Information technology services industry
Computer Sciences Corporation has upgraded its pharmaceutical industry-specific data warehouse system, PharmIQ, by integrating MicroStrategy's DSS Broadcaster product. This move enables the delivery of market and customer information to clients' field-based sales forces via common business media. With DSS Broadcaster, critical information can be customized and delivered
Information technology services industry
The Tower Group, a leading independent provider of information technology research, advisory, and consulting services, has announced the establishment of a consulting practice, Tower Group Consulting Services. The new practice will assist financial services firms and technology vendors in all areas of strategic information technology planning. John W. Stone, a
Information technology services industry
JRWA, INC. has successfully completed its acquisitions of subsidiary companies, strengthening its position in the computer re-selling, consulting, and Internet industries. The newly acquired companies, including Resources Development Association, Corp., PearlNet, LLC, Millennium Information Systems, Inc., and Desara Enterprises, Inc., have signed contracts and are now part of the JRWA,
Information technology services industry
Shell Oil Co. will eliminate 20 percent of the jobs in its oil exploration and production unit, about 740 workers, due to low oil prices that have cut profits. The move comes after Shell Oil's profits fell 50 percent in the first half of the year as oil
Information technology services industry
The US government has alleged that Visa and MasterCard, the country's two largest credit-card networks, are limiting customer choice and hindering competition by restricting banks from offering other cards. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, challenges the joint control of the credit-card networks by
Information technology services industry
American Management Systems (AMS), a leading international business and information technology consulting firm, has announced the sale of its KEYper fraud management system to ALLTEL, a major wireless communications provider in the US. The deployment of KEYper will enable ALLTEL to prevent cellular fraud due to cloning through advanced encryption
Information technology services industry
The job market may be gloomy, but major companies such as IBM and Electronic Data Systems (EDS) are actively seeking to recruit new staff. With a wide range of training schemes and programs, these companies are eager to attract the best young talent from all age groups. In addition to
Information technology services industry
First Entertainment Holding Corp., a multi-media company based in Denver, has announced a strategic partnership with Sportsnet, Inc. to develop and operate an internet gaming site from the Commonwealth of Dominica. The deal, signed on September 16, 1998, marks a significant milestone for First Entertainment as it expands its reach
Information technology services industry
Premier, Inc.'s Operations Outlook has been integrated into Transition Systems Inc.'s (TSI) benchmarking product suite, offering a comprehensive comparative database subscription service. This collaboration enables healthcare organizations to access detailed productivity and financial comparative reports at hospital-wide or departmental levels, as well as specific job code
Drugs
Eisai Inc., a research-based human healthcare company, has successfully implemented the QAD MFG/PRO enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at its Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Division. The implementation was led by The Hunter Group, an international leader in planning and implementing ERP applications. The QAD MFG/PRO
Drugs
Warner-Lambert Company, a Morris Plains, New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company, has awarded Base Ten Systems, Inc. a $1.1 million contract to provide BASE10(TM) Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for its pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. The systems will be installed according to a rollout plan concluding in the year 2000. This contract
Financial services
OAN Services Inc. revolutionized the telecommunications industry in 1987 with the introduction of the "clearinghouse" concept for telecommunications billing services. This groundbreaking innovation paved the way for the unprecedented growth of the deregulated long-distance and operator services industry. By providing a simple and cost-effective method of billing telephone
