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Gelco and Target Software Announce Strategic Partnership
Gelco to Deliver Expense Management Solutions on Mobile Devices for Pharmaceutical Field Personnel

Minneapolis - September 15, 2005 - Gelco Expense Management, the leading provider of expense management services, today announced a strategic partnership with Target Software, the technology leader in mobile pharmaceutical sales software. Target Software will offer pharmaceutical sales forces an innovative front-end to Gelco's expense management solution with special functionality it builds into Target Mobile, the company's groundbreaking handheld Sales Force Automation (SFA) software. This integration will provide sales representatives and managers the ability to efficiently and conveniently manage their expenses using the same mobile software they use in the field for managing day-to-day activities.

Gelco Expense Management solutions will further help Target Software customers realize cost savings and increased user productivity with standardized expense processing and reimbursements. Target Software provides best-of-breed Sales Force Automation, Customer Relationship Management, and Sample Inventory Management software designed specifically to address the complex sales and regulatory compliance needs of pharmaceutical companies. Gelco delivers a complete, global expense management solution with robust payments, compliance, analytic capabilities and corporate card integration needed to address the entire expense management process.

"Implementing Gelco's expense management solutions will provide our clientele with a tremendous opportunity to manage all of their daily business processes in one place while addressing the complex regulatory needs of pharmaceutical companies," said Ted Rosenberger, President and Chief Executive Officer for Target Software. "Gelco's services align with our continuing commitment to providing superior solutions and excellent customer service to leading pharmaceutical companies."

"As satisfied users of both Gelco's expense management solution and the Target SFA suite, we are excited to see these two companies working together to provide an integrated solution", states Nancy Evertz, VP of Finance and Administration at MGI PHARMA, INC., a Minneapolis-based pharmaceutical company. "Our representatives would be thrilled to be able to capture expense line items throughout the day using Target Mobile and have this data automatically synchronized directly to Gelco."

"We are excited about the opportunity to partner with Target Software," said Karen Beckwith, chief executive officer for Gelco Expense Management. "Target Software is the leading mobile sales solution for the pharmaceutical industry and Gelco provides services to a significant number of life science organizations which makes this integration a powerful opportunity. By utilizing Gelco's best-in-class solutions in conjunction with Target SFA, organizations can reduce administrative burdens and increase overall sales productivity."

About Target Software, Inc.

Target Software is the U.S. CRM subsidiary of Cegedim (Paris: CGM.PA), the worldwide provider of CRM and data solutions for the healthcare industry. More than 50 pharmaceutical sales forces have been successfully deployed on the Target SFA suite. Target Software provides Target BackOffice, a complete sales information management solution at the home office and combines it with Target Mobile, the company's industry-leading mobile sales software for the PDA, Web, Tablet and Laptop platforms. Target Software provides excellent functionality for both primary care and account-focused sales teams. A wide range of management reporting, sample accountability and data warehousing tools are also available. Target Software offers a full range of implementation, support and data management servers to pharmaceutical clients of all sizes.

For more information, visit www.targetsoftware.com. For more information on Cegedim, a global leader in solutions and services designed to enhance healthcare company sales and marketing effectiveness, see www.cegedim.com.




About Gelco Expense Management

Gelco Expense Management, Eden Prairie, Minn., is a global full-service provider of business expense management solutions. As a leading authority in expense management, Gelco offers a full range of services including expense reporting, payment and reimbursement, audit, reporting and analysis, fraud control and receipt management. Unlike a traditional provider of installed software, Gelco offers customers a totally outsourced suite of services that not only tracks and processes expenses, but also provides the consultation and administrative support needed to gain greater control of travel and entertainment expenses. A division of Gelco Information Network, Gelco Expense Management is the largest provider of global expense management and reimbursement programs processing more than 108,000 transactions and making payments of $20 million per day.

For more information about Gelco Expense Management, please visit the company's web site at www.gelcoexpense.com.







Contact Information:

John Jason
Vice President of Marketing

Target Software, Inc.
1245 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
Allentown PA 18103

Tel: 484-223-2184
Fax: 610-820-9394
Email: John Jason

www.targetsoftware.com











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