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PharmIQ Expands Solutions to Life Science Organizations with Windows NT Server-Based Solution

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PharmIQ, an industry-specific data warehousing offering, has been ported to Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on a Data General AV 8700 server, delivering a cost-effective and manageable solution for life sciences organizations. This move is aimed at meeting the demands of life sciences companies, which require a readily accessible gateway to sales, marketing, and contract data. PharmIQ provides executives with a comprehensive framework for organizing data into a consolidated repository, facilitating informed decision-making.

Key Takeaways:

  • PharmIQ, a data warehousing offering, has been ported to Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on a Data General AV 8700 server, expanding its solutions to life science organizations.
  • The implementation is designed to provide a cost-effective and manageable solution scalable to an enterprise level, meeting the demands of life sciences companies.
  • PharmIQ leverages a company's existing information infrastructure investment, adding new components necessary to support today's business requirements and future expansion needs.
  • The framework helps life sciences companies organize data into a consolidated repository, facilitating informed decision-making.
  • The solution is based on a standard set of analytical tools and a shared data repository and technical infrastructure.
  • The port and performance testing of PharmIQ with SQL Server 7.0 running on the AV 8700 server was successfully completed by CSC.
  • The solution is scalable and flexible, allowing for rapid development and deployment of a data warehouse solution to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies on a Windows NT platform.
  • The collaboration between CSC and Data General has resulted in new opportunities for expanding the market for PharmIQ.
  • CSC had $7.1 billion in revenues for the 12 months ended October 2, 1998, and has 47,000 employees in 700 offices worldwide.

Statistics:

  • $7.1 billion: CSC's revenues for the 12 months ended October 2, 1998.
  • 47,000: Number of employees in CSC worldwide.
  • 700: Number of offices worldwide in CSC.
  • 12 months: Period for which CSC's revenues are reported.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "PharmIQ Can Now Deliver a Windows NT Server Based Solution to Life Science Organizations", November 17 (no year specified)
  • Microsoft, "SQL Server 7.0"
  • Data General, "Data General's Windows NT Solutions"

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