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- Can global competition bring health care quality?
- My view is a key to any P4P scheme has to be transparency, solid information insurers and consumers can use to make informed choices. In the past this was known as "reputation," but when marketing dollars are used to buy reputation, numbers must replace it. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: hospital, health care, healthcare, vertical industries, benefits, enterprise software, software, human resources, dana blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Has Dell lost its mind?
- Dell did not succeed in the 1990s as an intellectual property company. It succeeded by delivering precisely what buyers wanted, with bulletproof quality, at the lowest possible price. In an open source world these are still the keys to success. Not intellectual property. Precision, value, quality. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: dell computer corp., word insanity, intellectual property, cloud computing, research & development, business operations, dana blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktop
- Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktopIt's GainingI think Ubuntu and Wubi have made big strides in putting Linux on the desktop. My first encounter with Linux was back in the early(?)/mid 90s. I installed an early Slackware version of Linux on my 486 (along with OS/2, PC/DOS, Win 3.1...
- Tags: operating systems, unix, open source, intel corp., ubuntu, wubi, newbie, linux, microsoft windows, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- How much would it cost with Linux?
- PCWorld is reporting that US buyers won't get a chance to purchase Lenovo's least expensive netbooks slated for release this fall. While higher-end models of their new S10 IdeaPads with 10.2 inch screens and Windows XP will be selling in the States, buyers in every other major market will...
- Tags: lenovo group ltd., linux, microsoft windows, microsoft windows xp, monitors & displays, operating systems, unix, open source, software, hardware, components, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- The social media corporate identity crisis
- The recent "hijacking" of the ExxonMobil brand for Twitter use made a whoosh as the news traveled around the socialsphere. It also brought into view a lot of questions around brand validity and responsibility in terms of social networking. Joel Postman, principal of Socialized, authored this guest piece on the...
- Tags: brand, social media, twitter, joel postman, popeyes chicken, q., branding, social networking, marketing, online communications, advertising & promotion, jennifer leggio
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Six steps to an effective data governance program
- As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company's responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off...
- Tags: data, organization, corporate governance, tools & techniques, pricing, databases, business operations, corporate law, management, marketing, enterprise software, software, data management, data governance, mismanagement, steve alder, ibm, special to zdnet
- News items 2008-08-06
- Sprint: Can it convince customers to stay?
- Sprint: Can it convince customers to stay?Sprint's customer service is execrable*.Sprint's customer service was the reason I dumped them years ago. The customer service was so bad that if I faced a choice of Sprint or going without a cell phone, I'd go without. They will never under any circumstance...
- Tags: product marketing, customer relationship management (crm), sprint communications, at&t corp., customer service
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?
- Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I'm telling you whatBuy a pc twice as fast as a mac in hardware performance terms.RE: Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I can agree with him. I wouldn't want to pay out that much money for a desktop or laptop when they will...
- Tags: desktops, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, low-end pc, apple macintosh, macs are, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., pc, adrian
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Time for Google to take out Sprint
- Time for Google to take out SprintWhy change the name?The Sprint name stands for poor quality. Google has a reputation for high quality.I assume that, along with the name change, Google might institute policy changes which would decrease dissatisfaction with the brand, in order to protect its own good name.Sprint...
- Tags: wimax, product marketing, wi-fi, wireless, branding, telecom & utilities, google inc., sprint communications
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change
- The other day I received a challenge from a reader. Put together the parts list for a cheap and cheerful PC. The criteria were pretty straightforward: - Cheap - Good quality - Be able to run Vista Here's what I came up...
- Tags: pc, board, microsoft windows vista, motherboard, cpu, masscool 5t568s1h3, corporate governance, processors, business operations, corporate law, semiconductors, hardware, components, adrian kingsley-hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change
- The other day I received a challenge from a reader. Put together the parts list for a cheap and cheerful PC. The criteria were pretty straightforward: - Cheap - Good quality - Be able to run Vista Here's what I came up...
- Tags: pc, adrian kingsley-hughes, microsoft windows vista, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), desktops, operating systems, microsoft windows, software, hardware, build, diy
- Image galleries 2008-08-06
- Cisco Telepresence: Coming to a home near you (someday)
- Cisco Telepresence: Coming to a home near you somedayActually, it's rather easyA home telepresence system needs four things: A big, bidirectional pipe, a transceiver, an HD camera, and an HD display. Many homes now have an HD display, and a cable internet connection has a high-speed pipe one-way....
- Tags: collaboration, cable, broadband internet, tv & home theater, hd cameras, cisco telepresence, cisco systems inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Interactive video: Why the video tag won't cut it
- Interactive video: Why the video tag won't cut itRIAs are the futureCouldn't agree more with thoughts about video experience not been enough. True Web 2.0 experience created using new RIAs Flash or Silveright has ability to output stunning rich media presentations that includes anything from SD and HD...
- Tags: web 2.0, corporate communications, video tag, interactive video, video
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- What are you using for a helpdesk application?
- What are you using for a helpdesk application?What are you using for a helpdesk application?We use an application called Wonderdesk. It is web based, its not too bad, but the search feature for old helpdesk tickets kind of sucks in that it won't display all the search queries or you...
- Tags: call centers, help desk, helpdesk application
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Holy cow, Batman, it's a Platinum-level green data center!
- Ever heard of Advanced Data Centers out of San Francisco? Well, you're about to, since the corporate hosting services company apparently is the first company to earn a Platinum Pre-Certification for a data center under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program for rating...
- Tags: data center, bob seese, data centers, storage, hardware, data management, heather clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Vizio VP322
- Mostly on the strength of aggressive pricing, Vizio in the last several years has taken the flat-panel HDTV market--both LCD and plasma--by storm, rocketing past better-known brands and becoming one of the best-selling names in the country. The company has also introduced some unique products, among them the VP322, which...
- Tags: monitors & displays, tvs, color temperature, vizio vp322, vizio, plasma, lcd, vp422, hdtv
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- Sony BDP-S350
- Sony has been the public face of Blu-ray since the format's inception, and while most of the focus during the bitter Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format war was on the company's PlayStation 3, Sony has been making standalone Blu-ray players from the start, beginning with the $1,000 BDP-S1. Unfortunately, that...
- Tags: consumer electronics, dvd, game players, media players, monitors & displays, tv & home theater, sony bdp-s350, sony corp., sony playstation 3
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- Sonos Digital Music System BU150
- Sonos has been around since 2005, when the small company introduced its first multiroom digital music system to glowing reviews (including a CNET.com Editors' Choice Award). The product was comprised of two base stations and a unique for the time remote with a full-color screen that allowed you to wirelessly...
- Tags: digital music, digital media, wi-fi, zp120, zoneplayer zp120, sonos
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?
- What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?The good old HDWhich is emulating a drum machine is my favorite and only means of failure I've ever encountered..Nearly all hardware failures...I come across could have been prevented by a quality UPS. I venture to say most failures...
- Tags: bios, desktops, cheap power supplies, last pc failure, pc failure, pc, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
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