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Vol= ume 1, Issue 5 |
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The Link |
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The= Link |
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Employee of The Month: Neeraj
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ProLink = Referral Program Online! &n= bsp; ProLink = Employees can now submit business and human resource referrals online!
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Data clarity thro= ugh people, process and technology. ProLink provides a commitment to innovation and specializ= ation, with a niche focus in the communications and media, life sciences, a= nd financial marketplaces. ProLink delivers excellence in our solutions thr= ough industry and subject matter experts, technical skills, business practi= ces and forming strategic partnerships with the top software vendors in the= industry. For further information check out our website at www.prolinkservices= .com or give us a call at (703) 748-5420.
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Sudoku C= hallenge of the Month! To play,= enter a numerical digit from 1 through 9 in the empty spaces. Each row, co= lumn, and region must contain only one instance of each numeral. Good Luck!= |
ProLink a Stevie Award Finalist for Inn= ovation |
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the ROI2 Market Intelligenc= e Portal. &= nbsp; Finalists were chosen by business prof= essionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards' Boar= d of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs select Stevie Awa= rd winners from among the Finalists during final judging. The elegant Stevie trophy was designed by R. S. = Owens, the same company that makes the Oscar and the Emmy. |
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Business Analyst, Neeraj is a skilled analyst, focused and detail o=
riented. We at ProLink are proud of his contribution.” Due to his collaboration on client side business= relationship development, Neeraj has been appointed as one of Client Mange= rs for Freddie Mac at ProLink Services. Originally from Chandigarh India, Neeraj lives w= ith his sister and nephew in Ashburn. While not solving client issues= , Neeraj enjoys golfing and spending time with his nephew. |
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ProLink Services<= /p> |
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Phone: 703-748-= 5420 Fax: 703-827-88= 77 E-mail: john.fr= aser@prolinkservices.com |
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dash boarding, the new portal will become completely customizable a= nd even more user friendly. Updated graphing and analytics tools has made it= easier to read and manipulate data all while integrating to various client= side tools. By integrating multiple data feeds for a one stop access point= , MIP 4.0 has combined everything a user needs to create effective market d= ecisions to improve drug uptake, Key Opinion Leader influence, Physician ad= option and overall market intelligence. By creating a completely scalable and syndicated= data model, ROI2 can now deliver
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ROI2 Delivers Market Intelligence Portal 4.0= |
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&n= bsp; ROI2= recently deployed = an all new version of its award-winning Market Intelligence Portal (MIP) fo= r its Life Sciences partners. Version 4.0 has com= pletely change the way users access and manipulate I= nfluence Intelligence TM data. MIP 4.0 is an entir= ely new iteration of the former product offerings through ROI2. It now delivers a= top down and cross-functional platform which can not only give a user and = overarching view of their entire drug therapies but call also give users in= Sales, Marketing and Sci Ops, custom views of intelligence specific to the= ir needs. With a new interfac= e and |
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<= /span> There i= s a lot of buzz and discussion around SOA these days. What is SOA and= how can it be utilized to provide effective software solutions? This= article attempts to answer those questions. Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a design = methodology aimed at maximizing the reuse of application-neutral services t= o increase IT adaptability and efficiency. While these concepts have existe= d for decades, the adoption of SOA is accelerating due to the emergence of = standards-based integration technologies like Web services and XML.<= /p> |
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more useful data, to a larger client base for much less cost to the=
end customer. Archie Anderson, VP of Sales had this to say, “=
4.0 tak=
es a leap forward in the presentation and manipulation of Influence Intelli=
gence that is unprecedented in the Life Sciences. It is a business analytic=
tool that gives Life Science companies the ability to apply multiple data =
points to critical decisions that will drive the success of their products.=
” ROI2, is now the first in its field to deliver a=
full 360 degree view of the Life Sciences Marketplace through a Business I=
ntelligence Portal. The=
Link (Continued from Page 2) &midd=
ot; Services are software components with well-defined interf=
aces that are implementation-independent. An important aspect of SOA is the=
separation of the services interface (the what) from its implementation (t=
he how). Such services are consumed by clients that are not concerned with =
how these services will execute their requests. &midd=
ot; Services can be dynamically discovered &midd=
