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Can Consumer Tech And Security Co-Exist?
It's an incredibly exciting time to be in IT. And that's part of the problem.
ACO Rules Limit Patient Telehealth Options
American Telemedicine Association wants HHS to waive five Medicare restrictions on telehealth payments.
Guerra on Healthcare: MU Debate On Lab Reporting
Some members of the Meaningful Use Workgroup question the need for office labs to keep public health agencies in the loop on diseases and lab data.
Congress To Question White House On Digital Communications
A House committee will consider whether social-networking communications of White House staffers should be preserved according to the Presidential Records Act of 1978.
Motorola Ships 250,000 Xooms, Delays LTE Products
Motorola Mobility reported a first quarter loss of $81 million on revenue of $3.0 billion, an improvement from a year ago when it lost $212 million.
Feds Seek IT Ideas From Private Sector
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has called a meeting with business CIOs to identify emerging tech trends, with a goal of helping federal agencies begin planning now for what comes next.
Wildfire Helps SMBs With Social Media Marketing
Here's a Web app that you don't need a lot of money or technical know-how to use.
Filemaker Eyes Mobile SMBs With Go Updates
iPhone and iPad versions of the popular desktop database software target users frustrated by a lack of mature business apps and those lacking development resources to build applications themselves.
Filemaker Go 1.2 Expands iOS Feature Set
The latest version of Filemaker Go--the database software provider's iOS-based mobile application for business users--adds charts and graphs, digital signature capture, enhanced PDF tools, and wireless printing while allowing users to develop custom applications for the iPhone or iPad without heavy-duty development work.
Mobile Security, The Way Forward
Our newest Tech Center is your one-stop shop for news, analysis, and commentary on the nexus of mobile computing and cyber threats.
Appsbar Helps SMBs Build Mobile Apps
Businesses can build Apple iOS and Android mobile applications with the free service without needed development expertise.
Electronic Patient Consent System Planned
Given the public's concerns about online privacy and ID theft, ONC is launching a pilot project that will build trust in data exchange.
Google Chrome 11 Kills Bugs, Adds Speech Input
The company paid out a record $16,500 in rewards to security researchers who helped to eliminate more than two dozen bugs.
IT Support Of Healthcare Quality Key To Reform
Philip Bredesen, former Tennessee governor and national e-health alliance co-chair, remains frustrated with the slow pace of change in the industry.
Five Things To Expect From RIM's BlackBerry World
New BlackBerrys, a revised BlackBerry OS, and info on the PlayBook's first two weeks of life will highlight Research In Motion's annual developer and partner event in Orlando next week.
Does Vermont Prescriber ID Law Violate Free Speech?
The Supreme Court might not even be hearing the case if the state's ban on using a doctor's prescription records for marketing purposes were written as "opt-out" rather than "opt-in."
Vidyo, Massachusetts Hospital Partner On Telemedicine
The Internet-based system gave Mass General's stroke center the secure, low-latency, high-definition, and interoperable videoconferencing platform it needed.
Obama Orders Federal Agencies To Upgrade Customer Service
The Executive Order requires federal agencies to develop plans to leverage technology to improve their customer service capabilities.
Google Apps Tuned For SMBs
Google has made some pricing and billing changes for those that use Google Apps.
Nokia Drops Symbian, Cuts 7,000 Jobs
Accenture to assume maintenance of OS as Finnish phone maker transitions to Windows Phone 7.
Google Sees Smartphones As Advertising Goldmine
Smartphones are used by consumers when they are shopping to help make buying decisions, according to a Google survey.
Military Deploys Two Smartphone Apps
The Army and DOD are providing mobile device access to information about new munitions and a support network for wounded soldiers, veterans, and their families.
SMBs Need Real Plans For Social Media
Without clearly defined goals for social media activities, small and midsize businesses risk chasing an elusive return on their investment in the technology.
Global CIO: Data Mining Faces The Supreme Court Test
A high court hearing raises a question critical to the number-crunching business world: How much should individuals be able to control the data companies have about them?
Go Cloud Or Go Home
Cloud computing can be diluted into uselessness when mixed with immature technologies and poor practices.
IT Versus User Devices
Corporate IT managers often find themselves at odds with employees over allowing access to company data with personal devices. There are ways though to benefit both parties.
