Astrolabe Analytica, Inc. Announces Version 3.2 of ASTROLABE Message Mapping System.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003 Version 3.2 of the ASTROLABE astrolabe (ăs`trəlāb), instrument probably used originally for measuring the altitudes of heavenly bodies and for determining their positions and movements. Message Mapping System(TM) has just been released by Astrolabe Analytica Analytica ® is a visual software package developed by Lumina Decision Systems, Inc. for creating, analyzing and communicating quantitative decision models. Analytica includes hierarchical influence diagrams for visual creation and view of models, intelligent arrays for management , Inc. for use by pharmaceutical companies and medical diagnostics (1) Software routines that test hardware components (memory, keyboard, disks, etc.). Diagnostics are often stored in ROM chips and activated on startup. (2) Error messages in a programmer's source code that refer to statements or syntax that the compiler or assembler and device manufacturers. This version has been designed to give quick, up-to-date assessments of information that is being disseminated disseminated /dis·sem·i·nat·ed/ (-sem´i-nat?ed) scattered; distributed over a considerable area. dis·sem·i·nat·ed adj. Spread over a large area of a body, a tissue, or an organ. about a product in scientific and professional literature, as well as other sources. Version 3.2 is faster than previous versions, and has been enhanced to enable users to select information to be presented based upon advanced criteria such as drugs, indications and the specific time periods to be measured. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Lawrence Liberti LIBERTI, LIBERTINI. These two words were, at different times, made to express among the Romans, the condition of those who, having been slaves, had been made free. 1 Brown's Civ. Law, 99. There is some distinction between these words. , Executive Vice President of Astrolabe Analytica, Inc., "We have found that users of our Message Mapping System are looking to do more comprehensive analyses of the products that they are investigating. They want to compare a new compound vis-a-vis the competition, and to be able to identify marketing opportunities as well as potential threats." Version 3.2 of the ASTROLABE Message Mapping System also includes an expanded analysis of "message credibility." Said Liberti, in making the announcement, "We have included proprietary indices in the latest version that measure, in a practical manner, the credibility of the underlying science, methodology and data itself. These indices can be used to compare the relative strengths of data presented, and to see if it was presented in a clear, detailed manner. The indices also measure how often a message appeared and before which types of audiences. In summary, with version 3.2, users can now measure the relationship between a message's strength, its frequency of appearance, and where it appeared. This should be invaluable to those pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers that use the ASTROLABE Message Mapping System to help guide their marketing, business development and R&D programs." Each of the indices measured are summarized in comprehensive Executive Reports that perform a basic SWOT analysis SWOT Analysis A tool that identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an organization. (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), "enabling users to make fast, timely decisions on budgets, target audiences, where and how to develop clinical trials, and marketing programs," concludes Liberti. Astrolabe Analytica, Inc. was launched early last year as an offshoot of Pharmaceutical Information Associates, Ltd. (PIA pi·a n. The pia mater. pi  al adj. ) of Fairless Hills, PA. Its ASTROLABE Message Mapping System consists of proprietary databases and software that are accessible via a secure web site. Further information about the company and its ASTROLABE Message Mapping System can be obtained by writing to: Astrolabe Analytica, Inc., 3701 Market Street, Suite 340, Philadelphia, PA 19104, calling 215-966-6222 or visiting us on the worldwide web at www.AstrolabeAnalytica.com.
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