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- noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, near Antlia and Puppis.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Testudinidae — sometortoises . - proper noun astronomy A
spring constellation of thesouthern sky, said to resemble thecompass of aship . It is associated with the largerArgo Navis , although it was never officially part of that constellation.
Etymologies
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Title: CareFusion Announces Six New Pyxis (R) Technologies at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition Description: CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, today announced six new Pyxis® medication management products at the 44th American Society for Health System Pharmacists Keywords: CA, CareFusion, Pyxis
Medindia Health News 2009
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Each cart offers the option to be compatible with typical medication delivery systems such as Pyxis, Omnicell, and even the McKesson robotic systems.
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"There's a huge push in general around more and more companies allowing employee-owned mobile devices on the network," said Todd Christy, president of Pyxis Mobile, a company that develops enterprise app platforms.
Business Tasks Bring Out Serious Side of Apps Shayndi Raice 2010
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"If you're a chief information officer, in general, there is an implicit trust in the BlackBerry security model, and now other devices can be managed in the same way," said Todd Christy , president of Pyxis Mobile Inc., a closely held Boston company that makes software that helps businesses build smartphone applications.
BlackBerry Maker to Support Rival Smartphones Stuart Weinberg 2011
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To maintain its dominance of the corporate market these devices will need to more competitive with its rivals, said Pyxis's Mr. Christy, noting that 60% of his customers are deploying iPhone and iPad-based applications.
BlackBerry Maker to Support Rival Smartphones Stuart Weinberg 2011
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Pyxis Mobile charges about $150,000 for the deployment of a mobile platform, which includes app-creation software and access to the Pyxis server that handles technical problems.
Business Tasks Bring Out Serious Side of Apps Shayndi Raice 2010
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The Pyxis 2007-1 transaction which we discussed in the post was a CDO but did not have any Merrill involvement.
Thomas Adams and Yves Smith: New York Times Muffs Merrill/Magnetar Piece (Corrected and Updated) 2010
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Merrill had an active relationship with Magnetar, whose massive CDO program (named after constellations like Pyxis) has taken Wall Street by storm (industry sources and our own analysis suggest Magnetar's CDOs drove the demand for at least 35%, but more likely 50%-60% of subprime demand in 2006).
Thomas Adams and Yves Smith: New York Times Muffs Merrill/Magnetar Piece (Corrected and Updated) 2010
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This, plus the 2007 Pyxis deal (insured by FGIC), would explain why Merrill thought they had hedges in place which ultimately turned out to be worth less than they thought.
Thomas Adams and Yves Smith: New York Times Muffs Merrill/Magnetar Piece (Corrected and Updated) 2010
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Barely visible to any but a few inside Merrill, Pyxis was created at the height of the mortgage mania as a sink for subprime securities.
Merrill Lynch's 'Pyxis' Deals Hid Risks At The Height Of Mortgage Boom: NYT 2010
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