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Apple iOS Fingerprint Scanner Has Security Limits
Thumb-scan authentication for your smartphone might sound sexy, but bypasses remain all too easy.
Gartner Tells Outsourcers: Embrace Cloud Or Die
Service providers must adopt public cloud now or risk being left behind in a rapidly growing market, says study.
Education Dept. Praised For Data Collection Model
Department of Education's approach to inventorying data is setting a standard for other agencies, according to federal watchdogs.
Data-Driven Results Influence Federal Budget Cuts
As agencies are forced to do more with less, they'll need a clear vision, the right tools and an eye toward innovating, says former GAO leader and Deloitte director.
NYC's Mouse Corps Gives Students Tech Design Boost
High school program introduces students to a prized combination of technology, engineering and design skills.
Michael J. Fox Foundation Points Big Data At Parkinson's
Kaggle Challenge winner Lionsolver proves that passive data collection can improve patient care and medical research.
Google To Replace AT&T Wi-Fi At Starbucks
Starbucks kicks AT&T to the curb and chooses Google to provide free Wi-Fi at its 7,000 U.S. stores; Google promises speeds up to 10 times faster.
NASA Cloud Contracts Slammed By Auditor
Space agency's early moves into cloud were poorly managed, may have exposed the organization to risk, inspector general reports.
Banks Struggle To Get ATMs Off Windows XP
Most ATMS still run on Windows XP, according to one industry estimate. With less than nine months until Microsoft stops supporting the OS, a credit union exec explains why upgrading is so painful for financial institutions.
Apple iOS 7 Ready For Fingerprint Scanner
Forthcoming iPhones may authenticate valid users via a fingerprint scanner in the Home button.
How To Spot A Facebook Scam
Keep your Facebook account safe and secure by watching for these four common tactics used by scammers.
Scam Android Apps Plague Google Play
Victims get hit with a bill of more than $3,000 -- and given just three days to pay -- for what's labeled as an annual subscription fee to an online adult video site.
Hospitals Struggle With EHRs For Quality Reporting, AHA Says
AHA report details problems hospitals encountered with EHRs in MU stage 1, recommends policy changes to address them.
Feds Move To Open Source Databases Pressures Oracle
Cost-conscious federal agencies move to open source choices, pressuring Oracle, IBM, Microsoft and Sybase to refine products, licensing agreements.
Lawmakers Grill Federal CIO On Data Center Figures
House subcommittee hammers Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel on how federal data center tally suddenly doubled.
Brave Tales From The SysAdmin Trenches
Comedy. Tragedy. PEBCAK. Systems administrators know them all -- as evidenced by these tales from IT pros recognized on National SysAdmin Day.
Mobile Strategy In Emerging Markets: 10 Tips
Building and establishing a mobile strategy in a developing economy presents unique challenges. Here's how to tackle them.
Docs Unlikely To Track Gifts With CMS App
Busy doctors not expected to track freebies using Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' new mobile app, even though it could help them check government's accounting of gifts later.
Rosetta Stone Moves Deeper Into Education Tech
Rosetta Stone acquires Lexia Learning, which markets online reading instruction and adaptive learning software to schools.
Windows XP's End Of Life: Readers Respond
Windows XP loyalists have a bone (or three) to pick with Microsoft.
Senate Committee Gets Earful On Health IT Woes
Experts share concerns about Meaningful Use timeline, obstacles faced by rural hospitals, challenge of sharing electronic health records.
5 Helpful Online Services From Uncle Sam
These examples illustrate the White House's push to make government data and services more accessible.
Cloudera Brings Role-Based Security To Hadoop
Cloudera Sentry brings Hadoop fine-grained data-access controls that financial services, healthcare firms and government agencies have sought.
3 Disruptive Technologies Gaining Speed
Former chief strategist of Netscape says IT leaders should brace themselves now for three big movements: smart cities, car tech and big data analysis.
Healthcare Reform Spurs Health IT Mergers
Deal-making declined in the first half of 2013 due to tax-law changes, but interest in buying healthcare firms remains high.
