Big ol' NetworkWorld.com feedThis is it: The uber-feed. Every last blessed article published in Network World or posted on NetworkWorld.com.Why open source & the Internet must play a role in medicine- June 23, 2008 It would be nice if medical professionals never lost patient information. But unfortunately, doctors and other healthcare specialists are only human. And the running clich that doctors' handwriting is hard to read is often repeated for a reason. During his presentation at the Red Hat Summit in Boston, Dr. John Halamka, CIO of Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discussed four key reasons why medical records should be stored online. Storage, compliance, patient...http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-why-open-source--the.html?fsrc=rss-bigfeed Managed Objects adds 'Facebook' twist to CMDB- June 23, 2008 Managed Objects is using social networking techniques to help companies get more use out of their configuration management databases, an emerging class of product used by IT departments to manage a company's IT infrastructure.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-managed-objects-adds-facebook-twist.html?fsrc... Service-level agreements not working properly- June 23, 2008 Many IT departments are failing to meet their own service level agreements, according to a recent survey from Forrester.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-service-level-agreements-not-working.html?fsr... Kenya BPO Society launches standards and ethics guidelines- June 23, 2008 The Kenya Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Society is set to introduce a set of standards and ethics guidelines that is expected to be enacted in Parliament.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-kenya-bpo-society-launches-standards.html?fsr... Top500 list ranks energy efficiency for first time- June 23, 2008 Proving that performance isn't everything, the latest Top500 list of supercomputers for the first time also measures energy efficiency.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-top500-list-ranks-energy-efficiency.html?fsrc... African IT center looks to adopt usage pricing model- June 23, 2008 The Community Wireless Resource Centre (CWRC) at Makerere University is looking at a new business model for charging telecenter users. The payment model is based on usage of the limited available bandwidth, according to the center's employees.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-african-it-center-looks-to.html?fsrc=rss-bigf... Free service tracks Amazon cloud's performance- June 23, 2008 Customers of Amazon Web Services (AWS) can now get free, real-time performance metrics through a site called CloudStatus.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-free-service-tracks-amazon-clouds.html?fsrc=r... CNET employees notified after data breach- June 23, 2008 More than 6,500 CNET Networks employees and relatives are being notified of a possible data breach after burglars stole computer systems from the offices of the company that administers the Internet publisher's benefit plans.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-cnet-employees-notified-after-data.html?fsrc=... Is tech M&A frenzy good for business- June 23, 2008 Another day, another Oracle acquisition. Oracle seems to buy up companies based on if there is a 'Y' in the day although informed sources that it always checks the weather first. If there is weather on the day, it goes ahead and purchases.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-is-tech-ma-frenzy-good.html?fsrc=rss-bigfeed Microsoft teams with AT&T, Covisint for e-health exchange- June 23, 2008 Microsoft continues to sign up partners to support its mission to create an online repository for patient information. On Monday the company announced a partnership with AT&T and Compuware subsidiary Covisint to set up an Internet-based information exchange between the companies' e-health systems.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-microsoft-teams-with-att-covisint.html?fsrc=r... |