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Center for Technology & National Security Policy Guru James Kadtke, at Top Cyber Security Conference

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Golden Networking brings Cyber Security World Conference 2014 New York City (www.CyberSecurityWorldConference.com), an extraordinaire gathering of dozens of security experts speaking with hundreds of senior executives focused on protecting today enterprise and government’s information assets.

New York City, NY, USA (October 28, 2014) — Dr. James Kadtke, Special Advisor on Converging Technologies for the Center for Technology & National Security Policy, will speak at upcoming Cyber Security World Conference 2014 New York City (http://www.CyberSecurityWorldConference.com), forum where cyber security experts are set to discuss topics such as protecting individuals and companies against cyber-attacks, biometrics as the future of security, risks brought by mobile computing, and protecting corporate and national infrastructure against foreign attacks.

Dr. Kadtke served as the Chief Scientist at Nonlinear Solutions, Inc. and a consultant to the Department of Defense and private industry on defense science. From 1999 to 2001 he was a AAAS Fellow at the Rand Science and Technology Policy Institute, supporting the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and afterward spent a year on the Science Committee in the US House of Representatives. He then served over three years on the staff of Senator John Warner of Virginia, where he handled technology, defense, and homeland security issues, and as staff designee on the Senate Armed Services Committee. More recently, he has served as Executive Director of the Accelerating Innovation Foundation, a research fellow at the National Defense University and George Mason University, and a consultant to the government on policy and research in the defense, technology, innovation, and homeland security areas. Until November 2012, he was the Industry and State Liaison at the National Nanotechnology Coordinating Office, which supports the National Science and Technology Council under the White House.

Dr. Kadtke received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Brown University in 1987, which included two years as a graduate fellow at Los Alamos National Lab, and then spent over ten years as a research faculty at the University of California at San Diego. He is a consultant in the Washington, DC area focusing on emerging technology, organization foresight, and innovation, and their effects on future economies, governance, and international security.

About Cyber Security World Conference 2014
Cyber Security World Conference 2014 is produced by Golden Networking, the premier networking community for business and technology executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact us by sending an email to information@goldennetworking.com.

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Risk Management Technology Leader Robert Gardner to Keynote Cyber Security World Conference 2014

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Golden Networking brings Cyber Security World Conference 2014 New York City (www.CyberSecurityWorldConference.com), forum that will provide the latest thinking from dozens of security experts to hundreds of senior executives focused on protecting today enterprises’ information assets.

New York City, NY, USA (October 23, 2014) — Robert Gardner, founding partner of New World Technology Partners (NWTP), will keynote upcoming Cyber Security World Conference 2014 New York City (http://www.CyberSecurityWorldConference.com), unique forum where cyber security experts are set to discuss topics such as protecting individuals and companies against cyber-attacks, biometrics as the future of security, risks brought by mobile computing, and protecting corporate and national infrastructure against foreign attacks.

Mr. Gardner’s presentation, “The Enterprise Impact of Cyber Risk – through the Shareholder Lens,” is based upon 40 years of study and practice of cyber assurance. Beyond the security that can be achieved by responsible cyber hygiene (which we still do not practice, but can prevent 75% or more of the problem), according to Mr. Gardner, critical infrastructure and national leaders must consider two paradigm shifts in their risk management thinking:

1. The cyber eco-system underpinning their enterprise is not what they think it is – it has become a real-time complex system of systems – where runaway complexity presents systemic risks and exploitable vulnerabilities, which may have immediate, irreversible stakeholder consequences. (i.e. before the next 10Q or congressional hearing)

2. It can be managed by isolating the most consequential incidents – quantifying and prioritizing (aka Risk Triage) their financial, reputation/political and legal/regulatory exposure – which can be achieved by several old ( Bell Labs vintage system engineering analyses) and new (socio-political sentiment analysis) techniques.

