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RSS sarsGlobal Healthcare Crises: How Information Technology can Address Pandemics and Disasters
White Paper This IBM white paper presents an information and communication technology framework for the prevention of and response to pandemics such as the bird flu and the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). [18 Mar 2009]
Arizona's SIREN Speeds Information Flow, Helps to Avert Potential Epidemics
White Paper Whether the disease is SARS, the Bird Flu, or the West Nile Virus, the key to addressing a medical emergency - as well as to quell a dangerous public panic - is to identify a potential outbreak early, marshal medical... [30 Apr 2008]
Intel Xeon Processor-Based Platform Drives Filmless Radiology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital to Get Medical Info to Clinicians Faster Than Before
White Paper When the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis broke out in Singapore, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) had just gone online with its new Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communications... [17 May 2007]
Dan's China diary - day 12
Comment They're making headway with the Chinese government in particular, which is using the software to get instant information out to regional government offices in emergencies such as the Sars outbreak. In May 2006,... [21 Jun 2006]
Leader: Don't get IT in a flap over bird flu
Leader But three years ago, the killer disease feared by all was SARS, which is rarely mentioned in today's papers. It's almost impossible to open a newspaper without seeing a story about the threat of bird flu. [17 Jan 2006]
Banks use IT to mitigate bird flu threat
News The World Health Organisation (WHO) claims that if there was an outbreak of bird flu, the scale of infection could be greater than Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which infected 8,096 people and killed 774 in... [17 Jan 2006]
5 years ago... Worm virus ravages corporate networks
News So has the social engineering methodology behind getting users to click on the attachment - with virus writers using everything from fears about the SARS virus to the war in Iraq and famous female celebrities to tempt... [11 Jun 2004]
'Fake SARS cure scammer' scammed by 419ers
News One unlucky victim of the 419 scam, Weidong Xu, had allegedly been collecting readies from friends and neighbours - one of his contributors got a second mortgage on his house - and promising to create a research centre to stop the deadly... [01 Apr 2004]
Global mobile sales surge 20 per cent in 2003
News The Asia/Pacific market remained strong in the fourth quarter, fully recovering from the impact of SARS earlier in the year," Ann Liang, an analyst for Gartner, said in a statement. Coming off vigorous growth in 2003,... [11 Mar 2004]
Microsoft, Sun 'contribute to Chinese human-rights abuses'
News The report cites cases of students, political dissidents, Falun Gong followers, writers, lawyers and teachers who have been jailed or tortured after being accused of offences ranging from signing online petitions to publishing 'rumours'... [02 Feb 2004]
British Airways CIO Paul Coby
Comment And if the collapse of the travel industry after those attacks wasn't enough then the foot and mouth outbreak, the continued general economic slowdown, SARS and the war in Iraq have made for a ‘challenging’ set of... [17 Nov 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: Concorde and conferencing, that IPR retreat and Xbox lessons
Comment The fall in Concorde's popularity has been variously ascribed to 9/11, the Paris crash and the SARS outbreak. Last month saw the final flight of Concorde as declining bookings made its operation economical and British... [10 Nov 2003]
PC DIY world record attempt in Hong Kong
News Hong Kong is hoping for crowds to return to its tech trade shows after Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) - the flu-like virus which spread across several Asian countries in April and May this year - caused dozens... [01 Oct 2003]
Airlines see IT as key to recovery
News Despite being hit hard by the SARS virus, war in Iraq, terror threats and a wider economic slowdown, airline IT chiefs see technology investment as key to cutting costs and rebuilding the industry. The Airline IT Trends... [24 Sep 2003]
Anti-money laundering banking systems under scrutiny
News After the initial investment there will be additional and ongoing costs, such as ongoing support and upgrades; licensing; staff training to recognise suspicious activity; staff costs in operating the system; and any costs of dealing with... [28 Aug 2003]
