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VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?: VeriChip said Tuesday it will begin pitching its implantable RFID chips directly to consumers in a move that aims to link doctors directly to personal health records. VeriChip said it will launch a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign in South Florida on April 28. The general idea appears...; Tags: VeriChip, Health Care, RFID Chip, Personal Health Record, Chip, Microsoft HealthVault, Health Link, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Microsoft gets its first award for HealthVault: Microsoft HealthVault has won its first industry award, from Frost & Sullivan, as the company ramps up the marketing of its hospital computing solutions. The award is a "Best Practices" honor for the HealthVault platform which, analyst Priyanka Gouthaman writes, gives Microsoft "a distinct early-mover advantage" to "gain...; Tags: Peter Neupert, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft HealthVault, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-14
microsoft healthvault is nothing like Google Health: Microsoft HealthVault is nothing like Google Healthif MS started an alliance, then we could have OpenMedical, eh?!HealthVaultVery different strategies that Microsoft and Google are pursuing in the personal healthcare tech sector. One critical difference that the article does not make though is that HealthVault is NOT a PHR, it...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft HealthVault, health care, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
microsoft healthvault is nothing like Google Health: Microsoft HealthVault is a platform for sharing medical data. Google Health could, if it chose, become a HealthVault application. Microsoft might even pay to help make that happen, th company said at HIMSS. (Click here for the full drawing at right.) Grad Conn, senior...; Tags: Google Inc., Hospital, SDK, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft HealthVault, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Google on the verge of launching microsoft healthvault competitor: Google on the verge of launching Microsoft HealthVault competitorI hope my medical records don't appear on Google search!Because trusting Google with your info., is like giving the CIA all the dirt there is on you.RE: Google on the verge of launching Microsoft HealthVault competitorWith all the personal information that we...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft HealthVault competitor, Microsoft HealthVault, verge, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-24

The online health revolution and your DNA: It's a trust issue: 23andMe, a Web-based service that allows you to understand your DNA, officially launched Monday and for $999 you can order a saliva kit, send your genes to the company and then get a hosted account with all of your genetic information for analysis. 23andMe said in a statement it...; Tags: Google Inc., DNA, Data, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., 23andMe, Microsoft HealthVault, Biotechnology, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-19
Podcast: microsoft healthvault, Zune, SAP and more....: Podcast: Microsoft HealthVault, Zune, SAP and more....Need Link to SubscribeThe page about Podcast: Microsoft HealthVault, Zune, SAP at http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6524 should have an easy to find link to subscribe.I have ITunes and several times a day I transfer podcasts from it to my mp3 player.I have subscribed to many podcasts with...; Tags: Podcasts, podcast, Microsoft HealthVault, Microsoft Zune, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-10-05
A peek inside Microsoft's HealthVault: A peek inside Microsoft's HealthVaultDig a Little DeeperForget the fact that Microsoft has trust & security issues, a brief review of the SDK Software Developers Kit(http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/healthvault/bb802509.aspx)shows that even if developers decide to integrate with the EHR in the "vault" in order to "Go Live" you must partner with Microsoft by...; Tags: SECURITY, eHR, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft HealthVault; Discussion threads 2007-10-04
Who will trust microsoft healthvault?: Who will trust Microsoft HealthVault?Distrust from PFIRLauren Weinstein of People For Internet Responsibility has published his negative take on Microsoft HealthVault and its implicatoins at http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000306.html[b] Not So Open Standard [/b]Forget the fact that Microsoft has trust & security issues, a brief review of the SDK (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/healthvault/bb802509.aspx)shows that even if...; Tags: Corporate law, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft HealthVault, U.S. Department of Justice, eHR; Discussion threads 2007-10-04

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Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature: There were a great many product announcements at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, but it was the number of announcements around Web-based mashups in particular that received a large share of attendee and media attention. By my count there were at least nine significant announcements in...; Tags: Web, Industry, Mashup, JackBe, Lotus Mashups, MashupHub, Mindtouch, Itasca, Serena, Mashup Exchange, SnapLogic, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software: Verdiem, one of the better known developers of power management software that counts Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft among its close partners, has delivered an impressive upgrade to its Surveyor technology. According to the Seattle-based company, the focus was on providing IT managers with even more configuration flexibility than previously available....; Tags: Software, Power Management, PC, Power Consumption, Survey, Verdiem, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO: Microsoft's participation in the One Laptop Per Child OLPC initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond's official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief Nicholas Negroponte preannounced Microsoft's every move on...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack: Microsoft won't be delivering database backup as one of the new features promised for the first "PowerPack" update for Windows Home Server when it ships later this year. The independent "We Got Served" Home Server blog acknowledged the feature cut in a May 9 entry. According to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Backups, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand: Yahoo's board has responded to activist investor Carl Icahn: "Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal." That letter--delivered by Icahn earlier Thursday Techmeme--has one theme: Yahoo's board botched the Microsoft deal and hasn't served shareholder interest. In its...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
OCZ debuts DIY gaming notebooks: Here's something that fans of building their own PCs will be interested in - OCZ has launched a build-it-yourself gaming notebook kit. The idea is simple. You buy a kit (currently there's no word on pricing but the wording on the OCZ website suggest that this will...; Tags: Game, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-15
BriefingsDirect Insights analysts probe future of online advertising and find transactional lucre lurking: Read a full transcript of the podcast. The future of online advertising captures the headlines and attention when the likes of Microsoft courts the likes of Yahoo! And Wall Street still has a hard time figuring out how much Google is worth, based on just those little...; Tags: Software, Advertisement, Business, Online Advertising, Bookkeeping Service, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Microsoft delivers another update to Office Live Workspace: Microsoft rolled out quietly on May 15 its 1.1 update to its Office Live Workspace service, which is currently in beta test. The 1.1 bits are available from the Microsoft Downloads site. adds performance updates, making Office Live Workspace run faster with Microsoft Office programs, plus the...; Tags: Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Patent reform dead for 2008: The death of the Patent Reform Act in the Senate spells hard times for open source. That's because one of the act's main aims was to end "forum shopping," the practice of filing lawsuits in, say, the Eastern District of Texas, which never saw a patent plaintiff...; Tags: Patent, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-15
OS security scorecard for Q1 08 - Do patch numbers mean anything to anyone?: Jeff Jones, director of security strategy for Microsoft, has published two papers this week which look at OS vulnerabilities. According to Jones, Windows sees fewer patches than any of the other operating systems looked at. If you're in the mood for a read, here are the papers:...; Tags: Security, Operating System, Patch Management, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-15
The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?: I actually believed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer when he said he was walking away from buying Yahoo. I wasn't among the crowd who thought Ballmer was just posturing, waiting for Yahoo stock prices to plummet and Yahoo shareholder lawsuits to mount before sweeping back in and getting Yahoo for a...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Site Development, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15