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ICD-10 Conversion: Do Or Die
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:50 EST
Failure to meet upcoming deadlines could mean major disruptions in claims payments for healthcare organizations.
3 Ways To Get More From Google Docs
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:25 EST
Check out three creative tips for small and midsize business users who want to get added value from Google's productivity suite.
NASA Seeks Smaller, Better Satellites
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21 EST
Agency puts out call for flight demos of small satellites that can do more, while being launched more quickly and more cheaply, to provide new opportunities for space research and communications.
Cisco Cius Hopes To Ride BYOD Wave
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:01 EST
Cisco has high hopes that begrudging acceptance of BYOD will boost its own work-minded tablet. But one analyst says the networking giant is missing the point.
How Samsung Screwed Up Its Super Bowl Ad
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:30 EST
Call it the stylus snafu: Samsung's over-the-top Super Bowl commercial failed to resonate with viewers and earned widespread mocking on Twitter. Here's why.
Symantec Expands Backup Options
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:56 EST
New versions of Backup Exec and NetBackup reduce backup windows, enhance replication and snapshots.
New Android Malware Has Costly Twist
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50 EST
"Polymorphic" malware, tweaked frequently, sends SMS texts to premium-rate numbers until smartphone owner's account balance is depleted.
Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-Orders Begin
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:10 EST
Windows Phone fans who want to get their hands on the Lumia 900 smartphone can reserve one with a $25 deposit at Microsoft stores.
Steve Appleton, Survivor
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:51 EST
The man who led the improbable little startup called Micron Technology leaves a big legacy.
SoftLayer: A New Kind Of Cloud Service
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:30 EST
SoftLayer's customers can move data with the click of a button from virtual servers to physical and back, whenever they choose, in SoftLayer data centers.
Apple's Walled Garden: Sledgehammer Needed
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:44 EST
Friday's revelation of an iOS app with a "hidden" tethering capability shows that walled garden restrictions don't necessarily keep us safer. They do create a monopoly and planned obsolescence. It's time to break down those walls.
SAP's Success And Looming Challenges
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30 EST
The vendor must get ready to grow its developer community, harness the sensor data revolution, and bring together the consumer and enterprise worlds.
Vblocks' Secret Sauce: Simplicity
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30 EST
Take a peek at why CSC, just the latest fan of VBlocks, used the virtualization technology to build eight cloud data centers.
How To Write A SAN RFI
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00 EST
Storage and networking architectures are changing, embracing virtualization and private clouds, not discrete servers and local disks. That means plenty of IT teams are in the market for SANs. Here's how to make vendors work for your business.
Cloud Computing Is Still A Leap Of Faith
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00 EST
IT's jumping into cloud services with way too much custom code and way too little planning, our annual State of Cloud Computing Survey finds.
Cloud Success Stories
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00 EST
Six Flags and Yelp reveal how they've made the public cloud work for their businesses.
DHS Simulation Software Predicts Bomb Blast Paths
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:55 EST
New tool uses interface based on Google Earth plus modeling and simulation to predict how car or truck bombs would impact the streets of lower Manhattan. Goals include safer buildings and better escape routes.
Anonymous Hacked FBI Conference Call
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:59 EST
FBI confirms legitimacy of 16-minute call, posted by hacktivists, that discussed sentencing and future arrests of LulzSec and Anonymous participants.
It's Browser Version Madness!
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:56 EST
Major versions of a major program used to be a major event. Thanks to Google and Mozilla they are downright commonplace, but still as disruptive as ever.
Mannequins Recruited To Teach Medicine
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:42 EST
SimView captures video, audio, data logs, and simulated patient responses for live observation or retroactive review of medical simulations.
When 'Nice' Bosses Fail
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:05 EST
IT is a service business, where nice guys often finish first. But you'd better be effective too, because scorched-earth leaders are just waiting to pounce.