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Toshiba Intros Healthcare Response Systems
The nurse call and emergency response systems provide alerts to caregivers via e-mail, pagers, or text messaging.
Full Nelson: Many Eyes, Dancing Data
With data taking center stage in every organization, the ability to make sense and take action on that data is vital. Technology like Many Eyes will make that process more inviting.
DHS Plots Its Cloud Computing Strategy
A Department Of Homeland Security private cloud is expected to serve up SharePoint and enterprise e-mail before the end of fiscal 2010.
Biden Kicks Off Broadband Stimulus
Vice President Joseph Biden announced Thursday the first wave of government stimulus spending on broadband networks.
MySQL Campaign Heats Up
The open source database's author urges users to object to deal that would give Oracle ownership of MySQL.
H1N1 Hotline Spreads Flu Info
Healthcare providers may use the phone and online service to provide H1N1 information while preserving medical resources for truly urgent care.
Oracle's Earnings Up 15% In 2Q
Maintenance revenues were up 14% and the database giant reported earnings of $.29 a share in its second quarter of fiscal 2010.
Rackspace Offers FathomDB As Service
The Rackspace Cloud moved its competition with Amazon up a notch by offering its FathomDB database as a service.
Global CIO: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison On The Future Of IT
Ellison speaks out on Oracle's new Sun-enabled strategy and how that points to where the entire IT industry is headed.
Intel Unveils 32-NM Chips
A total of 17 CPUs, along with three new chipsets and seven microprocessors providing Wi-Fi and WiMax support will be available early next year.
Global Semiconductor Revenue Falls In 2009
It's only the sixth time in the last 25 years that industry revenue has declined, according to Gartner.
Twitter Downed By 'Iranian' Hackers
Social networking site infiltrated by group claiming ties to Middle Eastern country.
FCC Preparing Broadband Plan
A tight supply of broadband spectrum and the use of set-top boxes for Internet connections are just two of the matters the commission is working to address.
Plurk Might Sue Microsoft For Code Theft
Chinese microblogging service says it may take legal action in wake of plagiarism incident.
Facebook Hit With FTC Complaint
Electronic Privacy Information Center files formal objection against social networking site's privacy changes.
Massive Outage Hits BlackBerry Service
RIM's Internet e-mail system plagued by nationwide disruption much of Thursday.
NASA Launches Portable Cloud Effort
The space agency's Nebula cloud computing platform is basically data centers housed in shipping containers that can be transported almost anywhere.
Government Grapples With EMR Security, Privacy
Healthcare providers aren't stepping up to protect privacy of electronic medical records. Can the government provide adequate data security?
IBM Rational Tools Aid Smart Device Makers
Rational development tools help manufacturers build software that powers smart devices, which have complex systems and software requirements.
Global PC Market Returns To Growth
IT spending will gradually pick up in upcoming quarters, IDC says.
BBN Lands $81 Million Army Contract
The lab will carry out pure research in networking, and will be responsible for transitioning new technologies to the Department of Defense.
Microsoft Amalga Unifies Health Records
A post-acute care facility is using Microsoft Amalga to build internal apps that coordinate healthcare information between multiple internal organizations.
FTC Won't Seek Intel Breakup
Commission says it will not attempt to force chipmaker to divest business units.
Global CIO: Oracle-Sun A Bad Deal? Only A Fool Would Say That
Oracle buying Sun is bad business, says Motley Fool, but that analysis is simply, well, foolish. Here's why.
IBM Acquires BPM Vendor
Lombardi Software's products are typically used at the departmental level, giving IBM an entry into customers who might later expand to enterprise deployments.
Lenovo Launches Systems Health App For PCs
The ThinkVantage Toolbox, built into laptops and desktops, is designed to warn users of pending failures before they happen.
Intel Calls FTC Suit 'Misguided'
Chipmaker says Trade Commission's legal action has no basis in law.
HP Ushers Telecoms Toward Cloud
The company is positioning itself to become a software-as-a-service platform for telecommunications companies.
Congress Goes Wireless
The House of Representatives is preparing to roll out its wireless network, though the timeline for completion is unclear.
EMC Speeds Up Storage Connectivity
The Symmetrix V-Max storage array gets 8Gb-per-second connectivity for mainframe and open systems environments.
Psystar Barred From Selling Mac Clones
The permanent injunction follows a judgment that Psystar violated Apple's Mac OS copyright.
Work Visas Back On Congressional Agenda
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 would make it easier for foreigners with advanced degrees from U.S. universities to get green cards.
IT Jobs: CIOs Need Help But Won't Hire
Hiring for permanent IT positions is flat, but bright spots are seen for IT contractors specializing in security, BI, and SAP.
FTC Sues Intel For Monopoly Tactics
Competition watchdog says chipmaker illegally bullied PC makers into using its chips.
Global CIO: The World's Largest Private Cloud: Who's Number One?
