Monthly Archives: April 2004
NIH and FDA Launch Human Gene Therapy Database
The National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration announced an online database to track adverse events in gene transfer research trials.Dubbed...
RAM Limitations Strain Bio-IT
By the end of the three-year project to map the mouse brain about one petabyte of data will have been generated, pushing scientists up...
IBM, Affymetrix Target Diagnostics
Computing industry giant IBM and gene-chip maker Affymetrix have announced a partnership to supply clinical genomics capabilities to medical research facilities and drug makers.Affymetrix...
Gateway Pulls Plug on Retail Operations
Gateway Inc. is closing its 188 retail stores and laying off 2,500 employees as the shakeout of the acquisition of eMachines Inc. continues.
Executives with...
IPO for Clinical Trial Software Provider
Phase Forward, a startup provider of data management software tools for clinical trials, filed for an $86 million initial public offering on March 15....
Configuresofts New ECM Can Go Mobile
Configuresoft Inc. on Monday will turn its desktop-configuration sights on the safekeeping of mobile clients when it launches the next release of its Enterprise...
Borland Brings Requirements Management to the Masses
Borland Software Corp. Wednesday announced the availability of a new version of its requirements management tool, Borland CaliberRM.
David Walker, product manager for CaliberRM at...
Why SCO Thinks It Can Win
LINDON, Utah—In many pro-Linux circles, its a given that The SCO Group Inc. cant possibly win in court. Obviously, SCO disagrees.
In an exclusive interview,...
“Spim” Taking Over Instant Messaging
Spam sent over instant-messaging networks, also known as "spim," is on the rise, researchers say.
Whether or not the "spim" moniker sticks around, IMs containing...
Will Local Search Live Up to its Hype?
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—While it may be making headlines, local search remains in its formative days as search engines and traditional yellow-pages companies figure out...