However the C-Suite and their Boards must really get into the game to set the tone and become Cyber Exposure savvy, says Mr. Gardner. He has been a leader in cyber and critical infrastructure risk management technology and an incubator of technology enterprises since the mid-seventies. Mr. Gardner managed/participated in the launch of several development stage companies formed around those technologies, including August Systems, Verdix, Meiko Scientific, Cryptek, Phoenix Numeric and Probity Labs.

• Formed The Probity Group to provide enterprise risk analyses for executives regarding complex systems and critical infrastructure risk. Coordinated development of Gradient™ technology to quantify systemic risk causes and consequences for commercial, federal and international enterprises.
• Incubated iRISK™ Enterprise Risk Management methodology for a Fortune 500 enterprise to quantify the financial and public reaction (brand) consequences of cyber risk affecting shareholder and national security interests. Underlying intellectual property was vetted by industry, government and academic leaders in Energy, Financial Services, Chemical and Homeland Security communities.
• Rebuilt security division of a public company which developed the first B2 Multi-level Secure (MLS) Network evaluated by NSA, and spun it off to a public secure communications company. Arranged financing and managed turn-around of the merged company. Strengthened secure products portfolio for U.S. and International markets, which reversed losses and achieved rapid profitability. Coordinated sale of company to prominent U.S. hedge fund.
• At a mid-cap DoD service provider, he created an intellectual property incubator which introduced Trusted TeamWorks™ and other cyber risk innovations.
• Incubated Supercomputer technology into products for U.S. operation of a U.K. parallel processing company. Successfully competed for high visibility Government and Industrial accounts, and was awarded the 1991 Northeast Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year recognition.
• Member of startup team which developed NASA’s Software Implemented Fault Tolerance (SIFT) technology, pioneering Triple Modular Redundant (TMR) fault tolerant control systems. Business achieved success among International energy companies and Government Agencies. Subsequently spun off and acquired by ABB, which still operates 1000s of systems.

Prior to forming NWTP, he held senior engineering and technical marketing positions for ILLIAC IV, PEPE, LDSP and NASF supercomputer projects at Burroughs Corporation, for which he received numerous technical and market accolades and awards.

He often writes and speaks on topics regarding intellectual property and has prepared briefings and testimony for the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate caucuses on the technology impact on Financial (TARP) Infrastructure and The “First Three Hours” Emergency Response Methods.

Mr. Gardner also teaches business planning for artists at New York City’s “Third Ward” creative incubation center, and assisted formation and governance of New York based arts enterprises, including The Brick Theater and In The Pocket NYC. He has a BSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and studied graduate system engineering and business administration at Penn State and the University of Santa Clara respectively.

About Cyber Security World Conference 2014
Cyber Security World Conference 2014 is produced by Golden Networking, the premier networking community for business and technology executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact us by sending an email to information@goldennetworking.com.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
Golden Networking
+1-414-FORUMS0
jpetrova@goldennetworking.com
http://www.goldennetworking.com

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Horizontech, Inc. Releases Enhancements for Real-Time Reporting, Analytics and Tracking Associated with Undeliverable Mail

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Horizontech, Inc. (HTI), a Global information technology and document solutions company, today announced enhancements to its web-based Reporting platform for undeliverable mail.

Danville, VA, Friday – September 09, 2011 — Horizontech, Inc. (HTI), a Global information technology and document solutions company, today announced enhancements to its web-based Reporting platform for undeliverable mail.

HTI’s enhanced platform now gives customers the power of real-time reporting with performance metrics and analytics. The platform allows customers to manage automated as well ad-hoc reporting functions for undeliverable mail volume, revenue, asset balance, address management performance, nixie, COA data and other document lifecycle metrics. Reports contain transactional, batch and summary functionality.

Metrics and analytics are built into HTI’s secure web portal, which allows customers the flexibility of self-service combined with incredible knowledge to better manage the overall undeliverable mail issue.