Its 13 petabytes include archived data from the world's top banks and pharma companies, and it's growing rapidly. The owner's name starts with A -- but it's not Amazon.
Software Tools Help Manage Clinical Trials
Web-based, analytic software tools help pharmaceutical firms keep patient recruitment on track for clinical trials.
Abbott To Buy LIMS Firm For $123 Million
The acquisition of Starlims, a provider of laboratory information management systems, aims to boost Abbott's position in the global diagnostics market.
Microsoft Cuts Browser Deal With EU
Software maker will offer Windows users a selection of Web browsers, including rival offerings from Apple, Google, and Mozilla.
Mobile Handset Sales Forecast Improves For 2009
Gartner attributes the bump to sales in Western Europe and on the gray market and says sales will finish flat year-over-year.
Strong Sales May Delay Apple iMacs
Apple's two-week delay in shipping 27-inch iMacs could be due to the product's success, said NPD Group.
EMC Adds VMware Support To Retrospect
Retrospect 7.7 for Windows features integration with VMware Consolidated Backup, energy conservation, and a 64-bit engine.
Toshiba Boosts Smartphone Storage
The 64-GB NAND flash memory module could double internal storage of smartphones.
SMS Privacy Case Heads To Supreme Court
At issue is whether text messages sent on an employee's government-owned device can remain private.
Microsoft Taps Into Open Government Market
The software vendor is using Sharepoint, Bing, SQL, Azure, and other tools to seize a chunk of the open government market.
Full Nelson Video: Cisco's 'Health Presence' Showcase
Cisco is applying its telepresence to healthcare in a compelling effort to lower costs and serve its employees, but it's also a bid to show a tangible business idea beyond its relentless messaging.
Microsoft Launches, Pulls, Twitter-Style Microblog
Software maker yanks Juku social networking site after competitor cries foul.
SMS Project Fights Malaria In Africa
IBM, Vodafone, and Novartis are using text messages to manage supplies of anti-malarial drugs in Tanzania.
Amazon IDs Cause Of Data Center Outage
The failure of two power components at a Virginia data center affected some EC2 operations on December 9th, Amazon Web Services says.
Global CIO: Welcome To The CIO Revolution, Circa 2010
After the craziness that was 2009, what are the top strategic priorities for CIOs in 2010? Four world-class CIOs share their insights.
Seagate Unveils Thinner Hard Drive For Laptops
The Momentus Thin drive is 25% thinner than the typical 2.5-inch drive found in netbooks, and will allow computer makers to offer thinner netbooks and laptops.
Open Source Group Sues Consumer Electronics Companies
Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse, JVC and 10 other consumer electronics companies are charged with violating the General Public License.
Amazon Auctions Cloud Computation
Businesses can now bid for computing capacity during times of low demand to save money.
First Commercial LTE Network Goes Live
TeliaSonera launched its 4G wireless network Monday in Sweden and Norway.
Strong Authentication Not Strong Enough
Cyber thieves are defeating two-factor authentication systems. Gartner recommends defense-in-depth.
Apple Customers Report Flawed iMacs
Over 80 pages of complaints, including flickering, cracked, or yellow-tinged screens, have been logged on Apple's iMac support forum.
NASA Launches Comet-Hunting Space Camera
WISE is designed to capture everything from near-Earth objects to distant black holes.
Oracle Mobilizing MySQL Users
The European Commission investigation into Oracle's acquisition of Sun is turning into a political dogfight as MySQL users are writing letters supporting and opposing the deal.
Los Angeles Goes Google
As of Monday, city employees will be able to start using Google Apps for daily computing tasks.
Microsoft Offers Climate Change Tools
Software maker rolls out interactive services at COP15 conference in Copenhagen.
Google Phone Could Spur Mobile App Development
A branded handset could help the search company develop a more software developer-friendly infrastructure.
Global CIO: The CIO's Christmas
A holiday poem, with apologies to Dr. Seuss
Global CIO: Oracle's EU Nemesis Mocked Intel After $1.5B Fine
After fining Intel $1.5 billion, top EC bureaucrat Neelie Kroes joked about Intel sponsoring European taxpayers. What sort of joke was she planning for Oracle?
Cisco Starent Deal OK'd By Stockholders
The $2.9 billion deal calls for Starent's operation, which provides multimedia core platforms for mobile carriers, to be merged into Cisco.
Office 2003 Bug Locks Files
Rights management technology causes glitch that affected RMS-protected documents.
IBM Offers Tivoli Service To SMBs
Tivoli Live Monitoring can monitor virtual machines running under VMware ESX Server, Microsoft's Hyper-V, and Citrix Systems XenServer.
Global CIO: Oracle Customer Comments Will Force EU To Yield
Oracle customers last week crushed the EU's case against Oracle by saying its databases don't compete with MySQL. But will the EU listen?
