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Proscape CRM System Helps Pharma Reps Close Sales Loop
Microsoft partner Proscape has developed a customer relationship management system that it says makes pharmaceutical sales representatives work more efficiently. Proscape Technologies co-founder and President Derek Pollack said the closed-loop marketing system takes into account the potential physician customer’s profile before the sales call happens and also gathers, analyzes and delivers data during and after…
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Microsoft Partner`s Tool Tracks Hospital-Acquired Infections
Microsoft partner Accent on Integration has rolled out a patient safety screening tool at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that can improve early detection of hospital-acquired infections, with the potential to save thousands of lives. Sepsis is the body’s systemic response to infection, which in severe cases can cause organ failure and death. It’s estimated that 750,000…
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Ingram Micro Posts Higher Earnings
LOS ANGELES, April 24 (Reuters)—Ingram Micro Inc (IM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) posted higher profits on Thursday, but said it was restructuring operations Europe, Middle East and Africa to generate about $18 million to $24 million in annual savings. Ingram Micro said higher revenues and the positive impact of stronger foreign currency translations, helped first-quarter results,…
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Server Sales Drop at Avnet
Weak server sales hurt Avnet’s earnings per share in the third quarter, as CIOs postponed big projects in the current uncertain economic environment, according to executives at the distribution giant. "Our enterprise server revenue in the Americas and EMEA [Europe, the Middle East and Africa] was far less than we anticipated," John Paget, global president…
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Avnet Profit Inches Upward
NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) – Electronics distributor Avnet Inc posted a small rise in quarterly net profit on Thursday, a week after it warned investors that earnings would be well below earlier targets. Third-quarter net income rose to $107.2 million, or 71 cents per share, from $105.2 million, or 70 cents per share,…
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Hospital Uses Technology to Attract Talent
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is increasing its ability to recruit and hire top physicians and slash administrative costs by implementing a secure, paperless enterprise document signing and management solution from IntelliSafe Technologies. With five other hospitals within 25 miles, Englewood was looking for a competitive advantage when hiring new physicians, said Gary Wilhelm, the…