“We continue to be at the forefront of technology for managing the collection, resolution and distribution of data for undeliverable mail”, stated David Zook, President. “We’ve built our own document management software, address management software and integrated hardware/data configurations to give companies automation, improved processes and better control.” Larger companies have complex compliance and data requirements, with varied document, distribution and business requirements. Automating a company’s support infrastructure, while decreasing costs and IT burden is becoming very appealing for companies that are searching out industry-best solutions for non-core business functions.

Risk Management ( http://www.horizontech.com ) and Audit departments desire accountability for each and every undeliverable mail piece. “If a company truly wants better control, security, automation and reporting for managing their undeliverable mail issue, HTI is a logical choice,” says Zook. “There are many industries that have very stringent regulatory requirements around managing their undeliverable mail and data, such as Health Care, Financial Services, Credit and Insurance. As example, we can manage a customer platform with 20 separate operating centers, hundreds of document types, separate document compliance and regulatory requirements, multiple host systems, all within a consolidated and tracked platform.”

Customers continue to provide praise for HTI’s market innovations in technology for managing the issue, as well as the control and audit aspect of the business. Undeliverable mail continues to be a financial and operational drain on US Businesses, averaging 1.4 Billion pieces per year for First Class mail. A key business issue where overall mail volumes are reduced through electronic delivery alternatives, while the percentage of undeliverable mail is increasing.

About Horizontech, Inc.:
Horizontech is a Global information technology and document solutions company, with web-based workflow systems and back-office support. Combining operating capabilities with multiple, proprietary technologies, Horizontech automates enterprise business functions including those that reduce and eliminate return mail, increase operational efficiencies, mitigate risks, and grow revenue. For more information, visit Horizontech at http://www.horizontech.com

Press & Media Contact:
Robert S. Hedstrom
Horizontech, Inc
417 Bridge Street
Danville, VA 24541-1403
847-651-0991
rhedstrom@horizontech.com

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eGestalt Publishes White Paper on Solution for HIPAA Compliance for Small Medical Practices & Affiliates

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eGestalt Technologies, today announced a White Paper that spells outin layman’s terms what businesses need to know about the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Santa Clara, CA, May 12, 2011 — eGestalt Technologies ( http://www.eGestalt.com ), a world leading provider of cloud-based, SaaS-delivered, security and information technology governance, risk management and compliance (IT-GRC) solutions for small to mid-size organizations, today announced a White Paper that spells outin layman’s terms what businesses need to know about the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its associative enforcement regulation called HITECH that was signed into law on February 2009 as part of Washington’s economic stimulus package.

HITECH stands for Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health. The act is designed to expand the impact and enforcement of HIPAA by defining the penalties for non-compliance of HIPAA.
The eGestalt White Paper ( http://www.egestalt.com/Whitepaper/SB.html ) highlights how not only healthcare providers but the various professionals who service them and their medical practices day to day are equally susceptible to HIPAA/HITECH regulations. These professionals affiliated with healthcare providers are defined by the regulations as Business Associates, and include “anyone who routinely exchanges or accesses Patient Health Information (PHI).”

According to HIPAA rules, Business Associates must also develop and implement written PHI security policies and procedures; they can also be audited by the U.S. Health & Human Services department and can, like healthcare providers, “easily incur penalties for failure to comply.”

“Doing a self-assessment, followed by risk analysis, is a critical step in achieving security and compliance,” says AnupamSahai, president of eGestalt and co-author of the White Paper. “Subsequently, maintaining continuous compliance by plugging the security and compliance gaps through remediation is the key to mitigating risk, reducing exposure, and assuring avoidance of the increasing threat of penalties.”

The paper demystifies security and HIPAA/HITECH, makes a strong casein support of a solution to the HIPAA/HITECH problem, advocating for the deployment of SecureGRC SB™, a patent-pending Cloud computing and automated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application that helps to meet these challenging privacy and security regulations at dramatically less cost and complexity than standard approaches.

