Hardware

Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. upgrades mobile workforce technology
By Dell Inc.
Case study
In this case study, Dell Services helps Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc., a research-based pharma company, develop a mobile solution to manage its 1,000 remote field employees. It overcame delivery and deployment hurdles, provided effective asset management tools and offered financing options efficiently.

Pharmaceutical company enhances worldwide network security with IBM Corp. and...
By IBM Corp.
Case study
In this case study, a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company uses IBM Corp. and Sourcefire to significantly reduce security risks worldwide and protect its intellectual property, customer information and brand.

5x return on investment in the pharmaceutical industry
By Aspen Technology Inc.
Case study
In this case study, AspenTechnology Inc. helps GlaxoSmithKline accelerate product development and speed-to market with a solution that enhances collaboration between its research and development and manufacturing facilities.

Distributed desktop grid, PC refresh help Novartis AG enhance innovation
By Intel Corp.
Case study
In this case study, Intel helps Novartis AG link 2,700 of its researchers’ PCs in a high-performance grid, saving $2 million and producing affordable computer resources that will help the company accelerate drug development.

Enterprise handheld mobile computing solution
By Intel Corp.
Case study
In this case study, Intel helps GlaxoSmithKline install a secure handheld mobile computing platform across the enterprise and provide secure access for more than 40,000 employees around the world.

EBR and PAT up the ante for manufacturing IT
By Stratus Technologies
White paper
This white paper by Stratus Technologies explains the reasons behind pharma manufacturing efficiency issues and how to avoid them using continuously available information systems infrastructure solutions and fault-tolerant servers.

An IT foundation for the new world of electronic batch recording
By Stratus Technologies
White paper
This white paper by Stratus Technologies describes the costs of electronic batch record systems downtime and the advantages of continuously available information systems infrastructure that can help avert financial losses and noncompliance in the pharmaceutical industry.

Stratus ftService Offerings
By Stratus Technologies
Product literature
This brochure from Stratus Technologies describes its ftService offerings, which are designed to complement and enhance the industry's most robust fault-tolerant servers. The Stratus approach leverages powerful ActiveService capabilities built into every ftServer system, connecting manufacturers to a global service network for detecting, troubleshooting and resolving problems fast.

Grids: A low-cost, high-speed alternative to traditional high-performance ...
By United Devices Inc.
White paper
This white paper by United Devices Inc. describes how grid computing is accelerating product development, reducing infrastructure and operational costs, leveraging existing technology investments and increasing corporate productivity.

High-availability solutions for RAPID and RAPID-Pharma
By Automsoft
Application note
In this application note, Automsoft describes how its software solutions, Server HA (High Availability) and Network HA work, illustrates some common deployment models and describes its RAPID and RAPID-Pharma solutions.

Purdue Pharma enjoys mission-critical reliability in its data center and QC lab
By Stratus Technologies
Case study
In this case study, Purdue Pharma LP relies on Stratus Technologies' ftServer systems to secure its corporate data center and QC lab, where important drug batch history and other data are stored.

The North American market for RF and microwave wireless monitoring and ...
By Venture Development Corp.
White paper
This paper by Venture Development Corp. tells how wireless monitoring and control products are growing popular for pharmaceutical companies due to lower installation and maintenance costs vs. wired networks; increased use of Ethernet and distributed networking in industrial automation, and new wireless standards, such as ZigBee.

Controlling the Isco CombiFlash Companion without wires
By Teledyne Isco Inc.
Application note
In this application note, Isco Inc. discusses the considerations necessary to use its RediSep Companion with wireless communication products.

Wireless Systems
By Accutech
Product collateral
Wireless instrumentation developed by Accutech offers wireless solutions for long term monitoring of variables in remote locations, short term data gathering on process conditions, and new installations, to test a project’s economic viability.

Wireless Zone Sensor
By Trane Co.
Product collateral
The Trane Wireless Zone Sensor offers an alternative to wired sensors, but has the advantage of easy and flexible installation. It is compatible with any Trane unit controller, and includes sensor, receiver, wiring harness, and two AA lithium batteries that will provide five years of operation.

Wireless clean-in-place monitoring
By Accutech
Product collateral
<P>Accutech presents its wireless clean-in-place solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.</P>

Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX) for wireless data collection as an ...
By Intermec Technologies Corp.
Product collateral
Intermec develops, manufactures, and integrates both wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag RFID (radio frequency identification), and mobile computing systems for companies worldwide. Its wireless data systems allow companies to identify, track, and monitor virtually anything that moves.

RFID as data capture technology
By Intermec Technologies Corp.
Product collateral
Intermec develops, manufactures, and integrates both wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag RFID (radio frequency identification), and mobile computing systems for companies worldwide. Its wireless data systems allow companies to identify, track, and monitor virtually anything that moves.

Wireless Identification Technology and Connectors Help Huntleigh
By Colder Products Company
Application note
Colder Products Company engineers created a custom-made connection for Huntleigh's Flowtron Universal intermittent pneumatic compression system.

Mobile Technology—Users Guide
By Prime Technologies
White paper
This white paper by Prime Technologies Inc. describes the benefits of mobile technology, along with minimum functionality requirements and a potential specification for the functionality.