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November 23, 2009
EMR school offers help for doctors wary of technology
American Medical News, November 23, 2009
 Some physicians might feel like the process of buying and implementing a new electronic medical record system is so complex that a formal education is required. It turns out you can get one. Several o...
November 22, 2009
Updating Asimov; Engineers say new laws needed to govern human-robot relationships
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), November 22, 2009 Sunday
 If robots someday turn on humans, David Woods knows who he'll blame. Humans. How do we keep this from happening? Laws. Sound familiar? Author Isaac Asimov created a list of them when he wrote I, Robot...
Humans diverse despite 'few' genes
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), November 22, 2009 Sunday
 This decade has seen some remarkable discoveries in the field of genetics. The first summary of the Human Genome Project in 2000 provided new understanding of human health and disease. Genome projects...
November 21, 2009
Tech Test Drive: Third-party and homegrown Twitter tools add power to the tweet life
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota), November 21, 2009 Saturday
 Twitter is famed for its simplicity, but this can be a source of frustration for those who want power and flexibility. Fortunately, an arsenal of third-party tools and services has emerged to turbocha...
In Hindsight: A hot Silicon Valley IPO and higher home prices
San Jose Mercury News (California), November 21, 2009 Saturday
 Here's some news you may have missed last week. Monday What do Al Gore, Jimmy Fallon, John McCain, Martha Stewart and professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler have in common? They're all on Twitter's s...
Not exactly kindling his passion; Ian Brown cuddles up with the e-reading device and finds it akin to having sex while wearing multiple condoms: clinical, fiddly, way less fun than a romp through a good old book
The Globe and Mail (Canada), November 21, 2009 Saturday
  Do you ever find yourself all on your own at the end of your branch, thinking: Unless I'm losing my mind, the world is suffering from mass delusion?   I had the experience just the other day, when I ...
U.S. not ready for cyberwarfare, government warns as attacks rise; A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog sfgate.com/blogs/tech
The San Francisco Chronicle (California), November 21, 2009 Saturday
 First, McAfee released a report concluding that the age of cyberwar is upon us. Now, current and former U.S. officials warn in a government report that we're not ready for such times.
Measuring S'pore's mental well-being; Economic prosperity no longer the best indicator of societal happiness
The Straits Times (Singapore), November 21, 2009 Saturday
 A FEW months ago, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy announced his government's intent to include happiness and well-being as a reflection of economic performance - eschewing the gross domestic produc...
Seafaring family with a mission; Eco-adventurers set on scaling world's highest peaks
The Straits Times (Singapore), November 21, 2009 Saturday
 BECOMING a parent is already a tough enough prospect, let alone having three young children while out at sea. This is the reality for Swiss adventurers Dario and Sabine Schwoerer, who for the last sev...
What the foundation is about
The Straits Times (Singapore), November 21, 2009 Saturday
 THE TOPtoTOP foundation was set up in 1999 by Dr Dario Schwoerer, 40, and his wife Sabine, 33, with the aim of using their love of nature and sports to spur awareness of global warming issues among yo...
November 20, 2009
Federal jury deadlocks on most of espionage case against two Silicon Valley engineers
San Jose Mercury News (California), November 20, 2009 Friday
 Underscoring the difficulty of pressing economic espionage cases, a federal jury Friday deadlocked on the central charges against two Silicon Valley engineers accused of stealing technology secrets fr...
Be a weather forecaster
Financial Mail (South Africa), November 20, 2009
Shell selects Invensys's mobile workforce solution
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 9:25 AM GMT
 Invensys said that the IntelaTrac system will provide downstream operations with configurable software and rugged, intrinsically-safe mobile hardware to manage the equipment-surveillance process and r...
US Bank offers Visa Mobile application to cardholders
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 5:58 AM GMT
 US Bank said that Visa Mobile is the first application to bundle alerts, offers, and a locator service. The alerts provide an added layer of security and enable cardholders to manage their US Bank Vis...
MTN plans job cuts
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:06 AM GMT
 The company, with operations across Africa and the Middle East, plans to cut more than 400 permanent jobs to improve efficiency and to reduce the negative impact of a fall in customer numbers. It plan...
ABM opens delivery center in Maharashtra, India
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:06 AM GMT
 The company said the center will initially provide customer interaction services in Marathi, apart from Hindi and English, to 53 million Idea Cellular subscribers. Last month, the company won a five-y...
Salesforce.com doubles profit in strong Q3
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:08 AM GMT
 Operating income increased 87% to $30.1m, while diluted EPS was $0.16 compared to $0.08 in the same period last year. Cash generated from operations increased 107% to $36m. During the quarter, the com...
Waitrose selects Infosys to develop new web platform
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 9:44 AM GMT
 Waitrose chose IBM Websphere Commerce as the technology platform for the Waitrose multi-channel commerce strategy. Rob Collins, director of e-commerce at Waitrose, said: "The new website is a very imp...
Harris wins $38m US defense deal
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:09 AM GMT
 Under the contract, the Harris team will assist JTF-Bravo's C4 systems and networks, supporting network and telecommunications customer services; C4S installation and upgrade services; information ass...
NSN wins 3G upgrade deal from Telenor Denmark
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:09 AM GMT
 The company said it will provide the upgrade based on its single RAN (radio access network) technology. It is implementing a new IP backbone network to efficiently cater to the exponential growth in b...
Ericsson wins 10-year Swedish deal
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:07 AM GMT
 Under the deal, Ericsson will run the day-to-day transmission of TV4's channels for delivery to service providers. As part of the deal, 40 TV4 employees will be transferred to Ericsson. Since 2007, th...
Pomeroy wins Fifth Third Bank contract renewal
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:07 AM GMT
 The company said the contract, which began in October, can be extended for an additional two years if required. The Ohio-based bank initially outsourced certain IT support functions to Pomeroy in 2004...
Canon offers $1.1 billion to acquire Oce
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:12 AM GMT
 Canon intends to make an offer of E8.60 ($12.8) per share for 100% of the outstanding shares of Océ, representing a premium of 70% over Océ's closing share price on 13 November 2009. The company has i...
ManTech wins $40m US Army subcontract
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:13 AM GMT
 Under the subcontract to Apptis, the company will continue to provide information technology solutions to include the design, integration, operations and maintenance of C4ISR, voice and visual applica...
CSC wins seven-year US federal contract
Datamonitor NewsWire, November 20, 2009 Friday 10:09 AM GMT
 The contract was awarded during the company's second quarter fiscal 2010 that ended on 2 October 2009. CSC is one of two companies eligible to compete for task orders in two of the four functional are...
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