Ceiba Leads Tablet Initiative with Intel and Microsoft
BOSTON–()–As mobile technology infiltrates every aspect of the enterprise, end users and IT professionals in the life sciences are searching for powerful new ways to unite lab-oriented work with tablet technology. To this end, Ceiba Solutions, Intel and Microsoft have come together with representatives from leading pharmaceutical companies to drive a fully integrated discussion about the mobile lab of the future. This unique collaboration is designed to identify tablet use cases in the laboratory R&D environment and provide solutions based on Intel-powered devices, the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system and Ceiba software.
The collaborative effort has kicked off with the distribution of Intel-powered devices to key early adopters in the pharma space to experiment with potential uses for tablets in the lab. The Windows 8 devices are pre-loaded with two mobile software products from Ceiba designed to streamline activities and expose greater data insights on projects. Ceiba’s applications include:
- Helium, a self-service analytics tool that integrates various databases across an enterprise to present available data consistently and serve as a single source repository
- Labtrack, a feature rich portal that provides users with the power to manage lab equipment maintenance
“The modern lab is one of the most complex and demanding computing environments one can encounter,” said Andrea McGonigle, managing director, life sciences, Microsoft. “To be successful in creating a mobile lab of the future requires integration of hardware, operating systems and software and most importantly the views of our customers. We look forward to the results of the combined effort.”
After an initial review period, the participants will come together to discuss their experiences in a steering committee environment. The committee will discuss examples of best practices, as well as their visions for how the mobile lab of the future can use this powerful, vertically integrated stack of hardware and software in the highly demanding R&D lab environment.
“Ceiba has always been focused on helping scientists in the lab environment improve productivity,” said Tom Arneman, president, Ceiba Solutions. “It is gratifying to be part of an effort where we hear firsthand the needs and desires of those we want to help the most. The new mobile versions of Helium and Labtrack are powerful tools that have the ability deliver great benefits, and we are thrilled that they will be available in such a powerful way.”
About Ceiba
Ceiba Solutions provides managed services, products and information analytics dedicated to helping the Life Sciences maximize the value of information. As the only company focused on providing high quality, onsite IT support inside the modern laboratory, its managed services offerings are uniquely positioned to help researchers maintain focus on the business of science and decision making. Ceiba’s powerful analytics and services platforms provide easy to use self-service analytics and social monitoring services designed to help customers tap the potential of the Big Data age. Ceiba’s customers include major pharmaceutical companies and world-renowned research institutions.
