A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Magellan


      
            Microsoft code name of the day: Magellan
      
            Best guess on what it is: A ?scientist workbench? under development by Microsoft?s Life Sciences unit
      
            Meaning/context of the code name: Microsoft has used the ?Magellan? codename at least once before.  Its Office 2003 Small Business Accounting program was codenamed ?Magellan.?
      
            Back story: From a recent Microsoft presentation on Magellan: ??Scientist Workbench? is a solutions toolkit. This solution will consist of product technologies, architecture framework best practices, solutions integrator for installation and domain expertise, and ongoing support.? The Workbench makes use of a variety of Microsoft foundational technologies, especially Office 2007 and SharePoint Server 2007.
      
            Additional info: The Magellan Workbench is focused on drug discovery. The intended user base is biologists, chemists and other pharmaceutical customers. Microsoft is pushing into the healthcare vertical in a variety of ways; this seems to be yet one more?.Continue At Source



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