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PPSC Partners with Innovation to Offer Pharmacy Automation Technology to Over 1300 Pharmacies
Tallahassee-based Pharmacy Purchasing Group Names Innovation as Preferred Technology Vendor

JOHNSON CITY, NY - October 10, 2005 - Innovation Associates announced today that Pharmacy Provider Services Corporation (PPSC), one of the largest pharmacy purchasing organizations in the U.S., has named them as a Preferred Technology Vendor for pharmacy automation technology. With this partnership, PPSC members will receive a significant discount on Innovation’s PharmASSIST® pharmacy automation products and services, and increase the buying power of its 1300 plus members.

“Innovation impressed us with their wide range of technology solutions that address the operational efficiency, throughput, and cost effectiveness challenges of almost any size independent pharmacy,” says Cyndi Mincy, president at PPSC. “With Innovation’s PharmASSIST products, independent pharmacy owners can choose from stand-alone workflow management software for smaller volume pharmacies to full-scale robotic dispensing systems for larger pharmacies. Their systems provide a clear cut technology growth path that easily accommodates system upgrades and add-ons as a pharmacy’s prescription volume grows,” Mincy adds.

Innovation’s PharmASSIST product suite is comprised of the full realm of automated prescription dispensing systems from workflow management software to counting technology to robotic dispensing systems. Innovation’s new PharmASSIST ROBOTx system, unveiled in late August, is the industry’s first scalable robotic dispensing system. PharmASSIST ROBOTx enables pharmacies to configure a customized robotic dispensing system up to 140 dispensers.

Each of the PharmASSIST products enables pharmacies to enhance the quality of their prescription filling, to improve their workflow, and to implement a customized system that meets their prescription volume and physical space requirements.

“This type of joint marketing effort enables us to extend our reach into the pharmacy market and to offer PPSC members a completely scalable range of pharmacy automation products,” says Mary Reno, CEO at Innovation. "We look forward to working with PPSC and to help them achieve greater buying power for our PharmASSIST products.”

PPSC is dedicated to offering retail pharmacy clients business solutions that assist them in achieving
their professional and business objectives profitably. Additionally, PPSC is a leader in the design, delivery,
and administration of pharmacy benefit management and pharmacy network services to employers, insurance companies, and managed care plans. The company’s programs and services help manage costs and improve outcomes for both our clients and the consumers they serve. For more information on PPSC, visit www.ppsconline.com.

Innovation Associates, Inc., a leader in the world of automated prescription dispensing, offers the PharmASSIST family of products to address the prescription growth, quality assurance, pharmacy workflow, and cost control challenges of all size pharmacies. With over three decades of broad-based, business experience, Innovation Associates is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality pharmacy automation products to the pharmacy industry. For more information on Innovation Associates, Inc., visit www.innovat.com.

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