GLOBAL HEALTHCARE INTELLIGENCE NETWORK EXPANDS TO ASIA.Skila, Inc., Mahwah, N,J., a provider of web-based business intelligence and real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. knowledge solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, has announced the formation of Skila Japan, based in Tokyo. Skila's Global Healthcare Intelligence Platform(TM) enables these healthcare organizations to make better business decisions faster. Skila Japan will contribute unique content to the Global Healthcare Intelligence Platform by securing partnerships with key healthcare players, communities of Japanese market experts and professionals, and other intelligence sources. Skila is the first U.S. healthcare U.S. Healthcare is a now-defunct healthcare company. The logo had an apple. The merger with Aetna In 1996, the company merged with Aetna, calling it Aetna U.S. Healthcare. The U.S. Healthcare apple logo was next to the Aetna name, and U.S. Healthcare under it. U.S. e-knowledge company to incorporate Asian content. Skila's aim is to satisfy the industry's needs for relevant global healthcare information and intelligence from the world's three major markets: 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. , Europe, and Japan. As the rapid globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation of the healthcare market continues, Skila's broad perspective will provide its customers with a significant competitive intelligence advantage. Comments Moish Tov, Skila Inc.'s chairman 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. , "As the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the accelerates the globalization of the healthcare market, Skila is strategically focused on providing a complete intelligence network for that market on a worldwide basis." Information from the content providers in Japan will be integrated with other industry-specific information collected from thousands of public and private sources in the U.S. and Europe to become part of Skila's Global Healthcare Intelligence Platform(TM). Through Skila's "Intelligration process," this external intelligence is combined with each company's propriety pro·pri·e·ty n. pl. pro·pri·e·ties 1. The quality of being proper; appropriateness. 2. Conformity to prevailing customs and usages. 3. proprieties The usages and customs of polite society. data to generate market views of unsurpassed richness and depth. And, through its unique mentoring, consulting, and real time knowledge offerings, Skila assists with the process of transforming intelligence to knowledge. Thus Skila subscribers have at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. a complete, organized, relevant and fresh view of the global healthcare market tailored to their organization's specific business needs and goals. Skila's business intelligence solutions help customers maintain a competitive edge by providing an information hub that gives knowledge workers a complete picture of the segment of the healthcare market that is most relevant to them. "Adding content from Asia is a logical step in our ongoing commitment to provide a global view of the healthcare universe," states Skila's Moish Tov. About Skila Since its inception in 1995, Skila, Inc. has been a leader in providing Internet-based business intelligence and real-time knowledge solutions to pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic companies. Skila's team is comprised of experienced, professionals from the healthcare, information and technology arenas. The company's investors/partners include The Sprout Group, a venture capital affiliate of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette and Omega Venture Partners. Skila is privately held and based in Mahwah, New Jersey Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 24,062. The name Mahwah is derived from the Lenni Lenape word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet". . More information on Skila and its solutions can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www/skila/com For more information, call 201-818-2277 ext. 273. |
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