Concept Five Technologies Adds Further Industry Depth; New Hires Bring Expertise to Enterprise Application Integration and Pharmaceutical Teams.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2000 Concept Five Technologies, an e-business solutions provider, has announced the addition of Rex White Rex White is a former NASCAR champion. He began racing in 1956, grabbing fourteen top-ten finishes. After a part-time run in 1957, White won twice the next year. His big year came in 1960, when he won six races and the Grand National championship. as Vice President of the Enterprise Application (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) practice and Art Shedden, MD, as a Director in the Pharmaceutical practice. Together they bring more than 40 years of expertise in the industries Concept Five serves, including pharmaceuticals, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and telecommunications. As Vice President, Rex White will join the leadership team of Concept Five's growing EAI practice. Prior to joining Concept Five, White was Vice President, Enterprise Architecture and Strategy at Dallas based Metamor Industry Solutions, now PSINet Consulting Solutions. There he developed strategic architectures for telecommunications and e-business clients that focused on provisioning, converged billing and customer relationship management. White has also been responsible for the development of system architecture standards and industry specific e-commerce, A2A A2A Access to Archives (UK) A2A Application to Application A2A Air-To-Air (weapon) A2A Administration-to-Administration A2A Any to Any , B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business , B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. and EAI solutions for financial services, pharmaceutical and telecommunications clients. As a Director in the Pharmaceutical group, Art Shedden, MD, will focus on working within clients' organizations to devise strategies using information technology to solve their business problems, with particular focus on drug discovery and development challenges. Prior to joining Concept Five, Dr. Shedden focused on new applications for business in healthcare and led multidisciplinary teams through all phases of product development and launch at Merck & Co., Inc. His work as a member of a cross-functional team In business, a cross-functional team is a group of people with different functional expertise working toward a common goal. It may include people from finance, marketing, operations, and human resources departments. , which developed the strategy for a $600 million global pharmaceutical franchise. Dr. Shedden holds an M.B.A from the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. , Wharton School of Business and prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry, practiced general and neuro-ophthalmology. "Both Rex and Art bring deep understanding of the industries we serve. They will be a valuable addition to the EAI and Pharmaceutical groups," stated Kevin Dougherty, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "They know the business problems that our clients face. They have spent years working in and with those industries and I look forward to having them share that extensive knowledge with us and our clients." About Concept Five Technologies Concept Five is an e-business solutions provider that helps companies use the Internet and their current technologies to grow their business. The company designs, builds and launches e-business services, integrating them to the Web and to the back-end systems, then makes sure the enterprise is secure. Concept Five's advanced integration and security know-how helps its clients bring their e-business services to market fast. And, the company's scalable and flexible business solutions help its clients deliver on the e-business promise. |
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