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- Networking ignored by medical automation
- When you buy a printer you expect to find a driver for it, one you can easily install, which will allow ready communication between it and your PC. You expect it ... 11:26 PM on Sep 23
- Today's Debate: Can we end fear of privacy breaches?
- Today's Financial Times has a long feature about search engines and privacy, which notes (among other things) that even Microsoft is now lobbying for a new law mandating privacy standards. ... 12:44 AM on Sep 24
- Can UAW strike push health care reform to front burner?
- Is there any chance that the UAW strike against General Motors, which began at 11 AM today, will push health care reform to the front burner of this Congress and ... 1:53 AM on Sep 24
- Will big business lead push for universal health care?
- The GM strike, and the muted reaction to it (so far) from liberal activists, is one of the political ironies of our time. It's happening in part because unions are ... 3:54 AM on Sep 25
- Today's Debate: What would reform do to medical IT?
- Once real health care reform is enacted it will transform the medical IT business. My guess is it will limit the number of vendors, force standardization, and move the center of ... 4:27 AM on Sep 25
- Nanotech is approaching the human body
- Nanotechnology is becoming increasingly practical in the fight against disease, especially cancer. As a proud alumnus of Rice University (class of '77) I get to follow this closely. Since I ... 4:43 AM on Sep 25
- Today's Debate: Is open source the cure for health care?
- Open source is the cure for what ails health care IT, according to Bruce Wilder. Wilder, writing in Advance for Health Information Executives, notes that current Electronic Health Record (EHR) ... 12:19 AM on Sep 26
- Even young doctors paralyzed by health record debate
- Today's post is late because I had my regular check-up this morning. It was with my doctor's new partner. She takes blood pressure well. That's always been one of the ... 1:15 AM on Sep 27
- Bones won't be going with you to Mars
- Bones, for those of you under 50, was the nickname given the late DeForrest Kelley's character, Dr. Leonard McCoy on the old Star Trek series in the 1960s. (I hadn't ... 1:32 AM on Sep 27
- The real point is always-on is cheap
- Our own Roland Piquepaille has a feature today about CD players being used as health monitors. It's a good example of technology re-use. A CD player makes a good detector ... 2:02 AM on Sep 27
- Can advertising solve everything?
- One point I failed to mention about my doctor visit yesterday is that the office has moved. They didn't go far, just around the corner. And one thing I noticed ... 12:16 AM on Sep 28
- Today's Debate: How do we reach interoperability?
- At a House hearing this week there was a lot of talk about medical interoperability. (Rep. Bart Gordon of Tennessee, left. chaired the hearing.) The problem of moving medical data between ... 12:57 AM on Sep 28
- Microsoft targeting hospital IT with Azyxxi
- The name reads like a sneeze. It's pronounced ah-zic-see, and it's Microsoft's most direct attack yet on the hospital automation market. The idea, says sales director Tom Poole, is to ... 1:33 AM on Oct 01
- Today's Debate: How deep should electronic health records be?
- This came in a press release today from Arizona State University. Biomedical informatics is seen as critical to advancing "customized" medicine, in which care is tailored to specific health profiles ... 5:57 AM on Oct 01
- Today's Debate: Are genetic tests a threat?
- The start-up 23andme, whose best-known board member is Esther Dyson (right, from their web site), has an interesting goal. They want your genome. The company wants to build a database of ... 11:24 PM on Oct 01
- Anyone for networked psychiatric questionnaires?
- If you're worried about your medical and genetic records being shared, how about your psychiatric records? (Logo by Logomagic of Boca Raton, Florida.) Harmonex, a start-up based in Roswell, Georgia, ... 12:03 AM on Oct 02
- The $100 billion every politician craves
- While doctors may fear electronic medical records (EMRs), and patients may have concerns over privacy, politicians in both political parties are big supporters. Last week, for instance. Republican Sen. Richard ... 12:56 AM on Oct 02
- Today's Debate: The cost-growth conflict in health care technology
- One of the most frustrating arguments I hear regarding open source and open spectrum is the claim by Bell-heads that the government is making big money from spectrum auctions, that ... 1:54 AM on Oct 03
- Drug industry pounding the table for electronic records
- As I have noted here many times there is unanimous agreement in Washington about the desireability of total health care automation, of electronic health records (EHRs) or electronic medical records ... 2:15 AM on Oct 03
- 1-800 Flowers CIO: Steve Bozzo
- In a CIO Vision Series interview, Steve Bozzo, CIO of 1-800 Flowers talks about the e-tailers blooming flower business, and what it takes to run the companys daily IT operations, ... 3:57 AM on Oct 03
- FCC won't probe disclosure of phone records
- The FCC won't investigate whether phone companies gave customer records to the NSA, saying intelligence officials deemed a probe to be a national security risk. The head of the U.S. ... 4:00 PM on Oct 06
- Radiohead album bets on fast release, open pricing
- The megarockers in Radiohead are eschewing the studio system to release their latest album right into cyberspace all by themselves. The price? It's to you. The release of popular rock ... 11:00 AM on Oct 06
- Week in video: Eco-friendly home, Web-friendly Photoshop
- A green prefab home that feels luxurious, and Photoshop coming to a Web site near you. This week, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos got a look at the now complete version ... 6:00 AM on Oct 06
- Microsoft 'Halo' creators to be separate company
- Software giant will retain stake in Bungie, which could also make titles for game consoles other than the Xbox 360. Microsoft said on Friday that Bungie, the crown jewel of ... 10:19 AM on Oct 05
- Week in review: Where's the Apple iKiller?
