Universal patient identification: Good in theory but not the solution
Talks about universal patient identification (UPI) numbers have been gracing news headlines recently as the debate about privacy and health care continues. Proponents of UPIs believe a unique ID...
View ArticleOracle releases Oracle Advanced Analytics for Big Data analysis
Oracle today announced the availability of Oracle Advanced Analytics, a new option for Oracle Database 11g that bundles Oracle R Enterprise together with Oracle Data Mining. Oracle Advanced Analytics...
View ArticleAtos, EMC and VMware collaborate on cloud computing technology with strategic...
Atos, EMC Corporation and VMware announced today a strategic alliance for open cloud computing. Additionally, Atos plans to create a new company, Canopy, providing a wide range of cloud solutions and...
View ArticleIBM launches new cloud programs for Business Partners
IBM today rolled out a set of offerings geared towards helping its Business Partners more tightly integrate with the IBM SmartCloud. IBM SmartCloud Services makes it easier for clients to quickly find...
View ArticleWestern Digital offers cloud storage protection service
Western Digital has announced that it is offering to customers of its WD Sentinel™ DX4000 storage server an offsite data storage service that improves data protection for the small business owners who...
View ArticleEMC introduces five new security and risk management advisory services
EMC Corporation today announced the availability of five new Security and Risk Management Advisory Services designed to enable organizations to build new levels of security and control for IT...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Azure cloud meltdown apparently stabilized now
After an embarrassing meltdown earlier this week of Microsoft's Azure cloud service that snagged the wind in their Windows 8 sails with a dose of negative public relations, Azure seems to have finally...
View ArticleEMC Greenplum Database enhancements boost Big Data analytics
EMC Corporation today announced version 4.2 of EMC Greenplum Database that can run massive-scale mission-critical analysis. Greenplum Database 4.2 includes a high-performance gNet for Hadoop;...
View ArticleDell enhances enterprise solution portfolio with PowerEdge Servers
Dell today announced a portfolio of blade, rack and tower PowerEdge servers optimized for use in enterprise environments. These new server series are designed to help small businesses to hyper-scale...
View ArticleCisco Unified Computing System now incorporates Intel Xeon processor E5-2600...
The Cisco UCS third-generation fabric computing platform incorporates the new Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family and includes multiple server form factors with up to eight times the memory...
View ArticleSoftware accurately forecasts renewable energy supplies
Transmission system operators must assess precisely the supply of electricity from renewable energies for the next day in order to market this electricity on the European Power Exchange (EPEX) as...
View ArticlePitney Bowes Software launches Master Data Management solutions
Pitney Bowes Software (PBS) is featuring a full suite of Master Data Management (MDM) capabilities at Booth C, Platinum Ballroom at Gartner’s MDM Summit in Los Angeles, California, April 4 - 5, 2012....
View ArticleFirst on-premise private cloud: CSC BizCloud
Today, CSC announced the availability of its CSC BizCloud, the first on-premise private cloud billed as a service and ready for workloads in 10 weeks, in Canada. BizCloud, a VMware vCloud Datacenter...
View ArticleDARPA is pushing big data on the military
Armed with a 1.8 gigapixel camera rig, A U.S. Army Hummingbird copters over Afghanistan looking for suspicious insurgent activity. On board, a robo cameraman called ARGUS pulls focus on 36 square...
View ArticleLithium ion poised to remake American society... or not
Nearly everyone is looking for an alternative to dino juice. Still, nothing has broken through yet as a mainstream alternative. Detroit's electric cars have made inroads, but America isn't exactly...
View ArticleParallel Iron, Distributed Data, and the Shell Game
The '662 patent is owned by Parallel Iron, whose attorneys have recently filed suit against Internet giants such as Amazon, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and even some heavyweight finance names such as...
View ArticleApple Maps crowns Google king of data
The controversy swirling around Apple Maps reveals a fundamental difference between Google and Apple business models that can’t be measured in mobile market share. Despite being replaced, Google Maps...
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