Karen Harrington named publisher at WBII, following founding publisher David Swit's death.After 26 years at Washington Business Information Inc., Karen Harrington has become publisher of the Virginia-based newsletter firm, assuming a job and title that she says she never wanted. Harrington takes over the helm of WBI (WeB Intermediaries) A technology from IBM that provides a framework for intermediate processing between the user's browser and the Web server. WBI provides a middleware standard that can be used for password and privacy management, for transcoding from one format to from her longtime friend, colleague and boss, David Swit, one of the stalwarts of the newsletter industry who died of pulmonary fibrosis Pulmonary Fibrosis Definition Pulmonary fibrosis is scarring in the lungs. Description Pulmonary fibrosis develops when the alveoli, tiny air sacs that transfer oxygen to the blood, become damaged and inflamed. on December 20 (NL/NL 12-31-99). "Dave taught me everything that I know about the newsletter business. I just hope that I can maintain the high journalistic standards that Dave set and continue the commitment to good reporting that is the hallmark of all the WBII WBII Wide Bandwidth Information Infrastructure WBII Wood Badge Two (Scouts leader training) newsletters," she said. WBII publishes 12 weekly, biweekly bi·week·ly adj. 1. Happening every two weeks. 2. Happening twice a week; semiweekly. n. pl. bi·week·lies A publication issued every two weeks. adv. 1. Every two weeks. and monthly newsletters, ranging in subscription price from $437 to $1095, and covering regulatory agencies regulatory agency Independent government commission charged by the legislature with setting and enforcing standards for specific industries in the private sector. The concept was invented by the U.S. , particularly in the drug and medical device fields. In addition, the firm's Regulatory Watchdog Service provides government documents. WBII is also co-operator of Diogenes, a database for firms regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. There had been speculation in the newsletter industry that the company, which David Swit founded in 1972 in the National Press Building with the launch of Product Safety Letter, might be sold. Swit's three children own WBII. "The WBI board of directors has no plans to sell the company," Harrington stated. "We plan to continue to grow the company. We will expand our internet presence and provide information through the electronic medium as well as through print." The determination to continue WBII's operation was evident in the decision last month to launch the new weekly Drug Marketing ($797/year), which focuses on the strategy and tactics for developing marketing campaigns for prescription drugs prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, . The publication had been test-marketed earlier. Karen Harrington joined WBII in 1973 as a typist and worked at "just about every job at WBII," including the writing the Product Safety Letter. She became executive vice president in 1993, a position that she will continue to hold. Other changes announced by the company include the establishment of an executive management team which includes Karen Harrington, editorial director David Douglass
David Douglas (June 25, 1799 – 1834) was a Scottish botanist. , business manager Jodi Gear, and marketing vice president Patricia Shyne. After nearly 20 years at its Rosslyn location, WEII moved to Falls Church, Virginia Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 10,377 at the 2000 census. This city is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. A much larger number of people reside in Greater Falls Church , in December. Here is a complete list of WBII's publications: * Product Safety Letter (1972), product safety regulations, weekly, $967. * Devices & Diagnostics Letter (1974), medical devices regulatory news, weekly, $837. * The Food & Drug Letter (1976), drug and devices policies and trends, biweekly, $1095. * Washington Drug Letter (1968), drug regulation news, weekly, $867. * The GMP GMP (guanosine monophosphate): see guanine. Letter (1980), device manufacturing quality rules, monthly, $467. * Hazardous Materials Transportation (1977), regulations for transporting hazardous material, biweekly, $797. * Drug GMP Report (1992), drug manufacturing quality rules biweekly, $597. * Europe Drug & Device Letter (1991), EU regulations of drugs and devices, biweekly, $937. * Generic Line (1984), generic drug generic drug, a drug sold or prescribed under the nonproprietary name of its active ingredients or under a generally descriptive name rather than under a brand or trade name. business, legislation and regulation, biweekly, $435. * CRO Industry Watch (1998), regulation and business news affecting contract research organizations, monthly, $437. * Set Aside Alert (1993), informs small, minority- and women-owned businesses on how to sell their services to the federal government, biweekly, $497. * Drug Marketing (2000), strategy and tactics for developing marketing campaigns for prescription drugs, weekly, $797. * Regulatory Watchdog Service (1975), a retrieval service for government documents, $865/year for WBII subscribers, $1730 for non-subscribers. |
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