Featured Report: Will Apple bring developers to IBM's Watson ecosystem?

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Will Apple bring developers to IBM's Watson ecosystem?

July,20,2014

by: Larry Dignan 

One of IBM's primary motives for cutting a large enterprise deal with Apple may revolve around building a mobile and cloud developer ecosystem for cognitive computing and Watson.

Last week, IBM and Apple announced a broad enterprise pact where Big Blue would develop industry specific apps built on iOS. In addition, there were service, support and mobile device management parts of the deal. Apple gets some enterprise throughput with IBM that it couldn't achieve on its own. IBM gets a key partner in Apple and some help for its mobile efforts.

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CIO Mobile

Mobile Workers: ‘I Want My BlackBerry Back’

July,23,2014

by: Tom Kaneshige

At a well-known investment firm in New York City, something strange is happening: Mobile app performance issues and privacy concerns have sparked a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) revolt, and now many employees are asking for their corporate BlackBerry back."It's a nightmare," says an IT executive speaking on condition of anonymity.The executive says he's tried four mobile device management (MDM) products and, in every instance, has had significant problems. Architectural failings made some rollouts difficult, he says. One MDM featured an impressive containerized solution but no push notifications for email. Another wouldn't let salespeople send email from inside the Salesforce app or open a PDF with GoodReader. Read More

Fierce Developer

How app developers are sizing up the Android Wear opportunity

July,21,2014

by: Shane Schick

For consumers, adapting to a smart watch is all in the wrist, but for app developers, it will take more to determine whether Android Wear is the right fit for what they want to create.News recently surfaced that Flopsy Droid, a clone of the massively popular Flappy Bird, would be among the first mobile games to make its way to the wearable platform Google announced at its I/O conference in late June. In other categories, however, such as fitness and health, Android Wear apps have been steadily hitting the market, while device manufacturers such as LG have created smart watches specifically tailored to the technology. For those that get in early, there is the potential to stand out, while those who wait may be able to avoid some of the early glitches that have hampered the move to wearable experiences.  Read More

Fierce Wireless

Verizon takes Smart Rewards customer loyalty program nationwide

July,21,2014

by: Phil Goldstein

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) will launch its Smart Reward program nationwide on July 24, giving all of its postpaid customers access to its customer loyalty program. The program, which was launched earlier this year in select markets, allows customers to accumulate points and then use those points toward discounts on the purchase of various goods and services. Verizon said customers who sign up for Smart Rewards will get at least 10,000 points when they register. The carrier said that customers will get points for activities such as signing in to the My Verizon online account management tool, paying their monthly bill, and other transactions like using the Verizon Trade In program or choosing paperless billing.

The Smart Rewards program is similar to the loyalty and reward programs offered by credit card companies, grocery stores and others. Verizon said its program offers customers discounts and savings of up to 40 percent on brand-name merchandise from more than 200 well-known brands. The program also gives customers offers on local shopping and dining they can redeem directly from their wireless device, as well as travel offers including discounts at more than 26,000 hotels. Read More

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Featured Report: 40% of developers made no money from their last app

40% of developers made no money from their last app Fierce Developer Sept,26, 2013 by:Shane Schick Revenue remains an elusive dream to 40 percent of app developers, according to a survey released by organizers of the upcoming App Developer Conference taking place in Los Angeles in early November. The show's producers surveyed 250 people for its first-ever State of the Industry 2013 Results report. Read More

FCC Closes Doors as Government Shutdown Takes Hold   Wireless Week Oct,02,2013 by:Andrew Berg The FCC will prepare to shut its doors Tuesday as Congress failed Monday to meet a midnight dealine for funding the government, which has resulted in a government shutdown. The FCC posted to its website a Plan for Orderly Shutdown, which states that "all FCC activities other than those immediately necessary for the protection of life or property will cease." The government-wide lapse in funding has suspended the commission's informal 180-day time clock for review of transactions. The individual time clock for each pending transaction will be stopped on the day of review that coincides with the last business day before the lapse in funding, which is September 30, 2013. Read More

BlackBerry pushes back on Gartner report, talks up enterprise future Fierce Wireless Oct,01,2013 By:Phil Goldstein BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY), in the midst of trying to go private, is hitting back against a recent report from research firm Gartner that warned the company does not have a long-term future. Read More

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Featured Report: House blasts 'U-turn' on iEHR project

Fierce EMR
Feb,28, 2013
by:+ Dan Bowman
House Veterans' Affairs Committee members had some harsh words for VA and Department of Defense officials at a hearing on Wednesday for altering their approach to forming an integrated electronic health record, calling the move "a step backward."

The two agencies, which initially had planned to create a joint records system from the ground up, cited budgetary and time constraints when they announced that they instead would focus on using "existing solutions" to combine their current and disparate systems.

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This Week's Healthcare News
iHealthbeat
Health IT Experts Say Interoperability To Be Hot Topic at Annual HIMSS Conference
Feb,20,2013
by:+Staff
Interoperability is expected to be a hot topic at this year's annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference. The conference -- which takes place March 3 through March 7 in New Orleans --will feature an Interoperability Showcase where more than 120 organizations will share lessons and talk about available products. Meanwhile, several Obama administration officials -- including acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari -- will be speaking at the conference about public engagement in health care reform.
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Modern Healthcare.com
Sequester's Medicare cuts would start with services provided in April
Feb,27,2013
by:+Jessica Zigmond
If sequestration kicks in Friday as planned, the 2% payment reduction to Medicare providers and insurers will be for services provided on or after April 1, an HHS spokesman confirmed Wednesday. When asked if HHS has already alerted providers and insurers about the date of the payment cuts, the spokesman replied in an e-mail, “If sequestration occurs, official notifications will be made.” The lack of any notice from HHS left provider groups to wonder when their members will see those reductions. An official for the American Health Care Association—which represents skilled-nursing facilities and assisted-living providers—said there has been confusion among the organization's staff and lawyers about when those cuts would take place, while the American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals and National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems all anticipated the cuts would begin in April.
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Wall Street Journal
Another Big Step in Reshaping Health Care
Feb,28, 2013
by:+ANNA WILDE MATHEWS And JON KAMP
Hospitals and health insurers are locking horns over how much health-care providers will get paid under new insurance plans that will be sold as the federal health law is rolled out.

