Monthly Archives: July 2013
Microsoft Cuts Surface Tablet Price to Spur Demand
Technology giant Microsoft has cut prices on its Surface RT tablet as it struggles in a highly competitive market dominated by Apple’s iPad, Amazon’s...
Cloud Solutions Grab Big Slice of Government IT Budgets: IDC
While spending increases for cloud technology have been scarce across federal agencies for two years, IT research firm IDC’s Government Insights division said it...
Microsoft’s Latest Reorganization Won’t Work Without Culture Change
Microsoft has trumpeted its Great Reorg of 2013 with more than the usual hype. This time the shake-up included a press and analyst briefing,...
IBC, Penn Medicine to Study Pill Caps for Drug Adherence
Independence Blue Cross (IBC) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine) are launching a study to determine how electronic pill caps help...
Google Street View Explores Harry Potter’s World
Google's Street View cameras have gone to lots of amazing places around the world, from the depths of the Grand Canyon to the towering...
Health IT Sees Robust Hiring Despite Shortage of Skilled Applicants
Hiring is on the rise in health care IT, according to a report by HIMSS Analytics, a nonprofit subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and...
Market for Fake Social Network Accounts Still Booming
Gathering a following of fake friends online has become easier and cheaper in the last eight months, according to research conducted by security firm...
Microsoft Helped NSA Bypass Cloud Encryption: Report
Microsoft helped the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) bypass the encryption safeguards on some of its popular cloud services, according to July 11 report...
Intel vs. ARM: Faster Chips, Benchmarking Debate Highlight Competition
The growing competition between ARM and Intel in the booming mobile device space won't be dying down anytime soon.Officials with semiconductor makers Taiwan Semiconductor...
Microsoft’s Reorg: Who Will Take the Lead in Massive Corporate Shakeup
Microsoft's Reorg: Who Will Take the Lead in Massive Corporate Shakeup
by Darryl K. Taft
CEO: Steve Ballmer
Ballmer retains his role as CEO and architect of...