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Mannatech Streamlines Change Control with Sparta System's TrackWise Software

Holmdel, NJ - April 5, 2007 – Sparta Systems, Inc., (Sparta) the maker of TrackWise® and the market leader in enterprise Quality Management System (QMS) software for the life sciences industries, today announced that Mannatech Incorporated (Mannatech), a pioneer and world leader in the field of glyconutritionals, has gone live with TrackWise for managing its change control procedures.

TrackWise has centralized Mannatech's manual systems, enabling the company to electronically manage changes to procedures that govern marketing, research and development, and supplier quality processes within a single, integrated framework.

TrackWise is a configurable, web-based management software tool for electronically managing, tracking, and trending quality, regulatory, and organizational compliance processes and action items across the enterprise. TrackWise enables companies to reduce costs and streamline business operations by replacing disparate systems and inefficient paper-based processes with a centralized electronic workflow and reporting system.

TrackWise provides Mannatech with a universal tool that streamlines the change control process and harmonizes all actions resulting from approved changes. The automated workflow tools in TrackWise ensure that all related actions are communicated to the individuals involved and that they are tracked to completion.

"TrackWise has significantly enhanced Mannatech's change control process throughout our supply chain," stated Betsy King, Vice President of Quality Assurance at Mannatech. "The automated system provides a centralized view of distributed change activities, drives accountability, and allows multiple reviewers to perform approvals in parallel, which has resulted in continual quality improvement, reduced cycle times, and lower costs."

"Mannatech's utilization of TrackWise for change control management demonstrates the company's comprehensive commitment to quality throughout the supply chain," explained Bryan Koslow, Vice President, Sales and Business Development of Sparta Systems. "TrackWise enables proactive quality management by reducing risk and preventing changes that are not in alignment with established change control processes."

About Mannatech, Incorporated

Mannatech, based in Coppell, Texas, is a wellness solutions provider that sells its products through a global network-marketing system throughout the United States and the international markets of Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Denmark, and Germany. For more information, visit www.mannatech.com.

About Sparta Systems

Sparta Systems, Inc. is the industry leader for global quality and compliance management systems. Its TrackWise product is a web-based software application used by quality, manufacturing, and regulatory affairs professionals to manage quality and compliance issues across the enterprise. The company has more than 12 years of experience and an extensive customer base in the life sciences and other highly regulated industries. Sparta Systems offers its customers a complete solution for global quality management needs, including the onsite support required throughout the project lifecycle. More information about Sparta Systems and TrackWise® can be found at www.sparta-systems.com.

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Sparta Systems, Inc.
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Email: jon.rabinowitz@sparta-systems.com

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