Copyright Clearance Center and Online Business Applications Team to Create Simple Content Licensing Capability for Healthcare Companies.DANVERS, Mass. -- Users of a widely used medical information software package from Online Business Applications are now able to license published content from medical journals, books and other content sources with ease through Copyright Clearance Center Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is a not-for-profit U.S. company based in Danvers, Massachusetts, that provides collective copyright licensing services for corporate and academic users of copyrighted materials. . The two companies have integrated CCC's licensing services into Online Business Applications' core Information Request Management System (IRMS IRMS Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry IRMS Information Resources Management Service IRMS Integrated Resource Management System IRMS Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science (St. ) product. Now, IRMS users can quickly check prices and obtain permissions from publishers to distribute content to physicians. IRMS is used at more than 60 pharmaceutical and biotech companies in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. Its document management and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services help content managers respond quickly to doctors seeking articles and documentation on medications and treatment options. "Managing copyright permissions can be time consuming for IRMS users," said Dennis Oles, President, Online Business Applications. "It requires compiling lists of works that have been distributed, searching for pricing information and recording content usage data. But this integrated licensing capability automates rights management and reporting, easing a major administrative task for our customers." Online Business Applications is the latest company to join CCC's Rightsconnect[R] program, which makes is easy for publishers, content aggregators An organization that combines information such as news, sports scores, weather forecasts and reference materials from various sources and makes it available to its customers. See customer aggregator. and other distributors to link online articles, chapters, abstracts and other content directly to CCC's permission services. Rightsconnect partners include Elsevier, Xerox, SirsiDynix, ExLibris and HighWire Press HighWire Press is a division of the Stanford University Libraries that produces the online versions of high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly content. Recipient of the 2003 ALPSP Award for "Service to Not-for-Profit Publishing", HighWire partners with influential . "IRMS provides an important role in helping companies respond to information requests from physicians and other healthcare professionals," said Bill Burger Bill Burger (born 1958) is Vice President of Marketing at the Copyright Clearance Center, the world's leading provider of content licensing solutions for corporations, colleges and universities and former journalist. , CCC's Vice President of Marketing. "We're delighted that we can help facilitate that important exchange of information by making it easier to get copyright permission." About Copyright Clearance Center Copyright Clearance Center, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, creates innovative licensing solutions for the seamless sharing of knowledge. CCC's licensing services, combined with its Web-based applications and tools, allow tens of millions of people in corporations, universities, law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. has created and expanded the markets and systems that facilitate content reuse and the distribution of royalties to publishers and authors around the world. By offering rights to millions of the world's most sought-after publications, the company plays a major role in the global knowledge economy and encourages support for the principles of copyright. For more information visit www.copyright.com About Online Business Applications Online Business Applications was founded in 1983 to serve the unique software and solution needs of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. With a dedication to customer service, and in conjunction with multiple medical information groups, Online developed the Information Request Management System (IRMS). Today, Online Business Applications has long term relationships with many of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. For more information visit http://www.irmsonline.com/web/index.htm. |
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