Dear Subscriber,
 
So that you don't miss out on any exciting news during the summer break, we have decided to produce a double issue for July and August.

In case you have already had your vacation, we hope you had a relaxing time. If not, we wish you a sunny summer vacation!

We are looking forward to being there for you after your vacation.

Your Comartis Newsletter Team

TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. chooses Comartis i-qBox


The US pharmaceutical group TAP has placed its trust in Comartis in the areas of e-Testing and Learning Quality Management.

TAP began in 1977 as a joint venture between two global pharmaceutical leaders, Abbott and Takeda.

Today, TAP is one of the US’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

TAP is now using the i-qBox e-Learning solution in the areas of assessments and  training evaluation for its more than 3,000 employees. The open architecture of the i-qBox allowed both modules to be integrated seamlessly to the existing Docent Learning Management System (LMS).

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Climate Cent Foundation – Extranet

The Climate Cent Foundation – financed by a levy of 1.5 cents on each liter of imported gasoline and diesel fuel – is a foundation which supports projects contributing to reducing CO2 emissions.

The Climate Cent Foundation was established by Swiss industry in conjunction with the Swiss government’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. It invests in projects both at home and abroad.

At the beginning of this year, Comartis implemented the Project Idea Notice (PIN) form for the Climate Cent Foundation (see our newsletter 01/2006). On 1st July, the Project Definition Document (PDD) was finished – the second step in the direction of evaluating projects worthy of support.

In addition to large projects or those placed by an intermediary, other users can register and enter their project to the Climate Cent Foundation over an auction. The application form is nine pages long and contains standard text entry fields as well as the ability to upload documents.

Likewise, the system automatically performs a number of complex calculations for the applicant. The detailed workflow allows projects to be returned to the applicant with comments for revision or for an expert to be consulted for an in-depth assessment. After a concluding report from an expert, the foundation either decides to reject the project or starts contractual negotiations with the project initiator.

The tool was implemented in close cooperation with the customer and includes:

• User management
• 5 different roles, 1 of which contains 3 sub-roles which are partially interwoven
• Detailed workflow
• Role-based actions
• Automatic system messages via email

The first few weeks after implementation were used to integrate various additional customer and end-user wishes.

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He who searches will find

In addition to pleasing and modern design, it is becoming increasingly important to optimize website content for search engines.

It has been shown that a major part of new customer acquisition occurs through search engines.

Here are some facts which leave no doubt that the leading search engines are continuing to increase in importance.

• 90% of Internet users use search engines to find websites.
• 90% of Internet users do not look at more than the first 50 links in the search result.
• 60% of Internet users do not look at more than the first 30 links in the search result.
• 75% of Internet users use a search engine when they want to purchase something.

Thanks to our long experience in the area of search engine optimization, Comartis has managed to optimally place websites of established national and international customers in search engines.

Among others, these include Alfred Müller AG, Schaffner AG and various websites of the La Prairie Group. Comartis will also be happy to advise you with search engine marketing to ensure that your website is found efficiently.

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