- Microsoft and Verizon have designs on Apple territory, while record labels send a message to file sharers. Also: Will a Net access tax be stopped? Challengers to Apple's gadget throne ... 9:00 AM on Oct 05
- Analyst: Yahoo worth more if broken up
- Outsourcing paid search, cutting staff, restructuring graphic display advertising could significantly boost stock, analyst says. Yahoo would be worth far more to shareholders if it broke up its Internet businesses ... 6:58 AM on Oct 05
- Report: Alcatel-Lucent setback with AT&T;
- Alcatel-Lucent's delays in delivery of network equipment to AT&T advance competitor Ericsson's interests, says news report. Shares in Alcatel-Lucent fell by more than 2 percent in early trading on Friday ... 6:26 AM on Oct 05
- Siemens unhappy with Nokia, Fujitsu ventures
- Announcing shake-up, German tech group's new CEO expresses displeasure with Nokia Siemens Networks and Fujitsu Siemens. Germany's biggest technology group, Siemens, is unhappy about its joint ventures with Finland's Nokia ... 6:06 AM on Oct 05
- Social networking helps drive server sales
- Even though virtualization can make efficient use of servers, social-networking Web sites demand a lot of storage space. Social networking is pushing up server sales despite the increasing adoption of ... 5:28 AM on Oct 05
- Is Adobe breathing down Microsoft's neck?
- News.com's Charles Cooper says Adobe's new AIR tech and others' plans for Web apps could finally mean Redmond has to compete for your loyalty. Remember the initial hoo-ha that greeted ... 4:00 AM on Oct 05
- Hook them with flash, keep them with software
- Phones may sell because they are pink or thin, but software is what creates the user experience on a mobile computer. SANTA CLARA, Calif.--A cool design might get people to ... 4:00 AM on Oct 05
- RIM tops profit forecasts, predicts more strength
- Strong demand for new products, including BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Pearl, drive second-quarter profits, company says. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion reported a second-quarter profit on Thursday that beat expectations, ... 5:15 PM on Oct 04
- Microsoft: 'Halo' first-week sales hit $300 million
- Company also reports that the game's release boosted Xbox 360 sales, which it says nearly tripled. Microsoft said on Thursday that its "Halo 3" video game racked up worldwide sales ... 3:26 PM on Oct 04
- Smart meters to cut energy costs
- American Electric Power and General Electric's GE Energy will cooperate to build and deploy advanced electricity "smart" meters. American Electric Power and General Electric's GE Energy will cooperate to build ... 12:38 PM on Oct 04
- No work-free holidays or home life? You're not alone
- Robert Half survey reveals that a third of workers around the globe take their work home, while 12 percent work every weekend. Financiers across the globe are putting in longer ... 12:28 PM on Oct 04
- Ethanol isn't a magic word
- Cascadia Capital's Michael Butler says hype around ethanol may blind people to complex realities of the clean-technology business. The clean-technology revolution has barely begun, but there are already significant lessons ... 12:16 PM on Oct 04
- Judge allows class action over Target Web site
- Plaintiffs say company doesn't allow the blind equal access to stores because they can't obtain online product and sales information. A federal judge in California has allowed a class action ... 12:00 PM on Oct 04
- iPod cheap in Hong Kong, but a Brazil bank-breaker
- Australia's Commonwealth Bank has used latest iPod Nano to compare global currencies and purchasing power in 55 countries. In the market for a new video iPod? Head to Hong Kong ... 10:51 AM on Oct 04
- Nokia, Siemens seen in joint venture until 2013
- Despite rumors that Siemens wanted out, the two companies are expected to stick with the telecommunications equipment deal. Nokia and Siemens are tied in their telecommunications equipment joint venture until ... 10:47 AM on Oct 04
- Sony PSP Japan sales hit record high
- It sold 550,000 units of the new version of the PSP in September, topping PSP sales in Japan in any other month including December 2004, when the original PSP went ... 10:30 AM on Oct 04
- Apple's new kick-butt file system pushes on
- Robin Harris: Apple is moving quickly ahead with their plan to give Mac users the most reliable data storage on any desktop with the new file system ZFS. 11:51 AM on October 05
- Microsoft releases beta of XP SP3 to Vista, Windows Server testers
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsof broadened the private XP SP3 beta on the evening of October 4 to include Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 testers. 11:55 AM on October 05
- Five reasons why the Bungie-Microsoft split is a smart move for Microsoft
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft is spinning out Bungie, the company it acquired in 2000. Microsoft will keep an equity stake. Here's why the deal makes sense. 9:36 AM on October 05
