PCIS Now IBM Life Sciences Partner
August 05, 2003
VANCOUVER, CANADA — PCIS (Pacific Coast Information Systems), a full service technology and consulting company, announced today that it is now an IBM Life Sciences Partner. It has received the certified designation because of its specific expertise in life science technology. PCIS has developed life science-specific business applications and completed life science education sessions with IBM. PCIS is an Advanced IBM Business Partner and is the number one technology partner for Lotus Notes/Domino™ in BC.
PCIS is qualified in the following areas:
- Clinical Trial Management
- Time Tracking or Project Tracking
- Contract Management
- Document Management
- Business Collaboration
Clients will benefit from IBM's commitment to developing an IT infrastructure that researchers in biotechnology, pharmaceutical research, genomics, proteomics, and healthcare need to turn data into scientific discovery and new treatments for disease. PCIS will now benefit from IBM sales and marketing resources and the designation will further its credibility.
PCIS has advanced how companies do business over the Internet by developing web solutions that merge document management, database management, and workflow systems.
Its clinical trial management system is designed to help manage all drug trials being run across the company regardless of geographic location. It has a workflow system that keeps current data available at all times to trial monitors to maximize their efficiency at a trial site. The system allows any authorized person to see the status of all documentation required to effectively run a drug trial.
IBM Life Sciences
IBM Life Sciences brings together IBM resources, from research, services and e-business expertise to data and storage management and high-performance computing, to offer new solutions for the life sciences market, including biotechnology, genomic, e-health, pharmaceutical and agri-science industries. IBM Life Sciences is dedicated to rapidly bringing leading-edge technology out of the laboratory and into the marketplace for customers and Business Partners.Pacific Coast Information Systems (PCIS)
Pacific Coast Information Systems (PCIS) is a full-service technology and consulting firm based in Vancouver. Founded in 1995 by IT visionary, Vaclav Vincalek, PCIS is a leading provider of collaboration and document management solutions. PCIS is a proven specialist in messaging, business process, knowledge management, databases/ web integration, e-commerce, data sharing/transformation, and website personalization. PCIS is an Advanced IBM Business Partner and is the number one technology partner for Lotus Note/Domino™ in BC.
