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Company to Promote Accelerated Publishing at DIA Annual Meeting
(WAYNE, PA, June 18, 2008) — CEO & Chairman Jim Walker of Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. , a pioneer and leading provider of breakthrough software and services to the life sciences industry, today announced that the company is previewing ViewPoint® Quantum at the Drug Information Association's (DIA) 44th Annual Meeting in Boston, June 22-26, 2008. ViewPoint Quantum is the next version of Octagon's successful enterprise process management solution that helps organizations manage the drug development lifecycle from data collection to submission. It is the first and only solution in the industry to synchronize robust publishing capability with enterprise process management.
ViewPoint Quantum includes ground-breaking data, document and submission publishing functionality that provides for a breakthrough in the way companies execute the submission process. During this year's DIA Annual Meeting, Octagon is introducing the concept of Accelerated Publishing, which describes Octagon's vision of creating proactive, process-aware and just-in-time publishing capabilities. This novel approach rejects the idea that simply automating publishing tasks or integrating tools within regulatory is the right approach to improve regulatory submission timelines. It also sets the stage for clients to envision a scenario where richer processes pull cross-functional content toward finalization and submission, replacing the traditional “throw it over the wall” approach to submission management. This eradicates the queuing of data and documents creating needless waste and rework.
Kirk Gallion, president of Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. noted, “With ViewPoint Quantum, we are delivering on our vision of Accelerated Publishing. We are elevating industry's expectations by offering an advanced level of process awareness coupled with strong publishing functionality. All of this is accessed through a simple, cross-platform user interface. Our goal is to make the user experience of managing and executing enterprise processes ‘easy as email'."
ViewPoint has been successfully deployed globally to manage client processes such as data standards governance, data lifecycles, document management, eCTD compilation and submission management. Octagon uses ViewPoint to manage its submission outsourcing services and as a delivery mechanism for its integrated sourcing model.
“Most of the tools currently available to industry automate specific publishing tasks outside of the context of a larger process. Without connectors reaching into contributing processes, users can't see resources, balance workloads or even measure achievements,” comments Monique Garrett, vice president, Marketing at Octagon. “This traditional approach keeps chaotic submission war stories alive and sets a low bar for process improvement. We as an industry can do better. Simply automating publishing tasks or integrating systems only within the regulatory function doesn't go nearly far enough in accelerating the submission process. To truly accelerate the process you must be connected to it.”
To see a preview of ViewPoint Quantum and learn more about Accelerated Publishing , visit Octagon's exhibit booth at the DIA Annual Meeting (Booth #630), contact Octagon at 610.535.6500 or visit our website at www.octagonresearch.com.
About Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.
Octagon is a pioneer and leading provider of breakthrough software and services to the life sciences industry. Octagon's eCTD and CDISC solutions provide the people, process and technology required to optimize drug development from data collection to submission. Our regulatory, clinical, process and software offerings provide a unique combination of deep domain knowledge, cross-functional electronic submission expertise, a holistic process approach, and integrated solutions. Octagon is headquartered in Wayne, PA, with European headquarters in Berkhamsted, UK. Octagon's EDC Operations are located in Mountain View, CA. For more information please visit www.octagonresearch.com.
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