- Microsoft 'Halo' creators to be separate company
- Software giant will retain stake in Bungie, which could also make titles for game consoles other than the Xbox 360. 10:19 AM on October 05
- The real reason(s) behind Microsoft's move to exorcise WGA from IE7
- Mary Jo Foley: Why did Microsoft decide to roll out a refresh of Internet Explorer 7 that no longer requires Windows Genuine Validation checks? Let's speculate. 7:21 AM on October 05
- Fedora 8 due Nov 8, just weeks after Opensuse 10.3, Ubuntu 7.10
- Paula Rooney: Even as new versions of Opensuse and Ubuntu hit the web this month, a jazzed up Fedora 8 release is being prepped for availability on Nov. 8. 8:13 AM on October 05
- A real bidding war: Google's price target
- Six hundred and fifty dollars! Can I get $650? How about $700? Here comes $700. Who's next? An auction? Nope, just Wall Street analysts tripping over themselves to raise the price target for Google shares. 8:14 AM on October 05
- Social networking helps drive server sales
- Even though virtualization can make efficient use of servers, social-networking Web sites demand a lot of storage space. Social networking is pushing up server sales. 5:28 AM on October 05
- RIAA's so-called victory a double-edged sword
- Larry Dignan: Minnesota jury finds a woman liable for downloading music. The penalty: $220,000 in damages for downloading 24 songs illegally. But the RIAA's so-called victory comes at a bad time. 7:15 AM on October 05
- RIM: Unite, enterprise, prosumer market all promising
- Larry Dignan: Reporting stellar 2Q earnings, the BlackBerry maker highlights software called Unite, enterprise gains, and prosumer hits such as the Pearl update. 7:12 AM on October 05
- Analyst: Yahoo worth more if broken up
- Outsourcing paid search, cutting staff, restructuring graphic display advertising could significantly boost stock, analyst says. 6:58 AM on October 05
- The year of the software user
- Charles Cooper: With all the recent advances in Web development the last couple of years, this is emerging as a golden era for users. We're up for grabs and now we've got options--lots of them. 4:00 AM on October 05
- Skype 1.4 for Linux out of beta with new features
- Russell Shaw: Skype 1.4 for Linux is officially out and the call forwarding, and a "Birthday Alert" service that notifies you when anyone in your contact list has a birthday. 4:11 AM on October 05
- MS Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins coming, 4 critical
- Ryan Naraine: Next Tuesday's batch of security updates from Microsoft will include "critical" patches for worm holes in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, Outlook Express and Windows Mail. 4:09 AM on October 05
- AIM adds further social networking features
- AOL’s Instant Messenger client continues to add social networking features, with the latest update encroaching on some of Twitter and Facebook’s stomping ground. 2:03 PM on October 04
- RIM ups third quarter outlook
- Research in Motion added 1.45 million BlackBerry subscriber accounts and shipped 3 million devices in its second quarter results, which were in line with Wall Street expectations. 2:02 PM on October 04
- Ethanol isn't a magic word
- Cascadia Capital's Michael Butler says hype around ethanol may blind people to complex realities of the clean-technology business. 12:16 PM on October 04
- No work-free holidays or home life? You're not alone
- Robert Half survey reveals that a third of workers around the globe take their work home, while 12 percent work every weekend. 12:28 PM on October 04
- Judge allows class action over Target Web site
- Plaintiffs say company doesn't allow the blind equal access to stores because they can't obtain online product and sales information. 12:00 PM on October 04
- Salesforce.com plots marketplace extension
- Dan Farber: Salesforce.com is contemplating a new service that would enable its customers of its CRM platform to share leads, opportunities and custom objects with each other. 9:47 AM on October 04
- Microsoft: We're good for your health
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft has been signaling its intentions to enter the health-records-management space for more than a year. On October 4, the company finally provided an official gameplan on the healthcare software and services front. 11:51 AM on October 04
- Checking in with Apple: Price cuts boost iPhone sales units; Mac sales level out
- Larry Dignan: An analyst says Apple's iPhone price cut has boosted demand to a new sales plateau, Mac sales are leveling out after a back-to-school spurt and iPods are moving off shelves at a rapid clip. 7:01 AM on October 04
- Google says closing gap with China rival
- Search giant has gained market share in the world's second-largest Internet arena after establishing partnerships two local sites. 10:02 AM on October 04
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