Ranbaxy, an Indian drug firm, has developed controlled-release systems that allow patients to take only one pill a day instead of several small doses.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

To get around the problem of addicts failing to follow a drug regimen, DrugAbuse Sciences is developing a controlled-release version of naltrexone that requires only a monthly injection.

FORBES: Drug warrior

Arnold says Glaxo already has managed to switch 30% of Paxil patients to Paxil CR, a controlled-release version that lasts longer and may deliver a more sustained dose.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Paxil CR and Paxil have not been directly compared with one another, but in studies comparing each to placebo, patients were less likely to stop taking the controlled-release version because of side effects.

FORBES: GlaxoSmithKline Gets Kicked, Plods Forward

From 1977-78 he submitted nine separate proposals for research grants--including work on the controlled release of cancer drugs and the inhibition of angiogenesis--but was rejected by the National Institutes of Health and various foundations.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The Fed conducts incremental unconventional monetary policy via purchasing of debt, while the President can release government-controlled barrels of oil onto the market.

FORBES: Is The White House The New Federal Reserve Of Oil?

Imagine swapping the old fashioned press release for hundreds of employee-controlled points of contact with customers!

FORBES: Yes But Facebook Did Change Everything About How You Work

Developers could feasibly develop one game across both Windows and Xbox platforms, and it could offer a tasty value proposition if consumers buy one release to play across multiple Microsoft-controlled platforms.

FORBES: Microsoft, Agawi Team Up For Cloud Gaming On Windows 8; Is Xbox 720 Next?

Japan, a big importer, says it will release about a fifth of its government-controlled rice stockpile.

ECONOMIST: The world food summit