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DAYTON, Ohio, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Standard Register (NYSE: SR), a leading provider of document and print management services for healthcare, today announced it has signed a three-year agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners, the nation's largest healthcare purchasing network. The agreement, which takes effect May 1, will give Premier's more than 1,500 hospitals and nearly 45,000 other healthcare sites access to Standard Register's full portfolio of enterprise document solutions and services - including healthcare documents, the SMARTworks(R) Clinical Enterprise for automating document workflow, digital and offset printing, and fulfillment services. Members can also benefit from SMARTworks powerful e-procurement and print-management applications. Standard Register will also provide consulting and training in cost management, standardization and process improvement, and planning for electronic medical record (EMR) readiness. "We are extremely pleased to be selected as a preferred supplier to Premier. We share their desire to help hospitals deliver reliable, high- quality healthcare at the lowest cost. Through our broad portfolio of document and print management solutions and services, we believe we can help their customers improve patient outcomes while reducing costs and better managing their risks," said Dennis Rediker, Standard Register's president and chief executive officer. About Standard Register Standard Register (NYSE:SR) is a premier document services provider, trusted by professionals in healthcare and other industries to manage the critical documents they need to thrive in today's competitive climate. Relying on nearly 100 years of industry expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and leading technologies, the company helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, grow revenue and meet the challenges of a changing business landscape. It offers document and label solutions, technology solutions, professional services and print supply chain services to help clients manage documents across their enterprises. More information is available at http://www.standardregister.com/. About Premier, 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient Serving 1,700 hospitals and nearly 45,000 other healthcare sites, Premier Inc. is the largest healthcare alliance in the United States dedicated to improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost of care. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates the nation's largest healthcare purchasing network, the most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information and one of the largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups in healthcare. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C. and Washington. For more information, visit http://www.premierinc.com/. DATASOURCE: Standard Register CONTACT: Christine Winters, News media, +1-937-221-1804, , or Robert J. Cestelli, Investors, +1-937-221-1304, , both of Standard Register Web site: http://www.standardregister.com/ http://www.premierinc.com/

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