Health Care Technology M&A Activity
HMS Acquires MEDHOST
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HealthTech Holdings, Inc. (HHI), a healthcare technology holding company and parent of Healthcare Management Systems Inc. ® (HMS), announced today that it has acquired MEDHOST, the leading provider of emergency department information systems. The companies will develop an integrated emergency department system for the HMS enterprise-wide solution designed for community hospitals.
Concerro Acquires RES-Q
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Concerro, Inc., the only hospital shift and emergency workforce management system that improves both employees’ quality of life and operations’ bottom line, today announced that it has acquired RES-Q Healthcare Systems, (RES-Q), recently recognized as the 2009 Best in KLAS software market segment leader for Staff/Nurse Scheduling.
Haemonetics To Acquire Global Med Technologies
El Dorado Hills, CA and Braintree, MA, USA and Limonest, France – Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE: HAE) and Global Med Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOB) today announced a definitive agreement under which Haemonetics will acquire Global Med for approximately $60 million in a cash tender offer.
Survey Finds Mobile Content Owners Struggled To Grow Revenues In 2009
The Mobile Entertainment Forum has conducted a survey of 100 people from 80 different U.S. companies to gauge how confident they are about the mobile content industry. While the survey mostly indicates signs of a recovery with 42 percent of respondents expecting revenues to grow by 28 percent last year, content owners and application developers were the least optimistic of the bunch.
Continue at http://moconews.net/article/419-mobile-content-owners-struggled-to-grow-revenues-in-2009-survey-finds/
The report summary continues as:
Rimma Perelmuter, MEF Executive Director added that: “The BCI demonstrates growing demand for paid-for mobile content. As with previous findings, 61% of revenues for the next quarter are projected to come from subscription and one off purchases. There is also consensus amongst respondents that applications will provide a substantial additional revenue source. Half of the revenue projected to come from applications in the next quarter will be from paid for apps.” Read the full BCI release on the Mobile Entertainment Forum.
What do you see as the largest growth opportunities for mobile content in 2010 and 2011?
Microsoft and the State of Georgia to Offer Free Tech Training
Microsoft and the state are teaming up to provide free online training to workers who want to improve their tech skills to land better jobs. A total of 30,000 vouchers will be issued to Georgians interested in learning how to use Microsoft Windows or one of its other office programs. The vouchers also are good for certification exams that will help prove to a prospective employer that the person is proficient at specific computer skills. Advanced training vouchers are available for professionals interested in Web development or database management.
Vouchers will be available during the next 90 days.
The application for the vouchers, part of Microsoft’s Elevate America program, can be obtained online at www.gaworkready.org. The vouchers will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
Addtional details at http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2010/01/22/microsoft-and-state-team-up-on-free-vouchers-for-tech-training/
Google says local services “hugely important” to mobile future
Location’s Social Paradox
There’s an absolute eruption of activity around location-based services right now. Companies are getting funded left and right, new ones are popping up daily, and certain ones are seemingly starting to take off. But for a number of them, there’s a very big wall looming. And the more popular they get, the quicker they’ll reach it.
Continue to the TechCrunch article at http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/14/locations-social-paradox/
Related article: Facebook May Thwart Location-Based Social Network Growth
Hughes Telematics powering Mercedes’ mbrace and more
You may not have heard of Hughes Telematics before, but this offshoot of the great Hughes empire provides the tech that, amongst other things, powers Mercedes’ latest mbrace technology, Benz’s response to OnStar. But that’s not all they do; the company is working on its own advanced infotainment system for the car, and also showed off a system informally called “OnStar in a box” – an easy-to-install device that will let you track exactly where your car is at any time, how fast it was going, and even what kind of mileage it was getting at the time.
Read more about Hughes Telematics on Autoblog at http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/14/hughes-telematics-takes-us-for-a-ride-with-mercedes-latest-mbra/
Mississippi claims its place at the Southeast’s booming aerospace table
Move over, automotive industry. You’ve got company. The entire Southeast is home to a thriving aviation industry, and Mississippi is no exception. Read an short overview of the recent developments and growth of aerospace in Mississippi http://www.siteselection.com/features/2010/jan/Mississippi/
MGF 2010: The future for mobile games
Mobile Games Forum’s interviews an industry panel at MGF on their thoughts about 2009 and the trends we will see in 2010. Read more at the Mobile Entertainmen website.
Why Apple May Dump Google
Why would Apple consider replacing the world’s most popular search engine with Microsoft’s Bing? Apple will probably get more money from Microsoft. But the real advantage of a Bing tie-up for Apple is that it would cut Google off from some of the search data that’s the lifeblood of its business…
The discussions over search are part of a broader battle between Apple and Google. The once-close allies have been clashing on an increasing number of fronts…
Continue reading on BusinessWeek
Connected Devices Fuel 1 Billion New Mobile Broadband Subs by 2014
Strategy Analytics forecasts growth of global active mobile broadband subscriptions via smartphones and other handsets, notebooks, netbooks and other consumer electronics from a base of 300 million in 2009 to 1.3 billion by the end of 2014.
Read the full press release at Strategy Analytics and view the report overview.
Clean Tech Gets Big Piece of Venture Capital Funding
“Venture-capital funding for clean-technology firms fell 33% in 2009 from the year before, but the sector fared better than others amid a dismal economy, data released Wednesday indicate.”
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“In 2004, the sector accounted for about 3% of venture-capital investment. That expanded to about 25% in 2009. The sector last year, for the first time, received more private venture capital than any other sector, including software, Cleantech Group says.”
Click here for the full article
Nokia announces Ovi Maps Racing (with demo video)
At the CES, Nokia announced details of its new location-based racer for Ovi Store. Ovi Maps Racing is the result and allows you to create race tracks around your own neighbourhood or just about anywhere in the world. This is a great example of the power behind location based games that are based on maps from NAVTEQ.
While your phone’s GPS function will track down where you live and allow you to tear around well-known streets, it’ll also let you do the same for anywhere in the world. That’s a lot of tracks.
Click here for the full article and the demo video.
Top Digital Trends for 2010
The drive for content at scale ranks among the developments set to make waves
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What lies ahead? Adweek identifies 10 trends that are sure to make waves in 2010.
1. Content at Scale
2. The End of the Digital Agency
3. Social Gaming
4. Demand-Side Platforms
5. Engagement Pricing
6. Augmented Reality Grows Up
7. Social Media Morphs into Digital
8. Privacy Wars
9. Data Gets Creative
10. The Year of Mobile, Finally
Click here for the full predictions.
Location, Location, Location: 5 Big Predictions for 2010
Predictions from Mashable
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GPS-aware mobile devices have become commonplace, which means connecting the dots between what you’re doing and where you’re doing it is easier than ever.
In 2009, location-sharing applications finally emerged in user-friendly formats, altering the way we think about where we are and helping us understand more of the meaning behind the data in aggregate.
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1. Facebook Status Updates Will Become Location-Aware
2. A Popular LBS App Will Be Acquired
3. Twitter Will Build Their Own LBS app
4. Location Sharing Will Become Ubiquitous
5. Location Will Be Both Media Darling and Cautionary Tale
Click here for the full article
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Do you agree with these? Where do you see major developments for location applications and services in 2010?
Scvngr Receives $4 Million for Location-based Mobile Games
Google, Highland Capital Partners and others invest $4 million in Scvngr. Scvngr began in 2008 with a focus on interactive location-based mobile games and tours and experiences.
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