Chip Foundries Increase Spending On Capital Equipment
Worldwide spending on chip equipment will fall precipitously this year, but sales will pick up strongly next year, Gartner said.
Getting Started With Full Disk Encryption
Today, full-system encryption in software is feasible and practical. Here's how to get up and running using solutions from PGP, McAfee, Sophos, and open-source options TrueCrypt and DiskCryptor.
10 Questions To Ask About Netbooks
Like it or not, netbooks will move into your company. Here's what you need to know before they do.
Rolling Review: Zinstall Runs Windows 7 and XP
If your users aren't ready to let go of XP as you upgrade to Windows 7, Zinstall can help.
CIO Profiles: Marc Probst, VP And CIO Of Intermountain Healthcare
One of Intermountain's top projects: an enterprise picture archive communication system.
Down To Business: The 'Jobs Summit' And The Role Of Government
Policy makers don't 'create' IT and other jobs without introducing a ton of waste. They do best when they grease the skids of output and trade.
Practical Analysis: 802.11 -- The Blu-Ray Of Wireless
While useful, 802.11n is unlikely to be game-changing technology in most enterprise settings.
How To Improve Your End-User Device Strategy
We need to develop smart new ways to deliver the computing power employees require while ditching the fat desktop PC with its replacement cycle treadmill.
California Health Provider Tackles EHRs
Community Health System expects to improve quality of care, patient communications, and cost management using Allscripts electronic health record software.
Google Douses Privacy Fire
CEO Eric Schmidt's remarks are being taken out of context, the company says.
Microsoft Acquires Data Center Automation Firm
The purchase of Opalis will allow Microsoft to bring automated data center best practices to expand System Center's capabilities.
Dell Updates OptiPlex Business Line
The computer maker has added four smaller business desktops for space-constrained organizations.
Top 10 Intel & AMD Stories Of 2009
High-profile developments on the processor landscape this year included aggressive multicore designs, research to put data centers on chip, and a surprise antitrust settlement between the dueling semiconductor vendors.
NASA Comet Hunter Set For Monday Launch
Weekend liftoff of WISE space telescope scrubbed due to faulty steering engine.
Cybersecurity Metrics Coming For Federal Agencies
Government agencies may soon be required to report a host of metrics focusing on real-time cybersecurity performance.
Skype Updates App For Symbian, Windows
The company released beta versions of its VoIP calling service for Windows desktops and 17 Nokia handsets.
T-Mobile Adds Carrier Billing For Android Market
The move could make the mobile platform more attractive to developers because it offers a seamless way to buy applications.
Smartphone Users Want Mobile TV
Consumers want to see news, entertainment, and sports shows on their smartphones and mobile devices.
GAO Pressures FCC To Help Wireless Consumers
The Government Accountability Office wants the Federal Communications Commission to enforce consumer protection rules.
Nokia Stole iPhone Secrets, Apple Alleges
Computer maker countersues rival over smartphone technologies.
Dell Expands Data Center Offerings
The company introduced infrastructure management software and 10-Gigabit Ethernet to its storage and networking switch lines.
Americans Consume 34 GB Of Data Daily
Video games accounted for most of the bandwidth, but watching TV consumed most of the time.
Global CIO: Riverbed Sees Cloud Computing Boom In 2010
With CIOs looking to the cloud to help rekindle growth and CEOs dazzled by the economic promise, Riverbed is very bullish on cloud computing.
Software AG Launches Mainframe Application Monitoring
The browser-based monitoring tool looks into the operating health of multiple mainframe applications.
Tech Firms Stock Up On Foreign Talent
Recession not slowing use of H-1Bs as program nears limit in just three months.
Web Portal Links Doctors To Patient Info
Butler Health System is rolling out PatientKeeper software to make it easier for physicians to access medical information.
Developers Anticipate Apple Tablet
With reports of Apple suppliers preparing a tablet, developers are thinking about the new app design possibilities.
Chinese Trade Policy Discriminatory, Groups Claim
A new Chinese government procurement policy gives preference to products based on Chinese-owned intellectual property.
AOL Completes Spin-Off From Time Warner
The standalone company's stock value dropped on its first day of trading on its new AOL symbol.
Prepaid Mobile Boosted By Smartphones
Consumers seeking low-cost cell phone plans are no longer restricted to low-tech phones, says a survey.
Microsoft To Acquire Healthcare Specialist
Sentillion buy gives software maker a range of identity and access management tools for hospital IT systems.
Opera Offers Unified Mobile UI Tool
The cross-platform framework will enable businesses to deploy Opera browsers with a consistent user interface across multiple handsets.
LCD Maker Pleads Guilty In Price Fixing Scheme
Chi Mei Optoelectronics will pay $220 million in fines for conspiring with other TFT-LCD companies to set prices for the displays.
Google Search Appliance Now Finds Tweets
Social media is infiltrating the business world, like it or not.
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