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HP ProCurve buys networking specialist
News The company said in a statement that it sees the purchase as one that will "expand HP ProCurve's reach into vertical markets, such as hospitality, transportation, healthcare, manufacturing, service provider and education". [12 Aug 2008]
RFID could disrupt medical devices, say researchers
News But the future of healthcare is likely to involve far more RFID-style tech, according to a recent report by Ofcom, which included a prediction that in-body and on-body wireless networks could become the norm over the next decade for monitoring... [25 Jun 2008]
Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear
News Outside healthcare, the report points to many future applications of wireless tech in the transport sector, including road-to-vehicle and car-to-car comms technology to alert drivers to traffic jams to help reduce congestion; intelligent transport... [08 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News European primary healthcare services are benefiting from broadband, says the European Commission, but there are still wide discrepancies in GPs' use of IT across Europe. According to the survey, a majority of European doctors said IT improves the... [28 Apr 2008]
Tech to tackle India's poverty
News The Unesco-recognised scheme to revolutionise rural education, healthcare and sanitation through technology and business acumen, is the work of the Byrraju Foundation - a not-for-profit organisation set up by chairman of Indian outsourcer Satyam... [23 Apr 2008]
Warning over migrant tech skills shortage
News The report said the IT, telecoms and transport sector is responsible for employing the largest number of skilled migrant workers in the UK after education, health and government services - a grouping which includes the thousands of migrant... [25 Mar 2008]
Doctor iPhone will see you now…
News The analyst group Datamonitor predicts this move could lead to more doctors adopting healthcare applications such as electronic health records and clinical decision support systems. Christine Chang, Datamonitor healthcare technology analyst, said... [17 Mar 2008]
Microsoft shows "concept-car style" OS
News Speaking at TechFest this year, Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, said that the company is attempting to use technology developments to create a lasting and positive impact on the world's most pressing issues, from... [11 Mar 2008]
Outsourcing 'increases IT costs'
News Mike Roberts, IT director at Harley Street private healthcare organisation The London Clinic, has worked on both sides of the outsourcing fence during his career and said suppliers use several tactics to ensure they make their 20 per cent profit... [31 Jan 2008]
Health warning to overweight IT managers
News The Bupa study is based on data from health assessments undertaken by more than 20,000 employees through BUPA corporate healthcare schemes between July 2006 and June 2007 in the technology and software sector. [15 Jan 2008]
Tech key to vital healthcare savings
News The report states: "European citizens would greatly benefit from cost reductions, coupled with better efficiency of the healthcare systems through the wider development of e-health. Technology will be key to tackling Europe's burgeoning health... [09 Jan 2008]
NHS trusts outsource financials and procurement IT
News Called the North East Patches Shared System Group (NEP), the consortium of 56 NHS organisations has awarded the contract to a subsidiary of IBA Health Group, an Australian Securities Exchange-listed IT supplier for healthcare companies. [21 Dec 2007]
Revealed: The hottest tech to invest in
News Ashish Patel, MD of Intel Capital, said the five investment priorities are "clean" technology, mobile internet, digital media, healthcare and emerging markets. With healthcare, Intel's aim is to help the development of devices that improve the... [18 Dec 2007]
Experts tip six technologies to watch
News The CST also suggests there needs to be focus on healthcare technology with new medical devices - Intel's and Motion Computing's Mobile Clinical Assistant for example - which would target prevention, diagnosis and treatment. [05 Dec 2007]
BlackBerry: And the next killer mobile app is...
News McDowell said other big BlackBerry-based applications will be killer apps for verticals, such as pushing information on potentially hazardous drug combinations to those working in the healthcare service, or airport and itinerary information for... [02 Nov 2007]
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