Niceware Healthcare unit is now licensed to supply ISBT 128-compliant label design and printing software solutions to healthcare providers, blood banks and laboratories

MILWAUKEE, WI, August 27, 2007 – Niceware® International is excited to announce that ICCBBA, Inc. granted licensing rights that enables Niceware Healthcare to provide ISBT 128-compliant blood bag labeling software solutions that support ISBT 128-compliant data structures and bar codes.

The licensed vendor status certifies that the NiceLabel software solutions provided by Niceware Healthcare meet the ISBT 128 global standard for the identification, labeling and information processing of human blood, tissue and organ products across international borders and disparate health care systems.

"Granting us the licensing status for our label design and printing solution NiceLabel Pro provides us with a quality certification that is crucial for our customers in the healthcare market," said Lee Patty, Vice President of Marketing at Niceware International. "Blood centers or transfusion centers can now be assured that NiceLabel Pro is the right tool to design and print the ISBT 128 blood bag label or any other label using ISBT 128 standard specifications."

Niceware International, LLC and its business unit Niceware Healthcare are now eligible to use the logos "Licensed Vendor" and "ISBT 128 Supported" to show certification of supplying ISBT 128-compliant products.

Niceware Healthcare develops bar code and RFID software solutions that enable healthcare providers to reduce medical errors and increase patient safety by streamlining, automating and improving accuracy through positive identification. Niceware Healthcare solutions include the following:

• Blood Bag Identification: Create blood bag labels with NiceLabel Pro label design and printing software that comply with the ISBT 128 standard data structure.
• Integrated Patient Identification: Use the NiceWatch Enterprise-HL7 middleware edition to integrate wristband, form and label printing through desktop or mobile devices with HL7 global messaging technology.
• Bedside Blood Collection and Identification: Increase patient safety by using mobile labeling technology to positively identify patient and blood samples.
• Laboratory Specimen Identification: Print bar codes on laboratory specimen slides and lab forms from your LIS application.
• Professional Services: Use the expertise of Niceware Healthcare to consult, integrate, design and provide technical support to ensure that healthcare providers benefit from certified HL7 messaging and positive identification solutions in the healthcare industry.