Author: WTN News

The historic blast off of Orion, NASA’s much-heralded, next-generation spacecraft, was repeatedly delayed Thursday because of gusty winds, balky valves and a boat that moved too close to the launch site. But as the launch window began to close, NASA officials were still hopeful that...

With Apple and Google pushing products into the enterprise, businesses need to rethink how they invest in new technology. Tech companies that made their fortunes in the consumer market have shifted their focus to what was once considered an archaic target -- the enterprise. This shift means...

The hackers appear to be winning. Each month, it seems, another company’s records get compromised and another shadowy group amasses millions of private documents. The result: Today, any consumers, companies or entrepreneurs who have been paying attention to the news are thinking long and hard about...

Customer experience is on everyone’s lips and in just about every presentation discussing digital. While the focus on customers is correct, and critical to digital success, many digital customer experiences come too close to the same old process enabled by new technology. Many companies...

In its latest State Tech and Science Index, the California-based Milken Institute reinforced the perception that the Midwest is a frozen wasteland amid the nation's high-growth economy. Small New England states such as Rhode Island, New Hampshire and even Vermont — with no city larger than...

On Wednesday, Dropbox unveiled a new API (see our API explainer) intended to let large corporate clients tie third-party security tools into Dropbox 's cloud storage. Next week, its rival Box plans its own security announcement aimed at helping employees at big organization collaborate and...

As hospitals and physician practices struggle to meet Stage 2 standards for Meaningful Use (MU) of EHRs, the federal government is getting ready to write the rules for Stage 3. With interoperability – a centerpiece of Stage 2 – lagging, providers are questioning the direction...

In the daily quest to get things done faster and better, one thing often gets lost in the shuffle: the user experience. Unfortunately, many CIOs and other executive haven't received this memo. The end result? Products, services and functionality that either don't work or consistently...

All too often, companies take the scope of their offerings as a given, delaying changes that make the organization ripe for disruption. Kodak stuck with “film” as its core business while competitor FugiFilm Holdings, Inc. accepted the inevitability of digital replacing film. Fugi transformed its...