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Microsoft, GE to Form Joint Health Care IT Company
Microsoft and GE have announced they will form a joint venture in health care IT to build an interoperable platform that enables the management of patient populations and chronic diseases. The new company will inherit several existing health care products and their teams. Microsoft will contribute its experience in developing health IT platforms, while GE will…
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EMC Offers Big Data, Cloud Architect Training
EMC (NYSE: EMC) has announced the start of EMC Proven Professional training and certifications to help businesses address skills transformation and the looming cloud computing and data science skills gap. Building on the company’s Cloud Architect training and certification program—the an "open" training and certification for cloud computing that focuses on the principles, best practices…
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HP Contributes webOS Platform to Open Source
HP ended the months of rumors and speculation today, announcing that it will contribute its webOS software acquired for $1.2 billion last year to the open source community, and that it will continue to develop on the platform. But HP made no mention of whether it will continue to develop hardware for webOS. HP said…
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PC Connection Buys ValComNew
PC Connection Buys ValComNew Hampshire-based PC Connection picked up ValCom and got its cloud-based IT service management software, WebSPOC as part of the deal. ValCom will still operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary under the same name. CSI Picks Up HEIT Computer Services Inc. (CSI) acquired HEIT in late summer, hoping to get its head further…
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How to Choose a Vertical Industry or Technology Specialization
By Beth Vanni, Vice President, Amazon Consulting Specializations programs are now mainstream parts of many vendors’ competency-based programs. And, results show a positive impact to solution providers overall. However, selecting the type of specialization to invest in is not as easy as choosing between which vendor to use to print your business cards, or what…
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Companies Say Cloud Computing a Top IT Investment Priority
As businesses get ready to capitalize on emerging technology trends in 2012, cloud computing remains at the top of many companies lists: Fifty percent of respondents to a recent Unisys (NYSE: UIS) online poll said cloud computing is their top IT investment priority for 2012. This is the second straight year respondents to a Unisys…
