Cyclone Commerce Healthcare Division Extends Market Leadership With New Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 After years of success in the healthcare market, Cyclone Commerce, Inc. today announced a new Health and Life Sciences business unit and product line for delivering new 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 solutions that address specific regulatory compliance and industry initiatives. "Cyclone Commerce has emerged as the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for B2B collaboration in the healthcare industry," said David Guzman, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Owens & Minor, who was twice ranked #1 on the InformationWeek 500, an annual ranking of business-technology innovators. Cyclone's current healthcare customers include the top ten pharmaceutical manufacturers, the top four healthcare distributors, the top three online healthcare exchanges, half of the top ten drug store chains, and the European Agency for the Evaluation for Medicinal Products (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) ICSR ICSR International Conference on Software Reuse ICSR International Conference on Shellfish Restoration ICSR Individual Case Safety Report ICSR International Center for Standards Research (University of Colorado) reporting site. "Cyclone's customers, some of the world's leading healthcare enterprises, have requested packaged solutions designed to address regulatory issues and initiatives specific to the market segments in which they do business," said Ron Gabrisko, vice president of the Health and Life Sciences division at Cyclone Commerce. "Some of these initiatives, like Radio Frequency Identification See RFID. (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) or E2B E2B Education to Business reporting and tracking, require an intimate understanding of the regulations governing the exchange of data within healthcare supply chain as well as a means of rapidly deploying technologies that make it simple for healthcare enterprises to capitalize upon these opportunities. This is Cyclone's heritage." The first solution announced separately today, Clinical Trials Lifecycle Management, is designed to accelerate the time-to-market for new drugs, potentially saving millions of dollars for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Additional solutions will be introduced in the coming weeks for pharmaceutical manufacturers, healthcare distributors, payers and providers. About Cyclone Commerce, Inc. Cyclone Commerce, Inc., The Collaborative Commerce Company, provides market-leading solutions that enable businesses to simply connect manage and collaborate with their Value Chains over the Internet. Cyclone's software and services solve an urgent need for global 2000 businesses to extend their enterprises "outside the four walls" to suppliers, customers and other partners. Founded in 1996, Cyclone Commerce is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. Customers: Cyclone's 1,300 customers are some of the most well recognized brands, including the top 10 pharmaceutical manufacturers, the top 4 healthcare distributors, some of the world's largest retailers, 30 top suppliers of consumer packaged goods, the world's top 2 computer manufacturers, the top 3 electronics distributors, and 100 financial services organizations, including the world's largest investment provider. Selected Awards: Computerworld's "Innovative Technology Award," 10/02; Upside's "Hot 100," 2002; Retail Information Systems "#1 Retail Satisfaction," 1/03; Consumer Goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and Technology, "Best of Breed," 1/03 More Information: www.cyclonecommerce.com |
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