase Forward approach to clinical trial data management, using InForm(tm) technology, provides the only complete web-based solution for the collection, monitoring and cleaning of data. In addition to world-class IDC facilities, Exodus provides high-speed Internet connectivity through a robust and redundant network infrastructure, and managed services including proprietary security technologies.
''An independent GCP and Rule 11 audit conducted by a leading industry expert determined that the Exodus IDC in Boston is Good Clinical Practice (GCP) compliant and meets FDA guidelines,'' said Richard Dale, vice president of services at Phase Forward. ''Passing this independent audit was crucial in choosing a company like Exodus to manage our Internet operations.''
''By providing advanced, proprietary security technologies and services that protect our customers' systems, Exodus brings the database integrity and security that is vital to the strictly regulated drug development industry,'' said Ellen M. Hancock, president and CEO of Exodus. ''We are happy to work with Phase Forward to offer its customers 24 x 7 access to our secure network infrastructure.''
About Exodus Communications
Exodus Communications is a leading provider of Internet system and network management solutions for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations. The company manages Internet Web sites and its network infrastructure from eight Internet Data Centers in the San Francisco (3), Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Seattle metropolitan areas and a server hosting facility in London. Exodus has announced the planned addition of new Internet Data Centers in Chicago and London and second Internet Data Centers in Seattle and Washington, D.C. Exodus' wholly-owned subsidiary, Arca Systems is a premier provider of advanced network and system security consulting services. Arca designs and develops state-of-the-art security technology solutions for complex and sensitive information networks and systems. More information on Exodus can be found at www.exodus.net.
About Phase Forward
Phase Forward Incorporated, a privately held company headquartered in Waltham, Mass., offers clinical trial data collection and management software and services using Internet technologies to collect and manage essential clinical trial data in an efficient and timely way. With this technology-enabled software and service, sponsors of clinical trials can access clinical trial data in real-time, and begin data analysis almost immediately after the last patient has visited the clinic. By eliminating the need to transcribe and process traditional paper data forms, clinical trial sponsors can accelerate the delivery of new and beneficial drugs and medical devices to market, and maximize their revenue potential. Phase Forward can be found on the World Wide Web at www.phaseforward.com.
Exodus, Exodus Communications and Arca Systems are trademarks of Exodus Communications, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.
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