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Title: A Closer Look at Microsoft's Digital Pharma Initiative

Author: Salamone, Salvatore Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: Bio IT World, v4 n4 p42(2) Publication Date: Apr 2005
  ISSN: 1538-5728
  Illustrations: Charts
URL of Publication: http://www.bio-itworld.com

Microsoft .NET and Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server are part of Microsoft's digital pharma initiative, even though Microsoft will not release a separately named product specifically designed by Microsoft life sciences development. The Digital Pharma Initiative offers an architecture upon which life science applications can be developed, but to be successful, pharmaceutical company managers and Microsoft partners will have to adopt the strategy. Paul Mattes, enterprise sales and industry strategist for Microsoft, says Microsoft is a platform company with enabling technology that will allow a Microsoft partner to deliver programs based on Microsoft technology that are designed specifically for use in the life sciences. Marc Gallant, life science industry manager for Microsoft partner OSIsoft, says the company will leverage Microsofts initiative to reach a larger and wider group of managers in life sciences companies. Microsoft says its focus with the initiative is on the architecture that partners like OSIsoft and others can leverage to build solutions. Partners will be capable of offering life science solutions that use such technologies as .NET Framework, eXtensible Markup Language (XML), and Web services. Among companies already leveraging Microsoft's market share is Spotfire, a provider of guided analytics software that is promoting the close integration of Spotfire DecisionSite login with Windows login.

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Microsoft .NET Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server

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