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Engage Patients: 16 Creative Healthcare Strategies
Hospitals can go beyond Meaningful Use requirements to make patients happier and healthier and the bottom line better. Consider these ideas.
Office 365 Personal: 5 Questions Answered
Is Microsoft's Office 365 Personal right for you? Here's what you need to know.
The JavaScript Alternatives
Three languages compete to make JavaScript easier to write and faster to execute. Which to choose?
Safe Harbor, Lavabit & The Future Of Cloud Security
For cloud computing to grow, we need a balance between individual privacy and control of data, and the government's ability to fight crime and terrorism. Persistent encryption may be the answer.
Facial Analytics: What Are You Smiling At?
Emotient's API provides "real-time emotional analysis" for use in focus groups and other consumer applications.
3 Ways Big Data Can Help Fix Internet Security
OpenDNS CTO Dan Hubbard explains how big data can help address three major Internet security weaknesses.
Network Engineers: Don't Be The Dinosaur
Network pros: Want a future in software-defined networking? You can't stick with the old ways of working.
Will Microservers Put Blade Servers Out To Pasture?
Microservers are becoming more powerful, putting pressure on the blade server market.
What Did Weintraub Know About Madoff Ponzi Scheme?
Defense attorney suggests that Liz Weintraub, Madoff's deceased former head of IT, helped devise the deceptive code that enabled Ponzi scheme.
7 Behaviors That Could Indicate A Security Breach
Breaches create outliers. Identifying anomalous activity can help keep firms in compliance and out of the headlines.
Google, Microsoft Pressure Asus To Cancel Dual-Boot Tablet
Intel may be the biggest loser if Asus cancels dual Windows-Android devices due to operating systems makers' objections.
Target Ignored Data Breach Alarms
Target's security team reviewed -- and ignored -- urgent warnings from threat-detection tool about unknown malware spotted on the network.
Cover Oregon Diagnosis: Oracle Overdose
Federal critique of Oregon's Obamacare health insurance exchange finds project overly dependent on Oracle consultants, architecture bloated with Oracle software.
Lockheed Martin Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Industrial Defender
Acquisition of critical infrastructure cyber-security firm gives Lockheed Martin access to commercial markets while offering government customers a fuller suite of services.
NSA Denies Impersonating Facebook To Serve Malware
Facebook's Zuckerberg speaks out after Snowden leak suggests NSA server posed as social media site to infect millions of computers with surveillance malware.
Defense Department Adopts NIST Security Standards
DOD replaces longstanding information assurance process with NIST's holistic "built-in, not bolt-on," risk-focused security approach.
Amazon Prime Increases Price To $99
Amazon Prime customers get free deliveries and instant streaming video downloads. But will they accept a $20 price hike?
Google Drive Chops Prices
Google Drive blows past other online storage services by tripling free space to 15 GB and cutting prices across the board.
HIE Use In ER Cuts Hospital Admissions: Cornell Study
Emergency room patients whose doctors consult their records through a health information exchange were 30% less likely to be admitted, says a Cornell study.
Apple iPhones Could Thwart Attackers
Apple patent application suggests the company is looking to add personal security features to its mobile devices.
Huawei Confirms Dual-OS Android-Windows Smartphone
Smartphone will let users swap between Android and Windows Phone operating systems.
Paytronix Proves SMBs Can Do Big Data Analysis
Running a Cloudera Hadoop cluster on Amazon Web Services, Paytronix gains insight into customer behavior it couldn't tease out of a database.
OPM Releases Strategic IT Plan
Office of Personnel Management director Katherine Archuleta lays out a new IT strategy to improve federal recruiting and retirement systems.
Why China Loves WeChat
A year ago, Weibo was China's hottest social network. Now WeChat is the only place to be. Why the dramatic shift?
Samsung Galaxy Security Alert: Android Backdoor Discovered
Samsung's flavor of Android has a backdoor that can be remotely exploited by attackers, Android developers warn.
Will Microsoft Waive Windows Phone Fees?
Microsoft has waived Windows Phone licensing fees for two Indian smartphone makers. Will the company extend the offer to other manufacturers to help boost sales?
Windows XP Goes Dark: 5 Things To Expect
Microsoft customers face Windows XP's end-of-service deadline. How much will you suffer from the lack of support?
8 Data Centers For Cloud's Toughest Jobs
Each of these innovative data centers represents the best in class for a design or operational factor. Google's employee sauna? That's just a bonus.
DevOps Demands You Fix Twice
If you've taken time to get everything just perfect, you haven't truly adopted the rapid iteration, lean product development ethos.
NYC Mayor Needs Analytics In His Corner
Mayor de Blasio needs more than public support to advance his plans for jobs, education, and public safety. He must harness big data.
6 Lessons CIOs Can Learn From WhatsApp
CIOs looking to expand services globally should take a long, hard look at WhatsApp's strategy, growth, and acquisition.
H-1B Visa Demand Spike Predicted
When the window for new H-1B applications opens on April 1, three IT job categories will lead the charge: software engineering, information security, and big data.
Obamacare Vs. Patient Data Security: Ponemon Research
Healthcare professionals worry that healthcare regulations mandating patient data exchange are luring more data thieves, says Ponemon study.
What 24's Jack Bauer Can Teach Federal Agencies
The true value of mobility, big data, and the cloud emerges when agencies combine all three to help employees work more effectively.
Best of Interop Finalists Announced For 2014
Interop announced 27 finalists for the Best of Interop awards. Judges chose finalists in 9 categories, including SDN, mobility, and security.
Network Engineers: Don't Be The Dinosaur
Network pros can't stick with their old ways of working if they want to have a future in the world of software-defined networking.
Berners-Lee Seeks Digital Bill Of Rights
On the 25th anniversary of his proposal for the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee wants Internet users to come to the Web's defense.
Your Cloud Was Breached. Now What?
You’re not happy. You just experienced a breach. Here’s how to keep calm and secure your cloud.
Patent Data Missing In Troll Debate
Congress and the Supreme Court are poised to take action on patent suits, but data to inform ongoing debates is missing, experts say.
Army Expands Virtual Desktop Program
Army's desktop-as-a-service plan gains cred at Pentagon, but lack of funding could delay full implementation.
Bitcoin, Meet Darwin: Crypto Currency's Future
First-movers rarely survive, but some experts see a real future for government-issued crypto currency.
Retail Industry May Pool Intel To Stop Breaches
Target and other shopper-data breaches turn up the heat on retail industry to establish a cyberthreat Information-Sharing and Analysis Center.
Internet in 2025: 5 Intriguing Predictions
How will the Web evolve over the next decade? Technology experts weigh in.
Web Turns 25: 10 Graphics To See
Tim Berners-Lee's proposal changed the world. These visual representations show what his World Wide Web has become.
VMware Virtual SAN Move, Explained
VMware seeks to dominate virtual storage with Virtual SAN as, at the same time, it gains ground in network virtualization.
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