Monthly Archives: July 2014
FDA Launches openFDA Initiative to Open Up Data Access
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new initiative from the Office of Informatics and Technology Innovation (OITI) called openFDA, designed to...
UnitedHealthcare Offers Mobile App to All Consumers
Health care provider UnitedHealthcare is making its free mobile app, Health4Me, which gives all users access to an array of health care information, including...
Dell Panel: BYOD, IoT Increase Security Challenges
Mobile computing, the cloud, bring-your-own-device and the Internet of things are trends that are changing the way computing is being done, and forcing businesses...
Why Apple Isn’t Worried About iPad Sales Numbers
When Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed his company's earnings July 22, he noted that iPad sales were lower than some analysts had expected. Cook...
Comodo Takes a Container Approach to Security
Container virtualization technology has become increasingly popular in 2014, partly because of the meteoric rise of Docker. Yet Docker isn't the only form of...
Google Faces Renewed Focus by EU in Antitrust Case
For five months, a proposed antitrust settlement deal between Google and European Union regulators has been on the table, but critics have continued to...
Why Acquiring InMage Made Sense for Microsoft
Microsoft announced on July 11 that it had acquired cloud data protection specialist InMage for an unspecified amount."Microsoft is now working to integrate the...
Corporate Data Guardians Must Ensure ‘Value, Veracity’ of Big Data
Add two more Vs to the volume, velocity, variety bywords of big data. Speaking at the eighth annual Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chief Data...
Amazon Fire Scores a 3 on iFixit Teardown Scale
The Amazon Fire is a bit of a devil in the repair department, iFixit announced July 25, following a teardown of Amazon's first smartphone.This...
House Follows Senate in Approval of Cell Phone Unlocking Bill
The House, on July 25, unanimously approved the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, following a vote of approval by the full Senate...