Tampa, FL – February 8, 2006 – Pilgrim Software, announces that Kinetic Concepts Inc., (NYSE: KCI) has purchased Pilgrim’s SmartSolve Suite: SmartAudit, SmartCAPA, SmartComplaints, SmartDoc and SmartTrain modules. With SmartSolve’s out-of-the-box applications, KCI is expected to streamline their regulatory processes and enhance its complaint handling which will accelerate reaction time to customer demands, increase customer satisfaction and help the company achieve its “Customer First” Initiative.  

“By selecting Pilgrim’s SmartSolve Suite KCI gains a complete and fully automated quality and production solution that ensures regulatory compliance, improves productivity and reduces costs associated with poor quality, scrap and rework,” said Prashanth Rajendran, Chief Operating Officer of Pilgrim Software, Inc. “Additionally, KCI will experience a low cost and low risk implementation while consolidating their inter-departmental connectivity because of the integrated systems.”

SmartSolve provides KCI with an automated CAPA and complaint management system, increased documentation and training control and standardized auditing tools. By utilizing SmartAudit, SmartCAPA, SmartComplaints, SmartDoc and SmartTrain, KCI not only ensures products are of the highest quality and are regulatory compliant but also expedites documentation, reporting and reaction processes. Additionally, SmartSolve’s integrated modules enhance management’s visibility and trending capabilities as well as assure that business processes are standardized and enforced throughout the organization.

SmartComplaints is slated to be the first module rolled out globally to all KCI call centers. The SmartAudit, SmartCAPA, SmartDoc and SmartTrain modules are scheduled to be deployed within the next year.

About Kinetic Concepts Inc.
Kinetic Concepts Inc., (NYSE: KCI) is a global medical device company that engages in the design, manufacture and marketing of therapeutic systems that either treat chronic wounds or prevent and treat the complications of immobility that can result from disease, trauma, surgery or obesity. The company serves approximately 2,300 hospitals in the United States through its network of 138 U.S. and 69 international service centers. It has direct operations in the United States, Canada, western Europe, Australia, Singapore, and South Africa; and conducts additional business through distributors in Latin America, the Middle East, eastern Europe, and Asia. KCI is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit KCI’s Web site at www.kci1.com.

About Pilgrim Software, Inc. 
Pilgrim Software, Inc. is the leading provider of Enterprise Compliance and Quality Management solutions for global organizations. Pilgrim helps organizations manage industry and regulatory compliance, reduce manufacturing costs and improve customer satisfaction. For more information, visit Pilgrim Software’s Web site at www.pilgrimsoftware.com.