ot; Composite services can be built from aggregates of other =
services. =
Common mistakes with SOA Implementation<=
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A lot of companies have run into trouble by rushing into SOA. Here =
are some of the most common SOA mistakes: &midd=
ot; Assuming that Web services is SOA. While Web services are=
an important foundation for SOA, SOA is an architectural approach, not a c=
ollection of granular services. &midd=
ot; Viewing SOA as the solution to all integration challenges=
. Companies must begin by determining which applications or integration eff=
orts are well suited for SOA. &midd=
ot; Thinking that a shrink-wrapped “SOA solution”=
will jump-start the SOA initiative. There is no “out of-the box̶=
1; SOA solution. Companies must go through a careful process of selecting p=
roducts that are interoperable and based on industry standards and architec=
tural frameworks. Ignoring the needs of the business. If a team treats SOA as an IT p=
roject and creates a service that does not meet business expectations by=
delivering needed functionality with performance, reusability, and cost-ef=
fectiveness, the project will fail. SOA is not an IT project; it’s an=
enterprise wide approach and requires enterprise-wide support. Committing to a platform. Adopting a platform=
-agnostic approach that is model-driven will deliver better ROI and flexibi=
lity in the long run. Conclusion While not a suitable architecture for every situation, SOA provides=
an extremely powerful and flexible framework for enterprise applications a=
nd integration. Due to the leverage SOA provides, it will be the choi=
ce architecture for years to come. Neeraj Kathuria has been named Employee of=
The Month for ProLink Services. Neeraj joined ProLink in May of 2006 and He is currently wor=
king as Lead Business Analyst for Eagle at Freddie Mac. He brings 5 years o=
f IT experience as a technical analyst and lead developer for companies lik=
e AT&T and Sun Microsystems which gives him a unique combination of tec=
hnical specialist skills with a focus on delivering business results. He ha=
s a Masters in Information Systems ProLink and ROI2 are proud to welcome Nghia Tran=
(Tran) to our team as a System Developer. Tran has worked closely with Old=
Dominion University and Action on Smoking and Health as both a Database Sp=
ecialist and Network Engineer. Tran graduated from Northern Virginia Community =
College with a AAS Degree in Information System Technology, specializing in=
Network Administration. He will work closely with the ROI Tran will be working Directly for our Senior Sof=
tware Architect for ROI2, Steve Mallette. S=
teve had this to say, “I’=
;ve always thought that a person’s technical skill is important, but =
the test of a top notch consultant is in their ability to come up to speed =
quickly and to immediately impact a project in a positive=
way. Within the first few weeks of Tran’s start at ROI2, it be=
came quite apparent that his addition to the team was going to be good for =
everyone. His technical skills developed quickly and he almost immedi=
ately provided some important contributions to the overall success of the p=
roduct.” Senior Consultant and Employee of The Month, Neeraj Kathuria SOA is an architect=
ural style for building software applications that use services available i=
n a network such as the web. It promotes loose coupling between software co=
mponents so that they can be reused. Applications in SOA are built based on=
services. A service is an implementation of well-defined business function=
ality, and such services can then be consumed by clients in different appli=
cations or business processes. <=
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nbsp; SOA allows for the =
reuse of existing assets where new services can be created from an existing=
IT infrastructure of of systems. In other words, it enables businesses t=
o leverage existing investments by allowing them to reuse existing applicat=
ions, and promises interoperability between heterogeneous applications and =
technologies. SOA provides a level of flexibility that wasn't possible befo=
re in the sense that: &midd=
ot; Services are self-contained (perform predetermined tasks)=
and loosely coupled (for independence) <=
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lang=3Den-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;language:en-US'> <=
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lang=3Den-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;language:en-US'>(Continued on Page =
3) Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” &nbs=
p; winners will be announced during a gala event in New York=
in March. Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.=
and several other countries are expected to attend. More than 600 entries were submitted for considerat=
ion in more than 40 categories. ProLink Services is a Finalist in the Most =
Innovative Company of The Year category for its development of St=
evie Award Finalist 1 RO=
I2 MIP 4.0 1 Em=
ployee of the Month 2 Co=
nsultants Corner 2 Ne=
w Faces 2 Su=
doku Challenge 4 &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; Management from George Washington University. &=
nbsp; Puneet Rikhy, Vice President and Managing Direct=
or had this to say about Neeraj. “His professional demeanor and enthu=
siasm in supporting various projects has allowed him to blend and lead his =
teams to success. Neeraj is inquisitive and results-driven. He =
works collaboratively, allowing him to shift tasks with his team members an=
d consistently support his deliverables. As a Project Manager and Sen=
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