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- The Classmate is not a compromise
- A nice piece, Chris!Those of us who've followed the Classmate know that it is not a compromise - as a netbook is - btu it has been awhile since you shared the SPECs. What do these new Classmates have under the hood?hard to find a price?I followed the link...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Classmate, netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Use of JMP for Optimizing a Custom Peptide Microarray to ID Autoantibodies for Multiple Sclerosis
- Utilizing Design of experiment DOE has been standard procedure in optimizing procedures in many industrial and engineering fields. Applications in biotech have been limited until recently. Analysis of DOE experiments tends to be data- and statistics-rich, which in case was further compounded by the volume of data from one single...
- Tags: Optimization, SAS Institute, Workflow, Utilizing Design Of Experiment, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-08-01
- BEIKS Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary /Pharma-Lexicon/ 6.0 (Mobile)
- The Pharma-Lexicon''s Medical Abbreviations Dictionary is the world''s largest database of medical, pharma, biotech, agrochem and healthcare abbreviations and their meanings. Created as a result of contributions from hundreds of people and organisations the world over. A must for doctors, pharmacists, scientists, healthcare professionals, students and academics. Pharma-Lexicon partnered with...
- Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., palmOne Tungsten, BEIKS LLC, Pharma-Lexicon', Palm OS, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-07-21
- Biotech Firm Implements Efficient IT Document Management System to Meet Compliance Needs
- A leader in in-vitro diagnostics, Roche Diagnostics manages a vast and expanding volume of molecular insights and translates it into products with high medical value for physicians and patients. Because of the complex and detailed nature of this work, Roche Diagnostics has stringent requirements for document management and storage. The...
- Tags: Biotechnology, Roche Holding AG, Information Technology, Compliance, Microsoft Corp., Document Management, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- Case studies 2009-07-20
- Feds to probe tech hiring practices; Good luck with that one
- The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether tech titans such as Yahoo, Apple and Google are in cahoots on recruiting and hiring practices. If true, these companies could be in violation of antitrust laws. Good luck finding the paper trail on that one. In fact, this DOJ...
- Tags: Talent, Hiring, Google Inc., Antitrust, U.S. Department Of Justice, Exec, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Supreme Court to hear patent case with broad implications
- Weather-based risk in commodities trading. Is that too abstract for a patent? Maybe not. While the question may seem arcane, it actually has big import for high-tech. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected the patent on the so-called business method patent because it...
- Tags: Patent, U.S. Supreme Court, Biotechnology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Social PR Survey II: Continued disconnect between clients, agencies
- Back in February I published the results of a social public relations survey that attempted to gauge client satisfaction levels with their current PR agencies. What showed up was dismal - and really showed that client trust in their agencies was low. Given that data, and several...
- Tags: Agency, Social Media, Client, Survey, Advertising & Promotion, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
- Poking for holes in Silicon Valley's future
- Every time Silicon Valley goes through a downturn we see stories about how it is losing its lead. Here is the BBC with a long story headlined: "Silicon Valley crown up for grabs. It has one source to make this claim, Tom Siebel, the retired founder of Siebel Systems. ...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Leadership, Strategy, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Management, Hardware, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Thirsty ethanol? An insider's view.
- An exec from an energy company has repliedc to my earlier blog on a study of ethanol production and its water requirements. Here are some comments from Growth Energy’s CEO, Tom Buis. “America’s ethanol producers recognize that water is a precious natural resource that must be...
- Tags: Production, Ethanol Production, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Leading Biotech Company Works With Dell ISG to Launch Medical Device With Best-in-Class User Interface
- Trinity Biotech wanted to launch a new haemostasis analyser. This required standardised hardware from a solution provider who understood the challenges of regulatory compliance. Dell OEM Industry Solutions Group ISG provided a desktop to support Trinity's custom-built software. As a Trinity approved supplier, Dell simplified the compliance process. Custom Factory...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Medical Device, Regulatory Compliance, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Channel Management, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Marketing
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- Oracle picks up Relsys to round out health sciences lineup
- Oracle said Monday that it has acquired Relsys International, which provides drug safety and risk management software. Specifically, Relsys provides software that tracks adverse events, manages risk and analyzes data for pharma, biotech and other health science companies. For its part, Oracle says the...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- Failure in Silicon Valley and the guild of entrepreneurs
- Here is the second part of my conversation with Silicon Valley veteran Bill Coleman. The first part is here: How will the recession affect Silicon Valley? Mr Coleman is optimistic about Silicon Valley's long term prospects but he is pessimistic about the current situation. "These days...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- How will the recession affect Silicon Valley?
- I recently spoke with Silicon Valley veteran Bill Coleman about Silicon Valley and its future. Mr Coleman worked at VisiCorp on the first spreadsheet, he headed development of Sun's Solaris, he co-founded BEA Systems which sold to Oracle for $3.5bn, and he now runs Cassatt, a cloud computing tech startup....
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Green Technology, Recession, Cloud Computing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-02-26
- Protecting Sensitive Information in Life Sciences Organizations: Top Three Misconceptions That Put Companies at Risk
- Critical business processes in biotech and pharmaceutical companies involve highly confidential, important documents that need to be safely accessed by external partners and potential licensees. Poor security measures based on a "Traditional" view of data security have lead to high-profile, significant security breaches. The technology implemented to ensure security in...
- Tags: Sensitive Information, Life Science, Brainloop, Security
- White papers 2009-02-06
- IBM Case Study: Bachem Holding AG
- Bachem is an independent, technology-based, public biochemicals company that provides a full service to the pharma and biotech industry. After migrating to a Movex ERP system to counter the Y2K issue, the weakness of the system was that it had no analysis tools. This shortcoming led to the implementation of...
- Tags: Cognos Inc., IBM Corp., Bachem, Biotechnology, Sales Strategy, Y2K, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Databases, Sales, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2009-02-01
- VC Supports Next, Greener Generation of Biotech
- VC Supports Next, Greener Generation of BiotechGREAT!talk about saving fuel.RE: VC Supports Next, Greener Generation of BiotechWith fuel saving devices around, I was just wondering the downside of these new generation of biotech if applied in cars.
- Tags: VC Supports Next, Greener Generation, biotechnology
- Discussion threads 2008-11-13
- Biotech for food, fuel
- Biotech for food, fuelBottled WaterInteresting that this talk while very good was given at the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference and there is a bottle of water sitting on the podium. You would think the organizers/speakers would be a little "greener" than that given the impacts of bottled water.
- Tags: Food & Beverage, biotechnology, food
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- Video: The week in Green tech
- At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson describes the acceleration of computer and genetic technology through Moore's law, and then outlines nature-inspired methods for building nanotech. He also explains why decoding DNA from the ocean is important to green tech's future. ...
- Tags: Biofuel, Green Technology, Video, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Biotech for food, fuel
- At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., J. Craig Venter says going from food to fuel--corn to ethanol--is taking resources in the wrong direction. He discusses oil palm and the jatropha genome as future fuel possibilities, and talks about algae as a way to convert carbon back into a...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Biotechnology, Manufacturing, green, bioengineering, oil, food, algae, carbon, energy, crops, chemicals
- Videos 2008-09-18
- News to know: Windows 7 Beta; Google; $2,000 PC; Gates & Seinfeld; iTunes 8 fix
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Secunia launches pay-as-you-go exploit shop Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC Gallery: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Apple Inc., Video, Beta, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Apple iTunes, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Wiki, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
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