Month: February 2010

  • Eclipsys and Microsoft Form Strategic Alliance to Make Enterprise Health IT More Open and Powerful

    The North Face clothing company has been having a problem getting people to visit it’s stores.  So they have partnered up with Placecast in an effort bring people inside. Using their approach, online The North Face will be able to identify potential customers as the come within the vicinity of the store and alert them…

  • Placecast…. Digital Impule Selling

    The North Face clothing company has been having a problem getting people to visit it’s stores.  So they have partnered up with Placecast in an effort bring people inside. Using their approach, online The North Face will be able to identify potential customers as the come within the vicinity of the store and alert them…

  • Gmail Labs… Hello to some new stuff, and saying bye bye to some other stuff!

    When Google  launched Gmail Labs over a year and a half ago as a playground where engineers could develop and test new features and let user help decide which are good ideas and which don’t quite work out. As it was, remedy Labs started out with 13 features which rapidly grew to 60, and still…

  • hi5 Acquires Social Game Developer Big Six

    Deal boosts hi5’s leadership in commerce platforms and payment processing San Francisco, visit web CA; Feb. 24, 2009 — hi5, the largest social entertainment site focused on gaming, today announced the acquisition of social gaming company Big Six. The Austin-based company was founded by gaming veterans Kevin Gliner, Monty Kerr and Chad Hansing, all of…

  • Estimates of Electronic Medical Records in U.S. Emergency Departments

    A Harvard study reported that 46% of hospital Emergency Departments adopted EHRs.  With Electronic Medical Record (EMRs) are becoming more prevalent in US EDs, advice though only a minority use EMRs in a “meaningful” way, no matter how “meaningful” is defined. This study looks at the applications of EMR’s across the US. The research discusses…

  • Clemson researchers develop hands-free texting application

    SUNNYVALE, information pills CA–(Marketwire – February 23, 2010) – Juniper Networks® (NYSE: JNPR) today announced the Junos® Innovation Fund, a new corporate venture capital initiative that will invest in groundbreaking companies focused on improving the experience and economics of networking. The $50 million fund expands Juniper’s efforts to create and deliver an ecosystem of technologies,…

  • Juniper Networks Launches Venture Fund to Spark Innovation for “The New Network”

    SUNNYVALE, information pills CA–(Marketwire – February 23, 2010) – Juniper Networks® (NYSE: JNPR) today announced the Junos® Innovation Fund, a new corporate venture capital initiative that will invest in groundbreaking companies focused on improving the experience and economics of networking. The $50 million fund expands Juniper’s efforts to create and deliver an ecosystem of technologies,…

  • Yelp Says No IPO in 2010 – “Why Rush”

    ITWorld, buy February 18, dermatologist 2010, 10:41 PM — There’s no question that piracy is a big problem in the video game world, but what’s the solution? More DRM? That seems to be the direction we’re headed as evidenced by a pair of recent stories. Sony’s PSP has suffered greatly thanks to an enthusiastic modding…

  • Al Gore Joins Richard Branson in Backing GreenRoad

    ITWorld, buy February 18, dermatologist 2010, 10:41 PM — There’s no question that piracy is a big problem in the video game world, but what’s the solution? More DRM? That seems to be the direction we’re headed as evidenced by a pair of recent stories. Sony’s PSP has suffered greatly thanks to an enthusiastic modding…

  • Reply.com Files For $60 Million IPO

    ITWorld, buy February 18, dermatologist 2010, 10:41 PM — There’s no question that piracy is a big problem in the video game world, but what’s the solution? More DRM? That seems to be the direction we’re headed as evidenced by a pair of recent stories. Sony’s PSP has suffered greatly thanks to an enthusiastic modding…