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Why Software As A Service (SaaS)?
For small to mid size companies with limited resources and aggressive timetables, the CDC Ross Enterprise SaaS approach now offers a convenient, affordable and secure alternative. The CDC Ross Enterprise solution improves your operations and SaaS helps free up capital in support of your business' main goal—the development and delivery of innovative products to customers. However, unlike generic Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems that often fail to meet the distinctive regulatory and compliance requirements of biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturers which force companies into generic processes, impractical workarounds and costly customizations, our SaaS solution is a 100% fit for the market we serve – life sciences.
Out of the Box Solution
With our SaaS solution there are no customizations required and we specifically address the key areas of GMP, Validation and Change Control. Our team is comprised of seasoned functional experts from the business sector as well as technology support staff ensuring a smooth and streamlined implementation process. We have extensive experience implementing and supporting Ross Enterprise solutions for global life sciences companies, and real world expertise in computer systems validation, change control, best practices, process documentation and data center management.
Here are the compelling benefits of our solution:
- Life Sciences Functionality
- Project Accounting – including project based client billing (key for Contract manufacturers)
- Centralized QC/QR
- Electronic Batch Records
- 21-CFR-Part11 compliant
- Electronic records and signatures mapped to applicable FDA predicate rules
- Audit Reports
- Pre-defined validation templates
- Contracts & Chargebacks management (key for Generics manufacturers)
- Analysis and reporting
Software-as-a-Service Delivery
- Lower costs (no dedicated hardware or IT personnel required)
- Accelerated implementation
- Flexible cost structure (monthly subscription or perpetual licensing)
- Less complexity (no software installation or technical support)
- Application hosting service delivered securely via the Internet
- 24/7 technical support monitoring
- Release management and change control
- System/database administration
- Backup management
- Infrastructure management
- World-class data center with best-in-breed infrastructure
- State of the art security with human and multi-level biometric systems
- Redundant generation and UPS systems
- Cooling systems designed to cool an ultra high-density environment
- High availability network
- SAS-70 compliant