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Information Technology: Reliable Information for Better Health

The Information Technology Committee ensures that Washington's public health professionals have access to information and technology when and where they need it - from the simple extension of e-mail systems onto handheld devices to installation of complex security functions so that data are protected. The goal is to employ appropriate...

Tags: U.S. Department Of State, Washington, Public Health, Information Technology, Health Care, Information Technology Committee, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, E-mail, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Online Communications

White papers 2005-02-22

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U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document

So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Microsoft vs. Google: An e-mail showdown at L.A. City Hall

The city of Los Angeles has a decision to make. You see, the city's old school e-mail system is pretty outdated and in need of a major overhaul. But like most other municipal governments, the budget for new tech systems is pretty tight these days. And so, city officials have...

Tags: Google Inc., Los Angeles, City, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Cisco's accelerating smart grid momentum

Cisco has been at the center of several developments related to the smart grid this week, including a request for federal funds related to a project being spearheaded by the city of San Jose and local utility company PG&E. Like IBM, which earlier this week announced a...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Could Internet filtering cause more harm than good?

A rational blog from ZackA welcome surprise, but perhaps for once, in your area of expertise ;-)You've made some good points. Pedophilia is nothing new and before the Internet pictures, magazines, videos and films were used instead. Just as criminal, just as prosecuted, as are a number of...

Tags: Internet, Internet Filtering, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

What century is this?

The chess clubMy vote would be, to strongly encourage them to go digital. And on line.I'm secretary of my chess club, and it's very annoying that some elderly members don't even have a computer let alone internet access. This makes communication a lot more difficult and slow.I even offered them...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, E-mail, chess club, computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Getting smarter about the smart grid. Standards group to tackle interoperability.

OASIS aka the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards is forming a new committee that will focus on creating Web services models for things such as exchanging dynamic pricing, reliability and emergency signal alerts across the smart grid. The group is called the OASIS Energy...

Tags: The Group Inc., Interoperability, Grid, OASIS, Standards, NIST, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-27

News to know: MySpace-iLike; Gmail; Twitter; Sony Ericsson; Secure smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million Matthew Miller: Push Gmail comes to the...

Tags: Google Gmail, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Dana Blankenhorn, Smart Phone, Andrew Nusca, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail Providers, E-mail, Research & Development, Cloud Computing, Smart Phones, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest

Real standards[i]"That's important because Microsoft has of late embraced a standard-centric philosophy when it comes to what technology IE supports, and IE is of course the dominant browser on the market."[/i]Microsoft has never been particularly keen on supporting real standards, they've always preferred their own formats to maintain their monopoly.IE...

Tags: Web browsers, Quality, XHTML, W3C, Microsoft Corp., standards, HTML, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, ISO

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Elvis, your e-passport is ready!

Elvis, your e-passport is ready!I forwarded this to the Dutch mediaLet's see whether they'll understand the severity of the issue.http://www.linkslife.co.ukthat is a joke passportRE: Elvis, your e-passport is ready!Years ago a movie called "The Net" with Sandra Bullock hit the scene, and everyone freaked. Yes it was a little over...

Tags: Dutch Passport, e-passport, ELVIS, passport, RFID

Discussion threads 2009-07-19

Meaningful use to be phased in

The big headline coming out of yesterday's Health Information Technology Policy Committee meeting in Washington is that the definition of "meaningful use," under which gear becomes eligible for HITECH stimulus money, will be phased-in. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources

Blog posts 2009-06-17

New software enables communication for students with severe disabilities

New software enables communication for students with severe disabilitiesWow!To me, that is the natural progression of software/technology, to be able to include everyone in a full, rich life experience and share it with others. I often wondered how children with severe speech issues are able to express the natural...

Tags: Operational accounting, HEALTHCARE, Peachtree Software, revenue, Accenture Ltd., Sun Microsystems Inc., New Software

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Outrage in aftermath of China's YouTube censorship

As of Monday, YouTube is unavailable in China, an unexplained move apparently made in response to the existence of a video of Chinese soldiers beating Tibetan monks, says the BBC. Leslie Harris, president of the Center for Democracy and Technology, responded that: China's actions...

Tags: China, YouTube Inc., Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Branding in the age of school choice

I hate that word. Branding is a buzzword that PR and marketing folks love to toss around and one that I try to avoid because, well, it's a buzzword. It's worse than "21st Century Skills." However, I was at a school committee meeting last night and we...

Tags: District, Student, School Choice, Public Relations, Branding, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-03-19

Failure in Silicon Valley and the guild of entrepreneurs

Here is the second part of my conversation with Silicon Valley veteran Bill Coleman. The first part is here: How will the recession affect Silicon Valley? Mr Coleman is optimistic about Silicon Valley's long term prospects but he is pessimistic about the current situation. "These days...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Hey, guess what? We're understaffed!

Hey, guess what? We're understaffed!And yet, you still seem to have plenty of ....... time to moonlight on this blog. So cry me a river! Try naming a single company in the U.S. that isn't trying to do more with less people. RE: Hey, guess what? We're...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Media Center PCs, Strategy, job

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Will telcos ever embrace open source?

Will telcos ever embrace open source?You're not really discussing open source here.You're talking about the business model for the delivery of information.So when you write:The Internet itself grew up in defiance of the telcos. Its business model is anathema to them. Thus telcos and cable operators do all they can...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, open source, telecommunications company, Internet, cable, business model

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

Microsoft to follow Apple with its own family of retail stores

Microsoft to follow Apple with its own family of retail storesWhat's Microsoft going to sell?Windows 7. Office. Anything else? Oh. Mice. Anything else?Well.....by the time they set up displays of their eleventeen versions of Windows, there won't be much room left for anything else, will there?Maybe they could use one...

Tags: Retail, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., own family, retail company

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

Should Recovery.gov be mashup-friendly?

President Obama's $825 billion financial stimulus package is making its way through Congress, and a number of groups are calling for increased transparency in how the proposed spending will be shared with citizens, according to CNET. And in 2009,...

Tags: Web Site, Federal Election Commission, Mashup, Collaboration, Web Site Development, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Will Obama have a laptop? (Answer: No. Here's why.)

Will Obama have a laptop? (Answer: No. Here's why.)Then I guess we will seejust how secure/insecure these Google-ified email programs will be.Would people be a bit nervous if they realized that staffers might use unsecured, off-site servers (hotmail, gmail, ect) to conduct secure level business?RE: Will Obama have a laptop?...

Tags: Now Let, Obama, No., U.S. Senate, e-mail, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-01-23