Auburn University Program Trains Future National Security Analysts
Auburn University and Intelligent Software Solutions partnership enables students to learn by providing data analysis services to the U.S. government.
MGMA Protests Decision Not To Test ICD-10 With Medicare
Government's decision against end-to-end testing would be "catastrophic" for practices, Medical Group Management Association says in letter to Health and Human Services' Sebelius.
Creative Tests For Your Business Continuity Plan
Shake up your continuity training with these challenging exercises that force employees out of their comfort zone.
FBI To Overhaul Printer Network
Bureau picks Lexmark for $30 million contract as part of broader effort projected to save government billions in projected printing costs.
3 End Of Windows XP Upgrade Headaches
Microsoft's looming end-of-support deadline for Windows XP isn't motivating some organizations to upgrade. But they face looming trouble spots.
Common Core Meets Aging Education Technology
Many K-12 schools struggle to implement new educational standards with old technology, outdated skills.
Michael Dell Faces Biggest Week Of His Career
This week could alter the course of Michael Dell's legacy, as investors consider his $24.4 billion offer to take the company private.
Data.gov Gets Updated: A Closer Look
Version 2.0 of government's data portal relies heavily on open-source platforms, but finding usable data can still be like looking for buried treasure.
Do Clickers Beat PCs For Testing Students?
Handheld devices typically used for informal polling and quizzes get attention as an alternative for digital testing, following online testing failures in several states.
State CIOs Press Governance Efforts
In tight budget times, governance is essential for successful sharing of government information and services, says NASCIO report.
Massachusetts Computer Services Tax Riles IT Industry
Proposed 6.25% sales tax on certain computer and software services would slow innovation and hurt the state's tech industry, opponents say.
High EHR Usage: Driven By Need Or Regulations?
When analyzing CMS data showing improvements in healthcare associated with EHR usage, beware "clicks for cash" phenomenon, cautions one analyst.
Microsoft's XP Eulogy: Not Everyone's Listening
Many businesses say they still have good reasons to run Windows XP -- and ignore Microsoft's ongoing warnings to ditch the OS that's on life support.
IBM's Future Growth: Details Shrouded
IBM second-quarter earnings rise but revenues slide, raising questions about where IBM will find next waves of growth. Some cloud, big data and Watson numbers stay hidden.
Most Wired Hospitals: Health IT's Hot Trends
Computer physician order entry, patient-generated data and big data are taking off, according to American Hospital Association survey.
5 Habits Of Highly Effective Government IT Leaders
Former Department of Transportation CIO Nitin Pradhan offers lessons for up-and-coming and incoming government IT execs.
Google Glass Gets Patch To Avoid Hacks
Google has patched a vulnerability that attackers could exploit via QR codes to take full control of the wearable Google Glass devices.
Salesforce.com Promises Sales Turbocharger
Salesforce Sales Performance Accelerator blends Sales Cloud, Data.com and Work.com to deliver better leads, improved training and team motivation.
How 3 ACOs Use Technology To Survive
Nine accountable care organizations are dropping out of a program touted as a key cost-saving element of Obamacare. Here's how three providers are using technology to stick it out.
The Developer Is King, Google And Startups Say
There's never been a better time for developer-entrepreneurs, rising industry leaders argue.
10 Tech Tools To Engage Students
Websites, apps and devices help teachers teach and kids learn in new ways. Check out these 10 great education tech choices.
Stop Crippling Telemedicine
Remote patient monitoring is ready to reinvent routine healthcare tasks. So what are we waiting for?
States Seek Direct Messages For Health Data During Disasters
10 states recently entered a compact to exchange patient data in case of a natural or a man-made disaster. No solution covers the entire country, however.
Education Tech: What's Trending?
Education Technology Innovation Summit in NYC will highlight hot trends in education technology, from mobile to gamification.
Web Ad Networks Move To Block Unlawful Ads
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and other online ad companies agree to policies that aim to starve rogue websites of ad revenue.
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