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- Salon Calendar for Workgroup 2.5 (Windows)
- Salon Calendar includes the capability to share data in real time over the network. Salon Calendar is a schedule management tool for any company and individual specializing in beauty, fitness, and healthcare service. Salon Calendar for Workgroup has data import, export, password protection, backup copying, and printing features. ...
- Tags: Salon, Microsoft Windows, OrgBusiness Software, Salon Calendar, Document Management, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Human Resources
- Software downloads 2009-05-21
- Why health reform remains possible
- Democrats need negotiate with just a few Republican moderates, and hold their caucus, to get something passed. And in passing something that removes the present "uninsured" tax from the backs of companies that do offer employee health insurance, they pick up votes for the future. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Taxes, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Financial Planning, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-05-08
- When Health Care Law, Health Insurance Companies & Customers Don't Mix
- My wife and I get our health insurance from Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, here in Virginia. Because my wife is a cancer survivor our insurance rates are exorbitant. Last year, we had a $500.00 deductible each and were paying more than $1600 a month for coverage that at...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Insurance Company, Customer, Health Care, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- UVIT Set to Save an Estimated US$10 Million Each Year, Improving Innovation, Customer Service
- UVIT, the temporary, working name for four newly-merged Dutch insurance companies - cooperative of the Unive, VGZ, IZA, and Trias - offers a full range of insurance coverage, including healthcare, homeowners, automobile, and travel insurance. The 2006 regulatory changes were designed to make The Netherlands healthcare system simpler, control costs,...
- Tags: Innovation, Customer Service, Oracle Corp., Health Care, Back-office, UVIT, Insurance, Financial Planning, Operational Accounting, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- Any bidders for Satyam?
- The London Financial Times is reporting that the government of India has put 51% of the shares in Satyam up for sale but there's a catch: Bidders for India's fourth- largest computer group are being warned that there are no reliable financial accounts available for the company and that...
- Tags: Satyam, Government, Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, Financial Accounting, Vertical Industries, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- YouTube blocks UK... then China blocks YouTube: diplomatic mess
- China and YouTube For those who have been entirely unaware of the freedom movement in China, let me tell you now - it's a tricky one. China has once again blocked access to YouTube, due to videos emerging of soldiers attacking...
- Tags: China, YouTube Inc., U.K., Government, Corporate Communications, Business Structures, Vertical Industries, Marketing, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Newspapers as non-profits? Not a bad idea
- If President Obama can argue that AIG going bankrupt would have led to a collapse of the whole financial system and, therefore, was worthy of government assistance, then there's also a valid argument that newspapers, carrying out their roles as watchdogs of government, are worthy of some help from Washington,...
- Tags: Newspaper, Government, Corporate Governance, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Taxes, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Oracle picks up Relsys to round out health sciences lineup
- Oracle said Monday that it has acquired Relsys International, which provides drug safety and risk management software. Specifically, Relsys provides software that tracks adverse events, manages risk and analyzes data for pharma, biotech and other health science companies. For its part, Oracle says the...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- ROI Value Delivery Through Streamlined Provider Contract Modeling
- In today's economy, healthcare payers are under more pressure than ever to negotiate provider contracts that can deliver optimal financial results. Financial modeling has become increasingly complex, and negotiation of provider contracts even more labor-intensive and time-consuming for payers. Provider contract complexity is driven by providers' demand that specific rates...
- Tags: Provider, ROI, Modeling, Financial Modeling, Research & Development, Service Management, Vertical Industries, Roi/Tco, Benefits, Healthcare, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Human Resources
- White papers 2009-03-10
- The case against health care reform
- Say hi to Conservatives for Patients Rights, headed by former Columbia/HCA executive Richard Scott. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Patient, Barack Obama, Health Care, Healthcare Reform, Richard Scott, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Taxes, Free Trade, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Financial Planning, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- Castilla y Leon Regional Government Streamlines and Improves Processes for Housing Services Distribution
- The Castilla y Leon Regional Government wanted to increase the number and quality of housing services available and standardize services provided by 12 information offices spread across the region's nine provinces. The challenge was to gain demographic and socioeconomic profiles of applicants to ensure proper distribution of subsidized housing offers...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Government, Business Structures, Vertical Industries, Finance
- Case studies 2009-03-01
- The two big lies in the health IT debate
- The health IT components of the stimulus bill are designed to accelerate changes already underway in the marketplace . But when the buyer saves, the seller loses. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Payment, Information Technology, Insurance Company, Health Care, Government, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Strategy, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Management, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-02-13
- Gestion PME 1.8 (Windows)
- Accounting software for manage all your business. Keep track of invoices, submissions, suppliers, expenses, and accounts and print them directly on the TPS-TVQ form of government of Canada and Quebec. Many reports are available and the interface can be personalized according to your business report vision. Supports tax setting by...
- Tags: Invoice, Winfly Informatique, Government, Taxes, Channel Management, Microsoft Windows, Free Trade, Vertical Industries, Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Financial Services, Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Management
- Software downloads 2009-02-12
- Data breach costs, customer churn up a bit; Repeat offenders abound
- The cost of a data breach runs companies $202 per compromised record, up 2.5 percent from $197 per record in 2007 and up 11 percent from 2006, according to research from Ponemon Institute. In its fourth annual study on data breaches, the Ponemon Institute, a security research...
- Tags: Data Breach, Party Data Breach, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Financial Planning, Healthcare, Branding, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-02
- 2008 lousy year for VC investments. 2009 may not improve.
- Nationally the VC funding was off 8% from 2007, reversing a four-year trend of growth. That's the conclusion of one national investment survey. One analyst of VC funding said he expects 2009 to see continued support of existing ventures, but a very tough atmosphere for any new ventures...
- Tags: Financial, VC, Government, Investment, Vertical Industries, Financial Accounting, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-02-01
- Imitate Google, or risk getting buried?
- "Google is an avalanche and it has only just begun to tumble down the mountain," according to Jeff Jarvis, new media talking head, Buzzmachine blogger, and recent author of "What Would Google Do?" -- a tech-infused, Machiavellian book that advises you, your company and your industry to study and mimic...
- Tags: Google Inc., Internet, Blogging, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-01-28
- What's a wealthy nation spend its money on?
- We Americans can only harken back to the golden years of American wealth. Remember back when this nation could build the Interstate Highway system, put large and expensive craft into space, invest in research that led to the birth of this medium, the Internet? We can only hope...
- Tags: China, Norway, Railroad, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Vertical Industries, Financial Planning, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-01-25
- Why is Microsoft slowing the health IT train?
- If you put all these cobras in a box and close the lid for a year, Microsoft may well be the one cobra left with a full belly. That beats fattening up each cobra in turn. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Information Technology, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Vertical Industries, Operational Accounting, Benefits, Healthcare, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-01-15
- Steve Jobs takes "medical leave of absence"
- Steve Jobs takes a "medical leave of absence" from his position as CEO of Apple until June. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Absence, Steve Jobs, Stock, Leave, Apple Inc., Workforce Management, Investment, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-01-14
- The 2009 Green Wars Being Fought Now
- In Washington D.C. the stakes are high. The stakes are huge. The stakes are for a major porton of the cash that will go into the United States' mounting federal debt. That means big money. How much will Obama's version of the federal government put into...
- Tags: Health Care, Stimulus, U.S. Senate, Vertical Industries, Taxes, Benefits, Healthcare, Free Trade, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-01-05

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