MicroVentures Funds First Three Deals
Online peer-to-peer investment service breaks new ground, connects entrepreneurs with start-ups and SMBs
WorkSimple Targeting Bigger Firms With Social Goals Tool
The social, web-based tool for employee goal setting and tracking is expanding reaching beyond the SMB market as enterprise customers seek ways to assess performance.
Supreme Court To Hear Doctor Pharmacy Data Case
Data collection firms are challenging a Vermont law limiting use of doctors' prescription records for targeted marketing programs by drug companies.
Air Force To Build Intelligence Sharing Cloud
Intelligent Software Solutions won a $49.9 million task order for a system to gather and share intelligence information across multiple military and federal sources.
Cost, IT Support Top BI Obstacles For SMBs
Microsoft had the largest market share, followed by Business Objects, LogiXML, Cognos, and SAP, according to a LogiXML survey.
Healthcare Providers Voice Gripes At EHR Usability Hearing
The federal Health IT Policy Committee's Adoption/Certification Workgroup became a sounding board for doctors frustrated with complicated electronic health record software.
HP Expands Thin Client Lineup
Microsoft's Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack makes its first appearance in a HP thin client in the t5740e.
5 Tips For Effective Newsletters
When it comes to written communication with customers, letting your personality shine through and soliciting feedback are among the important considerations.
Coworking, Online Social Collaboration Create Community
Online collaboration tools, such as Mavenlink, enhance connections and networking in physical spaces, such as Link Coworking.
Lookout Mobile Security Protects Android Smartphones
For a while now, it seems as if malware that targets smartphones has been more of a theoretical exercise as opposed to a real threat. And mobile security software is one of the last things that many people and businesses think they need. But the recent outbreak of Android-based malware, which has led to reportedly tens of thousands of people becoming infected by malware found in more than fifty apps in the Android Market, could be the first sign of the new age of mobile threats.
Amazon EC2 Outage Hobbles Websites
Engine Yard, Foursquare, Hootsuite, Heroku, Quora, and Reddit were among the websites that suffered from slowed or disabled access.
North Carolina Urged To Outsource Tech Ops
State-sponsored IT review finds that $76 million could be saved by handing off key services to private contractors and centralizing others.
MicroStrategy Expands Business Intelligence For SMBs
Visual Insight allows users to glean, analyze, and publish data without centralized IT support or deep BI expertise.
Lost Laptops Cost $1.8 Billion Per Year
Only one-third of missing laptops have full-disk encryption for preventing data breaches, finds Ponemon study of European firms.
NSA CIO Pursues Intelligence-Sharing Architecture
In an exclusive interview, Lonny Anderson discusses plans for a shared development environment for U.S. intelligence agencies, cloud computing, and tech modernization.
Microsoft Collaboration Suite Gets Key FISMA Certification
Business Productivity Online Suite-Federal gets USDA security clearance, paving the way for the agency to move 120,000 employees to the cloud email service.
Where Does Oracle's Itanium Dump Leave You?
Companies running Oracle software on HP's big servers will have to make choices. Here are the well-known migrations paths, a few unheralded options, and possible unintended consequences.
Military Software Developers Get Enhanced Social Network
Social media extension are added to the Forge.mil software collaboration tools to boost collaboration outside project boundaries.
CHIME Seeks Refinements In Stage 1 MU Compliance
Unreasonable expectations from ONC on Meaningful Use guidelines may discourage widespread adoption of EHRs.
Social Media Usage By SMBs Often Ad-Hoc
Many small and midsize businesses are using social media without any formal strategy or budget, according to a study by SMB Group.
Federal Telework Guidelines Released
The Office of Personnel Management has set up policies and instructed several agencies to collaborate on security policies around teleworking.
American Well Launches Telehealth For SMB Practices
For medical offices that lack IT muscle, Online Care for Providers offers two-way video, live chat, billing, and more.
IBM Q1 Profit Jumps 13%, Guidance Raised
Strong gains in services, software and hardware sales help Big Blue handily beat Street estimates.
Review: BlackBerry PlayBook Not Ready For The Enterprise
RIM's PlayBook is a beautifully designed piece of technology, but lacks basic features available from every other tablet in the market.
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The State of Cloud Computing - Fall 2020
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