REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Edge Dynamics, the leading provider of enterprise software for Commerce Optimization, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer John McGrory has been selected to speak at three leading pharmaceutical-focused conferences during the month of June, validating Edge Dynamics’ growing thought leadership in that industry. Currently managing more than $40 billion in annual revenue streams for leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, Edge Dynamics continues to see strong demand for the Edge 2.0 Commerce Optimization software, which optimizes a manufacturer’s incoming order stream in order to maximize financial performance and enforce operations compliance.
Media and industry analysts are invited to hear McGrory deliver the keynote state-of-the-industry address, titled “Evolution of the Pharma Distribution Channel: Past, Present, and Future,” on June 7, 2005, at 9:00 AM at TRAX 2005 -- The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Summit. The conference, which focuses on helping companies understand how to implement processes to increase the security and efficiency of the drug supply chain, takes place June 6-8 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. For more information about TRAX, please visit www.iirusa.com/trax/.
At 9:45 AM on June 16, McGrory will address the “Keys to Collaborative and Profitable Channel Relationships” at the Health Distribution Management Association (HDMA) 2005 Distribution Management Conference and Expo at the Caribe Royale All-Suites in Orlando, Florida. In his presentation, McGrory will explain how to develop collaborative and profitable relationships by establishing clear goals and objectives between partners, and why additional collaboration between partners represents a positive step toward a more profitable future that enables improved financial performance and compliance throughout the pharmaceutical channel. For more information about HDMA, please visit: www.healthcaredistribution.org/meetings/distribution.asp.
Later in June, media and industry analysts are invited to hear McGrory in a stand-alone session at the Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) Commercial Contract and Chargeback Management conference, which will be held June 23-24, 2005, at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue in Philadelphia. McGrory’s presentation, the “Keys to Profitable Channel Relationships & Commerce Optimization,” is scheduled for 5:00 PM on June 23. McGrory will discuss how channel dynamics are rapidly evolving as new, more-targeted products, greater regulatory interest, and threats to the public trust and safety (such as counterfeit drugs) emerge and how technology can address such issues. By implementing a Commerce Optimization technology with sophisticated channel scorecarding and real-time order-stream processing, inventory management and fee-for-service agreements can be turned into tools for profitability that optimize the channel relationship, improving chargeback management and performance. For more information about the CBI conference, please visit: www.cbinet.com/show_conference.aspx?confCode=HB536.
Biography for John McGrory, President and CEO, Edge Dynamics
John McGrory has served as president and chief executive officer since co-founding Edge Dynamics in 2002. Previously, McGrory was president and chief executive officer at RedKlay, an enterprise software and services firm delivering e-business applications to manufacturing companies. (Fullscope acquired RedKlay in early 2002.) Prior to RedKlay, McGrory was founder, president, and chief executive officer at Applicast, an application service provider delivering comprehensive enterprise application outsourcing to manufacturing companies. (Agilera acquired Applicast in late 2000, forming one of the largest privately held ASPs at the time.) Earlier in his career, McGrory was a consultant to several technology firms, including Oracle and Excite; held positions in engineering, engineering management, and business development at General Magic and Hewlett-Packard; and was a lecturer in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford.
About Edge Dynamics
Edge Dynamics provides enterprise software for Commerce Optimization, enabling pharmaceutical manufacturers to maximize their financial performance and enforce operations compliance. Edge brings unprecedented intelligence, automation, and agility to commercial order-stream processing, enabling manufacturers to increase revenue, improve financial predictability, and achieve channel integrity. Edge products and services combine innovative technology and deep domain expertise in solutions that optimize sales, distribution, and supply chain operations while complementing traditional transaction management and analytic systems. Deployed at leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, Edge products are currently optimizing more than $40 billion in annual revenue streams. Edge Dynamics has offices in Redwood City, California, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.edgedynamics.com, send email to info@edgedynamics.com, or call 650-780-7800.
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