ISPE unveils three new products; SAP SaaS-es; IT aids in sepsis test development;

> ISPE has unveiled three online learning products: the Certified Pharmaceutical Industry Professional (CPIP) online course, the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) online training course, and the ISPE 2009 Washington Conference session series. ISPE release

> SAP has announced "a spectacular u-turn" by jumping on the SaaS bandwagon, says ITPro. SaaS will become part of the software giant's selling strategy via functionality add-ons for existing ERP customers. Article

> Clinicians, informatics experts and computer scientists have developed and begun testing what they believe is the first real-time system for sepsis detection. Article

> TranSenda International has released Office-Smart Clinical Trial Manager 2.0, which it says provides enhanced interconnectivity between a comprehensive clinical trial management system and the Microsoft Office system environment. Release

> Pharma services company Premier Research Group has appointed Hal Ward, R.Ph., PharmD as executive director, global pharmacovigilance. Announcement

And Finally... CT Renaissance, enterprise-scale clinical trial integration and automation software, has been launched by MaxisIT. The company says that the web-based solution involves no IT footprint at the point of use. Release