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What’s the Best Linux for Beginners?
I recently received a letter from a computer pro who’s nearing 80. He’s disgusted by “how [Microsoft] things have developed, and how most software is put out there full of errors and omissions. Help is virtually nonexistent. One really has to dig to find answers.” “So I am interested in learning more about Linux and…
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Health IT: How to Spend $240M
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger committed $240 million to health care IT in California, and a plan is supposed to be in place before the end of 2006. At the start of the coming fray, a major philanthropic group has just weighed in on what California’s health IT priorities should be. Now that Schwarzenegger has committed $240…
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Gartner: Googazon Could Dominate Web Retail
ORLANDO, Fla.—As the World Wide Web evolves into a collection of Web services, one or two huge players could come to dominate retail search. Gartner analyst Hung LeHong laid out that scenario at the annual Gartner Symposium/ITxpo here. “It’s a scary scenario. A few major players could take over Web 2.0,” said LeHong, suggesting that…
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Customers Praise New Salesforce.com Apex Platform
Granted, it’s only been one day since Salesforce.com announced Apex, its new programming language and platform. Not enough time for anyone to really digest what’s going on, right? Wrong. The response to Apex from customers (and, not surprisingly, partners) has really been overwhelmingly positive. I spent a good amount of time Oct. 9 and Oct.…
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IBM Offers Service Bundles for Data Centers
Continuing its push to package consulting expertise, IBM Global Services introduced on Oct. 10 five offerings aimed at the data center. The packages include the use of software to model data center requirements, planning and performance “We can predict with a fair amount of certainty how to optimize costs and designs,” said Lehman, said Bret…
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Health Care Insurers Face Ranking
In a reversal of pay-for-performance in which doctors are paid according to how well they measure on a number of indicators, new state rankings show which payers work the best with physicians. Pay-for-performance has long been hailed as a means of curtailing physician costs and improving patient care. The idea is that with the increasing…