Says Sahai, “SecureGRC SB demystifies security and compliance through automation of the self-assessments you need to conduct in order to accomplish this.Comprehensive HIPAA and HITECH support is simplified and built-in, easily extended, and automatically kept up to date. The self-assessment model is powerful since it begins by simply guiding the user with a set of questions.”

Once users have made their first pass,the compliance gaps are clearly communicated, SecureGRC’s risk calculator prioritizes the areas that need immediate attention first. SecureGRC SB is delivered through managed compliance providers (MCP) who leverage the built-in ‘Best Practices’ library in the solution on how best to customize and resolve each and every open issue with a common sense approach depending on the particular business deployment.

To download a free copy of the eGestalt White Paper, visit: http://www.egestalt.com/Whitepaper/SB.html

About eGestalt Technologies Inc.:
eGestalt ( http://www.egestalt.com ) is a world-class, innovation driven, leading provider of cloud-computing based enterprise solutions for information security and IT-GRC management. eGestalt is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, and has offices in the US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. eGestalt was nominated Breakthrough Technology Vendor atXChange Americas, Aug. 2010, and selected by SiliconIndia among the “Top 10 Security Companies to Watch.” Its SecureGRC application was voted runner-up in the Managed Services Category at XChange Tech Innovators, Nov. 2010. And in Feb. 2011 eGestaltVP of Worldwide Sales Jim Hare was been named a Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net Inc
For eGestalt Technologies
Santa Clara, CA
(401) 349-3369
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.egestalt.com

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eGestalt Rolls Out Low-Cost HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Tool for Small Medical Practices

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Meets demand in industry where data breaches cost $6 billion per year.

Santa Clara, CA, January 14, 2011 — eGestalt ( http://www.eGestalt.com ), a provider of information technology governance, risk management and compliance (IT-GRC) solutions for small to mid-size organizations, today announced the U.S. availability of SecureGRC SB™, a patent-pending Cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (Saas) application that helps to meet HIPAA and HITECH privacy and security rules at dramatically less cost and complexity than standard approaches.

SecureGRC SB is first in the industry to offer an inexpensive and automated SaaS based solution to help small medical practices achieve and sustain HIPAA/HITECH compliance.

“SecureGRC SB is a patent-pending, breakthrough solution designed with the small medical practice in mind,” says Anupam Sahai, President, eGestalt. “Medical practices and their Business Associates can become HIPAA/HITECH compliant in a very cost-effective manner without requiring deep domain expertise. By leveraging our SaaS-based automated tool, which has won numerous awards, channel partners are able to deliver these packaged security and compliance services to small medical practices in a cost-effective manner thereby meeting a huge unmet demand as communicated to us by our channel partners and end-customers.”

Says Dr. Kellner of Mount Kisco, NY, a licensed psychologist and trained psychoanalyst ,”I have been practicing for over 10 years and never thought I had any reason to be HIPAA compliant. After all, I have a private practice, I’m not a hospital. But I attended a webinar by eGestalt on their product called SecureGRC SB. I quickly realized that I had several areas of exposure regarding my patients’ information. So I tried the SecureGRC SB program, as it was only $500 and was easy to use.”

“I was really surprised by the number of areas that I was exposed,” says Dr. Kellner. “Using the program I quickly identified and fixed the problems. I am now requiring all of my Business Associates to use this program to help protect my practice. I know I would never get audited, that was not my concern. I just wanted to make sure I was doing the right things to protect my patients’ privacy and this was an inexpensive and low risk approach.”

The HIPAA/HITECH Act has resulted in significant changes to the industry’s approach to data protection. To date, data breaches cost healthcare organizations an average of $1 million per year and the overall healthcare industry $6 billion per year. Lack of staff and preparation (policies and processes) are blamed for most data breaches. (Source: Ponemon Institute: Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security, Nov. 2010).

Enforcements are going up as mentioned here: ( http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2010/12/08/7-facilities-in-california-fined-for-privacy-breaches ) and here: ( http://www.egestalt.com/blog/2010/07/14/ag%E2%80%99s-office-scores-settlement-for-unparalleled-security-breach-first-of-its-kind ).

