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Richard Williams
CIO Profile As CIO for pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca, Richard Williams is leading a company-wide IT transformation which has already seen boosted business performance through the use of shared services along with improved customer connectivity and IT... [11 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Qubits Rule?
Comment To date, D-Wave's computer is optimised for complex simulations in the arena of finance, proteomics, weather, wave motion, non-laminar fluid flow and pharmaceuticals, for example. Written at Dallas Fort Worth Airport while stranded in the lounge by... [01 Mar 2007]
The Professional CIO: Paul Burfitt, ex-CIO AstraZeneca
Comment Paul Burfitt, who has just retired this summer after seven years as global CIO at pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca, is one such CIO who fits the 'professional' profile. In the early 1990s Burfitt became head of IS for ICI pharmaceuticals. [20 Sep 2006]
Leader: The drugs don't work
Leader Have you bought pharmaceuticals online? The UK government must also educate users, as well as examine the domestic reasons which explain why people choose to resort to these controversial channels - such as pricing and the availability of... [11 Aug 2006]
Q&A: Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen
Comment Take pharmaceuticals. Adobe's $3.4bn purchase of Macromedia has been one of the big stories in software this year. With the deal rubber-stamped in the US and on the verge of being approved in Europe, silicon.com editor Tony Hallett recently caught... [09 Nov 2005]
Leader: Spam - your brand, your problem?
Leader Viagra, from Pfizer, has become a by-word for spam in recent years but the pharmaceuticals giant is protected to some extent by the fact the original brand was something that was talked about in hushed tones anyway. [25 Oct 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.06.04
Round-Up More specifically, he's got in a huff at the pesky spam merchants who peddle the penile-enhancing pharmaceuticals through our inboxes. "To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe, to bear with unbearable sorrow, to run where the... [04 Jun 2004]
RFID: The tags that would not die
Comment Taking goods back to a shop, for example, would be easier; recalling faulty or dangerous goods would be simpler; and distributing pharmaceuticals could be made safer by using RFID to scan for potentially harmful combinations. [17 May 2004]
Leader: If it's good to talk, is it even better to push-to-talk?
Leader However, Orange has already been trialling in areas such as high-tech, haulage and pharmaceuticals. Orange has once again dipped its toe into mobile waters ahead of its main competitors. Today sees it launch TalkNow, a voice service that most... [13 Jan 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Freeing up software
Comment Cristian is supported by Brian Charlwood, and also wants to extend the principle into films, music and perhaps pharmaceuticals. Should Windows be available to copy, free of charge? Should any software with a commanding market share? [12 Jan 2004]
Through the fog... How to buy content management software
Comment Fortunately many vendors can be dismissed because their products are too specialist, either because they are only available in their local market or they are aimed at a niche market, like media or pharmaceuticals. [18 Jul 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: The oil crisis of 2003
Comment Burning hydrocarbons always seemed to me to be a huge mistake as it may cause climatic change and wastes a resource we need for plastics, pharmaceuticals, building materials, infrastructure components and more. [09 Jan 2003]
Gartner on 2003 - the good news
Comment Manufacturing, Gartner pointed out, will still struggle whereas pharmaceuticals, the financial sector and the public sector (including health) will see some growth in IT expenditure, echoing studies elsewhere. [16 Dec 2002]
The Bloor Perspective: IPR rules in the UK, HDS gets busy and PC trading investigations
Comment UK companies, particularly those operating in sectors such as technology and pharmaceuticals, realise it is essential to protect their market edge and position through the use of patents. Through a consultation paper issued by the UK's Department... [16 Dec 2002]
Ebusiness Despatches: Now VCs must hold their nerve
Comment Around half were 20 to 30 year old entrepreneurs, the other half were what I call corporate soldiers from big companies such as BT, Vodafone and some of the pharmaceuticals giants. Many start-ups are struggling to get second and third round funding. [10 Jul 2002]
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