April 2007

Greetings from Atrion International!

Welcome to the latest edition of the Atrion Edge e-newsletter, a quarterly online publication showcasing Atrion activities, news and industry information.

Message from the President/CEO: Patrick J. Lavoie

Atrion is expanding offerings via acquisitions and industry-leading development. From the opening of an office in Asia, acquisition of Kemika XXI to support and enhance Regulatory Services Inc. and strategic partnership offering a new Chemical Management System with Actio, Atrion is on the move in 2007.

Latest Headlines

Strategic Alliance Signed with Actio to Offer a Chemical Management Solution

Atrion and Actio have partnered to offer a Chemical Management System (CMS) enabling companies to pre-screen and manage chemical information, inbound data sheets and to develop information interrelationships. The combined solution provides tighter control of the supply chain, thereby offering greater value to customers.

Atrion International Accelerates Global Regulatory Services Strategy with Acquisition of Kemika XXI

Atrion’s recent acquisition of Kemika XXI, a well-known supplier of regulatory compliance services for chemical management, will enhance its’ scope of global service offerings and enable expansion to new markets

Atrion International Expands Global REACH with Opening of New Asia-Pacific Operations

With the recent opening of a sales office in Australia, servicing the Asia Pacific region, Atrion will better serve customers in chemical and process industries by combining expert local resources with the support of a truly global organization.

REACH Compliance for SDS with Atrion's IA® V.3.5-June 1, 2007

Atrion has announced that their product, Intelligent Authoring® version 3.5 will be released end-March 2007, thereby addressing immediate changes and updates required by REACH on June 1, 2007. These new requirements will directly affect regulatory forms such as the Safety Data Sheet (M)SDS.

Atrion Signs Four Strategic Customers with New Content Solution for SAP®EH&S - Compliance Suite for EH&S

Customers are now easily and cost effectively integrating Atrion’s best-in-class regulatory expertise, knowledge and content into their existing SAP® EH&S environments and lowering costs of ownership.

Robin G. Adair Joins Atrion Team as Senior Vice President, Partner Operations

As part of Atrion's Global vision to supply innovative Regulatory Compliance solutions to its customers, industry expert, Robin G. Adair has been given the responsibility of establishing and Managing Atrion's Partnerships and Alliances Worldwide.

Leverage Atrion's Online REACH Information Portal

Atrion’s website http://reachlegislation.com/ offers a general overview of REACH and discusses how an organization can benefit from preparation and information gathering order to minimize negative business impact.

For more information about Atrion’s REACH solutions and services, visit http://www.reachlegislation.com.

Events Update

Atrion will be participating in these upcoming tradeshows, come by and speak to an Atrion representative.

April 22-25, 2007
SAP Sapphire ASUG
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia

May 14-16, 2007
SAP SAPPHIRE Vienna
Exhibitions Messe in Vienna, Austria

International User Group Conference in Montreal September 13-15, 2007

Atrion’s International User Group Meeting will be the largest yet, consisting of Regulatory and Technical sessions covering compliance requirements around the globe. Registration opening in mid-April, tentative agenda will be posted online.

Upcoming Webinar Schedule

http://www.atrionintl.com/ (Enroll by following the registration links)

April 17 2007 9:00 EST (15:00 CET)
April 18 2007 14:00 EST (20:00 CET)

Intelligent Authoring 4.0 Information Session

Presenter: Jean-Grégoire Manoukian

Training & Education

A variety of workshops and training sessions, both public and private are held throughout the year. A full schedule and individual course descriptions are available by following the link below. Try our online payment option and book your dates in advance to reserve space. http://www.atrionintl.com/education.html

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