Atlanta and Wheeling, Ill., – PPI Solutions and Bell and Howell have formed a strategic partnership to provide unique, programmed solutions and secure document and card production to meet and exceed the constantly developing needs within the highly regulated healthcare arena. The clients immediately eligible to take advantage of these combined strengths and resources operate within the health insurance, employee benefits and prescription benefits marketing spaces.

This alliance brings together the dynamic, multi-channel communications engine within PPI Solutions called CampaignRx, and Bell and Howell's solutions for delivery of variable digital content, postal compliance and postage management, and card personalization, including smart cards. Together, the companies operate development and production facilities in Atlanta, Ga., Paoli, Pa., Durham, N.C., and Bethlehem, Pa. The Bell and Howell production facility in Bethlehem is ISO 9001:2008, PCI-DSS and SAS 70 Type II (SSAE16 effective July 2011) certified, as well as HIPAA and HITECH compliant.

"We are very pleased with this alliance, as it will immediately benefit our clients and prospects," said Milt Pixley, president of PPI Solutions. "Bell and Howell is a best-in-class organization that has consistently met the required security and process needs of its clients with zero-defect execution."

"Bell and Howell also brings multi-channel solutions that enable its clients and prospects to communicate with their constituencies through the distribution channels they prefer," Pixley added. "Their well-established quality processes assure integrity of the cards and documents produced for their clients."

"PPI brings an excellent document-management solution tailored to the compliance-intensive healthcare vertical, which is a perfect companion to our high-integrity camera- and software-based production solutions carried out inside our secure environment," says Dean Warner, vice president, business development for Bell and Howell. "PPI's deep relationships and long experience make it the perfect partner to help us serve this growing and important market."

For more information on Bell and Howell, visit www.bellhowell.net. More information on PPI Solutions can be found at www.ppisolutions.com.