Hardware

PAT and the Need for High-Availability Platforms
By Stratus Technologies
|AnalystReport|
This analyst report from ARC discusses how changes in the regulatory environment are driving new mission critical systems into pharmaceutical manufacturing.

How to maximize IT availability, performance and integrity in life sciences ...
By Stratus Technologies
White paper
This white paper by Stratus Technologies explains how its ftServer family and Continuous Availability Lifecycle Management Services can ease the technology skills crunch in pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing.

High-availability server options for critical manufacturing applications
By Stratus Technologies
White paper
This white paper by Stratus Technologies provides an overview of its ftServer systems for the real-time manufacturing enterprise, and describes the effects of unplanned downtime, advantages provided by the servers' fault-tolerant architecture and a comparison with other server alternatives.

Now or later? Know when to upgrade your computer system
By Blue Mountain Quality Resources Inc.
White paper
This white paper by Blue Mountain Quality Resources Inc. surveys the regulatory and technological landscape and provides a strategic framework for life sciences companies deciding whether to upgrade their computer systems.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.