NYC to become home of medical research center. (Transcripts).New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. is to become the home of the World Product Centre, an interactive million SF of space that will present the latest in medical research and health care technology to a $2.1 trillion international market. A revolutionary concept, the centre will not only display a broad spectrum of cutting-edge diagnostic tools for evaluation by the medical community but allow experts to create live interactive demonstrations that showcase networking, interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. and clinical connectivity with virtually any of the medical equipment on display. Conceived by Israel Green and designed, integrated and supported by HP, the World Product Centre (WPC WPC (in Britain) woman police constable WPC (Brit) n abbr (= woman police constable) → Polizistin f WPC n abbr (BRIT ) will address the pressing need by health care and medical research experts to have a permanent, fully-supported environment that will allow them to not only operate the equipment but recreate actual situations in which the product will be used and in synergy with other innovative medical devices. By centralizing cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. the assessment of these types of equipment the buyer and seller of millions of dollars of equipment will be able to reduce time, cost and the complexity associated with the transaction. HP Services has created Intelligent Building Solutions to respond to the growing demand from commercial properties, like WPC, for advanced digital services to attract new streams of revenue. HP Services is architecting the WPC infrastructure, which will include the latest in voice-over IP, wireless mobility, unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. , and network architecture, to support the growing demands of the facility as both a convention centre and office building. HP Services has also been contracted to develop a portal for WPC to market the new facility to prospective tenants and convention organizers. In addition, a comprehensive suite of supporting information services See Information Systems. and technologies will be available for the buyer and seller, creating a seamless real-time environment to complete the sale. This environment will include the use of sophisticated interactive technology including multi-language services, the Internet and video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. providing a positive, buyer-controlled, self-navigated experience. The potential for the WPC is enormous given that there are more than 20,000 medical device manufacturers worldwide, half of those in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Globally these companies offer some 12,000 FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approved product categories, and while there are annual trade shows, nowhere in the world is there a permanent showcase that allows for interactive operation as planned by WPC. The exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. of medical devices coupled with an aging population forecast to grow significantly in the next 25 years indicates a pressing need for this new concept in health related technology sales. In addition, WPC will become a worldwide forum for emerging marketplace trends, enable innovative and breakthrough technologies to be showcased and provide a convergence of medical, information and telecommunication technologies. It is anticipated that a very broad array of medical related technology will be presented in a real time, point of care, interconnectivity within the World Product Center. With a letter of intent from one of New York's most prestigious developers the home of World Product Centre will be located in the heart of Manhattan. Open year around, 12 hours a day, six days a week, its physical location and hours will ensure that its role as an international marketplace meets the needs of a global audience arriving in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of to conduct business. The development will have some 90% of its space designed to meet the requirements of a business-to-business environment with the remaining set aside for business-to-consumer needs. Some 65,000 SF of meeting rooms will be configured for the unique needs of exhibitors and larger conference and auditorium space will be available for larger gatherings. At the heart of the layout will be 2,300 sites licensed by Medallionaires, companies that seek to present their technology inside this innovative 21st Century marketplace. An additional 400,800 SF of space will be dedicated toward amenities, administrative space and related needs. |
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