The nation is set to begin an ambitious program, backed by $19 billion in government incentives, to accelerate the adoption of computerized patient records in doctors’ offices and hospitals, replacing ink and paper. There is wide agreement that the conversion will bring better care and...
Dell has finally confirmed what has been bouncing around the market for some time, that it is entering the smartphone business. It’s not saying very much about its strategy, other than that it is using Google’s Android operating system. (That, in itself, confirms what is becoming...
What is the CIO's role in driving social media into organizations? Listening to many of our clients it seems that it is often that of "social police" - IT gets asked by legal to block any and all social media applications. While in some cases...
It's partly because of the European Union's deadly combination of ignorance and arrogance, and partly because Ellison's already invested so much time and money, and partly because he wants Sun before it must shed several thousand more jobs due to the EU's dithering. But the...
The post-industrial evolution of the U.S. economy has aroused multibillion-dollar questions over what kinds of inventions deserve patent protection, and on Monday the Supreme Court joined the muddle over whether new ideas and strategies do. The courts and U.S. law have long held that the inventors...
Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday that it had reached an agreement to acquire 3Com, a provider of computer network switching and routing equipment, for $2.7 billion in deal that will help improve H.P.’s business in China and expand its network gear business. With the purchase, H.P. is planning...
The executive who grew Monster Worldwide into an online job juggernaut is the new CEO of PKWare Inc., the company plans to announce Tuesday. V. Miller Newton will lead the software company, which popularized a data compression system commonly referred to as "zipping." Read full article>>...
In an intelligence note, FBI officials say a mix of banking Trojans and phishing attacks has plagued victims - mainly public institutions and small and midsize businesses - to the tune of $100 million in attempted losses as of October. Malware and phishing schemes targeting online...
Microscopes are invaluable tools to identify blood and other cells when screening for diseases like anemia, tuberculosis and malaria. But they are also bulky and expensive. Now an engineer, using software that he developed and about $10 worth of off-the-shelf hardware, has adapted cellphones to substitute...
Stem cell researchers at the Gladstone Institute in San Francisco and Stanford Medical School have joined a new national consortium linking teams of scientists who normally work independently with other groups that seek to discover new therapies for varied human disorders. The government-funded venture will encourage...