Wednesday, September 30, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 30/09/2009



IBM In Canadian E-Health Deal
Big Blue will create a database to store millions of digitized patient records.
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Viewpointe User Group Votes in Favor of Check Image Standard
The Viewpointe PUG voted for the Universal Companion Document (UCD) for X9.100-187-2008 as a means to standardize the check image/exchange process.
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Experian Rolls Out New Collections Product--Tallyman
Tallyman is designed to promote flexibility and efficiency in the collections process.
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Oracle Fined $10,000 For Anti-IBM Ads
The Transaction Processing Council levied a rare, $10,000 fine against Oracle for comparing an existing TPC result with one it plans to report in the future.
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Windows 7 Is 'Best Ever' OS
Microsoft CEO says new features make it the right software for "the new normal."
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Software Polices Employees' Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn Posts
Applies the same content monitoring, archiving rules to social networks as cover email and instant messaging.
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New York Health System Launches $400M EMR Program
Major hospital network plans to deploy one of the largest electronic medical record initiatives in the nation.
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Americans Optimistic On Healthcare IT's Potential
Survey respondents like what they see of healthcare technology but fear there's a lack of trained practitioners.
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Record Penalty Against Microsoft Tossed
Ruling overturns jury verdict that would have handed $388 million to Singapore's Uniloc.
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Microsoft Bing Ads Warn About Scams
As part of its ongoing security push, Microsoft is teaming up with the government and Western Union to run search ads to educate users about potential online fraud.
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Bank Drops Google Suit Over Errant Gmail
After obtaining information about the Gmail account holder who accidentally received confidential information, Rocky Mountain Bank and Google have agreed to end the bank's lawsuit.
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Dell Releases Latitude Z With Wireless Charging
The ultra-thin laptop can wirelessly access power, USB ports, audio jacks, and a DVI video link.
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Google Clarifies Open Aspects Of Android
The search giant has halted distribution of the Cyanogen custom Android build with proprietary apps like Gmail and Google Maps.
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'Giant iPhone' May Be Next From Apple
Newton exec's return to Cupertino intensifies tablet computer speculation.
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Winters Leaves, Staley and Black Move Up at JPMorgan
Steve Black to become executive chairman and Jes Staley to become CEO and of the investment bank, Mary Callahan Erdoes appointed CEO of asset management.
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Linedata Adds Counterparty Data to Portfolio Management
Hedge funds, portfolio managers investing in alternative products can see more clearly who they're dealing with.
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Palm WebOS Boosts Enterprise Features
The 1.2 version of webOS improves calendar syncing, e-mail capabilities, and paves the way for paid apps, but doesn't restore the ability to sync media with iTunes.
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Google Wave Preview Release Wednesday
After months of closed testing, Google says it will offer Wave accounts to developers, early adopters and select Google Apps customers.
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Asset Management Firm Moving Apps to the Cloud
It started simply with Salesforce CRM, but Transparent Value has ambitious plans to move more applications to Salesforce's cloud.
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There's a Business Case (Maybe) for Social Networking Sites
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking sites can be fun and distracting -- but as more users of all age groups start to explore business uses for these sites, insurers and other businesses are starting to take them more seriously.
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Handren Aims to Make Mutual of Omaha's IT 'World-Class'
Former USAA executive Tim Handren takes a purposeful approach to Mutual of Omaha's technology architecture and IT capabilities in support of fulfilling the company's potential as an integrated financial institution.
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Global CIO: Ballmer Blasts IBM For All The Wrong Reasons
Column about how Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has criticized IBM for pursuing the same type of strategy that Ballmer is now unfolding for Microsoft.
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Microsoft Offers Free Security Essentials
New antivirus service could pose threat to paid entrants in the multibillion dollar PC security industry.
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AT&T Launching Location-Centric Garmin Nuvifone
Garmin's smartphone includes the turn-by-turn navigation features found in its high-end GPS navigation devices.
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TARP to Rediscover Original Purpose
The $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program assembled in Washington a year ago is going to finally focus on toxic assets, administration officials said.
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