Comprehensive support for HIPAA & HITECH regulations offers peace of mind for small medical practices. Features include:

* Comprehensive support for HIPAA & HITECH applicable to small businesses
* Covers both Privacy and Security rules
* A finished document that can be used to show compliancy to other organizations and auditors
* Menu-driven assessment to understand and gain control over HIPAA/HITECH requirements
* Library of free policies and example templates that can be customized to attach as evidence
* Central repository for all HIPAA related documentation
* Automatic updates on new or revised policies, procedures, or forms that reflect changes in the standards
* Automatic updates to changes in regulatory requirements
* Quarterly reminder assessments to help stay on track
* Tracking and managing of Business Associates (BA’s)
* Simple plug-in for PCI-DSS compliance

“As a firm we had a policy of preparing non-disclosure agreements for all our clients,” says Steve Chait, CPA/ABV/CFF, President of Chait & Associates, a full service accounting firm in Hackensack, NJ. “We thought this would cover us for HIPAA compliance as well, however we realized that with the new changes in HITECH, we needed to have a specific Business Associate Agreement in place with all of our medical clients and to show them that we are in fact HIPAA/HITECH compliant as well.”

“We did some research online and found most programs to help get us complaint were in excess of $10,000 and we were considering this when we discovered SecureGRC SB,” added Chait. “This was a $500 entry-point online service that was easy to use and provided us with an excellent tool to help us identify what we needed to do to become compliant. Once we completed their assessment, we received an easy-to-grasp report that we can use to demonstrate that we are now HIPAA and HITECH compliant.”

Availability:
SecureGRC SB is available immediately through direct and indirect channels worldwide. For further details please call (408) 689-2586 or email sales@egestalt.com.

About eGestalt Technologies Inc.:
eGestalt Technologies Inc. ( http://www.egestalt.com ) is a world-class, innovation driven, leading provider of cloud-computing based enterprise solutions for information security and IT-GRC management. eGestalt is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has offices in US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. The Consulting and development team of eGestalt Technologies in India was founded in 2007 by former Intel and IBM executives. eGestalt was nominated Breakthrough Technology Vendor at XChange Americas, August, 2010, and selected by SiliconIndia among the “Top 10 Security Companies to Watch.” Its SecureGRC application was voted runner-up in the Managed Services Category at Xchange Tech Innovators, Nov. 2010.

All trademarks contained within this press release are the sole property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz
MediaPR.net Inc
Santa Clara, CA
(401) 349-3369
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.egestalt.com

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eGestalt SecureGRC Voted Runner Up at XChange Tech Innovators Event

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eGestalt Technologies Inc., today announced its SecureGRC application was voted as a runner-up in the Managed Services Category at the Xchange Tech Innovators November 10-12 event in Las Vegas.

Santa Clara, CA, November 29, 2010 — eGestalt Technologies Inc. ( http://www.eGestalt.com ), a provider of IT security and governance, risk management and compliance (IT-GRC) solutions for small to mid-size businesses and enterprises, today announced its SecureGRC application was voted as a runner-up in the Managed Services Category at the Xchange Tech Innovators November 10-12 event in Las Vegas.

Everything Channel’s exclusive 8th annual Tech Innovator listing celebrates technology vendors that have introduced new solutions to drive advances throughout the technology channel. These companies implemented innovative methods to bridge the gap between current problems and solutions facing channel executives today.

“We’re proud to announce this as our third recognition in four months,” said Anupam Sahai, president, eGestalt. “Clearly there is great pent up demand in the channel for a Cloud computing and SaaS-based IT-GRC solution that services the largely underserved SMB market. Already nearly 50 channel partners have signed up since June to join our Managed Compliance Provider program, offering this compelling IT security and GRC unified solution to their customers.”

