The goal of the ScienceCloud is to connect global collaborators through, “social scientific collaboration,” explained Matt Hahn, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Accelrys.
Some of the fundamental drivers of the project, Hahn said, were needs for a really comprehensive solution right out of the gate; for collaboration across the globe regardless of time zone, or language; and for design that encompassed mobile technologies, social and unified communication, and big data analytics from the beginning.
“Most companies still… exchange data with their partners via email or e-rooms that are not scientifically aware. And a lot of our customers still have legacy systems that they try to expose to their partners, typically via VPN. We believe that long term this is just not a viable approach.”
ScienceCloud is starting with five applications, though Hahn expects the company to add a new application “probably every couple of months”.
The applications cover project communication and collaboration (built out of Accelrys’ HEOS acquisition); an electronic lab notebook (built out of Accelrys’ acquisition of Contour); Pipeline Pilot; a system for mobile connectivity that includes a Mobile Data Capture App just announced this morning; and the ScienceCloud Exchange, an app store to let customers publish and share services. For reading original post see here
