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Doctor iPhone will see you now…
News Medics have been slow to adopt such technologies - which provide patient and medical data - because turning to a PC in the middle of an examination can disrupt the doctor-patient relationship. The next time you go to... [17 Mar 2008]
Defra IT - blowing budgets and showing up late
News The Treasury recently launched a review of government spending on IT under a wider examination of the costs of national projects. Major IT projects at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are... [07 Feb 2008]
Confusion over Granger's NHS departure
News The review is part of NHS CEO David Nicholson's wider examination of how the health service uses informatics and technology to improve patient care. Confusion surrounds the future of the job running the NHS' £12.4bn... [15 Jan 2008]
Exam board pilots RFID tech
News A UK exam board is piloting RFID and other technology this summer to boost the security of its examination process. Edexcel is carrying out a major trial of new tech which it hopes will deter theft, help identify lost or... [11 May 2007]
EC: More Microsoft fines could be on the way
News After six months of examination the EC has concluded that they lack innovation, and that as such Microsoft's proposed pricing is excessive. The European Commission has warned Microsoft that it could impose further... [01 Mar 2007]
'Abandon DRM' shocker: Apple CEO pens open letter
News The letter, posted on Apple's website and entitled "Thoughts on Music", is a long examination of Apple's iTunes and what the future may hold for the online distribution of copy-protected music. In a rare open letter from... [07 Feb 2007]
ID theft: Which banks do best?
News That's mostly because the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council last October recommended that banks introduce multiple-factor authentication by the end of 2006. A report into which US financial institutions... [26 Sep 2006]
Journalists sued over China iPod claims
News A recent examination of working conditions by Apple itself - prompted by reports in The Mail on Sunday - found that staff were working longer than their 60 contractual hours and identified other breaches of its code of... [31 Aug 2006]
Risk management firm opts for Microsoft CRM
News After a four month examination of four different providers, the company plumped for Microsoft software and managed services company Aspective. Professional services firm Control Risks has announced it will be rolling out... [11 Aug 2006]
Spammers cashing in on pump-and-dump stock scams
News During the spam campaign, an examination of Southern Cosmetics' share price showed there was a marked increase in trading in the stock. Spam that contains fraudulent stock information has been proven to influence the... [03 Jul 2006]
RFID space turned upside down by floating Alien
News However, the tag-maker will also need to sort out its "unsustainable" strategy and face up to the increased financial examination that will result from going public. The IPO of RFID kit maker Alien Technologies,... [21 Apr 2006]
'No link' between IT job losses and offshore outsourcing
News An examination of economic data by the OECD found no "systematic evidence" that net outward investment of services is associated with significant levels of decline in employment as a result of offshoring. [03 Mar 2006]
Final rejection for another NTP patent
News After failing to win its appeal of a 2002 jury verdict that found RIM's BlackBerry devices infringe on NTP's patents, RIM is hoping Spencer decides to steer clear of an injunction until the patent re-examination process... [27 Feb 2006]
No BlackBerry shutdown - for now
News With that basic question of infringement appearing to be settled, the debate has turned to two other areas: the patent re-examination process and RIM's "work-around". In a hearing on Friday, US District Judge James... [27 Feb 2006]
RIM-NTP patent saga: At breaking point?
News NTP has the right to appeal that decision but "never have any of these appeal rights been successful with a director-ordered re-examination", Balsillie said. An outside licensing counsel told RIM it would have to be... [24 Feb 2006]
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