Doubtful. Do you think IBM would advocate using another database product for a new application in development? cool idea though. I dream of being on a project with a budget like this... Know what the budget was on my last project? staff = 2 people, hardware/software = $60,000.
Lisa Koivu Oracle Database Administrator Fairfield Resorts, Inc. 954-935-4117 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 7:53 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: What OraStaff was recruiting for? > > ** Mayo Sees Databases As Way To Improve Treatments > > The Mayo Clinic and IBM are developing an advanced medical > database that would combine clinical records with demographics > and even genomic information to give medical researchers a > resource for supporting clinical trials and improving treatment. > The system is expected to help Mayo physicians diagnose illnesses > faster and prescribe better-tailored treatments. > > Doctors needing clinical, genomic, proteomic (protein-related), > and demographic data now have to search multiple databases, a > process that can take days, says Bill Wong, IBM's director of DB2 > for Linux and life sciences. The new system would use IBM's DB2 > database and DiscoveryLink software, letting physicians search > multiple Mayo databases with a single SQL query, he says. > > IBM and the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minn., are still > identifying what data is needed for the central database, Wong > says. The database would include archived records collected from > consenting patients. It would also help Mayo researchers identify > potential clinical-trial participants. > > Spending for IT hardware, software, and services by the > life-sciences industry is expected to reach $43 billion by 2004, > according to market consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, with data > management alone accounting for $4.5 billion. - Rick Whiting > > For more on technology and health, see > Hands-Off Medicine Promises Healthy Payoffs > http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eGYc0BdFGA0V20BaM60A7 > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Koivu, Lisa INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
