Tampa, FL – November 22, 2005 – South Texas Blood & Tissue Center purchased additional concurrent users for Q&MIS by Pilgrim Software, the leading provider of Enterprise Compliance and Quality Management Solutions.  The additional Q&MIS Calibration users allowed South Texas Blood & Tissue to further enhance its equipment management processes.

South Texas Blood & Tissue Center’s initial purchase of Q&MIS was made in March of 2005. With the implementation of the Q&MIS Calibration System, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center was able to eliminate their previous manual and labor intensive processes required to schedule calibration and to manage equipment inventory. By increasing the number of concurrent users South Texas Blood & Tissue Center can also ensure the right person is performing a calibration task thus eliminating potential errors by unauthorized or unqualified personnel. Additionally the expanded user base will improve equipment management processes which ensure greater productivity through reduced equipment downtime thereby maximizing the equipment’s life expectancy.

“The Q&MIS Calibration System allows South Texas Blood & Tissue Center to automate processes which mitigates risk and decreases the amount of waste due to out of spec equipment.  The reduction of scrap materials as well as the maximization of quality processes is critical to South Texas Blood & Tissue because they constantly strive to maintain an adequate and safe supply of blood and tissue,” said Prashanth Rajendran, Chief Operating Officer of Pilgrim Software. ”

Currently, Pilgrim is working with South Texas Blood & Tissue to implement the SmartSolve Suite.  In addition to the Calibration System, deploying SmartCAPA will be the next step in the implementation process.

About South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
In its 30 years of service, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center has been a leading partner in the growth of a vigorous health care industry. They were the first blood bank in North America to receive their ISO accreditation. Today, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center serves 100 hospitals and clinics in 43 South Texas counties. They are a commercial testing lab with clients around the world. In addition to recruiting, collecting, processing, testing and distributing blood components, STBTC operates a certified tissue bank and also serves as a National Marrow Donor Program registration site. Their Texas Cord Blood Bank (TCBB) allows families the opportunity to donate their infant’s cord blood to ensure that some patients needing a bone marrow/stem cell transplant are offered this opportunity. STBTC currently has 3 donor sites in San Antonio, TX and 1 in Victoria, TX. For more information about the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center or any of its associated programs, visit their website at www.bloodntissue.org. 

About Pilgrim Software, Inc.   
Pilgrim Software, Inc. is the leading provider of Enterprise Compliance and Quality Management solutions for global organizations and is one of only 12 strategic Microsoft Independent Software Vendors (ISV) within the manufacturing vertical. Pilgrim helps organizations manage industry and regulatory compliance, reduce manufacturing costs, improve customer satisfaction and productivity. For more information, visit Pilgrim Software’s Web site at www.pilgrimsoftware.com.