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Medpedia or Knol, doc?: Anonymous prestige or money and fame? That's the choice doctors who write face today as Medpedia approaches its launch date and Google announces the launch of Knol. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Google Inc., Knol, Medpedia, Wiki, Professional Development, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Online Communications, Career, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-24
How sick is Steve Jobs?: Apple Inc.'s stonewalling over this material corporate event says something very bad about the company. It says they're totally dependent on Jobs, that no one can tell him no on anything, and that when you buy the stock you're buying a man. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Steve Jobs, Cancer, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-23
What people hate most about health insurance: In a public system bureaucracy is just waste. But in a private system, bureaucracy is a profit center. As the debate over health care heats up, this is the point I'll remember most. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Bureaucracy, Carrier, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Do college degrees get you anywhere?: A lower return on investment for undergraduate degrees is manifesting itself in the forms of salary stagnation and underemployment. by Deb Perelman; Tags: Job, Wall Street Journal, Degree, Salary, College Degree, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Apple: Perception is Reality: When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-23

Video: Jobs health and other Apple chatter: What started as a blog conversation weeks ago about the state of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health has turned into a groundswell of stories. Apple says Jobs' health is a private matter, but it's gone quite public with stories in the New York Times, BusinessWeek and Wall Street Journal. ...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Health Care, Apple Inc., Video, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-23
News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources; Blog posts 2008-07-23
X12 Parser (exe): The X12 Parser allows you to convert X12 837 claims or 835 remittance files into a CSV or XML file. It is designed to be used either on the desktop or can be called from another application to convert an X12 file into a CSV file. It also allows users...; Tags: File, Com1 Software, X12 Parser, XML, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-07-23
Apple earnings call fuels rumor mill: ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Apple's Q2 report. Topics include new products for the school year, possible price drops, and whether the status of Steve Jobs' health should be disclosed to investors.; Tags: Apple Inc., Earnings, Financial Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Apple; Videos 2008-07-22
Have insurers tied their fate to Newt Gingrich?: Did the health insurance industry just fail to research its own campaign brand or are they, in fact, acting as a Newt Gingrich front? They're certainly using Gingrich's tactics. If they're not connected, Newt, I'd sue. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Can health bring AOL back?: After dominating much of the 1990s as a system apart from the Internet, AOL has pinned its hopes for the future on building scaled consumer Web sites that can draw big audiences. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: America Online Inc., Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Y2K, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-22
If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sell: Steve Jobs' health is once again being debated, and Apple's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement seems to have done nothing to put investors at ease. But the honest trust is that if you don't like that statement, then it's time to sell Apple stock. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Steve Jobs, Health Care, Apple Inc., Steve, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-22
MB Ideal Waist-Hip Ratio (exe): MB Ideal Waist-Hip Ratio is a simple health tool that helps one know their waist hip ratio. This can be a good way of knowing your body fat and preventing obesity and related diseases. Everyone would like to be fit and active. But when we cross the limit and become...; Tags: Health Care, Ratio, MysticBoard, MB Ideal Waist-Hip Ratio, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-07-22
ArenaXcape (zip): ArenaXcape is a multiplayer arena shooter game based on AlienXcape. In ArenaXcape you can battle with three of your friends over a LAN or the Internet. ArenaXcape is designed for the high-end graphics possible with Windows Vista and DirectX 10. In this three story level, you can pick up multiple...; Tags: OTS Software, ArenaXcape, Internet, Microsoft Windows, LANs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Network Technology, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-07-22
Updated:Will social media lead to user generated unemployment?: [Updated with video.] I'm spending a few days at Fortune Magazine's invite-only Brainstorm conference. It's an excellent lineup of speakers and the audience is full of top tech industry luminaries. Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit, was just on stage and he spoke about trying to harness...; Tags: Intuit Inc., Social Media, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Brocade to acquire Foundry in $3 Billion deal: Brocade has said it will acquire Foundry Networks, a company that does enterprise and service provider switching and routing, in a deal valued at $3 billion. The acquisition, which still needs final approval, comes on the heels of corporate problems for Brocade, notably the criminal misconduct sentence...; Tags: Stock Option, Foundry Networks Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Backdating, Stock Options, Benefits, Investment, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries: Updated: Apple on Monday reported fiscal third quarter earnings of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 a share, on revenue of $7.46 billion, well ahead of Wall Street estimates as Mac sales continued to surge. However, Apple lowered its outlook and failed to allay concerns about CEO Steve Jobs' health. ...; Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Job, Apple Macintosh, Health Care, Apple Inc., Steve, Operational Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?: As we wait for Apple to announce Q3 08 earnings, the media hacks are falling into the predictable pattern of making some news they wait for the earnings report. The story du jour revolves around Steve Jobs, specifically his health and how thin he looked at WWDC. The pressure is...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Health Care, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-21
The key barrier to health care reform: The correct market response is to raise salaries, but the reimbursement systems of our health care system are actually lowering take-home pay for many family doctors. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Barrier, Health Care, Family Medicine, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Story, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Sun to make health care play through identity: If you're at home accessing a health care site and need authentication to reach a patient portal it's transparent to you as a patient. It's the infrastructure for their authentication and authorization by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Patient, Sun Microsystems Inc., Health Care, Identity, Open SSO, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-20