Ed Moltzen, managing editor at the CRN Test Center, and Eddie Correia, technical editor at the CRN Test Center, Friday closed the Xchange Tech Innovators conference by presenting the Tech Innovator Awards to vendors with products ranging from cloud offerings to digital signage to managed services.

“The awards were presented based not only on technical merit, but also on how much the vendors invested in providing their solution provider partners the tools and programs to bring their products to customers,” said Moltzen.
The company was recognized for SecureGRC, a patent-pending cloud-based SaaS solution that addresses all the enterprise needs around information security, compliance and risk management and provides automation and integration of policy controls to manage security and IT-GRC related issues. The combined security monitoring and IT-GRC solution provides automation and integration of policy controls in a ready-to-use framework that includes context-based inference engines, alert processing, logging and monitoring.

Of interest to channel partners is that SecureGRC reduces the total cost of ownership by as much as 10x, making it ideal for cost-conscious small and mid-size organizations. For the first time the channel can now deliver low-cost, high-value compliance services to their clients with unparalleled economics that are unprecedented in the industry.

Available since June 2010, SecureGRC has already received several awards. Earlier this month the company was selected by SiliconIndia among the “Top 10 Security Companies to Watch” in its annual si100 ranking and in August, SecureGRC was voted as a finalist in the Breakthrough Technology Vendor category by Everything Channel’s XChange Americas, Dallas.

About eGestalt Technologies Inc.:
eGestalt Technologies Inc. is a world-class, innovation driven, leading provider of cloud-computing based enterprise solutions for Information Security and IT-GRC management. eGestalt is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has offices in US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. The Consulting and development team in eGestalt Technologies in India was founded in 2007 by former Intel and IBM executives.

For further information about the company, please visit http://www.egestalt.com

For further details please call (408) 689-2586 or email sales@egestalt.com.

All trademarks contained within this press release are the sole property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net, Inc
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(401) 349-3369
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.egestalt.com

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Synowledge Continues Global Expansion with New Offices in UK and USA

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LONDON — August 30, 2010 – Synowledge LLC, the market leader in drug safety and pharmacovigilance services and related IT solutions for life sciences organizations announced its inauguration of two new offices in Brentford, UK and Columbus OH, USA as part of its ongoing global growth strategy. These two new offices will act as strategic development centers and will also provide support services to Synowledge’s expanding client-base in the US and UK markets. The office addresses are given below:

UK Office Address:

Synowledge UK Limited

1000 Great West Road

Brentford, TW8 9HH

United Kingdom

USA Office Address:

1900 Polaris Parkway, Suite 450

Columbus, Ohio

43240

The decision to establish these two new offices in the US and UK is a result of the significant customer wins Synowledge has experienced in 2010. The expertise of Synowledge’s professionals and their ability to work closely with its customers as a trusted partner have resulted in significant growth in customer base and enhanced level of interest in our solutions.

The USA and UK region is a key market for Synowledge, and we recognize how important these two new facilities are for both our existing business initiatives and future strategic campaigns in the region. In addition to meeting current challenges for Synwoledge’s strategic growth, these two facilities will allow Synowledge to deliver superior sales and support to our customers and to the growing prospect base in the regions.

“We have seen a growing need from our clients in these two regions. Strengthening our presence in key regions around the globe is among a number of current programs we have launched to improve our customer service and build stronger relationships with our customers around the world.” said David Ingraham, Director, Marketing & Sales, “Since embarking on its worldwide strategic expansion plan in 2006, Synowledge is committed to deliver on technology innovation by continually improving our ability to service our current and new clients’ needs.”

About Synowledge

Synowledge is a global provider of drug safety and pharmacovigilance services and related IT solutions to small, mid and large size pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Our comprehensive outsourcing solutions combine the unique strengths of both onshore and offshore services to meet all our clients’ needs. With more than 15 years of industry experience, our core team members have worked with leading pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and health provider organizations. We have our headquarters located in Stamford CT, USA and additional offices in Bangalore, India and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit www.synowledge.com.

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