The results will play a major role in determining how much insurers will ultimately charge consumers for these policies, which will be offered to individuals through so-called exchanges in each state.
The upshot: Many plans sold on the exchanges will include smaller choices of health-care providers in an effort to bring down premiums.

To keep costs low, the insurers are pressing for hospitals to grant discounts from the rates hospitals usually get in commercial plans. In return, participating hospitals would be part of smaller networks of providers. Hospitals will be paid less by the insurer, but will likely get more patients because those people will have fewer choices. The bet is that many consumers will be willing to accept these narrower networks because it will help keep premiums down.
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Small Business Healthcare Consortium
Hello Businesses Owner,

I am writing to you because our changing health care system will have a profound effect on all of us. Now that the election is over and the Supreme Court has ruled, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not going away. It will not be repealed and it is up to us to make sure it will work for small businesses and individuals as it was intended to do.

That’s why I joined the Campaign for Better Health Care’s newly created Small Business Health Care Consortium (SBHCC). This consortium views the needs of small businesses and their employees as a top priority.

And, as a member of the Steering Committee of the SBHCC I am personally inviting you to join our network of small businesses who know that only through our collective voices that will assure that the Affordable Care Act live up to its goal of making healthcare affordable for all.

Discussions around health reform have been confusing and, sometimes, even misleading. It is the goal of the SBHCC to provide factual information about the changes that are already happening and those coming in the near future. The SBHCC discusses the benefits and opportunities of the ACA and what Illinois small businesses need to do to make sure this law will benefit them.

Many key components of the ACA are national in nature. For instance, small businesses currently providing health insurance to their employees could be eligible for a 35% tax credit. And, while employers with fewer than 50 full time employees are not required to provide health insurance, their employees can take advantage of the ACA’s benefits.

Other components will be implemented at the State level and these decisions will either enhance small businesses or provide another hurdle. One important component is that all states must implement a health insurance exchange (marketplace). These exchanges will include a rate review process with defined, easy to understand plans to consider and review side-by-side.

As small business owners we share many of the same, serious business challenges. It is my hope that you and your small business peers do want to learn more about the ACA. Let’s take this opportunity to act collectively to get control of health insurance costs and improve access to coverage. The opportunity to create positive change is now. It is about fairness and choices for small businesses. To that end I like for you to hear my own personal story about how the new healthcare law will effect me.

Please go to this link at Healthcare.gov to see my story Watch My Story

Then Join the SBHCC do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or thoughts. I may be reached at wireheadtec@gmail.com or Wirehead Technology

Sincerely,
Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
Tel-312-286-8416

Featured Report: Meet The Boss Next Generation Mobility Video

Meet The Boss TV
Oct,30,2012
Jim Sheward - Next Generation Mobility "The pace of change is so fast that there are significant benefits to a cloud solution." We discuss how Cloud solutions can improve your business’s productivity and what it means to enable “zero day availability”.

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This Week's Wireless Industry News
GiGaOm
Nokia's new ad exchange opens networks to developers
Oct,30,2012
by: Ryan Kim
Nokia is in a tough spot these days, falling out of the top five in smartphone sales for the first time while it pins its hopes on Windows Phone 8 and new hardware to revive handset sales again. That’s not a recipe for success in attracting developers. But Nokia is trying to cozy up to developers with the launch of a new ad exchange that it hopes will help developers make money and get their apps discovered on not just Nokia devices but all mobile platforms.
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Wireless Week
Sandy Takes Out 25 Percent of Cell Towers
Oct,31,2012
By: Peter Svensson
NEW YORK — Superstorm Sandy knocked out a quarter of the cell towers in an area spreading across 10 states, and the situation could get worse, federal regulators said Tuesday. Many cell towers that are still working are doing so with the help of generators and could run out of fuel before commercial power is restored, the Federal Communications Commission said. The landline phone network has held up better in the affected area, which stretches from Virginia to Massachusetts, the FCC said, but about a quarter of cable customers are also without service.
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CIO Mobile
7 Solid 7-Inch Tablets That Rival the iPad Mini (and Cost Less)
Oct, 25, 2012
by: Al Sacco
CIO.com's Al Sacco rounds up the best 7-inch tablets available today, including tablets from ASUS, Samsung, Lenovo and HTC. And all 7 of these 7-inchers cost less than Apple's brand new iPad mini tablet.
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Health and Wellness Seminars Coming January 2013

Chicagoland Healthcare Professionals:
Are you concerned about your practice can meet the Meaningful Use 1 and 2 regulations? Are your still struggling to understand and complete your EHR network? Do you know if you even qualify for the over $20 billion dollar EHR Incentive program funds? If answered YES to any of these questions.
Then make plans this January, 9, 2013 to attend the Health and Wellness Seminar hosted by Chicago's Uptown Business Partners. These seminars will explain in clear English not tech speak how to understand and complete an EHR for your practice how fund it and real solutions on how to find and IT partner help you complete your EHR and qualify for the EHR Incentive program. The first seminar Understanding EHR will take you step by step on how EHR works and how to create an EHR network. We will be teaching this totally interactive seminar and giving you real solutions to your EHR problem.
So make plans to attend this seminar and get the answers you need to help your practice meet all of the Meaningful Use Rules.

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