Today, I am delighted to launch the Fusion Healthcare Blog as a forum for health information technology buyers, users, integrators, investors and developers. We want you to be part of the discussion This blog will co-exist with WTN Media's Digital Healthcare Conferences. The next...
The European duo who created Skype and sold it to eBay for billions may have another trick up their sleeve: buying it back. Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the founders of Skype, have approached several private equity firms and are pooling their own substantial resources...
The Olympus E-30 is a new, mid-range SLR that costs $1299 without lens, and shoots 12-megapixel images. Olympus has added a number of features usually seen in point-and-shoot cameras, most notably a bevy of scene modes, and their new Art Filters, which add elaborate special...
The Aberdeen Group released a report that demonstrates that Best-in-Class companies have successfully merged Business Intelligence (BI) functionality with collaborative techniques in order to produce substantial improvements in customer responsiveness, employee productivity, and business process efficiency. By leveraging a culture of information and other key...
Despite a growing track record of success, software as a service is still misunderstood by a surprising number of IT and business decision-makers. It's time to put to rest some misconceptions about SaaS. Let's bust the five most common myths. Myth No. 1: SaaS is a...
Apollo Management and several other investment firms are in talks to convert their debt holdings in Charter Communications, the troubled cable company, into equity stakes, people briefed on the negotiations said Thursday. These firms, which include Oaktree Capital Management and Crestview Partners, would do so as...
Motorola Inc. fired former Chief Financial Officer Paul Liska for cause last month, the company disclosed in a proxy statement for its upcoming annual shareholder meeting. Liska, who joined the company as executive vice president and CFO only last March 1, is now required to pay...
Laura Strong, board president of the Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association, says the board is open to director candidates beyond Wisconsin's borders in the wake of Jim Leonhart's resignation. The new director will be part of a series of changes, including a name change...
The telecom IP telephony wars escalated today, as AT&T announced the launch of its AT&T U-verse product for digital voice service in parts of Madison. The state of Wisconsin already is served by a new IP telephony service provided by the Madison-based TDS Telecom, and...
In rolling out a new hosted Internet telephony service, TDS Telecom is betting that today's difficult economic conditions will prompt business customers to invest in technology efficiencies, especially because that investment involves a monthly charge and no capital costs. It's one of TDS's top business...