PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8TH November 2005 Qudos Software takes the 'hassle' out of HACCP at Higher Nature Higher Nature specialises in providing innovative, high quality nutritional supplements. The Company is dedicated to finding the best natural nutritional supplements to support health and potential, providing a high standard of information, and ensuring the highest standards of quality and efficiency. Higher Nature is equally keen to resource quality IT solutions as it is to source quality products and quality outlets for its products. Many top London stores are existing Higher Nature customers, so the company recently purchased Qudos System 2 from Avanquest UK, provider of Business Process Management Solutions, to help improve its business processes. Higher Nature needed to find a solution which enabled complete traceability for the ingredients the company purchased - from the manufacturer, through their processes, which include bottling, packing and distribution, whilst meeting all local authority inspection criteria. Andy Connolly from Avanquest comments "Higher Nature contacted us via our website having spent considerable time searching for a suitable solution. We were immediately able to demonstrate how the functions of our Qudos integrated compliance management software will meet their process auditing, document control and action tracking requirements in a fast and easy to deploy manner, right out of the box. Being able to deploy an 'off the shelf' solution quickly and at a low cost made the difference." The Qudos software solution offers a cost-effective, integrated solution for compliance and risk management. It can be used by any organisation for addressing ISO 9001 Quality, ISO 14001 Environment, OHS, and many other compliance requirements. In the case of Higher Nature they were able to address major compliance and risk issues throughout the food chain and give them a head start in dealing with the new ISO22000/HACCP guide lines which will be introduced late in 2005. Food safety, problems and scares can have devastating effects and as a result, constant vigilance is a top priority for businesses throughout the global food supply chain. Higher Nature said: "We pride ourselves on the integrity and quality of our products so it is essential that we can trace a single batch or consignment, if a problem is identified, to ensure our customers are protected and continue to enjoy peace of mind in purchasing Higher Nature products." About Avanquest UK: Avanquest UK is part of Avanquest Software, a global developer and leading publisher of best-selling personal and professional software designed for utilities, office productivity, communications and mobility worldwide. Headquartered in France, with operating units, subsidiaries and offices located in United States, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, China and Korea, Avanquest Software products are marketed in over 100 countries, through e-commerce, OEM partnerships and IT resellers. Founded in 1984 as BVRP Software and listed since December 1996 on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714), Avanquest Software forms part of the Eurolist, NextEconomy segment and SBF 250 index. Contacts: Press Information Alison Hall, Public Relations Email: alison.hall@alisonhall-pr.co.uk Tel: 07899 986932 Sales Email: sales@avanquest.co.uk Tel: 01962 835053