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IBM Websphere Information Integrator

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The goal
Turn data into discovery
One of the most difficult challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry today is how to take advantage of the massive quantities of highly complex, constantly changing data—from a variety of platforms, data sources and applications—into quickly and easily accessed knowledge. IBM Websphere® Information Integrator can provide a total solution to address the challenges associated with traditional methods of data integration.

The advantage
Leverage the experience of an industry leader
IBM delivers innovative, scalable infrastructure solutions that are unique to the life sciences industry.
  • IBM Websphere Information Integrator builds on our knowledge and understanding of databases and data management—while adding scientific expertise needed to customize solutions, unique to the industry.
  • Experienced consultants and project managers can help you streamline your operations and maximize the return on investment.
  • We offer complete, end-to-end solutions including a full range of products and services.
  • We can help you differentiate your company from competitors with tools that transform the information assimilated by IBM Websphere Information Integrator and other sources into knowledge.

The benefits
Transform information into knowledge
IBM Websphere Information Integrator can help you:
  • Ask new types of questions you could not ask before.
  • Access multiple and specialized databases with a single query.
  • Enable collaborative research within your company or across companies.
  • Use the most current data.
  • Speed queries by using automatic query optimization to search for the most efficient query execution.
  • Increase laboratory productivity and efficiency.
  • Leverage scalability to incorporate data sources as they become available.

The approach
Proven technology
Aventis management wanted to create a global system to allow scientific resources to be shared, regardless of the locations of individual scientists. Critical to the success of a collaborative environment was meeting the need for an infrastructure that would allow secure access to and optimize querying of heterogeneous data, including important legacy data. IBM Websphere Information Integrator provided the solution Aventis needed.
  • Increased productivity, filled the pipeline and reduced time-to-market
  • Allowed users to search across both chemical and biological databases, helping to achieve the customer's goal of encouraging interdisciplinary cooperation between chemists and biologists
  • Provided the ability to access and mine physical data in a way never before possible, significantly speeding up the drug discovery and development process

The financial advantage
Improve your return on investment
IBM Websphere Information Integrator can provide return on investment by:
  • Enabling fast, sophisticated data integration and analysis to help turn data into scientific insight.
  • Helping you make decisions more efficiently, speeding up the process of bringing compounds to the clinic.
  • Reducing time and expense required to execute queries across multiple data sources.



More information
ComputerWorld review: Bridging Data Islands - Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. uses IBM's DiscoveryLink to discover promising candidate for new drug treatments