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Ourfocus is on innovative solutions that reduce cycle times for our customers andaccelerate the delivery of life-enhancing drugs to market for the benefit ofpatients worldwide cher hot . As one of the fastest-growing global providers ofPhase I-IV services, we offer experience spanning 90 countries, along withindustry-leading patient access and retention capabilities and broadtherapeutic expertise, to meet our customers' clinical development challenges.Kendle was recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the 100fastest-growing companies in the United States for 2008 . The company also hasbeen recognized as "Top CRO to Work With" in the Thomson CenterWatch 2007survey of U.S . investigative sites and among the "Top CROs in Europe" in the2008 survey of European sites.Additional information and investor kits are available upon request fromKendle, 441 Vine Street, Suite 1200, Cincinnati, OH 45202 or from theCompany's Web site at .Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to beforward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and Kendle intendsthat such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor createdthereby.Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,sales, revenue and earnings expectations for the fourth quarter and entireyear of 2008.Kendle cautions that these statements are qualified byimportant factors that could cause actual results to differ materially fromthose reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein.Suchfactors include (a) continued fluctuation in the exchange rate of the U.S.dollar; (b) changes in the markets for the Company's service offerings; (c)changes in the market for customers' products; and (d) other risks as detailedfrom time to time in Kendle's SEC reports, including its Quarterly Reports onForm 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and Annual Reports on Form 10-K.SOURCEKendle International Inc.Michael Lawson, Investors, +1-513-763-1992; or Lori Dorer, Media,+1-513-345-1685, both of Kendle International Inc. . Douglas Deploys Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 Enterprisewide toEnhance Customer Service and Improve Business EfficienciesLeading European fragrance and cosmetics retailer turns to Microsoft's next-generation POS platform to deliver a richer customer experience and meetpresent and future business needs.NEW YORK, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, at the National RetailFederation (NRF) Annual Convention & Expo, Microsoft Corp. announced thatDouglas, Europe's largest fragrance and cosmetics retailer, is migrating itspoint of service (POS) systems in 23 countries around the world to WindowsEmbedded POSReady 2009, the next generation of Windows Embedded for Point ofService.(Logo: )Built by Wincor Nixdorf, a Windows Embedded partner, and powered byWindows Embedded POSReady 2009, Douglas' next-generation POS platform meetscurrent needs for richer customer experiences and greater security.

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"As we look to move towarddiskless hardware platforms, we saw a long-term opportunity with WindowsEmbedded POSReady 2009, which supports flash and other data storagetechnologies suspect cher . With fewer moving hardware parts, we expect higher levels ofreliability and longer system life cycles, which will save us money overtime."Douglas POS Systems and Microsoft Technology at NRF Annual Convention &ExpoAttendees of the NRF Annual Convention & Expo taking place Jan 12-14 atthe Jacob K . Javits Convention Center in New York can learn more and see ademonstration of the Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 technology duringMicrosoft's BIG !dea session "Competing at the Point-of-Service: A Recipe forSuccess," hosted by Bukshteyn and Timmer . More information and demonstrationsby Douglas and the Windows Embedded team will be available at the MicrosoftBooth (No .

637).More information on Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 is available at the DOUGLAS GroupThe DOUGLAS Group is one of Europe's leading retail organizations withoutstanding service, first-class product ranges, an enjoyable and stimulatingshopping ambiance and the friendliest employees Customer satisfaction is theparamount corporate objective Douglas' desire is to make customers' livesmore enjoyable . Douglas is "retail with heart and mind."The DOUGLAS Group operates more than 1,900 specialty stores throughoutEurope, employs 24,000 men and women and generated sales of 3.1 billion euros(in the fiscal year 2007/2008, October 1st, 2007 - September 30th, 2008).The DOUGLAS group stands for "Excellence in Retailing." The divisions -Perfumeries, Books, Jewellery, Fashion and Confectionery - set the standardsin their respective segments . A consequent customer orientation is given thehighest priority . Decisions are therefore being made close to customer needs,always following the principle "as much decentralization as possible, as muchcentralization as needed."These principles go along with the company's objectives: value orientedgrowth, continued global expansion of the Perfumery Division and above allstrengthening the leadership position in quality and service . Stepping in newmarkets, the Douglas retail concept recognizes the trends in customerbehaviour and needs and responds to them in excellent concepts, offers andservices.About MicrosoftFounded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader insoftware, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize theirfull potential.SOURCEMicrosoft Corp.pr.mspx./ /CONTACT: Michael Rotermund of DOUGLAS Group, +49 2331 690-226, fax,+49 2331 690-7103, ; Michelle Gryder of Weber Shandwick,+1-212-445-8181, , for Microsoft.