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A new Web site from the Accredited Standards Committee X12 of the American National Standards Institute now allows health care workers to submit questions to the X12N insurance subcommittee, creator of most standardized transaction procedures. Click here to visit the Implementation Guide Interpretations Web site.

As the date for compliance with the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Security Rule moves closer, health care providers can check up on medical devices with a common form. HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society) has created a standard manufacturer disclosure statement to describe medical device security. It identifies devices that transmit or […]

Branch management isnt the only market for which Microsoft Corp. is optimizing its next release of Windows Server, code-named R2. Microsoft also is expected to highlight storage management as one of the types of functions that R2 can be tailored to address, according to Microsoft partners who requested anonymity. /zimages/2/28571.gif R2 is the code name […]

When Microsoft Corp. first outlined its R2 road map back in May, company officials said that Microsoft was counting on its next-generation Windows Server product to provide them with a way into the branch-office-server market. As Windows Server “R2” inches closer to debut, Microsofts marketing plan for selling into branch offices of companies of all […]

Microsoft Corp. still has yet to release a wide-scale beta of its next Windows Server release, code-named R2. But according to sources, the product is well on its way to being finalized, with packaging, licensing and support details already hammered out. Microsoft officials said last month that R2 will ship in the latter half of […]

When asked whether Microsoft will release an updated version of its IE (Internet Explorer) browser before Longhorn ships in 2006, Microsofts pat answer is that it has no current plans to do so. IE is part of Windows, and thats that, according to the Microsoft party line. But if you ask a slightly different question–whether […]

The public disclosure of security breaches is among the most embarrassing and career-threatening events that can take place on an IT managers watch. Nonetheless, we believe that companies and government agencies ought to make public information about lapses in security, not only for the sake of their partners but also for the customers who entrust […]

The gloves are off. Microsoft Corp. is ready to take on Intuit for the dollars of small-business managers. Microsoft confirmed on Friday—a few days earlier than it originally planned—that it is working on a new version of Microsoft Office aimed specifically at small-business managers. The new product, code-named “Magellan,” will ship in late 2005, Microsoft […]

Microsoft Corp. is set to launch on Nov. 8 its small-business solutions strategy, one element of which will be a new version of Microsoft Office designed expressly for the small-business manager or owner. The new Office release is expected to include new payroll functionality, an updated version of Microsofts business-contact-manager technology and new Web services, […]

Microsoft has said little about its Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) directions since it launched RMS 1.0 a year ago. But on Thursday, Microsoft ended its RMS silence by taking the wraps off the first private beta of SP1 (Service Pack 1) for RMS 1.0. (Customers interested in applying to test the product can request […]

Microsoft still isnt ready to talk publicly about Office 12, its next major release of its information-worker family of products. But the company is briefing selected partners and customers about the forthcoming family of Office desktop and server products. According to partner sources who requested anonymity, Microsoft has established an internal Office 12 ship calendar […]

Microsoft partner SupportSoft sure has a funny way of showing its support for Microsofts Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2). Redwood City, Calif.-based SupportSoft sells software that automates the SP2 migration process. Earlier this year, SupportSoft commissioned and paid for an SP2 study, which was performed by Stamford, Conn.-based market researcher InsightExpress. The results cast […]